MAGISTRATE'S COURT

Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 154, 25 March 1920, Page 6

MAGISTRATE'S COURT

THEFT OF A RING

ALLEGED ASSAULT AND

ROBBERY

Captain Hennah nnd Mr. M. C. O'Conn'cll, J.P.'s, were on the bench at the Magistrate's Court yesterday morning: A fine of .£3, in default seven days imprisonment, for using obscene language in Manners Street, was inflicted on Anthony Cullcn, ond on a charge of drunkenness lie was convicted and .discharged. Dennis Quilligan, charged with breaking and entering ■the premises 'of Mathewson's Ltd-, and stealing a quantity of drapery of the total value of .C2U 35., wji.s remanded for » week. Mr. O'Lcnry,, who appeared for accused, asked for bail, which was granted, accused in the sum of .£IOO and one purely of .£IOO. Accused is to report daily to the police. John Henry Morgan (represented by Mr. \ B. Sievwright) was charged with breaking rind entering the premises of the D.I.C. with iJitent to commit a crime. H> was remanded for a week. When previously before the Court, Morgan was refused bail, but yesterday the chief detective withdrew his opposition and bail was fixed at .£IOO and one surety of .£IOO, or two of .£SO each. '

ALLEGED THEFT OF £19 Theresa flnssell was charged with hayin" oh March 11 committed the theft of -£10. Mi. P. W. Jackson appeared for the accused. . ■ ' Evidence was given l>v the complainant and Sergeant' Scott. It appeared that when the complainant found that Ins roll of notes' was mi'sing lie followed the accused, who was running away. caught up to her near the intersection of Maedonald Crescent and Wellington Terrace, and said: "Give me, hack my pocket-book. You have stolen my monev." The woman denied this. Kercennt Scott, who was in the neighbourhood and saw the woman running nnd the complainant catch no with her, then came upon the scene. The accused again denied having ■ stolen the money, and offered her bag to be searched.. She was standing with her back to a picket fence, and her hands behind- her -back, the sergeant and comphiinant heard a sound and on Unking through the 'enoe they, found a r.'-ll of notes. The woman stated that she had picked up the notes. The accused pleaded not gmlty. ami was eninniiltr<l to the Supreme Court ■for .trial. Hail wos allowed m .£l5O and one surety of- XISO.

THEFT OF A GOLD KING.

Mary S. We'bstef waschnrgad that on •January 19: 1917. she stole a sold liim set with rubies and diamonds, valued at CU thf property of Jane Flynn. Mr. P W .Tack-xm appeared for the accused, arid' intimated that Mie intended to plead "iiilty. . , •., ~ t Jane Flvnn, married.woman, raid that in January, 1917. she was living in Bus-(si-ll Terrace, and on January 19 the accused called at, her. house. In the course nf conversation the accused said that she hat! lost a stone ontof herring, and witness brought out her own Tin!?, which, lwd stones missing. Mr=. Webster placed witness's ring on her finger, and .itter staving about half-an-hour left Witness did not think of asking for her ring. She saw the accused later that day, and asked her nhont the rinq.v She said that «l»o took it off and placed it on the table. She help"! witness to search the how*'for; it. Witness heard nothing more about the ring until January, of this venr. when she saw it in the smijj of «■ "second-hand dealer. The ting had 01 it hr» initials and those of her Husband. She valued the ring at .511.. Percv Flvnn,,husband of the previous witness, and Sarah Brick-man. wife of Maurice Rrickmnn'. second-hind denier, Oourtenny Plow, also gave evidence lhe latter stated that on August 12. 1918. accused offered the'rng for sale and .accent™! M for' it. Tlie accused pleaded guilty, and was committed to Hit Supreme. Court for sentence. Bail was a'lnwed in accused s own recognisance of J!25. '

:\ALTiEGTtf)'-ASSAULT AND -THEFT. Yesterdav afternoon, before Mr. W. G. B-'ddell, S'.M., Harold Coley, -or ivhom Mr C A. L- Treadwcll apiwared, was charged with assaulting Albert W. Ivirkbnd on March 10, and robbing him of ,i:i=. 6d. in money, a necktie, and a nnion card. . , The eomplainont.said he was a cook, -and resided' : n Sydney Street On March 10 he met a friend, and had some drinks with him.- Witness had four beers and • one whiskv just before 6 0 chick. Witness then went, to thf Sailors' * I,s ??V V i n!' he arrived about G. 30 p.m., and. left about, kilf-an-hour litter. Witness walked to. wards the wharf; the liquor «-<w l, 1 ) 01 ' takiiici effect on him, and he was feeling dizzy" The next he rcmeni'bered was re. oe'vin'g n couple of blows, and being knocked down. Someone nicked him up. . Tha union card produced. was his; Jib was carrying it in his pocket on the date in question. -The necktie■ produced was also his. On that-date witness said he had about 325. or 335. in his possession. He did not know the accused. Lawrence Spearman, tally clerk, sa <l (hat on the date in' question ,-s he was going homewards nl«n.« Virion Onny ho henrd someone call out. He saw Constoble Tricklebank, who had hold of .the .o-pused. nnd Kirklnvd was on the ground. Witness noticed a necktie hanging out of accused's pocket, and called Tncklebank 9 attention to it. The co-unlamaiu s trou- „,, .Rickets were turned inside out. PlaTSth,s Cdns'tnble saM that he.w.son.dutvin Waterfoo Ouav, ond saw the accused and the compiaiiiant. Thcv met. and stopped tolling and witness heard four Worn. Ttirkland fell to the ground, and witness saw he accused going through the hum* Witness got over a fence and lhe accused, on seeing h«n. ™n n«, but witness chased nnd caught 1 im. Un «oavehiug him, witness found 335. M. (tl his pocket, and the two articles mentioned in the ehnrge. ' , Accused pleaded not gmltv reser ed his ,Wenr». end -vns enmnntted to the Supreme Court for-trml. Bail wa salIcwcd in and two sureties of .£oo each. _,