THE COURTS.

Press, Volume LX, Issue 18041, 5 April 1924, Page 5

THE COURTS.

SUPREME COURT. PRISONER;? SENTENCED. (Before his Honour Mr Justice Reed.) THEFTS FROM EMPLOYERS. Harry Mantell, thirty-three years of age. appeared for sentence on nine charges of theft of monevs. Ha was represented bv Mr R. Twyneham. His Honour said that Mantell arrived in New Zealand from London three years aso, and went to Tiinaru and Temnka, and stole money from the "Timnru Post" and "Temnka Leader." and was discharged for dishonesty. C'oir.ins to Ch- isichurch, he began to steal from his employer again. It was not known what Mantell had done before he came here. Mr Twyneham said that Mantell found that his salary of £4 10s a week was not sufficient to maintain his wife and him and to keep up some position. His Honour said that Mantell would not bo admitted to probation. He would be detained for refomiative treatment for twelve months. FALSE PRETENCES.

George James Cullen appea.ed for sentence for attempted false pretences and false pretences at Wellington, and obtaining money by means of valueless cheques at Christchurch. Prisoner had been convicted of theft and false pretences on several occasions since 1920. He was 24 years of age. His Honour said that Cullen had been living on the proceeds of valueless cheques, and he could only assume that Cullen had decided to defy society and lead a life of crime. The Court must protect society as far as possible. The prisoner would bo sentenced to be detained for reformative treatment for four years. COMMITTED TO HOME. William Anderson was brought up for escaping from lawful custody when under arrest for drunkenness. Major 1). Macaulay, Probation Officer, said that Anderson was an habitual inebriate, but had no criminal tendencies. When he was sober he was a splendid worker, and the speaker would bo sorry to see him sent to gaol. His Honour ordered Anderson to bo detained at Rote Hoa or some other inebriates' homo for eighteen months. REFORMATIVE TREATMENT. James Linford Sharp, twenty-one years of age, for four charges of breaking and entering by night and theft, was sentenced to reformative treatment for twelvo months. His Honour commented upon the number of similar offences being committed by young men of about the prisoner's uge. IN CHAMBERS.

Probate of the -wills o£ the following deceased persons has been granted by his Honour Mr Justice Reed: —Hannah Holmes (Mr J. R. Cuningham), Jane Vallance Henderson (Mr P. L. Lane), James Rowe (Mr A. J. Mallev), Ann Elizabeth Allard (Mr G. W. C. Smithson), Emily Ann Phipps (Mr T. D. Harman), Thomas Murray (Mr G. T. Weston), William Gartrell (Mr J. K. Moloney), John McLeod (Mr A. Peak), William Harrison (Mr A. Hamilton). Letters of administration have been granted as follows:—Charles Henry Winny (Mr F. AV. M. Cowlishaw), John Mackenzie (Mr J. R. Cuningham), Mary Grace Oliver, de bonis non (Public Trust Office).

