MAGISTRATE'S COURT

Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 235, 29 June 1920, Page 6

MAGISTRATE'S COURT

POLICE AND MAINTENANCE OASES. Mr. E. Pago. S.M.. Dresided at the Magistrate's Court yesterday and dealt with tlie police naseß. James Aston, an attendant at the Forirua Mental Hospital, pleaded guilty to the thcft_of a suit case and suit of clothine. valuo £7 10s., the nronprty of Joseph Parr, and was sentenced to two months' imprisonment. In a second charge of steallne from a dwelling in Christchurch on Anril 20, <v suit of men's clothes, four shirts, a pair of shoes, a py,iama suit, and Post Office Savings Bank book, of the total valuo of £19. the property of William Eric O'Sullivan, he was remanded to appear in Ohristclmrch. William Korako Honkinson and Florence Uoplrinson were .ioint.lv charer.d with tli» theft of one aluminium clock and one woollen mufiler, value 37b. 6d„ the property of J'hotnas Whatnoueh. and were remanded until Friday. Ba 1 was allowed in £15 and one surety of £15. iu respect of each accused. Charles Samuel Butcher was charccd with haviuK failed to provide his wife in Sydney with adequate maintenance. I According to the statement made by Chief 'Detective Ward, Butcher recently deserted his wife and came to New Zealand, via San Francisco, w.'th another woman, as passengers in the Moana. The officials at San Francisco-had refused to allow them to land on account of suspicions In regard to the oassports. Butchor then signed on as a fireman and returned to Wellington.'while tho woman also remained on the vessel. On arrival of the Moaua In port, on Saturday morning Butcher was arrested bv> Detective Torrance. An order was made that the accused should bo returned to Svdnov under escort; m the meanwhile ho is to be allowed out on bail in £100 and one surety of £100. MAINTENANCE CASE. David Josnph Dcverel' who was in arrears with his nayracnts for maintenance, was sentenced to a month's imprisonment, tho warrant to bo suspended 'as lone as the arrears. £16 lbs., aro pa.d oil at the rate of £3 per week