THE COURTS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 120, 18 June 1909, Page 2

THE COURTS.

RAILWAY MEX JX TUOI/RLE. 'Aeiegmpn.—j'ruas Association. Core, Last Xight. Iwo young men in the Railway 1) • partmeni appeared before Mr. Kenriek, I S.JK, to-day charged with being eon- | cer.jed in tiieft from railway trucks. | Francis William Shepherd, 20 vears ot age, wan charged with nLealing from a railway carriage a I I'linlon one ba««- of sugar and one box of butter, of the total value o| ,t;;t 2s 1 Id, the property of the Department, lie pleaded guilty, and was lined in default fourteen days' imprisonment. On a further charg/of the theltof a tin of biscuits accused was ordered to come up for sentence when called upon, on condition that he paid the deficiency on the goods. Leslie Wilson, aged •>(), was charged with receiving goods, knowing them to hi* stolen. Accused iiad used some oi the butter and sugar slolen by Shepherd, and did not report, the Matter as "lie did not like J to give a pal away." The .Magistrate said it was unfortunate that Wilson was in such a position. He could not be altogether acquitted, however, and would be lined 40s. Representations will be made to the Department regarding Wilson's case.

] i-lkoal sale ok \aqvok. Oainavu. I">ast yight. Hutchison. S..\F.. lined Walter Thurlow. of a billiard saloon, and costs I'm - illt'ually litjuor. Thuriow, u lion pleading. denied the al]e»ation, The Magistrate. referring to this and oilier cases', said a feature of the sale of liquor was that it was sold mainly to more lads and hoy*. It was a disgusting and shocking feature of the liquor trade here.