POLICE COURT.

Auckland Star, Volume LVII, Issue 133, 7 June 1926, Page 7

POLICE COURT.

(Before Mr, J. W. Poynton, S.M.) IMPOSED ON A WOMAN. The charges that William James Trainor (27) had to answer were for obtaining, on May 12, 2/6, and on May 13 3/, Irom Violet Ryan, by falsely representing that he had £20 to his credit in the Post Office Savings Bank. He pleaded guilty. Chief Detective Cummings said that Trainor went to a refreshment room in Newmarket with his head bandaged up. He told the woman that he was a racing motor cyclist from Australia, and that he had been injured in a motor smash with Percy Coleman at Blandford Park. He added that he was getting soma money on the following day, and that he had £20 in the bank. Accused was given 2/6 on May 12 and 3/ on the following day. Accused had been on probation before. Trainor said that at the time he had been drinking. He did not intend to defraud the woman, and was going to refund the money. He had a job to go to, and desired a chance. Mr. Poynton remarked that accused had been given chances before, and sentenced him to seven days' imprisonment. The sum of 5/6 found on accused waa ordered to be refunded to the woman. BREACH OF PROBATION. Stanley Bradford Baker (26) pleaded guilty to a charge of failing to comply with the terms and conditions of his release on probation. Mr. W. J. Campbell, Probation Officer, stated that Baker was placed on two years' probation on December 1, 1924, for false pretences, and was ordered to make restitution of £40. Only £12 10/ had been paid, and Baker had failed to report since January. Inquiries were made for him, and he was arrested on Saturday. Baker told the magistrate that he had been ill lately and out of work. Mr. Poynton told him that the Probation Officer was kind-hearted and always anxious to assist probationers. If accused was ill he only had to write to Mr. Campbell. "I did not try to get out of making restitution. I went away on a ship and came back here again. I could have got away to the States had I wished," said Baker. Chief Detective Cummings: It is a nitv you didn't. " r . However, the magistrate agreed to give Baker another chance, adjournino the matter for three months and tellinl accused that if he did not make good he would be sent up to Mount Eden. On a further charge of disobeying a maintenance order Baker was sentenced to six months imprisonment, the warrant to be suspended so long as he pay. 05/ per week. * *' ' PROBATION FOR FIRST OFFENDER. Frank Clark (21) made his first appearance in Court when he pleaded guilty to steahng £5, the property of Jack McKae. Acting-Detective Power said that accused saw complainant place a packet containing the £5 in his pocket. Ha afterwards waited for an opportunity and took the money out. Previously accused's character had been quite satisfactory. Mr.Brvce Hart, on behalf of Clark, stated that Clark and 3lcßae had been in the habit of lending each other money. Accused admitted taking the money, but said that he intended to tell Mcßae that he did so. He had never been in any trouble before. Accused was placed on twelve months' probation.