MAGISTRATE’S COURT

New Zealand Times, Volume XLIV, Issue 10295, 2 June 1919, Page 3

MAGISTRATE’S COURT

SATURDAY'S CASES. At the sitting of the Magistrate’s Court on Saturday Alfred Holman, a fireman on the s.s. Pakeha, plepded not guilty U stealing two blankets valued at -E2 J’/s. the property of the Shaw, Savill ami Albion Company. Harry B. Pearce, Customs officer, said he saw tjia accused coming off the Pnkolm with a soldiers' bag in his possession Uu q ucst.oa ung Hoiman. the aoousv said he had blankets in the hag, and was taking them to a friend on the lonicThe accused stated that the articles 1 ad been given to him by a soldier as a recompense for doing his washing on the voyage.

Herbert James Davies, cuter steward of the Pakeha, said the blankets were U.< property of the Imperial Oovernment, and wore placed aboard the ship for tin uso of soldiers. On arrival back in England the company had to pay for all Ihe blankets that were short. Alter the in vious voyage of the Pakeha the com puny hud to pay for 288 blankets. The ncourod stated that the soldier win gave him the blankets had assured him .....a (uo artr.OxoS. it not handed in. would bo deducted from his pay, othei wise the gift would not have been accepted. Holman was fined JBI, with cosis in-. in default 72 hours’ imprisonment. AN t'N vvjtiL/vOMifci VrSITuR.

Sydney John Neison, an Australian, Oi akv t uuooiluva uirnttCu t. pl\>Xve»i»avAiai HOXHr, piedCUH 114 i. gCiiity U. a charge of being a rogue and vagabond.

Natnau Wollo stateu that the accuse,, came to 132, Taranaki street, wheno v u .HC .valued, .11 a.eO O C-.JCX Oil fllQi.. night and asked to go upstairs to see u bis wife was there. He was told he ta, made a mistake, and was eventually pei suaded to go away. - At 10.30 o clock tin. ladies, who resided in the house, riishci. down the stairs and stated that thoi. was a strange man on the premises. Vvii ness made an investigation and discover ed the accused, who explained ho i m looking for his wife in order to give In. a basket. Ho then went away and nit ness followed him down the street. Late, he was secured by a neighbour and haim ed over to a constable who had been sen. for. It was shown that Nelson, who cut. been Ociiuv ouun i;ws.u.*j on a mo., serious charge, was single. The magis trato convicted and remanded him foi sentence till June 7th in order that bi may bo placed under medical observn tion.