MAGISTRATE’S COURT.

Hokitika Guardian, 1 May 1925, Page 3

MAGISTRATE’S COURT.

Tll CBS DAY. AIM! I I. H'.lth. , Be f i re 11. Jk La wry E-sq. S.M.! A FTEIINt if i.N M ITTNIL The Court resumed at pun. AN F NLA TV FI I, ACT. 'l'll,, police charged Yietor .loban-eii. John (iiigieb. Robert Hugiclt. dohn lioyd. Errol Class and .lean Saivy. with link,w full', converting to their own use. without intention to steal, a motor e.ai . the propertv if Raminont and Bergamini. MrAlurdo'b for defendants pleaded not guilty. Victor F. Bergamini. dep'sed lm w as ; i | r t uer in l’ainment and Bergamiiu. ('ll April -Till, lie was engaged by the <; defendant- to take them to \Yaimon. tin the way they stepq ed at A-Mile bote], J, hausen got in and put the ,-ar in motion before witness came out. Then went to Arabnra. and the same thing o.- urred again. Tier' it wa- sugg,that .loliaiisen drive and witness'sail! ne,. Bulled up at Blaeknum's |„, tt a. Stafford. Witness went down Hi,, road on foot. No suggestion we.' made tor witness to let these men u-e the oar. which was then in perfe- t ~r , |,i-. \Ya - informed the ear had von.' and went to look tor it. 1 11 ! 11 -CO it again till lie saw it. over the bank hot ween (B.klsborongh and Stafford badly smashed up. Tt was on its =" with a. front and back wheel smashed, the steering gear damaged and other injury. Saw the defendants at Blackmon's bote! and they (old witness

, about the accident. They appeared t( I. he suiter. Witness did not yive per-mi--ii.il at any time to anybody to t. take the ear and it was taken without hi- authority. The damaye to the car cost £A-I lAs Sd to repair. To Mr Alurde:-]]—Alter the accidentthe men offered to pay £2A and later - up to £lO. He tlumylit tlie first tliiny - lie said to the men after tlie accident i was “How did it liapj'-n.” It was not . -siiykie'-tvd n hen they slopped at .Stafford that the party should take the ear to Cold.sh-irouyh while lie stopped at Stafford. lie yave no implied authority to them to tak" the ear. Frederick A. Pamment yave evidence the oil' was in perlet order for use before the accident. After the accident the repair- eliaryed were necessary. After tlie tit cident witm -s was at Sdafford mi He "ay fretn Kumara to Hokitika when lie a-ked who yave permission to take tlie car. At first wiis no eti-wer. and then somecii" -aid: "I tlimk: Peryie said Vi'tor i an lake it." William .1. il a nil;;, 101 l do] n-ed lie "a-- a motor mechanic manayiiiy fur Pity and Co. I!,' yave ptirt ietllars o! , the aeeeunt rendered for the repairs. This was the ease for the polite. Mr Murdoch addressed the Court, holiliny the evidence showed that there was an imj lied consent to the use of the ear. His Worship said he "as sati.died H” elm rye had not linen e-t:ihli:-:lied, and dismissed the chary". A PI. EC EI) CPIPi.TY. Ilii' police chary,ai David 1 liedri'li.s with ean-iny a cow uii ae: v-.sa rv sufferiny. Mr .Mill'd'.:-, h 1- r defendant j.leaded in,l ytiilty. Con,-!. Drummond yave evidence that In had found a ,nw in a ditch near Kanii-ri. Eater -iw det.-mlaiit. who -fall'll that line ol his nil's was missiuy out of a herd he had been driviny to the A 1 1 ; 1 1 loir on the Wednesday, and the witness lir.st .-aw il tin Friday. On that afternoon il was pulled out nil lo the side of the road and il died next morniny. No attempt had been made to relieve the cow <>t its .xm'lrr-

11 is \\'i r.-lilp s':ol t her ■ was no cvi delli-e that liel'i-adallt knew of till lii,s i 1 ion on the i-!.. as (lie const abb did not s] oak to him till the Ard. Tin ca-” would he dismissed. AN IN DICTA PEP CilAiiCi:. William (hath”. Muir was elmryei with lory iny a (he(|Ue for £2A am eausiliy I). I.h'yd to treat il a- y; <■ 11 nir.e; with ferycry of a eheipie lor £2." and ean-iny T. la, k to treat il aye II it i lie ami IMrtller with, hv mean- el fa be proton: e. old ain ev.ul- \al tied a! £| f>- ltd and £2'i 10- Id in ehaiiyc from D. Lloyd and yoods value I ,d £d Id- (id and CIA ,s (i,l in ,-lia nye I,\ means of fa I - ■ protein c from Than,:'- F. Eoi-k yave evidence he "as a --ah small employed !,\ Haltcastein |:r.'s. Et'l. at Hokitika. Tim ac-

cused eani,■ into the shop ami hull;.'ht weeds iciiumerntedi of a valim of EA 12- i-1. In payment Im handed a oheoiie for £2A drawn bv das Hewer. IE- nave £IA 12- lid in <n-li in ilianyc to a i ,- u - ed . Al ■ used had fiei|!iently 1,,-,-u in the shop before and paid ra-h hul la- did net know hi- uanm. Il" -aid he had been (low'll Smith hush whaekiiiy. Wit lie-- did not know das. Hewer, hut Knew , f a family of that name in Sold Ii Wc-tlamt. David !!. Ido.vd del',,-:,I he was a sah.-man .niploycd hy ,W. McKay and Son. On ISih. April tlie neeilsi'd ea me to the shop. Did not know him then thmkiiiy he '"us -omcnim i'l-e----lie iiht a lias I yen,l- Oilma! ui £1 !'s lid.

lie tendered a t hejne for £2A in payment and £2A Id- Id in 'hanye was paid him. lie did nil. know a -Tax. Hewer. Hcrb-ri W. Ih ye,"-. mana'.mr lor llal-|Vll-1 -■ i,, Pro-, dopo -e.l Irn -aw m-ensed in the shop. When told the i he,pie wa- drawn h* II"".'!'. Im Pmk it as till ndo I,lie,Alim: ef llm latnilv of that uanm. Tim .'I "as Collated taler I hl'ouyli t!m National and ri turirnd. uni rked '‘an account. I -on.i rd II I'd.lll, dep-”i he wu-s Ichnrke-P"!' al He Rank "! .V /. at llokiiika A 1 In"! im for £:.’•"> drawn |, v ,|as. I lewer eutim from Ihe Nat imial Han!-. No <am "( the name ~i da-. | |e"er has an wmilid in the Rank of X.Z. at Hokitika. Tim ehe,pm "as relumed “no vcount". It was a stale , inspm dated April EAtlt.. Ed'dK On April 22m1. re.-r, i-d allot her elie'|Ue In' ooy drawn hv da-.. Ilewir pn.vahle to Williams. Hoili appeared f“ |„, ,n the same lia nd writ i ny. dhe .satin' remarks apply to both cheques. Tlnnv is an lu-eount in the name <>l dohn Hewer sear. (',,|i-table Uouyherty ya ve evidence of arrest iny m eu-ed. On simrehtny him found tS Os Hd. Eater he mmlc a s|atennoit ami spyimd it. \,-, e.-e,l pleaded yitilty to all (haryes and was mmmiUed to the Supreme C. urt at liokit i!;a in dune. Rail was allowed. Self in £1(0 and two sureties ~f LAD eaeli.