IN THE COURTS

Gisborne Times, Volume LXV, Issue 10318, 29 January 1927, Page 8

IN THE COURTS

ALLEGED LICENSING BREACHES. The sequel to a "recent police visit to the Muriwai hotel after hours will be heard at the Magistrate’s Court on Feb. 4, following on a. remand granted by Air E. C. Levvey, S.M., yesterday. William Town ley von Brown (Mr S. V. Beau toy) publican of the Muriwai hotel, was charged with selling liquor after hours, opening his premises for the -sale of liquor after hours, and exposing liquor for sale - after hours. Arthur Tarr (Mr Beaufov), Tim Wvllie (Air. Beaufoy), V alter Daley (.Mr R. U. Burke) and William Neil Fuller were each charged with being found on the premises of the Muriwai hotel after hours. In each case’a' remand was granted till February 4. CHARGE CE SPEEDING. SCEPTICAL MAGISTRATE FINES MOTORIST £3. Mr E. C. Levvey, S.M., does not believe motorists charged with speeding who tell him that they were only travelling at. fifteen miles an hour. Yesterday, when a young motor cyclist denied that he had been travelling at more than 15 miles an hour, the Magistrate was sceptical and referred to it. as the “standard speed.” . . The case was one in winch Leonard Jackson was charged on the information of Traffic inspector Scott of travelling fortv miles an hour. Defendant pleaded * “Not guilty” and was represented by Air L. T. Burnnrd. Defendant, giving evidence, denied travelling faster than 15 miles an hour. The Magistrate: You tell me quite seriously that you were not going more than 15 miles an hour?—Yes. The Magistrate: Well, you are a marvel. Fifteen miles seems to be the standard speed. This speeding, especially at night, will have to stop. Some motorists, especially at night, think they can go as fast as they like. In future I think it will cost them their licenses. Defendant was fined £3 and costs. FINE OF £2 FOR DANGEROUS DRIVING. NOT A SERIOUS OFFENCE. Speeding in Customhouse street in a manner which Traffic -Inspector Scott deemed to be dangerous to the public was responsible for a youth, Ralph Cato, being charged before Air E. C. Levvey, S.M.. yesterday. Defendant was represented by Mr J. S. Wauchop, The Inspector admitted that it was not a serious offence. Defendant was fined £2 and costs. NO REFLECTOR ON CYCLE. Failure to affix a reflector to the rear of liis cycle when he intended using it after dark was responsible for Colin Cnrmic-hael being convicted and ordered to pay 7s costs before Mi - E. Ck Levvey. S.M., yesteiday. Traffic Inspector Scott prosecuted. DETECTIVE’S PLEA SAVES HARD LABOR AUCKLAND, Jan. 2S. Just released from a Borstal Institution Richard Howe-, aged 19 years, lost no time in reverting to a criminal method of living, and this morning pleaded guilty in the Police Court to nine charges of thett. Visiting "beach shacks and bungalows on the west coast he had stolen goods and money to the value of £42 Is 65d. “1 think I’ll give him what I gave Brewer and Concord yesterday six months' hard labor and two yeais reformative detention’ said Mr Hunt S.AI. The Probation Officer, Air Campbell. said be thought a fairly long term was merited. “Oli. this boy is not as bad. as those two” said Senior-Detective Hammond. “Not by a long way. He is a different type; be tells the truth.” ' ’’Very well then. I’ll give him reformative detention without the hard labor” said the Magistrate. ‘-‘He'll be out of the way for two rears”. The offences were committed at, Huia, Piha, Whatipu. Aroua Bay, and Onehunga,, and among the things stolen were a camera, and case of surgical instruments. Only 19s 6ld was recovered. Howe told the police he threw many of the stolen articles away, and had thrown a brooch into the sea. Previously he had 1 veil given two years’ probation for theft, and later was sentenced to twelve months’ reformative detention.—P.A. 9— DRUNKEN MOTORIST FINED £5. NO LICENSE FOR FIVE YEARS WELLINGTON, Jan. 28. Henry John Mercer, a young married engineer, was fined £2O and costs to-day when convicted of being under the influence of liquor wt.eri in elfige of a motor car in Willis St. on December 1. He had’ been previously fined £1 and prohibited from obtaining a license for two years, so a further charge had to fe answered of obtaining a license wlii’e disqualified. To this he pleaded guilty and ; was fined £5 and prohibited from obtaining a license for five years. ILLEGAL CONVERSION OF OAR. WELLINGTON, Jan. 28. William Victor Alley', 24, a lal>orer, pleaded guilty to conversion at Petone of a motor-car valued at £250 the property of Robert H. Holmes. The oar was abandoned between Rotorua and Tauranga, bogged. The chief, detective said the two F ronfc wheels were over a bank as if ".n attempt had been made to drive it into a gully. Accused at present was awaiting sentence on a charge of stealing another car. A term of three months’ gaol with hard labor was imposed.