MAGISTRATE’S COURT

Ashburton Guardian, Volume 48, Issue 156, 13 April 1928, Page 5

MAGISTRATE’S COURT

BREACH OF PROBATION. ARREARS OF PAYMENTS. REMAND TO PAY AMOUNT.

i The Ashburton Magistrate’s Court j sat to-day, Mr C. R. Orr Walker, • S.M., presiding. 5 Henry Blackwell (Mr W. H. Woods) . was charged with having failed to , comply with the conditions of his probation. He pleaded guilty. Senior-Sergeant H. Martin said that

accused had been placed on probation for three years for forgery and uttering, and a similar term for another offence. He bad been ordered to. pay certain sums weekly, but was most indifferent about his obligations. He had been warned when he was mixed up in several disturbances. There was a sum of £2l owing by him, and he was spending his money in liquor and on motor cycles. He had failed to report to the Police. Mr Woods said he had been instructed in the case only at 10.30 to-day. Accused was working now, but had been out of work. He had been wprlcing over 20 miles from Ashburton, and could not get to town easily. Mr Woods suggested the adjournment of the case for 3. month, in which time accused could payi off a. good deal of the sum

owing. Accused said he was earning £5 a week in fine weather, with a threshing plant. The Magistrate said accused appeared to be treating the matter with contempt. If he persisted in this attitude he would be sent before the Supreme Court Judge who placed him orn probation, and he would be sentenced to a term in gaol. Accused was remanded till May 18, to allow him to make up his payments, and was released on bail at £25.

Liquor Without an Order. James Lewis Baxter, Timaru, was charged with having sold liquor intended- to go to Ashburton, without having a signed order, and with having failed to notify the Clerk of the Court of his intention to send in liqour.

Mr R. Kennedy pleaded guilty to the first charge and not guilty to the second charge. Evidence was given to show that the liquor was sent on the strength of a telegram from one of defendant’s regular customers.

Mr Kennedy said defendant had done all he could to comply with the Act. Defendant had ‘no fixed address as he was a hawker. The liquor, did not reach him after being sent to the railway station, and was returned to •the sender.

Defendant was fined £2 and 10s costs on the first charge, and ordered to pay 10s costs on the second.

An Unregistered Rifle. Charged with being in possession of an unregistered rifle, Norman DouglasGray pleaded not guilty. He pleaded guilty to having delivered a rifle to another person without a permit. Evidence was given by Senior-Ser-geant Martin, who said the police only wanted the confiscation of the rifle. Defendant was convicted and discharged on both charges, and the rifle was ordered to he confiscated.

Tresspass on Premises. Andrew Purdie pleaded guilty to having trespassed on his wife’s premises during the currency of a separation order. Senior-Sergeant Martin said defendant had been warned several times to keep away, but would not. He had gone to his wife’s place and had smashed up some things. He had followed her about. Defendant was convicted and ordered to come up for sentence when called upon.

Civil Business. Judgment for plaintiff by default was given in each of the following cases:— E. J. and E. S. McDowell (Mr C. G. de C. Drury) v. C. A. Fletcher and G. Smith, £26, costs £4 7s 6d; R. Totty .(Mr G. C. Nieoll) v. W. Sutton, £3 16s 6d, costs £1 15s 6d; Ashburton Electric Power Board (Mr Nieoll) v. W. R. Keen, £3 8s 3d, costs £1 12s 6d.