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MAGISTRATE'S COURT

FALSE PRETENCES '. FEATHER-WEIGHT BOXER IN COURT Several persons were charged in the Magistrate's Court yesterday laorninir, liefore Mr. W. G. Hiddell, S.M., with serious offences. A young mau, Cecil G. TurnuuU,. was charged that on July 24, at Sumner, he obtained £l(i from the Iter. Mr. I'owell by falsely representing that his money had been stolen, and that Mb name was J..U. Scott; that at Christchurch he obtained from the Rev. W. I'. Hughes, the aum of £3 by lalsely representing that he was a, married man, and wanted money to lake, hiß wife and chad to Auckland; that he obtained from the ltev. A. B. Page the sum of 30s. by falsely representing that he was a married man and was expecting money from another man. He was aIBO charged that on August 16 at Wellington ho stole a' rolled-gold chain and other small items of rolled-gold jewellery, tho property of Harold Peraski, TJic accused pleuded guilty to all iho charges, and elected to be dealt with summarily. On the main charge of obtain' ug £10 he was sentenced to reformative treatment lor a period not excecdinz threo years; on the other charges he was convicted and ordered to come up for sentenca when called upon, ALLEGED FRAUD ON A TAXI-DRIVER. Myra Hill, a young woman, was charged with the theft of a sports coat and grey costume, value £10, tne property of Alico M'Orea; also with obtaining credit for £4 from Harold Hook, a taxi-driver, by falso representation. Mr. W; l'erry appeared for accused. , Harold Hook, taxi-driver, said that in the early hours of August 1? he was called upon the tclephoue and asked to mako /a trip to i'etouc w bring a passenger back to town. Ho refused tin job at first, but the woman pi jaded that her mother, who lived in If ill Street, was, dying and ho agreed to mako the trip. , At i'ctono ho picked up the accused, and a man named i'eard, aud brought them to town, but ha was not paid. The woman, who staled that she would pay, had no money. In respect to the other charge Mrs. M'Grca ldentilicd tho costume which tbo accused wos wearing in court as her property. Tho womau had stayed at her bouse from August i to 11'. The accused pleaded not guilty, to both chargcß, and was committed to the Supremo Court lor trial. • ' CASE COMMITTED FOR TRIAL. James H. Carr, feather-weight champion boxer, wa6 charged that on AugUEt 22 ha 'smashed a plate-glass window in the premises of George i'owids and Co., Ltd., <>( the value of £50, also with the theft of a pair of boots of the value of 455., the property of that firm. Mr. A. B. Sievwrigkt appeared for the accused, who pleaded not guilty, reserved his defence, and was committed to the Supreme Court for trial. Bail was allowed In £100, and one surety of a like amount or two of m 0 each. THEFT OF BLOUSES AND FURS. Mr. J. S. Evans,. S.M.', also heard indictable cases yesterday. • William Banks, alias Wright, wai .oharged that between July IB and 22, 1919, ho broke and entered the shop of Leslie Walter M'Dufl and stole 200 blouses and two silk skirts, of the value of £203 Ms., tho property of L. W. ft'Duß; also, that on February 21, 1920, he broke and entered the shop of Margaret Mathewson, Lambton Quay, and stole 11 fox necklets, 25 blouses, 3 woollen aports coats, 6 crepe dc chine skirts, and one taffeta silk skirt of thi total value of £214 35., tho property of Mathewson, Ltd. Mr. 0, A. L. Trcadwell appeared for accused, who pleadea guilty to both charges, aud wan committed to the Supremo Court for sentence. .CHARGE OF RECEIVING STOLEN GOODS. Isabella Cousins, alias Wright, was charged that on July 22, 1919, she received from William Banks, alios Wright, 29 blouses, valued at £20, well knowing tha same to have been dishonestly obtained: also that on February 21, she' received from the same pci'Bon two fur necklets, valued at £13 18s., knowing the same to have been dishonestly obtained. Mr. C. A. L. Trcadwell appeared for ao» cußed, who elected to be summarily, dealt with. ': : The accused said that she had been living with Banks for about ten years. H« brought the goods home one day,' and said that he had bought them in a warehouse, und slit, had no reaßou to doubt hie statement. ' The Magistrate said that had the woman been married to the man there would havo been no case against her. There were agreat many BUspicious circumstances about the case, but taking all tho facts into consideration (including tins fact that tho woman is to come up for sentence in tbo Supreme Court for perjury) he would glvo her the benefit of the doubt and dismiss tho information.

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Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 285, 26 August 1920, Page 6

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MAGISTRATE'S COURT Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 285, 26 August 1920, Page 6

MAGISTRATE'S COURT Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 285, 26 August 1920, Page 6

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