THE COURTS.

Press, Volume L, Issue 15111, 29 October 1914, Page 5

THE COURTS.

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(Before Mr T. A. B. Bailey, S.M.) DRUNKENNESS. Two male first offenders wero cadi fined ss. in default twenty-four hours' imprisonment. Another first offenden who "was also 1 charged with damaging a window pane i valued at l'-Js 6d, the property of the ■ Rink Taxi Company, was fined 5s -tor being drunk, and on the other charge , was ordered to make good tho damage - done. One female first offender was fined a similar amount. M.yra Donaldson, who has previously been before the Court Sor having imbib-sd too frec-ly, was 3 fined 20s. in default seven days. 1 James Crowley and Archibald StewJ art were each fined 20s, or seven days' ' imprisonment, for drunkeuuess. [ REMANDED. , Ernest Nicholls and Mary Blink, alias ■ Blake, were jointly charged with steali ing from the person of Donald Suthor- . land the sum of £6. On ihe application of tho Chief De--1 tective a remand was granted until , Wednesday nest. i BREACHES OF BY-LAWS. , Michael Dwyer. for having ridden his ' bicycle on a footpath at Spreydon, was - fined 7s and coses. ) Stan Watkins and John Reese, for . cycling at night without a light attachi ed to their machines, were each lined - 10s and costs. i George Loversidge, for leaving a vehicle with horse attached without j some one in charge, was fined ss. > William Wardeil, for driving a taxi- . cab without having a tail light affixed . to it, was fined os. , Herbert Rattray. for passing over the L inter-section of two city streets at an excessive speed, was fined ss. George. Peacock, on a charge of al- ■ lowing a horse to wander on Hill's road. Cashmere, was convicted and dis- ' charged. Frederick Harris, a motor-cyclist, for ' having failed to keep on the proper ' side of the. road when passing another ' motor-cyclist, was fined 10s and costs ' At the instance of the City Surveyor, ' Charles E. St. John was charged with having used water from a high-pressure " main for gardening purposes without ■ such water having passed through a meter. ' A fine of £-1 and costs was imposed. \ COMMITTED FOR SENTENCE. Leslie Evans pleaded guilty to a i charge of indecently assaulting a girl [ fourteen years of age at West Melton on the 19th inst.. and was committed , to the Supreme Court for sentence. DISCHARGING A FIREARM. 1 ■ Tho question of whether an air gun came within the definition of a firearm was briefly argued when the case of Albert Keys, who was charged with discharging a firearm within the city, was called on. In order to have tho gun produced. «. remand was granted until to-morrow. ALLEGED MISAPPROPRIATION. Anclrew Costelltie,. who avus before the Court last week on a charge cf - having failed to account for a sum of money due to the Lands and Survey Department with which he was connected, again appeared, when several charges, the alleged misappropriation of approximately £1922 li)s Ud wero mentioned. Tho charges were as follows: — (J) That on or about April 4th, 1914, at Christchurch, did receive tho sum of £54 4s 9d from D. Inch,'on terms requiring him to account for or pay the same to G. W. Palmer, Receiver of Land Revenue at Christchurch, and did fraudulently omit to do co. (2) That on or about May Ist, 1914, did receive the sum of £354 3s 4d from Linton C. Gardiner on the same terms. (3) That on or about April Ist, 1914, did receive £526 from John Frazer on the.same terms. : .-■ i (4) That between November Ist, 1913, and May Ist, 1914, did receive £215 19s 4d from" Charles Edward Ross or. iho same terms. (5) That on or about May Ist, 1914, did receive £366 17s 9d from David Archibald on tho same terms.. (6} That on or about {September let, 1914, did receive £375 14s 7d from Agnes A. McLeod, also on the same terms. - , Mr J. A. Cassidy represented tho accused.. . Chief Detective Bishop said he would have to ask for a furtner remand un- | til to-morow, when he thought they would bo ready to proceed with the charges. The accused at present'was giving tho polico. every assistance ;n their investigations. The remand was.granted. . SHOP-LIFTING. Sarah Turner and Sarah Murphy, two very respectably dressed women of middle age, were jointly charged with the theft, on Tuesday afternoon, of goods to the value of £6 11s 9d, the property of the D.I.C. <. Chief. Detective Bishqip . prosecuted, , and Mr M. Donnelly appeared for the ' two women, who pleaded guilty. Chief Detective Bishop pointed out : that it was only an ■ordinary case of ehop-Ufting. In the pas- raaiu' euch ' cases had been brought beforo the Court, and though heavy penalties had been inflicted in the. hope of putting a stop to these practices, they did not * appear, to have had the desired effect. Mrs Murphy's husband occupied a good ' position in town, and Mrs Turner's husband was an invalid. Tho actual i taking of the goods was done by the former woman, who handed them over ; to Mrs Turner to bo placed in a bag > she was carrying. The Magistrate imposed a fine of £10 ' on Mrs Murphy, and of £5 on Mrs - Turner. LYTTELTON". ' (Before-Mr H. W. Bishop, S.M.) BROKEN ORDERS. Ernest Edward Cornish, who pleaded cuiltv to a charge of having procured liquor during the currency of a prohibition order, .was fined 10s. John Thompson, who did not appear, was fined 10s. in default 48 hours' imprisonment, for being found in the Lyttelton Hotel during the currency of a prohibition order. ALLEGED RAPE. John William Green was charged with committing the crime of rape at Darfield on October 9th. On the application of the nohec. he was remanded to appear at Darfield this morning. KAKGIORA. (Before Messrs E. R. Good and C. I. Jennings, J.lvs.) I first offender, charged with drunkenness, was convicted and discharged and by his own request was prohibited. On a" similar charge another lirst offender was fined ss. ALLEGED INDECENT EXPOSURE. 'press association- telegrasO * WELLINGTON, October 23. Herbert Charles Stoddart was to- ; day charged with indecent exposure, and was committed for trial. The crossexamination 'of witnesses that iho defence would bo mistaken identity Accused is local manager,of tho British Dominions Insurance Com-j . !