ILLEGALLY ON PREMISES.

Press, Volume LVIII, Issue 11110, 31 October 1901, Page 2

ILLEGALLY ON PREMISES.

Sarah Condon pleaded guilty to a charge of being found on the Rev. McKenzie's premises on Tuesday night. She had .been in the Samaritan Home for a ; feft- ' days, but iatt on Tuesday, in defiance of the . authorities. "- Mr Small declined to take the, woman baett to the Home, as it would be setting a bad example to the other inmates. The Bench accordingly sentenced th© accused to fourteen days' imprisonment. . i BICYCLE CASES, .A. E. Antony and A. Collins were each fined 10s and costs for riding their bicycles ' lon footpaths, and B. Fanning was fined a similar amount for riding at night without a light. I FAST DRIVING. Robert Henry Geddis was fined 5s and costs for driving a horse and cart over the . intersection of Lichfield and Manchester streets at other than a walking pace. ' THEFT OF MONET. The charge against William Brunsden of j having fraudulently converted to his own ! use certain moneys amounting to £6 os, ' which he should have paid -to his employers, Messrs Maine Bros., came before Air H. W. Bishop, S.M. Afoer consulting with his solicitor the accused pleaded, guilty to the charge, and elected to be dealt with summarily. The Magistrate convicted the accused, and discharged him i on condition of his refunding the money j stolen, with costs, amounting altogether to : £18 14s sd, £5 to be paid at once, and the remainder at the rate of 30s per week. He was also ordered to find a surety in £20 ; for the fulfilment of these'conditions. Mr : Joynt appeared for the accused, and Mr T. S. Weston for Maine Bros. TROUBLE OVER A GO-CART. I On July 9th. Thomas Castlehow, manager for Lockhead's, sold a go-cart to Joseph Morris for £6 upon- the hire purchase system. It was alleged yesterday, that while £2 6s was owing Morris had given a bill of sale over the go-cart, and the go-cart was subsequently seized', and sold under : this bill of sale. Morris was accordingly, charged with committing theft by fraudulously converting the go-cart to his own use by pledging the same.. Mr Dougall appeared for the informant, and Mr Stamper for the defendant. The defence was that Mor-» ris had allowed the go-cart to be included" in the bill of sale unwittingly and without appreciating the consequences of his act... The Bench convicted Morris, fined him , 20s, and ordered him to pay expenses, amounting to £4 9s.