MAGISTRATE'S COURT

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2822, 13 July 1916, Page 9

MAGISTRATE'S COURT

POLICE CASES Mr. W. G. liiddell, S.M., presided at tho Magistrate's. Court yesterday morning, wnen a number of police casos were dealt with. Four first offenders for insobriety, three ot them being young women, were dealt with in the usual way, with tho exception of one young woman, who pleaded not guilty, and the police, not being ready to prove the cnarge, she was remanded till next day, but not without a protest, for she said tho police ought to have been ready to proceed. A young man, named John William Davis, alias Plant, was charged with being an incorrigible rogue in that he wao found bogging alms in Oourtcnay Place on July il. Tho police stated chat Davis had been convicted of a sirni. lar oifunce ut Timaru. 'l'bo Magistrate convicted him, : and ordered him to como up for sentence when called upon, on condition that he left the City within forty-eight hours. \ At the age of & years Joseph Garver, alias (invar,' found himself charged with stealing an'overcoat, valued at X 2, and tvfo pairs of shoes, valued at 305., the property of some person unknown. On the application of the polico iccused was remanded till July 19, and admitted to bail in one surety of £20. A. Swede named 'J.'hos. Bikkold (26) ai((l a fireman' from thes.s. Ruapelvu, was convicted, and discharged for insobriety.; he was fined 20s. for a breach of the peace, and ordered to pay 125.-.witnessess ex-' penses,. or in default seven days' imprisonment; and,' for. uttering obscene language in Taranaki Street, _ he was sentenced to .one month's imprisonment. If tho Ruapehu .comes into port beforo tho oxpiration of. his sentence, Bikkold is to be placed on board. A further remand till Friday was granted in tho case of Chas. Booth, "'ho is charged with stealing three pounds ox ■butter, belonging to the Anchor Line Shipping Co. , . . • • Chief Inspector Boddam told the 6tory of the further career of a man, 28 years of age, named Frederick Marshall, alias Logan. . On May IS he stayed _ at a boardinghou6e in Blenheim owned by Alex. ■ Leckie. , After > running up a bill for. 80s., Marshall drew a valueless cheque for .£2O, paying, Leckie therewith and receiving JilS.lOs. cash in change. A steamer left Pioton soon after, and Marshall sailed to the North Island. He wits discovered at Eketahuna again hard up on June 27, and there he. issued another cheque for £3 65., and bought goods from' Jones and Co., receiving Ail in change. Sinco then Marshall had been convicted of other similar offences, and sentenced by the Supreme Court to 20 months' imprisonment with hard labour, and was described as an liable trial criminal by that Court. Mr. O Regan appeared for accused, who pleaded guilty, and asked that His Worship should deal with him summarily, and that tho term of imprisonment should be concurrent with the sentence accused was now serving. Mr. Riddell agreed, to this course,, and sentenced Marshall to sis months\ imprisonment, . ; William Henry James, a master baker rin Lower Taranaki Street, laid ah information against an employee,. Charles Charet, charging him with having within the last three months, from April 12 to July 8, of this year,, received .£l3 !>«. 3d. in various sums while in James's employ, and not. accounting for the amounts. Charet, who was represented by Mr. D. S. Smith, elected to be dealt with summarily. His solicitor asked that the case be remanded till July 19. This was granted, and bail was fixed at ~£4O, or two sureties of .£2O each.