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LYTTELTON NEWS

MAGISTRATE'S COURT,

Mr S. E. McCarthy, S.M., presided at the Lyttelton Magistrate's Court yesterday morning, when William Graham was charged with stealing a quantity of ginger., valued at 2-3. the proporty of the Union Steam Ship Company. Detective-Sergeant Quartermain stated that accused, who was a wharf labourer, had been noticed coming off one of the wharves with soifiething bulging under his coat. Upon examination by a Customs officcr the ginger was found. Graham explained that he Had taken the ginger from the deok of a vessel. The Magistrate, after examining the package of stolon ginger, remarked that it was very clear the ginger had been converted into sweepings ior the purpose of stealing it. That was a common practice, and he himself had seen it done by watersiders roughly handling cases of goods. However, whether the ginger was ordinary merchandise or sweepings, it did not belong to accused, who had no business to take it. A sentence of 14 days' imprisonment with hard labour was imposed. Horry Smith, for a second breach of his prohibition order, was convicted aud fined £2 and costs, in default seven days' imprisonment.

George Seymour Graham appeared on two charges of having entered lioensed_ premises during the currency of his prohibition order. Accused advanced the plea that he was unaware that an order had been issued against him. The police gave evidence that a constable had- personally acquainted him with the fact that he was a prohibited person, and also that he had previously, 'been served in the regular manner with his order. He had torn up and thrown into the gutter without reading it a summons which had subsequently been served upon him. The Magistrate said that Graham had evidently been determined to break the order and defy the law. He would have to pay for it now. A fine of £2 and costs on each charge was inflicted, with the alternative of 14 days' imprisonment. A further charge of procuring liquor whilst prohibited was dismissed.

James Jeffries, for using obßoene language in a railway carriage, was fined £2 and costs.

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Press, Volume LV, Issue 16470, 13 March 1919, Page 5

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LYTTELTON NEWS Press, Volume LV, Issue 16470, 13 March 1919, Page 5

LYTTELTON NEWS Press, Volume LV, Issue 16470, 13 March 1919, Page 5

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