MAGISTERIAL. FRIDAY. (Before Mr Wyvern Wilson, S.M.) DRUNKENNESS. A male first offender was convicted _ and fined ss, in default 24 hours' imprisonment. John Kelly, 72 years of age, pleaded guilty to his hundred-and-flrst charge of drunkenness, and was convicted and sentenced to one month's imprisonment. BY-LAW BREACHES,. Donald Cunniffe and Frank Silcock -were each convicted and ordered to pay 7s costs for cycling at night without, a light. _ On n similar charge William Calib was convicted and fined 5s and costs. Balfour Marshall was convicted and fined 40s and costs for speeding on Ferry road, and 5s and costs for pillion riding. Alfred Mayo was convicted and fined 6s and costs for cycling on a footpath. Edward Francis Perreau was convicted and fined 20s and costs for driving a motorcar at night without lighted lamps attached. Allan Foster was convicted and fined 5s and costs for boarding a tramcar whilst the same was in motion. Henry Anderson was convicted and fined 10a for having no rear lighted lamp attached to his motor-car, and 20s and costs for having no lighted lamps on the same For leaving motor vehicles unattended for a longer period than that roquired by law, the following were each convicted and fined with costs:—Albert R. Mercer, Edward F. Robson, W. Cross, Ray F. Ford, and Jack Harris, ss; Cyril Reginald Hill (two charges), fls on one and convicted without penalty on the other. ■Charles Stratford (Mr 0. S. Thomas), who was proceeded against by the Tramway Board (Mr G. G. Lockwood), was convicted and fined 43s costs for over-riding his sectloßonaW' Joseph Wilson, a telegraphi messenger, pleaded not guilty to riding _ a bicycle in a manner dangerous to the public, and ■ to a further charge of riding on the footpath. It was stated by the police that the defendant had collided with Mr K. Matheson, J.P., who had received injuries to a leg as a' result. Defendant was convicted and fined 10s and costs for tho first charge and 5s and costs on the sceond. first charge and 5s and costs on the B"°™with costs, for driving moto tween a stationary tramcar and the ing whilst passengers were ahghting - y , James Lloyd Findlay, costs only ■; ;!>«•"•*;.' Spencer, 40s Michael Dyer, costs only, Robert Riches, costs only. Eric D. Masters was convicted and or dered to pay costs :tor using . City Council Weft, on a similar | taxMrive" was charged with carrying a greater number, of PW«»£" th « $! vehicle was licensed to carry, was ais miSSed ' LICE-INFECTED SHEEP. t _„„ -n r,,ilnn and Robert Nixon Moore Sr Thonra a s rd Francisfcunne°en was -con- *£ d te 2o^id nd he° St was imposing , '« E ° m yUANCY able t' f„ Will-ins for failing to send her Sa/o^Tas 5 -convicted and fined 5s and costs. DEFENCE CAS ES. The following and fined with cortb, fox fai E jo d ?; iU; li S^ ne e L v h/tosf Donald Mcln.loh: James Parry, £3; U .1fret GeorgefpeU 20s; Eric F. Robinson, *°v fiilin-' to register for military, training r N C7s"sts bgden, 'is costs Gurdler, <s tobij, convicle d and lined without penally. _

ASHBURTON. The weekly sitting of the Magistrate's Court was held yesterday, when Mr *. V. Alnslpv 0.M., piesided. Judgment lor plaintiffs by default was riven m the following cases-.-Knox Bros. v. A J Bennison, East £76 lis, costs £4 18s; It. Kennedy v. A. A. Janneson, Mitohain, £G 5s (3d, costs £2 3s od. "K, Harrison, charged with falling to have a. registered number attached to his car, was convicted and fined 10a and costs. In a maintenance case P. Mamon v. 1. Manion eviuence for the defendant was taken in Masterton. Mr A K. North appeared for the'defendant. The father, Patrick Manion, applied for maintenance. The Magistrate said the son was not in a position to maintain his father, and the case would bo dismissed. . S Kerrocdv, Inspector, oi Awards, Umstchu'rch, proceeded against Tuckers, Ltd. (Mr Nurth) for a breach of the carpenters and joiners' award, and also with employing u. worker at under award lates when there was no provision in the award for such a procedure. The Magistrate said that .most «£ the cases under review were caused more by carelessness on the part of employees than anything else, and there was no excuse. From the evidence, Tuckers, Ltd. were apparently a very fair firm and he saw no reason to dispute this. The defendants would be convicted and fined £6 and costs. A youn" man named C. Butcher appeared I on a charge of a breach of the carpenters I and joiners' award, in that he accepted under rate wages when there was no proI vision for such in the award. Mr A. K 1 North appealed for defendant, who pleaded not guilty. The defendant was fined 10s without coats. . j±. H. McDowell' proceeded against Gerald Parrell for £ls, the value of a sheep dog which had been killed by a car driven by defendant. Mr A. K. North appeared for plaintiff, and Mr G. H. Buchanan for the defendant. . The Magistrate said that in a, case such os this he must have undisputed evidence i of negligence. Hero was a dog which hud i been allowed to wander along the road not ! under the charge of its master. He was c-atisfied that the defendant had taken all reasonable care, and he would give judgment for the defendant with coats.