MAGISTRATE'S COURT

New Zealand Times, Volume XLIV, Issue 10282, 17 May 1919, Page 10

MAGISTRATE'S COURT

YESTERDAY’S PROCEEDINGS.

Mr E. Page, S.M., presided over yesterday’s sitting of the Magistrate’s Court,

Waiter Richard Leary, who was stated to be “queer” in his head, was remanded for a week on a charge of being found in a helplessly drunken condition. The accused when arrested was making endeavours to climb lamp-posts. Samuel Thomas Sweetlove, who was found guilty of stealing a flask of whisky valued at ssj the property or Percy Rogers, was lined £3, in default to be imprisoned for 14 days. Jabez Ryder, for casting offensive matter on the footpath, was fined £2. Albert Bergstrom, a seaman on the ship Terpsichore, was charged with being absent without leave, and with disobeying the lawful commands of the captain. The master of the vessel said the accused had been absent from the ship oh several occasions. If it was possible witnes would like to pay the man off. This could not be done, as the socused is a foreigner. On the first charge Bergstrom was convicted and sent to jail for 14 days, and on the second two days’ imprisonment was imposed. John Abel Brodin, cook on. the Terpsichore, admitted being absent from the ship without leave. .Brodin said he had no intention of being absent, but ho was in need of medxal attentian and went to procure it. it was shown that- the accused had been drinking and ho was convicted and" ordered to forfeit two days’ pay. W. i'indlayson, who was discovered on the licensed premises of the Wellington Hotel during prohibited hours, was lined £2, with 7s costs. J. Campbell, who was found on the premises of the New Commercial at an early hour in the morning, was fined 10s and costs. PILLAGED CARGO.

A charge of stealing a hub and set of spokes, belonging to a motor-cycle was preferred against George Edwards, a carter.

Acting Snh-Inspeotor Emerson said that the stolen goods were part of the cargo of the Bessa, The goods had been stored in J shed on the wharf and the accused was employed by the firm that did the carting. On May Ist Edwards went to a cycle dealer named Boucher and offered him some bicycle parts. Boucher bought the articles for 10s, and being suspicious asked for a receipt. ,The accused gave one in the name of G. S. Smith, and put his address down as care of Curtis and Company, carriers. Boucher followed the accused up,. and finding that he got on to. a vehicle belonging to Munt, Cottrell and Company he asked for an explanation. Edwards then altered his address on the receipt to Munt, Cottrell and Company. The stolen articles were found to have been taken from a case consigned to Inglis Brothers, of Wellington,, and were valued at £2 6s. Plain—clothes Constable Tricklebank said that when the matter was reported to him he found that the accused and a man named Smith were employed bv Munt, Cottrell and Company, and each drove a pair of grey horses. Edwards said he found the articles on Waterloo quay, and not seeing an advertisement for them in the papers, he sold them to Boucher. His reason for giving a wrong name was that Boucher was suspicious. Mr G. W. Mellish, who appeared for the accused, said that Edwards had been foolish in giving a wrong name. He had picked the articles up and was seen to do so by a fellow-carter. The magistrate said ho could not inflict a fine in the case. The accused. ho would be convicted, was in a position of trust at the time, and he would be sentenced to 14 days’ imprisonment. OTHER CASES. Agnes Campion, who had committed four breaches of her prohibition order. was fined £2 and costs. Isaac Krencic, who pleaded guilty to a charge of failing to notify the Government Statistician as requred by the War Regulations, was fined £1 with costs 7s. For failing to attend cadet parades, Leonard Krapp and T. M. Lloyd were each convicted and fined £3, with 7s costs; George J. M. Johnson £2, with costs: and Victor D. Hall £5, with costs. Snmuel Vogel Mason, who admitted steading three fowls valued at 12s, the property of Clara Baylis, was fined £3 and ordered to pay £2 4s costs. Acting Sub-Inspector Emerson said that Mason had a week-end whare at Happy Valley. On April sth the defendant and a companion were seen walking between Island Bav and Happy Valley. They had evidently been drinking, .and Mason for some reason or other went into Mrs Baylis’s hen-roost. Hearing a noise, two .members of Mr Baylis’s household; went to .the fowlhouse and found three- fowls Iving dead. The birds, wore warm, and Mason was seen lying down oh a hill at the hack of the fowl run. -Annie McGuire, barmaid, employed at the Alhambra Hotel, was charged with supplying liquor to "a youth under 21 roars of age. Evidence was given by Sergeant Martin that he found a youth named Leo Bnlford sitting in tho bar of: the hotel-with a glass of liquor on Easter Monday. Bnlford did not appear to ho 21 years of age, and he stated he was 19 years and 8 months. Bulford admitted that he had informed the barmaid, previous to the arrival of the police, that he was of age. The defendant was convicted and fined -£1 with costs.

W. H. Owen was proceeded against for selling cigarettes after hours. A fine of £2 with 7s costs was imposed. Joseph Ryan, on a charge of assaulting Ba-mcs Rva.n, was convicted and discharged. Tho magistrate held that each party was equally to blame.