THE COURTS.

Timaru Herald, Volume CXXIII, 14 April 1926, Page 12

THE COURTS.

ALLEGED THEFT FROM ’ EMPLOYERS.

By’ ' ‘ . GBiivkoUTH, April 12. At .= the Magistrate's Court, Bert Somerville ' .Neipir, Jute Greymouth manager,'- ior-'the- linn oi- AV llsoii.- aml Cantafm, was' charged pt various lunomfts totalling £oi4 8s ocl lroiii Ills employers,- between October 1923 • and Mureh said it was alleged that accused had. drawn ‘tlio, liibney ; for personal use from his' employers’ account on the National Bank, whereon he was. only, eiititlcd to operate in the firm’s interests, and in order to coyer up his actions lie liad sent fictitious ciedit notes to tile firm’s head office, purport-, ing to show the money was to pay for certain produce allegedly received. Leonard deed Manning, the firm s branch ■ inspector, deposed that credit notes'amounting to £074. 8s sd' were received, ljufc witnesses iiivcstisfiitioiis revealed that the business had not been transacted. Witness interviewed accused, who admitted the inUgulantC< Evide»ce was given by creditors of accused as to receipt of cheques, tlioy denying ever selling any hides or skins to the hi m. • . . ■ , , ~ Detective March said accused told him ho wished to clear up the whole matter, aixl made a statement, Which was put in. Accused’ pleaded not guilty, and was committed for triili' bail being fixed at £•500. V-. ~....... MOTORISTS ACQUITTED. By T«leer*pli—rr«s» 4 »«<icl|ilion. DANNFA'IRKE, April 12, George Paris iiiul Archibald Ernest Johnson were before the Magistrate’s Court, the former charged with negligently driving a motor-ear, and the latter -with assisting Paris in negligent’ driving. The charges' arose out of a motor accident in' High Street on the ! evening of Eobruary 0, -when » car owned by Johnson and driven by Paris met with a mishap, and George Lawrv a- passenger...therein, received . injuries front which ho. -subsequently died.. j After hearing. evidence Justices of the Peace dismissed the informations. BREAKING AND ENTERING. By Telegraph—Press >ssc elation. ELTHAM, April 13. Frederick Gear (23), labourer, married, with three of a family pleaded guilty to a charge of breaking and entering a house on Mountain Road, on the afternoon of March 29, and was committed to Wellington for; sentence. Accused was surprised by the return of the owner, add scrambled out of : the window and ran away. Nothing was missed from the house. Accused had previous convictions against, him for theft, when ho was granted probation. “EMBEZZLING” WINE. By Teleirrnph—Press. Association. AUCKLAND, April 13. Two fireinen mn the steamer Kaikorai, George Norman Godfrey (25) and Sydney Oils (38), pleaded guilty in the* Police Court to embezzling six cases of wine, valued at £2O, while the vessel was on the way from Adelaide to Auckland. Chief Detective Cummings said accused took u cases from the bold , to their quarter. , and when they had drunk the wine, threw the bottles out of the port holes. The Magistrate, Mr , Hunt, ordered accused to make restitution ot the wine, and sentenced each man to 14 days’ imprisonment. A GAMBLING. HOUSE. By Telegraph—Press Association. TK KUI IT, April 13. At the Magistrate’s Court tins morning, Norman Lsaiu Cole, and William Alfred .Cole, owners of a fish shop and restaurant in- Te Kuiti, were charged with keep’ng a common gaming house. William pleaded guilty, counsel contending that Norman only acted for his brother, William was fined £SO, in default two months’ imprisonment, and Norman £lO, or one mouth. “SOUVENIR HUNTING.” By TeU-eraph—Pres* A*soeiation CHRISTCHURCH, April 13. Arthur Blackburn was fined £ls this morning for stealing an aeroplane : magneto, the property of the Go- : vemment. Tlie case arose out of, the souvenir ; hunting after the fatal aeroplane smash on -March 17. Counsel said that if all souvenir hunters had been brought to Co 111‘t there would 'be a, crowd of 50 c r i 60.