MAGISTRATE'S COURT

Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 247, 12 July 1919, Page 5

MAGISTRATE'S COURT

THEFT OF BOX OF BUTTER INCIDENT AT PAEKAKARIKI STATION Tho :it lilt' ila;-islrat>.''s Coin! vo.U'klmv ivimv presided over li.v ill'-. f. \. Kra'wr. S.M. Jiii-liiinl Junes, who was .'(■prp.-oiited bv Mr. 11. I-'. 0 I, cut, pleaded nol suiUy I" a marge ol havm;,' ,-it Paekakanki, early llus month, stolen a box 'if Puller valued ;ii &;l Ills., ilio properly ul .1!. W. Short. Tlio circumsiam-es of 'lio wise, according to ijenior-ijerspiiiu. Willis, were that on July 7 Ihft nccii-r-eil was observed on tlio platform B | lb,, .t'aeki'lsariki t>bili.>n. He was seen to remove a fra «( butler from the guard's v,in and iako il. lo iiiiotlisr pari; of the train. .Accused then walked ii|) and down the platform I ill Hie Irain was abuot lo starl, and lln-n In.' look ihe box up again. The gallon' officials thereupon look action. Kvidcncc was giver: on :lioso liiiss, the witness being positive thai it was the accused who took liio biiller. it was i.dniifted thai, tlivre was a fair crowd on the s'ation at Iho lime.

The defence was a complete denial of the charge, the defendant riving evidence f.'wt lie had nothing irliatever lo do with the case. He was a discharged seaman, and was (ravelling mi (he train to V, eMinptMii. He ;: 01. oil' at. Paekaknriki and hud a cup of Ki, and was going fcack into the cmiase when he was challenged about the the'l. His Worship said he was satisfied that Hie statements nf the notice witnesses were correct, and that fhev h:irl not made any mistake in Iho identity of Hie offender. The defendant was convicted and fined ■£a, with costs .ti IGs. 9J INCO.ME RETUIIXS REQUIRED. Einos of =£2 each, with costs £] Bs.. were imposed on Arthur S. 'I'rengrove', J. D. .Martin M'h,<rre. .Uired G. East, "nd Robert Johnston, who had failed lo supply their income returns for tho purpose of assessing iho (ax.- .Mr. Prewleville, who ai)p?ared on behalf of tlie Crown, -aid fluit the Department did not t press for a heavy penalty. ■ A FINE REMITTED. A .voulli named G. A. Jrvi'n.r, who was lined £i on June 20 for failing ! 0 attend a military parade, appeared for a rehearing. Tho application ivas granted. ~ Irving said that he had come all the : ; way from Ashliurtoii to have (he case : . .reheard. He was in Ashburlon when he : received a summons and lenorted to the : Defence author;!ies. At Iho lime he : ;v?s ;,oin ff home service ,!ulr away from : Wellington, -and he could not attend a : !i"li when he was already do-in;; duty : in smother nart of the roiinfrv. ITis Worship was silistied thai the deieiidant wis- inn',ccut ~f anv olfeuce. ail' he niioi-inatinn would i.e dismissed i and the hue remitted. t MISLEADING ANSWEK?. A fmo of lus. was imposed, en Thomas Henry Siinpkins, who an.swcred ques-j-ions as to his obligations i:i;der iho .Military tiernco Act in a misleading nian- . H?r- .His accu.-.ud was cjuciioaed in llio tity Ijy a policeman, am! ;;av u incorrect ansy/ers. On boms arrested, it was found • tiiat he .was in possession of a soldier's (liscjiirgu cortificnte made out lo ono flKidle, also u soldier's railway pads belonging to a strange. in ex|?laining the fact of the certificaffs being in his possession, defendant siiitl that he met a soldier in loivn who gave hun .the railway pass in return _ lor same money, Senior-Si'i-gciini: Willis said that the oelendant had been convicted for failing to enrol. Tliero were qui to a number of (leaniters about, and tho only means of cutciing them was ijy tho pol'ico interrognting civilians. ~ f " lis . Worship said kc was satisfied that ne defendant had only committed a technical breach of the Aof, and there was nothing to suggest that there was anything behind it OTHER CASES. A charge of bsiug an idle and disorderly person, who habitually consorted with reputed thieves, iras preferred against llioiius I'nuieis Coyne, alias Wilson.'On . he. application of defendant's counsel i (Mr. I>. W. Jackson), the accused was / remanded till dauuaiT IS, bail boiii" allowed in (lie sum of £M. For laijiiijr to have She regislered mimber of his motor-car (lispl,yed in front o Hie machine, Henry Oolson was convlcled and ordered lo pnv costs, 7s. On a charge of insobrioiy, Al'arv Barclay was fined ,£l. William Charles Harvev, Marv Patterson, and William John Collin's were tneli lined ~£2 for breaches of their pro. liiliihoii orders, Ror insobriety they were convicted and discharged. IV using obscene language, Arthur Hiiugh was fined ,M.