MAGISTRATE’S COURT

Manawatu Standard, Volume LVII, Issue 213, 9 August 1937, Page 4

MAGISTRATE’S COURT

IIEMAND GRANTED. Mr J. L. Stout, S.M., presided over the sitting of the Magistrate’s Court at Palmerston North to-day. E. A. Johnstone, aged 23. of no fixed abode, was charged that on Aiigust 3 at Napier, with intent to defraud, lie obtained £8 17s from Albert Jensen by falsely representing that a cheque for £l2 was a good and valid order. On the application of Detective Power, who stated that there was further inquiries to be made, accused was rein a.mled to appear at Wanganui on August IG. BY-LAW CASES. P. J. Fitzgerald, a farmer, of Bainease, was charged with driving a car in Broadway on May 15 without due care and attention. It was stated that defendant had suddenly backed hie car across the road from in front of the Regent Theatre, and had crashed into another parked on the opposite side of the road, doing damage estimated at £8 10s. He had then accelerated and gono off, but liis number had been tnleen. Defendant was fined £5, with £2 2s 6d costs, the Magistrate commenting that the penalty would have been smaller if he had not run away. For driving a car iat night without a tail-light, C. R. Anderson, of Marton, was fined 10s, with 10s costs. A similar penalty was inflicted on H. Parsons for riding an unlightcd cycle at night. LICENSING ACT. Found after haul’s on the licensed premises of the Central Hotel, H. F. Gray (Feilding), A. Millie and S. S. Street were each fined £2, with 10s costs. MAINTENANCE. Stated to be- £lO 10s in arrears on an order for the maintenance of two children, Wilfred Robert Murrell whs sentenced to twq, months’ imprisonment, the warrant to'be suspended as long as he complies with the current order of los weekly. Stated to be £l2 in arrears on an order for the maintenance of his wife, and £5 15s for his children, B. Barde-' bes, of Hamilton, was sentenced to two months’ imprisonment on the first charge and one month on the second, the warrants to be suspended os long as lie complies with the current orders and pays 10s weekly off the arrears on each. FOURTEEN DAYS’ GAOL. Charged with disorderly conduct while drunk at the Showgrounds entertainment hall on July 15, with assaulting two of the officials of the ball, George Thornton pleaded guilty. Senior-Sergeant Mclntyre stated that iat 11.30 p.m., during the progress of a school ball, Constable. Ward was called to a disturbance in the dance hall, but found that accused had disappeared. Accused had started a fight there and, when asked to leave, had refused. Officials forcibly ejected him, but he became violent and struck the doorkeeper and chairman of the school committee, stating that he would “punch everybody until lie got his money back.” However, he was overpowered until he cooled down. Accused was a “specialist at disorderly behaviour,” having had two previous convictions for this class of offence. Accused was sentenced to 14 days’ imprisonment, the terms to be concurrent. on en.-h charge of assault, and was fined £2, with 19s. costs, on the charge of disorderly behaviour.