MAGISTRATE'S COURT

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2396, 27 February 1915, Page 9

MAGISTRATE'S COURT

ALLEGED MURDER THE ADELAIDE ROAD TRAGEDY ' Over eighty informations were Bet down for hearing in the Court, before Mr. D. G. A. Cooper, S.M., yesterday, and the whole of tho morning was occupied' in dealing with them. '_ . Appearing on. remand, a. seafaring man named Charles Harvey was charged with the' murder of Wong Way Chiiig at Wellington on September 12, 1914. The oharge.referred to the Adelaide Road tragedy, which has been wrapped- in :mystery since the discovery of tho victim's body on the morning' following the crime. Harvey was arrested by the police at Feilding last week, in consequence; of a statement made to them.

On the application of Inspector Hendrery the accused was farther remanded for a week. Mr. T. M. .Wilford appeared for Harvey. _ (_ . ALLEGED PICKPOCKET. On the application of Chief-Detective Boddam, Philip George Bernard was remanded to appear at Wanganui on Wednesday morning next. He is charged with escaping'from lawful custody cm JanuaryS. , The accused is alleged to be identical with a man who escaped from the War 4ganui Gaol while on remand on a oharge of pocjiet-picking. Nothing was firen heard of him until an early hour yesterday morning,' when he was arrested in Pipitea Street by Detectives Andrews and Lewis,' who observed that his hair and moustache had been dyed a dark colour.. It is thought that Bernard had come ' to, Wellington for the purpose of joining the Sydney steamer. Ho is described as a pickpocket with an international reputation. SHIRKER AS REPRESENTATIVE FOOTBALLER. When Beethoven Algar stepped forward to answer a oharge of failing to render the military service required of liim', he, pleaded guilty . Inspector Hendrey stated, that Algar had obtained a doctor's certificate to exempt him from attending drill, but it was. descovered that he subsequently took part in two representative football .matches./It all showed the worth of medical certificates.

1 The Magistrate: You young fellows who shirk your duties in times' like these ought to be ashamed of yourselves, but I'm afraid you're not. A fine of 20s. was imposed on Algar, who was also ordered to pay Court, costs, 7s. The option was 48 hours', military detention. ■

OTHER MILITARY DEFAULTERS. ■ Otheirs, who were fined 20s. and costs 75., for.failing to attend .drill, were:—: Edward James Eagle, Charles Guy, Thomas J. Kinnis, John 1 James Sullivan, and' Albert York. In the case of James Teller Ferguson, the fine was 10s. and .costs 7s.William Spsncer Reeves, and Thomas Reeves .were convicted and discharged.' Albert Henry Brown and Frederick Patrick Stirling, two senior cadets, were charged, with obstructing drill on January 18 last By ■unseemly, conduct (laugh, ing and talking). Each was fined 10s,, with,, the alternative of 24 hours' military, detention. Seven days in which to find the money was allowed each youth. A third youth- was the subjeot of a similar information, but. the oharge against him was withdrawn .by leave of the. Court, as his parents had dealt with him to :the satisfaction'of, .the. military., authorities. : : - -,-i- '.-

; . IDLE AND DISORDERLY.. John Hayes' was with being in idle and disorderly person in that he solicited alms in. a public plaoe. Hs pleaded not guilty, but after hearing the evidence the.Magistrate .decided that a conviction Bhould be recorded. It was the fourth oonviction of the kind, and a sentence of one month's imprisonment was imposed. REMANDS GRANTED. A remand to Auckland was granted in the case of Anthony Claude Gunn, a yotmg man charged with forging and uttering a cheque at Onehunga on February 16. Accused will appear in the northern Court on Wednesday morning. Charged with setting fire, to the White Horse Hotel at Ngahauranga, Arthur George Young was remanded until: Wednesday next. Two other men also stand remanded on the same charge. THE INEBRIATES. A prohibited person, named. Isidore Jacobus, who had been convicted of drunkenness on four occasions during the last- six months, was before the Magistrate again yesterday, on a similar charge. He pleaded guilty and was fined £3, in default to undergo a month's imprisonment. James Pomfret and Patrick Francis M Namara, convicted of drunkenness, were each fined 10s., the alternative being 48 hours' imprisonment. , Three first-offending inebriates were convicted and disoharged.

