MAGISTRATE’S COURT

New Zealand Times, Volume XLIV, Issue 10275, 9 May 1919, Page 7

MAGISTRATE’S COURT

YESTERDAY'S PROCEEDINGS SEAMAN WANTS HIS DISCHARGE. ’Mr F. V. Frazer, S:M.,-''preaided over yesterday’s sitting of the Magistrate’s Court. Arri Arthur Kama, an articled seaman on the Terpsichore, was sent to jail for two days, and ordered to forfeit two days’ pay, for disobeying the lawful commands of the captain. The defendant said ho had, joined the vessel on the understanding . that he was to he allowed to sign off the articles in New Zealand. The master of the Terpsichore said he did not desire to retain the defendant on the ship, but he could not secure the services of a man to replace him. He would ho willing to sign Kama off, hut the consent of the shipping authorities could not he obtained. The magistrate said that he had explained the position to the accused on a previous occasion, and hp must have understood it. The only conclusion the court could come to was that Kama was trying to get behind the captain Of the ship or the court. ' THEFT AT BELMONT.

Magnus Oornick Bain, • eighteen years of age, pleaded guilty to stealing a gold watch-chain, silver match-box, medal, and a coat and vest, to the value of £l4, on March Bth. _ Acting-Sub-Inspoctor Emcreon said the accused and another youth named Howard ran away from the Weraroa Training Farm on March 6th. They went to Belmont, and, according to the accused, called at the residence of a Mr Dudley Stuart Tate for the purpose of procuring food. Finding there was nobody at homo, Bain wont into the premises and took the missing property from a wardrobe. Howard tried the clothing on, and found the garments were too large for him. Instead of returning them, they wore hidden on the hillside. The jewellery was in a coat pocket. The youths were arrested at Lower Hutt, and subsequently sent back to Weraroa. Bain, who was afterwards licensed out at Shannon, was interviewed regarding the theft, and, acknowledged that he was the guilty person. Constable Swan accomr panied the accused to Belmont, and the latter pointed out where the articles were hidden. The jewellery was not damaged, but the clothing had suffered by exposure to the weather. The magistrate stated that Bain had been before the Juvenile Court at Dunedin, and later ho appeared on six charges of theft. Evidently his detention at the Weraroa Training Farm had not had the desired effect. He would ho convicted and sentenced to not more than three years’ reformative treatment. The magistrate also recommended that ho bo sent to tbo special reformatory at Invercargill. A MISSING MOTOR-CAR. Charles Edward Rossitcr Ruddick, who, on Wednesday, pleaded guilty to stealing a Ford motor-car at Wanganui, was before tbo court to answer a further charge of stealing a Ford motor-car at Wellington on'March Hth last. Tbo stolen vehicle was - the property of Mr Ernest Smith Baldwin, patent agent, and was valued at £2do. Chief-Detective Boddatn prosecuted on behalf of the police. The owner of the car stated that on March 11th ho left his car on the

