HAWERA.

Taranaki Daily News, 7 September 1921, Page 4

HAWERA.

MAGISTRATE’S COURT. (From Our Own Correspondent.) 1 September 6. A sitting of the Hawera Magistrate’s Court was held at Hawera to-day, Mr. A. M. Mowlem presiding. » BY-LAW CASES. J. Hawker, for leaving a motor-ear after sunset without a light, was fined 10s and 7s costs. G. A. Herbert, for riding a motorcycle along Princess Street with the number obscured, was fined 10s and 7s costs. H. Fryer, for driving a horse and cart round the corner of Glover Road and Princess Street, was lined £1 and 7s costs.

R. J. Tiddey, for driving a vehicle without lights, was lined £1 and 7s costs. C. 8. Smith, for leaving a car after sunset without lights, was fined £1 and 7s costs.

W. A. Jellyman, for driving a horse and cart along High Street without lights, was fined 10s and 7st costs. K. Pourangi (Mr. Taylor), for leaving a car unattended, was fined 10s and 12s costs.

Robert H. Jones, for driving a motor car with the number obscured, was fined 10s and costs. 8. R. Taylor, for failing to attend drill on July 20, was convicted and discharged.

CIVIL CASES. Judgment by default for plaintiffs was delivered in the following eases: B. R. Long v. J. Edwards, £4 and £2 17s Od costs; same v. Kepa Hameka, £2 10s and £2 Ss Od costs; A. Parkinson and Co. v. John Neilson, £4 14s and £1 I®B Od costs; Clement Ashby Penfold v. Henare Waka, £1 I'ls and £1 2s costs; Francis Gillanders v. A. Nishett, £4 17s lid and £1 7s Od costs; B. R. Long v. Mrs. Tataurangi, £l5 and £2 19s costs; Edward Taylor v. W. Vivian, £7 10s and £1 10s Cd costs; Francis Gillanders v. Albert Jackson, £l7 14s 9d and £2 10s costs; Bennett and Sutton v. J. W. Kavanagh, £43 Ils Cd and £3 4s Gd costs; A. H. Shaw v. P. Hunt, £2 19s lid and £1 3s Gd costs'; E. E. Wells v. L. 11. Wilson, £l2 17s M and £2 14s costs- W. A. Parkinson and Co., Ltd., v Simon Jones, £5 8s and £1 10s Od costs; Jones and Peters V. Charles Erie Pearson, £7 Is lOd and £1 10s bd costs. In judgment summons cases the following orders were made:—J. Chambers and Son v. R. Morrison, £6l 4s 2d, defendant being oruered to pay the amount claimed forthwith, in default two fnonths’ imprisonment, the warrant to be suspended on payment of £5 per month; 11. Edgar v. Jesse Jackson, £9 12s, defendant to pay forthwith, in default ten days, warrant to be suspended for seven days; Bennett and Sutton v. H. L. Martin, £3l 14s, defendant to pay the amount in default 28 days’ imprisonment, warrant to be suspended for one month; Geary Bros. v. Walter Harrison, £4 10s Gd, defendant to pay the amount forthwith in default five days’ imprisonment, warrant to be suspended for seven days; L. G. Gurd v. Jack Marriner, £2;> 15s lOd, defendant to pay the amount, forthwith, in default three weeks’ imprisonment, the warrant to be suspended if £5 per month is paid back; Pickering, Sagar and Leece v. C. I'. Smith, £6 IGs 9(1. defendant to pay the amount forthwith, in default seven days’ imprisonment.

SERIES OF THEFTS. ACCUSED COMMITTED FOR SENTENCE. Warfield Banfield Daniel, who was represented by Mr. Hore, with him Mr. Bailey, was charged on five counts of thefts of jewellery and money to a total value of £145 ss. Sergeant Henry, who prosecuted, said that accused and his wife arrived from the Old Country- at. the end of March, and took up their residence with a relative in Hawera. Ho the charges against Daniel. The whole of the jewellery, with the exception of one small piece, had been recovered, but none of the money had been recovered. When arrested, accused had admitted taking the jewellery. Evidence was heard in four of the cases, the fifth charge being adjourned until next week. The evidence showed that Daniel s chief thefts bad been at about the end of April, whilst staying at the boardin'* house of Mrs. Lilian Norfolk, of Hawera. Three of the other boarders had lost money and jewels, the latter being recovered by the police. Mrs. Lilian Norfolk gave evidence that various losses had been reported to her. Later accused had brought jewellery to her place for her sister, and had asked her not to say anything. Accused was never under the influence of liquor so that she could notice it. May Market gave evidence as to the money and jewellery which was taken from 'her box. She had the sum of £4O in monev in her box and several pieces of jewellery. The jewellery produced in Court was hers. With the money, the total value of her losses was £Bl. When accused and his wife came to stay at Mrs. Norfolk’s place lie took the room in which she had stayed, and she left her box containing the money and jewellery in her room. Erie Garret Beauchamp, another boarder at Mrs. Norfolk’s place, gave evidence as to losing £7 from a suit left in the house. Robert Charles Rutherford, who shared a room with the previous witness, gave evidence as to losing a five pound note from a wallet in a coat on or about April 29. Mrs. Isabcll Whiteford gave evidence that on July 11 accused had brought various articles of jewellery to her hotel at Patea, and had offered them to her for £6. She had purchased the jewellery, which was the same as that produced in Court. Accused stated that he had bought the jeweller;, from emlgrants on board ship. Maisie Constance Lang, a waitress at tlie Excelsior boarding house, Patea, said that accused was proprietor of the boarding house. About six weeks ago he gave witness a ring. The rings produced in Court were there he had shown her to choose one from. He also lent her a gold lady’s (produced). The police interviewed her on August 30, and after they left accused asked her to go to Hawera for him and to ask Miss Market not' to identify “the goods.” . After further evidence had been beard, accused pleaded guilty to four charges, and was committed for sentence to the Supreme Court at New Plyuoutb.