POLICE COURT.

Auckland Star, Volume LVII, Issue 251, 22 October 1926, Page 5

POLICE COURT.

(Before Mr. F. K. Hunt, S.M.)

CHASED IN A MOTOR CAR,

Last night about 9 o'clock James Alexander Henderson (28) was cycling along Great South Roau when a constable, observing that he had no light, called out "Where's your light?" Henderson, so Sergeant Calwell stated, used obscene language in reply and was chased in a motor car and caught. Accused, -who pleaded guilty to the charge of having used language, was fined £3, in default .;even days' imprisonment. "BE HONEST IS THE FUTURE." "Taking your own story, you should have known that you had no right to take wire which was worth £50. However, as you have not been in trouble before I will place you .on probation for 12 months, but be honest in the future," said Mr. Hunt to John George Coulson (32), who appeared for sentence on a charge of stealing a quantity of electric cable valued at £50, the property of the Auckland Electric Power Board. Yesterday, when accused appeared, lie stated that a linesman in the employed the board gave the cable to him. However, the linesman denied having told accused to take the cable. GIVEN CK2&IT. "On October 14 accused got a blank cheque and filled it in for £B. cashed it, obtaining £4 in money. He had no money in the bank at all." said Chief Detective Cummings referring to James Maloney, an elderly man, who pleaded guilty to obtaining £4 from John Preston by means of a valueless cheque drawn at Raetihi on the Bank of New Zealand. Maloney, stated the chief detective, had been once declared an habitual criminal, but he had gone straight since coming out of gaol n 1920. He was failing in health. "Oh, well. I will give you credit for going straight for six years," said the magistrate, in prohibiting Maloney and orderng him to come up for sentence whea called upon. J SENT TO BORSTAL INSTITUTE. Hazel Mary Carswell (25) appeared for sentence on a number of charges of hayI ing obtained goods from city business I firms by false pretences, as well as for failing to comply with the terms and conditions of her release on probation.

Cheif Detective Cummings said that the worst feature of the case was that accused had telephoned one firm stating that she was the wife of a well-known doctor and required some flowers. These were sent her.

Mr. Hunt said that accused had done a great deal of harm by giving the name of people cl.c did not even know and ordering good* over the telephone. She was at present on probation and the only thing to do would be to detain Garswell in the Borstal Institute for a period not exceeding two years. RECENT ARHIVAL "DOING WELL." Leslie Henry George Sealey (26) admitted having deserted the s.<i. Athenic at Wellington on April 8 last, while he also pleaded guilty to a charge of having , stolen a letter containing the sum of £1.

It was stated by the chief detective that accused wa« handed a letter by a young woman. Thie contained a f I note. Accused wae given fourpenee with which to register the letter, but he converted it to his own use. Sealey had been convicted only recently for forging a totalisator ticket. "He ie only a recent arrival in Xe\r Zealand, but he's doing well in the criminal line," added Mr. Cummings.

Sealey was eenfe to gaol for 14 days on the theft charge. For deserting the Athenie he wae convicted and discharged.

BUS DRIVER CHARGED. A motor bus driver, Roy Ross, pleaded not guilty when charged with having crossed in front, of a train when the line was not dear. The engine driver and fireman of a train runniag to Henderson from Auck-i ; land, one wet night recently, both elated! I that defendant's bus' crossed over about '25 yard* in front of the en?in«. do*n ;t (» th<» fact that warning blaata were sounded on the whistle. Ross, who stated that he was well over the line before the whietle blew, was fined £3, and costs £2. BURGLARY IN WAREHOUSE. Cecil Raymond Broum' a young man, for whom Mr. Rogers appeared, pleaded not guilty, reserved his defence, and was committed to the Supreme Court .for trial on a charge of breaking and entering the warehouse of Dearalys, Limited, Nugent Street, and stealing footwear and a suitcase of a total value of £73 15/3.

The case v was heard yesterday afternoon at the Police Court, presided over by Messrs. R. Marsack and S. J. Marks, J.P.'s.

A charge of receiving was preferred against Vivian Charles Richardson (Mr. Beckerleg). Evidence showed that the warehouse was broken into on the night of September 16, enfty having been gained by the tearing off of boards from the factory door. Detective O'Sullivan said that when first interviewed Brown denied all knowledge of having sold several pairs of shoes to Richardson. However, when he was shown a statement made by a [young woman that ahe had seen him offer shoes to Richardson, Brown said, "That's caught mc." After Brown had seen a similar statement made by j another young woman he said, '"ThatV a corker." He denied that he had ever seen Richardson before. Witness searched Brown's rooms and found three shoehorns similar to those stocked by Dearsly'a. Accused explained that he had got them in a shop in Queen Street. On behalf of Richardson, Mr. Beckerleg submitted that accused was not aware that the shoes he had purchased ' from Brown were stolen goods.

Richardson was convicted and re- ! manded for sentence. GRAVE CHARGES. ' Peter Dowie (39.) pleaded guilty to * charge of having indecently assaulted a girl under the age of 9 years. He was committed to the Supreme Court for sentence. No less than eight charges of carnal knowledge, attempted carnal knowledge, and indecent assault on two jrrrls. one aged 12 years and two months and the other II years and six months, wereb rought against William Ernest Snelling (46). for whom Mr. J. J. Sullivan appeared. The evidence given wa? of a lengthy and most unsavoury nature. Accused pleaded not guilty to all tht» charges, and was committed for trial*