MAGISTRATE’S COURT

Dominion, Volume 14, Issue 97, 18 January 1921, Page 8

MAGISTRATE’S COURT

JOY RIDE IN A DOCTOR’S CAR

In the Magistrate’s Court yesterday, ’before Mr. F. K- Hunt, S.M., Andrew Bezzant, alias Deer, alias Jack Anderson, was charged that on December 2 at Wellington, he stole a bicycle valued at £l- - the property of Francis G. Millnian; he was also charged that on December 4 he unlawfully and without colour ot right, but not so as to be guilty ot theft within the meaning of the Crimes Act 1908 took and used a motor-car, tne property of Dr. H. J. M'Leau. Bezzant pleaded guilty to both charges. ChiefDetective Ward said that the O'.ner of the bicycle left the machine near the Kelburn tram office, and it was taken b> Bezzant and sold to a second-hand dealer for £2 10s. Two days later accused took Dr M'Lean’s motor-car from Eoulcoct Street and drove it to Featherston, where he abandoned it. He then went to I ; Imerston North, where he was e n ested and convicted on another charge and sentenced to a month’s imprisonment. Un the charge of stealing the bicycle accused was sentenced to an additional months imprisonment, and on the other charge he was convicted and discharged. Catherine Malkin pleaded guilty to being an incorrigible rogue, in that she possessed insufficient lawful means of support. Sub-Inspector AVillis said that the woman was found sleeping out in Oriental Bay. There were 33 previous convictions against her, and in May last she was sentenced to six months imprisonment. Asked if she would go into the Salvation Army Home, the defendant replied in the negative, and the Magistrate sentenced her to three months imprisonment. , For drunkenness, Henry ivreenfield and Harry White, each of whom had two previous convictions, were each fined zos., in default three days’ i “p 1 ’! so , nme “'’; John Perry, on being convicted for the seventh time in six months, was sent to -aol for seven days. “ Maintenance cases were dealt with as follow :-Ernest William Manton, whose payments were m arrears to the e of £97 4s. Bd., was sentenced to three months’ imprisonment, the warrant to be suspended as long as he pays 10s. per week; Ernest Schmoll’s arrears tota ed £ll2 and he also was sentenced to tinee months’ imprisonment warrant to. suspended as long as he complies nth the original order, and pays an addi tional 10s. per week towanls the redw tion of the arrears; Patrick , Le ” Johnson Foster was sentenced to a month’s imprisonment the " al rant remain in abeyance for seven days to give him a final <>PPort«ni y off the arrears of £B, /’“'CT? r. fiB 15e Hanning, whose arrears totalled £(>B and William de R. Mathias (arrears £33), were each sentenced to three months P1 Grorge Cn Leo Fairchild was ordered to contribute 30s. towards the suppon o his wife.