COURT NEWS.

Hokitika Guardian, 30 November 1928, Page 1

COURT NEWS.

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-->3 4 “.«% 4 ’i** , XU, > (.>1 •etulWf** (By Telcgra])h—Press Association). WELLINGTON. Nov. 29. William Montgomery Senile, motor driver. 35, admitted at tli'* Police Court, to being intoxicated whilst ii: charge of a lorry. Accu.seds employer. and two City TraHie Inspectors testilied to Ids good clmr actor, and iiie employer said h<* would continue to employ Seaife if the license were not caneelled. Counsel said that Seaife had been wounded in the ankle in tlx* war and it would he difficult for him to obtain other employment as a manual labourer. Accused was paying £2 a week oli’ a house, and would pi-ibably have to default in the payments and lose a. considerable equity in the house, if the license were cancelled. The fact that accused had been paying off such a sum showed he walnut in tlie habit of wasting money on drink. Air Page imrosed a fine ol £2 r > and allowed a month to pay.

A LAST CHANCE. AUCKLAND. Nov. 29. The theft of five cheques, of a total value of £SO. belonging to heemployer, was admitted by William Frederick Davorne. aged 24. in Hie Police Court.

i. The police said that accused wa c employed as clerk, and instead of paying cheques to the hank he cashed them himself, and went to Sydney. Last February ho wrote from Sydnev to his employer regarding the mntt°" and suhsequentlv returned to Am 1 ' land and gave himself up to the pol''-‘ ! without a warrant for arrest, havi’m ito he executed. lie had been plac-1 Oil probation for tw<> vairs for theft in 1923. and the Probation Officer said la l had done very well during that period. The Magistrate. Mr [Pant, said tlml under the circumstances accused world 1,0 given tt last chance. He would given three years probation, and ordered to make restitution of the

KAi.SE PRETENCE-. WANG A NCI. Nov. tin. \f|er two days and two nights, the hearing of 2A charges of false tenees. forgery, uttering and the::, against George Robert Hitch, the s M m of £20*.0 being involved, concluded tonight. when, after a retirement of C'" l u ,ors. the jurv returned at ILIA p.m. with a verdict of guilty on six eliav,r,.s of false pretences, one ef forgery, and one of uttering, and not guilty on the charges of theft. Sentence was deferred until Saturday morning.