MAGISTRATE'S COURT

Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 241, 5 July 1919, Page 3

MAGISTRATE'S COURT

ALLEGED THEFT OF A MOTOR CYCLE

TWO MEN CHARGED Before Mr. P. V. Prazer, S.M., at the Magistrate's Court yesterday Leonard Russell Lewis and' Richard Henry Smith were charged with the theft of a motorcycle, valued at .£6O, the property of the New Zealand Government. Chief-Detective Boddam asked for a remand, and on the question of bail said that he had no objection to Smith being released, but objected to the granting of bail to Lewis. His Worship "fixed bail in the sum of , ,£SO for Smith, and asked Lewis if he had any particular reason to get out, Lewis replied that he desired to get in touch with a friend. In reply'to His Worship, Chief-Detec-tive Boddam Said that the theft was a particularly' impudent one. "This man went to tho railway station and demanded a motor-cycle which had been sent to Wellington to-the Postal officials for repair. He -got tho cycle, and shortly after sold it, receiving £>0 on deposit." He had good reasons for opposing the bail. His Worship said that ho would grant bail in a substantial-sum. Lewis ,was then granted bail in the sum of £200,' with one surety of £200 or two of ,£IOO. RAILWAY SERVANT IN TROUBLE. Jeremiah Patrick Evans, who was represented by Mr. H. P. O'Leary, pleaded guilty to charges of theft of a book of tickets, valued at Cd., the property of tho New Zealand Government, and also with failing to account to the Government for the sum of 2s. 4d. Chief-Detective Boddam said that the defendant was a porter, and at the last Otaki race meeting was employed as a guard on the' railways. Ho obtained possession of a book of tickets, and sold one to a passenger on-the train.ior 2s. 4d. Counsel for the defondant stated that his client was in very bad financial circumstances, having had considerable illness in his family. . He had endeavoured to make ends meet, and had even sold some of his househld furnituro in order to keep his homo going. Counsel submitted that when defendant stole the tickets his brain was muddled with worry, and he made a strong appeal for loniency.\ His Worship decided to admit the defendant to probation for two years on the second charge, and ordered him to re-, fund the sum of 2s. 4d. and pay costs 255. He would be convicted and discharged on tho first charge,. OTHER CASES. On a charge of selling milk deficient in fats. Rosa Magill was convicted and fined £1 with costs £1 18s. Gd. Mr. A. Blair appeared for the defendant, and said that his client had sold the milk in the same condition as it was received. His Worship 1 was satisfied that the milk had not been tampered with, and said it was not a case for a heavy penalty. Mr. Tudholme appeared for the Department. Jeremiah Miles and Charles William Hedges wore- jointly charged with using

threatening behaviour in Collego Street. It was shown that Miles was the aggros-1 sor, and he was fined £3 and costs 9s. Hedges was convicted andprdered to pay costs 15s. " j « j Anotonio Mazzola was fined 10s. and costs 9s. for allowing a horse to wander at Eastbourne. On informations charging them with working femalo assistants after 10.30 p.m. without a permit, Georgo Lindsay and (Mrs.) Maud Lindsay wcro each fined £2 and costs 7s. Inspector K, T. Bailey slated that the defendants were the owners of marble bars in Manners and Willis Streets, and they had failed to obtain the necessary permission to employ three of their female assistants after 10.30 p.m. The defendant Lindsay said that he had intended' to.obtain tho permit,, but forgot about it. A fine of XI and costs 7s. was imposed on A. Joseph, fruiterer nnd tobacconist. Kilbirnie, for failing to close his shop at 1 p.m. to observe the statutory half-holi-dav under the Shops and Offices Act, 1908. Mr. Frederick! Wilson, Inspector of Factories, appeared for the Department.

James Richard .Tarvis, a prohibited person, denied charges of drunkenness and of procuring liquor duriug the currency of a nrohibition order. Police evidence was Riven to the effect that the accused held up the traffic in Manners Street, and acted in a, manner which caused his nrrest. He was convicted and discharged for drunkenness, and was fined £3 for the breach of his prohibition order. George Sarille was fined .£1 for drunkenness, and was also made the subject of a prohibiten order. Similarly charged, Daniel Devlin was convicted and discharged, and was ordered to pay 7s. Cd. medical expenses, and was made the subject of a prohibition order. One first offender was fined ss.