COURT CASES.

Hokitika Guardian, 7 April 1925, Page 3

COURT CASES.

[llY TELEGRAPH —PER PRESS ASSOCIATION.] WELLINGTON, April 5. At the Supreme Court. Herbert .John Doran, for the theft of moneys of the Eastbourne Council. »us sentenced to twelve months’ reformative treatment; Samuel Knight for .also pretences at Feilding, to eighteen months’ imprisonment, and declared an habitual; Edward William Slattery, for forgery and uttering at Lower Hutt. to eighteen months’ rel’orniatfve treatment; Leslie Herbert Brandon, for false pretences at Wanganui, to two years’ reformative treatment; Douglas James Sampson for theft i.t Ch. islcliurch, and breaking and entering at Wellington, to two years’ reformative treatment; Wallace George. Wilton, for forgery and littering, to two years in a Borstal institute. WELLINGTON, April C. At the Magistrate's Court. John Harper Page, now serving six months for false pretences, was further sentenced to six months. < oncuiTCiit with tile present term, for obtaining £2 10s by false pretences and obtaining £•! by a valueless cheque. AUCKLAND. -April 0.

A' middle-aged woman. Annie Jain'. Kelly, uho pleaded guilty at the lYlii-c Court to the theft of £SO. the property of Robert Duffy, was remanded to Wellington. Accused was housekeeper to Mr and Mrs Dully. In admitting tbe charge, sbe said tbe found a roll of notes on tbe lloor. '\ be lot contained only £39. WELLINGTON, April 6. At the Supreme Court, George Henry Davis, for carnal knowledge, was ordered to come up for sentence when called up> on condition that he married the girl. AUCKLAND. April G. Alike Flynn, the professional boxer, a pipeared in tbe Police Court this afteinoou on the charge of breaking and enfering Schneidernian Bros shop) and stealing live fur coats ami women's clothing to the value of £27-L Bail was applied for. Chief Detective Cummings said accused was married and residing with TO-mother-in-law. Other charges mvolvjnir several thousand pounds worth ol gauds were ponding. Accused had .riven every assistance to the police, and a large quantity of the goods had been recovered. Accused was admitted to bail ol £obl» and was ordered to report tv/ice daily till bis next appearance in Court on Aoi-il 14th. *\ charge of receiving stolen goods valued at" £lO 11s 10d from Robert Heaton Munro, was preferred against Elsie l.ovegrove, aged ‘2O. Detective Cummings said it was allcgeil that accused had I cell associated with Munro and received part ol the ■muds from Schneidermuii’s. Munro was assisting in the recovery ol tingoods, and would appear m tne Court to-morrow morning. Accused was remanded until next Tuesday, and allowed bail of CIOO.