VABIOTJS POLICE OASES. Lena Parker admitted throe breaolios of a prohibition order, but denied a charge of importuning, in Tory Street, ihe evidenoe, however, was against her .and she was sentenced to a month's .imprisonmsnt. For the breachesof the prohibition order she was fined £1 on each charge,_ the alternative being three days' imprisonment. : Evelyn Butler, for importuning, .was sent to gaol for one month. A waterside worker, named Karl Anton Anderson, pleaded guilty to a charge of indecency and was fined £2, in default to undergo seven days' imprisonment. _ Accused was allowed one week in whioh to find the money.. For obstructing" a police constable, wJiile the latter was effecting an arJoseph M'Nenemy was fined 205., with the . option of three days' imprisonment. ■ ■

SHOPS AND OFFICES ACT. On five charges of failing to pay an assistant overtime rates, Haltenstoein Bros, n'ere fined £1 on every chanre, the costs totalling 355. Mr. P. B Cooke, who appeared for the' defendants, informed the Mncistrate that the overtime had been, paid as soon as attention was drawn to the defendant's omission.

Wardell Bros, were fined 20s. and costs. 75.,-for failing to . get' a permit tor an assistant to work overtime. Jatison Bros, were fined 105... with Court costs 75., for employing an assistant for more than half an hour after ono o clock on Wednesday afternoon. A_similar penalty was imposed on ,T. i. J-iirnhull for employing an assistant after _ 6 o'clock on more than one night during the week.

BREACHES OF BY-LAWS. I Herbert William Preston, an Eastbottrne Borongh Councillor, was cliarged w'ith a breach, of the borouch byJaws in that lie commenced a buildinn; without obtaining Che necessary permit. It was explained that the defendant had been under the impression that the matter would bo attended to by the builder. A nominal penalty of ss. was imposed with Court costs 7s. William Turner, similarly charged, was also fined 55., with Court costs 7s

fines for breaches of the vehicular h.V-laws were imposed on the followinc.—Edward Kearney, 205., costs 75.: Thomas Gollins, 205., costs 75.; John Tamu Tangnroa, 10s.. costs 7s. cn ?ach of two charges; Arthur Ernest Fitzgerald, 10s., cos's 75.; Arthur Latimer, 'os,, wists 75,: Walter 'Brook-, ns,, ensls Walter DalnaUi 65., costs 75.; Wilt

liam Hamilton 55., costs 75.; Georee Jensen, 55., oosts 75.; Charles Nunn ss„ cost 7s. ; Viotor Smith, 55., costs 75.; Edward James Whitcombe 55., oosts 7s.

A breach of the by-law relating towandering stock caused penalties to be imposed on tho following:—Elizabeth Robertson; fined 55., costs 75.; Arthur W iff en, fined os., costs 75.; J. W. Bowers, convicted and discharged. John StannaTd, who had failed to register five dogs, was fined 10s., and ordered to pay Court costs amounting to 14s'. MISCELLANEOUS. Christina Clarke pleaded guilty to a oharge of failing to civ© particulars touching the birth of a child at her house on April 21, 1014. She was convicted and discharged. For carrying milk-for sale in a" vessel with a bfloken surface, plqg.sed with soap, J. Jenner (represented by Mr. W., Perry) was fined 205., with Court costs 19s.

Charged with damaging a padlock, the property of the City Corporation'. Albert Edward Collins was ordered to pay 6s. in respect of the done, and 7s. Court costs. ; Failure to pay his *tram fare resulted in George Stark boing fined 55.. with Court ( oosts 7s. ' COMMITTED FOR TRIAL YOUTH CHARGED WITH-THEFT. IBy Telfsrr»rii - n rMn Aww.latton.i Chrlstchurch, February 26. At the Magistrate's Court to-dav Edward Robert Wilson, aged sixteen years, charged with the theft, at Springfield, on January 12, of a postal packet of tho value Of £5, pleaded not guilty. The police evidence alleged that accused. .a-cadet employed at the Springfield Post Office, abstracted a £5 note from a package addressed to the Bank of New Zealand- He was committed for trial. THEFTS FROM HARBOUR CRAFT. (By Telesrotili.—Press Association.) Auckland, February 26. . 'At the Supreme .Court, Edward William Roberts,- aged twenty-four years, and William ■ Joseph Whyte, aged twenty-three, on ten charges of theftfrom harbour craft, were sentenced respectively to eighteen months' and two years' imprisonment. '