THE COURTS.

Press, Volume LIX, Issue 17807, 5 July 1923, Page 6

THE COURTS.

* ' SUPREME COURT. IN CHAMBERS. Probate of tho willa of the following deceased persons have been granted by Mr Justice Adams:—WLliara Thomson (Mr G. H. Buchanan), John Prescott (Mr H. CD. run Aech), David Spenco .(Hi Samuel Spence).

MAGISTERIAL. , WEDNESDAY. (Before Mr Wyvorn, Wilson, S.M.) DEUNKEIfNESS. A first offender was fined Hte, in default 24 hours' imprisonment. REMANDED. Whiteley Couch was remanded to appear at Wangomii on July 11th, on a charge of having stolen War Bonds to the value of £IOO, the property of the Bain Estate end another MAINTENANCE. William Frederick Leah was .sentenced to throa months' imprisonment for disobedience of a maintenance order. AFTER HOURS. George Anderson, Alexander Mussen, Georgo t pence, and Hector Turhbull were each fined 203 and costs for having been found pn the premises of the Waltham. Arms Hotel after hours. Mussen was a.so fined 20a for. haying given a falae name _ and address.' ILLEGALLY ON RACECOURSE. David Thomas McGavin pleaded guilty to a charge" of having unlawfully attended a race meeting at, Aldington, he being a person excluded from the course. Ho was ordered to pay costs 7s. BICYCLE THEFT. Frederick Wilson Bell was charged with the theft of a bicycle valued at £6 10a, the piopcrty of Herbert Donby. ' Accused, who suid ho had taken; a drug and did not know what he was doing, was convicted and sentenced ,to one month's imprisonment with hard labour,'the Magistrate stating that he did not be.ieve the story. ALLEGED CONSPIRACY.

McTavish, alias Clifford Montgomery, wae charged that on June 15th ho conspired with Thomas Edward Brosnahan and James Howat, to defraud another person,' "Walter Aitkon, of £2O fis. " , ,

Mr M. J. Burns represented accused..; Accused ploaded not guilty, and was committed to the Supremo Court for trial, bail being allowed aeJ in £IOO, and .two sureties of £SO. . THEFT . PROM MONEYLENDER. .

Thomas Steel Weir (Mr M. J. Burns) wao charged with having stolen the sum of £287 16s ICd from Lnzania "Wolfe Baikind,'"' o moneylender. Chief-Detective Cameron said thai "Weir sold his interest in on estate in Scotland to B«lkind for £2OO. A deed of assignment was drawn up and ho received the money from Balkind, hut he also kept his share in tho estate ■. ■ .-. Thomss W. Row©, solicitor, said that Weir's share in a. Scottish mortgage amounted to £350, but it was not immediately procurable. Weir did not want:to wait,: so ho sold his share to Balkind.' :..-'- Weir pleaded guilty, and was • committed to the Supremo Court for • sentence.FAILURE TO SUPPLY RETURNS. James Beattio, junr., Roland Lotham, and Andrew Quigley were each 'fined £5 aiid costs for fai.ing to furnish. land tax returns. John Alexondor Addis,, on » similar charge, was fined'Ht'3 and costs. Mr A. "W. Brbwri", who appeared for the complainant, said icturriß had been furnished only at tho roquest of the Department, •which was put to considerable trouble. ■ NATIVE GAME] Roland Tyoop, who: clid not appear,, m fined £2 and costs for unlawfully taking a duck in the' close season. . TROUBLE AT AN HOTEL. Frederick Williamson (Mr C. S. Thomas) pleaded gui'.ty to having discharged a firearm in:.Lincoln- road,; and.also' to having been on the premises of the "Black Horse Hotel, Addington, .'after ,>> hours. - Sub-Inspector J. K.' Simpson said ■Williamson drove up to the Black Horse Hotel in a motor-car,, at noon on Sunday,., May 6th, and asked for a drink. He was' tbfusod, and threatened to shoot if he' did not get drink.. After some troubl« ho was ■got, off the- premises, /but the gun was discharged.. .• ■;.-., • ■.,.',... ...:■■;■... ;•,:. Mr, Thomas' "Williamson snd'two •others ;hid returned from "».: shooting'.erpedition." There, was an ..argument, on the street, as to whether ; the guris were loaded, and one was fired off to see if there- was & cartridge in it. .',

After hearing the evidence, tie Magistrate said it was a mty he' could not. order the forfeiture of the gun. Williamson would be fined 40s and coats for : b'cing, on licensed premises,} and' 20s for .discharging ■■ the gun

YOtTTH CHARGED WITH ■' burglary. -;.:--. : -i _-;:-"v ■■'.- (hmss aSsoctatiojt THtaaaiK.) ■ ...'.■ „,. •" AUCKLAND, July 4. . At the Police Court to-day, & b o y aged 161, whose name was ordered to be suppressed; was charged with burglariously' Entering the counting hc-ua© of Messrs Hill* and Plummer, Ltd., and with stealing cheques and bank notes to the Value, oi; £369 12s 2d. He was remanded till July 12th. ■,.[•'■

JPRISONERS SENTENCED, (PMSB ASSOCUTIOM XKLSOBAU.)

, WELLINGTON July 4. The following sentences Were imposed at the Supreme Court to-day:—Alfred' Foster; forgerjf and uttering at Nelson,'; two years' probation; John . Robertson, breaking, entering, and theft, two years' reformative treatment; Victor Kirner and Jameß Alexander Scomnge, ■ breaking, entering, and theft, four years' reformative treatment; Arthur Charles Petersen, breaking, entering, and theft, threo years' probation} Hugh William . Wilson, breaking and entering, two years', probation; John Birwell Lindsay, theft of packet, two years' probation.