MAGISTRATE'S COURT

Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 23, 22 October 1917, Page 9

MAGISTRATE'S COURT

pHABGK OF FOEGBBY, ■ At Iho Magistrate's Court on Saturday, beforo Mr.S.E.M'torthy, S.M., Arthur Parkinson, alias i. H'Parla-nd. amicarad. to answer thr.ee charges of forging cheques for £12, £b, and £6 respectively, and uttering them to various persons. Superintendent Norwood prosecuted, and the accused was not represented by counsel. Sidney Dayiea, it boot "importer, carrying on'business at. Carterton, stated, thut accused came to his slioj) about 1 p.m. on ■a, Saturday and purchased a, pair oi boots, valued at 30a.. aud tendered a. cheque, which he asked witness if h« would cash. Thu cheque was for £12, aud purported to be signed by -.John Jf'Maeters. As wilness know Jl'Maetcrs, he cashed tho chcciuc, and gave tho accused £10 10s. i., change. Wr. Dentioe. employed by V. Cooper. Ltd., seedsmen, aiidtho accused came to tho shop and mado purchases .to the amount of £3 19b. He produced a cheque book and said he had) not his snsctaclcs with him, and retiucsled witness to fill in the cheque for £5, which he did, and the accused signed it, tho signature being, J. jr'Farland. Aonusral was given £1 Is. in change. Tho goods purchased by «<• (i.used were snut to Oreytown as directed, but they wero never claimed, a-ml the poodß were returned to the store.

Constable U. J. Black, who arroFtcd the accused, staled that the accused ma^" , . and sitriicd three separato statements admitting the forgery of the cheques and uHf'ing of the same. William Smith, storkeeper, FeathorsUm, gave evidenco. to the effc.t that the acciiS''<l c-alled at his store aud 'purchased goods to the value of Us., tendcrins in paymeni. a- chcijno tor £6. purporting in ' signd bv 0.. Matthews, and was given £5 7s. in ohunge. Accused nleiided Riiilty. and wan committed to the Supreme Court for sentence. OTHER CASES. A. remand to Monday ivas granted in the case.of William Henry Ilollinsswortli, for whom Mr. V. B. Willis appeared, charged with using disloyal utterances, which were of -an obßccne character. The. words were alleged to have been uttered in licensed promises, in the •pres'ence of a constablein plain clothes. Counsel applied for bail, but the' Magistrate refused the application. For insobriety Thomas Elliott, against whom thero wero several previous conrict.ions. was dent to gaol for fourteen dftys; Isidore .laeobiie. an old offender, was lined 605., in default soven days' imprisonmnnli Two first offenders wero eaeli fined Ms/, with tho alternative of <18 hours' imprisonment.