MAGISTRATE'S COURT

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2472, 27 May 1915, Page 9

MAGISTRATE'S COURT

A LONG LIST BREAKING AND ENTERING Mr. I). G. A. Cooper, S.M., presided over a sitting of the Magistrate's Court yesterday. A young man, named Hector Jl'Lean, was' charged with the indictable offence that on April lii, 1915, he did break and enter the house of Henry Barrett, 3 Lloyd Street, and steal therefrom lour gold studs, one lady's gold watch, one lady's gold chain, one gold ring, and other articles, to tho value of the property of Henry Barrett. Complainant, a building inspector, gave evidence that on tho night of April 16 hi left the house with his wife at about 7.30 o'clock. When they returned about 11 p.m. . they found the bedroom ransacked, and tho articles mentioned in the charge missing. He identified tho recovered articles as his property. , Benjamin ALetz, pawnbroker's assistant, testified that a ring from the stolen property was pawned with him. He was not able to say that accused pawned it. Evidence was given th;ut accused was arrested at Cliristchurch on another offence. After the ofienco his room at tho I'.JI.C'.A. was searched, and the stolen articles in Court were discovered, also a pawn ticket for the ring. Accused first said that the detective had put them in his room, but afterwards admitted taking them from the house in Wellington. Accused pleaded guilty, and was committed to the Supreme Court for sentence. BLIND MAN CHARGED. The case was proceeded with agaipst John M'Carthy, a blind man, charging him with having used obscene language in the bar of the Royal Hotel. On two occasions the accused has been before the Court, and asked for a remand to a higher Court. Yesterday ho gave a good deal of trouble in tho Court with irrelevant interjections, and behaved in rather i an extraordinary manner during the con- ■ duct of tho case. On one occasion tho Magistrate had to warm him that lie i would be committed for contempt of : Court if he was not careful. Accused pleaded not guilty, and was committed ■ to the Supreme Court for trial. Bail was ' fixed at ,£IOO, or two sureties of .£SO. Ac- ■ cused desired that a warrant should be , issued against one of the witnesses for ; perjury and conspiracy. ! OTHER CASES. 1 Ellen Ready and John Johnson were • fined 205., in default three days' imI prisonment, for drunkenness, and one first offender was dealt with in ithe ordinary way. Margaret M'Hugh was fined ' 6s. for drunkenness, 20s. in default, three ' days' imprisonment for procuring liquor : for a prohibited person, and remanded 1 till June 2 on a charge that she was a [ rogue and a vagabond in that she had 1 insufficient means of support. She elected [ to b* tried by a jury on the latter charge 1 For importuning, Minnie Nelson was [ sent to prison for one month, Mary Evan.' 5 for 14 days, and Mary James was fine< 0 205., in default seven days' imprisonment * extenuating circumstances being urged. 5 Minnie Brown was fined i; 3, in default j; one month's imprisonment, for havinf 5 used obscene language. c James Secrey pleaded not guilty to th< » charge of drunkenness, having used ob 1 scene language, and with having stolei 0 a pair of socks, valued at Is. -Evideuci " was given that when arrested accused wiu 3 drunk, and had to be handcuffed. H< ® then started to use obscene language ii t a loud voice. A pair of socks and tw< ' pegs were found in his pocket. Accuse* 1 said that the socks were his own, ho wa; '> not drunk, and he swore because thi ! " constable tore his coait. He was convictet I and fined 20s. for drunkenness, .£3 oi 0 one month's imprisonment for usinj II obsoene language, and Temanded till to H morrow on the theft charge. • 0 Leonard Edward Knight, for desertinf from the e.s. Ruahine, was sentenced t* 1 fourteen daj-s' imprisonment. B John Anderson, charged with assaultinj ® Cecil Robt. Payne, was further remandec t till Saturday, on a partly-heard charge. 3 • Robt. Pitcaitßley, on an alleged era I bezzloment charge, was further remaadec ¥ till June 2, on a bail of ,£IOO. ? Thos. Yates, who is at present servinj ' a sentence of three months' imprisonment 0 was further sentenced to one month's im J prisonuient, sentences to be concurrent ■* for the theft of a gold chain at Palmer , ston North. II John Wm. Lucas, with thirty-one pre ? vious convictions for minor offences, wa !• sentenced to one month's imprisonmen !" for tho theft of a milk jug and two bil l " lies, which he had collected from hous' , doors. 8 A young man named Fred. Simpson ® charged with itheft of a watch, valued a J25, at Richmond, was remanded til Monday.