parking stand in'Hunter street about 9 o’clock irfthe'morning,,, pnd on-goifig! for it at 5,50 ‘o’block"’iff ’the opening, the vehicle, was missing. The registeretl number on the car when ho left.it was WN. 1814. On April 18th ho recognised his car in Grey street. It was in thb" ptfksfeasion "of aMr Hoby. Hie registered number had been altered to P. 137, and the hood had been painted, Abouir -£4 worth of tools wore missing. He had no doubt as to the car being his. property James Augustine Ryan, storekeeper, ■ Tinakofi road, -«aid -.he->'pliad-» ki:ovv ll Ruddick as h .‘customer-at-his shop for over two ->yoars. About > the > end of. March lasU'ho 1 Saw ’Roddick driving a h vo-sc a ter Eord 'car;’ and ;a day :or -two later the hocused came into witness s shop ,to purchase a tin of benzine. Ruddick volunteered the information, that the car ■ belonged to a particular friend of his named Bysouth, who ha a given him -permission to Usee it 'as' a taxi or to.'sell* lb-on 'his own.‘behalf. Witness inquired ''.what’:'the-owner; would sell for, 'and 1 the accused replied that he thought dhs price was £125, but be would communicate with Bysouth, and a&certaifl the lowest figure he '.would"! BU^ a * qtiently inform(?d witness that- 3}- 1 south would sell.for.£loo,cash. Wit,: ness remarked that it was a low priooc provided the«oar was in good order, and being assured that it_, was, ho made out a cheque for £IOO in favour of Bysouth;;l,.The, cheque was pressed, and some days later- the accused brought it back. He said Bysouth was in the country, and,- being unable: to cash the cheque, he returned it, whereupon witness gave the accused cash. Hie car was afterwards sold hy witness to a Mr Percy Withers for £loo. Prior to delivery it was in a yard belonging to witness, and while there tae accused painted the hood. ■ On learning that the car had been stolmv. ho t’a-j funded the purchase money to.'Withers,: and had lost '£3!2S.' . Percy Withers, tasi-propnetor, said he purchased’ a Ford motorcar from 1 Mr Ryan for ’ £lss’ ond; resold it .to a Mr Hoby for £IBO. - \ Arthur Hubert Hoby, dentist, deposed to purchasing..a motor-cwimfrom the. previous witness for tho,£lol> on April : Bth The car was advertised for sale by Withers-who had sincejefunded the purchase mohby. “ . Detective-Sergeant Andrews said he arrested the, accused on May. Ist. Huddick who gave the name of Graham,, admitted having sold a. Ford car to Mr Hyan for £IOO. The oar, he said, belonged to a man named Bysouth,' who, had gone to Dannevirke. The accused, added that .lie gave the pprphase money to Florence. Bysonth Owrknpy place, and a receipt, .was.,produced signed Lily Bysouth. ..The directories had been, searched, but.Jtbe._p.aiae Bysouth did not appear,-,i,P .titeiJtv. , Tho accused v who pleaded not guilty, was committed^'to the Supremo Court for trial. ~ , A YOUTH IN TROUBLE.

Major Ivan- UHng “16- years of age, who had escaped ■ -from - tlio- -Wefaroa Training Farm,-and- who,--according to Chief-Dctootivo Boddam', had made übo of his liberty to commit an act of theft, was charged ■ with' breaking -and • on torin g the dwellinghouso of' John Frew, 66, Tinakorr •. road- - -on May 2nd, and stealing two -watches,- two ' rings, a brooch, a greenstone pendant,- a kewpie pendant,. a silver matchbox, a pnrse, comb and case, a pair of boots, a pair of trousers, a coat and vest, a pair of socks;- and £3 in money, to a total value; of, £2O ;. on May ,sth. breaking and entering a whnfo at Parapa-, raumn and stealing a pair of trousers and a rainproof coat valued at £l,- the property of Thomas-Easton; - and with the theft of- a- motor-cycle, ■ valued at £4O, at Paokaknriki on May sth, the property of Francis Richard Hotter. The accused, on the application of

the police, was remanded for a week, i Jf-tr ' 'CIVIL;:CASSBUV“i ; In the following ; undefended xlvfl ’ cases judgment was given lor plaintiff by default:—Commercial Agency, Ltd., and Bing Harris and Co., Ltd. v. W. J. Stevens £34 15s Id, costs £2 14s; Haroourt and Co. v., Gabriel Elliott . £3B 11s Hd, costs £3 ss; Magnus San- 1 derson and Co. ,Ltd, v. j. Ollivor £26 16s 9d, costs £3 3sp W. Mills and Co., Ltd. v. George Remington £8 0s sd, costs £1 9s 6d; Harry R. Morris v. , John Reginald Welsby £5 7s:lod;t costß £1 9s 6d ; Public Trustee, as executor of . he will of Ernest Gallagher v. Alfred Cadman £BS 16s 4d, cods £5: OoTgrova Tea Company v. W. Ware £8 14s 9d, costs. 19s ; same v. G. R. Wilkinson £3 i 14s.Sd, costs 13s; same v. Mrs Charles . Oliver 15s, costs 10s; Mayer and Kean v. W. Berry 19s 3d, costs. ss; same v. ; Rouse, Black and Son £1 19s 6d, costs ss. .A" -

CLAIMS FOR POSSESSION

--.vN.' Tozer was/ordered, to. deliver! up possession of a’ tenement to , .George Burt and to pay £25 12s rent; Miilicont Toms is to pay Wilhelm Farqu- ( har Bggers £4 5s with costs £1 14s and give. up possession of a property; and Alexander Lister is to giro up possession of a tenement and pay Thomas Dyea. Haycock £ls rent and £2 6s ■ costs.',