MAGISTRATE'S COURT

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10596, 30 March 1912, Page 7

MAGISTRATE'S COURT

WASIIKTOX—FRIDIY. (BeforoMr L. 6. R«id, S.M.) JUVENILE OFFENDER, ■ A lad was charged with .pealing at Lansdowne a quantity of apples, the property of Mr J).. K."Logan. Mr Cullen" appeared for tho boj'j and stated ■that he liad been sent to the Main Trunk line to the care of his parents. Tho. charge wast admitted. BL-LAW~CASES. Reginald Pinhey, cab-proprietor, was charged wifh allowing his cab to stand;for.hire, ; .a-t: a.plac.e.on* Borough ed that'he was waiting for a'passenger «nd was. not seeking,a fair. Tho;' charge was dismissed. ' Wm. Whittakcr, for driving without a. light was fined 5s and costs 7s. Joseph Brenerj who was caught at ■night time riding an unliglitcd bicycle, Avas fined 5s and costs 7s. DRUNKENNESS. A first offender was fined os for drunkenness, with the usual alternative. ALLEGED FORGERY. George Allen, for whom Mr La very appeared, was charged with having forged and uttered a cheque for £5, at, Wellington, en January. 2nd, 191 L 'He was remanded to Wellington, bail being allowed on his own reeognis-' anco of £2o, and two sureties of £25 each. ALLEGED SLY GROG. Christopher Carr, who did not .appear, was charged with sly-grog ingMr Lavery said that ho understood thaVhe was to be instructed in this case, but for some reason defendant had not put in an appearance. His Worsb ip adjourned the hon r.in £ of-sthe chargo to April 12th.

VAGRANCY. Mr Cullen appeared on behalf of a young man named Andrew P. Findlay, who had come to the Mastsrton races and been arrested on a chargo of vagrancy—being without, lawful visible means of support. Ho pleaded not guilty. Detectives Andrews and Waldeti said that accused habitually consorted with convicted thieves and other criminals, and had been convicted of an ofFihce v 'at'AiuMdaiid; .quite , ■> K . ..Accused pleaded .that; he had beenV in ill-health for some. tim.e," < and-, had: been ordered to take a-holiday^Since then he had been travelling about.-He had been Avorking up till'the end of February. Accused's brother, for whom ho had been working, said ho was willing to take accused into his employ again at Palmcrston North if he were given a chance 1 . . His Worship said that, in view of accused's record, ho thought it a case for a conviction, and he recorded ?> conviction accordingly, and sentenced accused to seven days' imprisonmentin Wellington gaol.