INGLEWOOD.

Taranaki Daily News, 13 June 1922, Page 6

INGLEWOOD.

MAGISTRATE’S COURT. THE MONTHLY SITTING. (From Our Own Correspondent.) j June 12. ; The monthly sitting of the Magistrate’s Court was held at Inglewood today, before Mr. A. M. Mowlem, S.M. THEFT AND RECEIVING. Laurence G. Bullott pleaded guilty to a charge of stealing eleven bed sheets from the premises of the Inglewood Hotel, and George Blackburne pleaded guilty on a charge of receiving the goods knowing them to have been stolen. The cases were taken together, both I accused electing to bqj dealt with summarily. Neither was represented by counsel. Blackburne said he had a “few in” and did not know what he was doing, “and his was what 1 got.” Bullott also pleaded that he had been irinkino- and did not know what he was doing. He was sorry for what he had done. Constable Longbottom said that recently upwards of £5O worth of various goods had been stolen from the hotel premises. He knew nothing against either acccused. The Magistrate to Bullott: This is not the first drink you have had? t Bullott: No, but it will be the last. Both accused were convicted and admitted to probation for six months, each to take out a prohibition order against himself and restore the goods to the rightful owner. RAILWAY CROSSING INCIDENT. Frank Hollands was charged under the railway by-laws with driving a vehicle across the Durham Road railway crossing at a speed greater- than a walking Constable Longbottom said Hollands had been concerned in a collision, the engine of a train striking his cart and ; smashing it to pieces. Holland narrowly escaped losing his life. j “ Hollands pleaded guilty. He said he , was slightly deaf and did not hear the train approaching. ; His Worship said Hollands had al-1 ready paid a severe penalty and ordered him to pay the Court costs. UNREGISTERED FIREARMS. Charles 0.. Robegrts was charged on cwo counts with being in possession of unregistered firearms —a shotgun and a pea rifle. On the first charge defendant was convicted and fined £1 with costs 7s, and on the second he was convicted and fined 10s, with costs 7s. CIVIL CASES. A. E. Surrey, timber merchant, sued J. Atkinson for payment -for a water trough made, allegedly to an order by Atkinson. Defendant’s objection to paying the claim was that the trough had not been ordered and was not up to his requirements. After hearing the evidence, His Worship held that the plaintiff at least must have understood that an order was given and gave judgment for plaintiff for £5 5s and costs £2 Ils 6d. Judgment for plaintiff by default was given in the following undefended cases: George Ackland v. C. G. Julian and Julian, £53 0s 8d (costs £4 Ils 6d); C. A. Robinson v. A. Woodward, £3 13s lid (costs £1 J’2s 6d) ; same v. F. Hickey, £2 16s 4d (costs £1 6s Gd); William Brassell v. R. H. Lett, £3 14s 3d (costs £1 3s 6d); same z v. Lett and Foster. £l5 Ils 3d (costs £2 14s); Inglewood County Council v. W. H. H. Yotuig, £3O 17s Sd (costs £3 Is 6d) In judgment summons cases J. H. Robson, at the suit of A. E. Surrey, was ordered to pay £6 18s 3d forthwith, in default seven days’ imprisonment, the warrant to be suspended for one month after thef. service of the order. The same debtor was ordered to pay the Inglewood County Council £4 16s 7d forthwith, in default five days’ imprisonment, the warrant to bo suspended until six weeks after the service of the order.