THE COURTS.

Press, Volume LXII, Issue 18631, 4 March 1926, Page 7

THE COURTS.

■ magisterial.

WEDNESDAY. (Before Mr H. A. Young, S.iT.) drunkenness.

J aWer ' char Sed -with drunkenness for „,lof S 'S. tl !! l V\ Vvas convicted and fined 10s. in defaulv *•* hours' impriHOnment,

A BOOTMAKER'S OFFENCES. Charged with having been found drunk, navmg broken a prohibition order, having roKen the-terms of liia release-oa prohibi- * a, ana -with having used obscene language, ireorge Isitt, • bootmaker, aged 51 vearj?, Cnnstchurch, pleaded guilty. r was convicted and discharged J"° first two charges, on the f \ Was or< lcred to conic up for sentence if called on. Eor having uecd ho was ordered to bo detained for reformative purposes for a period not exceeding one year. 3-4 DAYS' GAOL. ►Sentence of fourteen days' imprisonment was passed on John McDonald, aged 4-1 years, .seaman, Cheh., who was charged with drunkenness for the third time in six months. On a..fnrther charge of having broken his prohibition order he was convicted and discharged. MAINTENANCE CASES. "Couvicted and sentenced to imprisonment with hard labour for one month in the Auckland prison, to be discharged on payjnent of £O," said the Magistrate when dealing with tho case in which Archibald Lionel Dennistou, Auckland, was charged with disobedience of a maintenance order. Separation and guardianship orders wore, made in favour of Elizabeth Lenora Davis, Heathcote, against Harry Davis, Castlecliff, Wanganul on the grounds of failure to main* tain, persistent cruelty, and habitual incbriacy.

Alfred _ Frederick Cwatkin, Christchurch, who denied-bein-r able to support an infant relative in the ChristchurcU Receiving Home, was ordered to pay 2s Gd a week towards the child's maintenance. T.WO MEN ARRESTED.

Arrested by detectives in the morning, two-middle-aged" men, William Hartigan and Edwin Ji Uibherd, appeared in the afternoon charged with having stolen sacks and twine from their employers, tho Canterbury Seed Co.. Ltd.. Christchurch.-Chief-Detective T. Gibson asked that both men be rcnianded to appear on Tuesday. The remand was granted and bail allowed. Tho men v thut their names be suppressed from publication. "X don't think it is a case for suppression," said, the Magistrate. . . DISMISSED. The case in -which Eric Miller, aged 18 years, Ohristchurch, was charged with being tin; father of an illegitimate child, was dismissed T*fter lengthy evidence had been heard. (Before Messrs P. L. Davies and K, Malhiesoß, J.P.'s-.) THEFT OF SILK ALLEGED. Charged with having stolen silk and goods from T. Armstrong and Co., Ltd., and J. Ballaatyne and Co., Ltd. (of a total value of £43), Arnold Greenwood, aged 36 years, Richmond (Mr A. L. Haslam) pleaded not guilty. Evidenco given by Detective A. Allen, -who arrested the accused on Tuesday, -was that ho had found certain silk and goods in his house when ho searched Xhe place. "He admitted to ine,". the detective said, "that he had stolen from Ballantyne's -while he was employed there, and that he stole from Armstrong's on two occasions." Greenwood "was committed to tho Supreme Court for trial. Bail 'was allowed. MAORI'S ALLEGED CRIME.

A middle-aged Maori, John Henry Kingi, Tuahiwi, Kaiapoi (Mr J. B. Batcholor), was charged with having forged the namo of Margaret Florence Maaka to an authority for tho payment of £32 10s with the intention that it be acted on as genuine at Lytteiton in April, 1922. He wa3 further charged that, knowing the authority for the payment of the £32 10s was false, ho caused Georgo Frederick Whiteside to net on it as if it were genuine.

Having pleaded not guilty, Kingi reserved f»ia defence, aiid was committed to. the Supreme Court for trial. Bail was allowed, v REMANDED.

A remand till Monday was granted in tho case in which Clarence H. Pepper, Christchurch, was charged 'with''having failed to account to Tucks. Ltd., for £5 10s. NAME SUPPRESSED.

On a chargo of theft of four sacks and some twine valued at £1 4s, a youth (publication of whose name was suppreosed from publication), was convicted and ordered to come up for sentence if called on in twelve months.

IN OTHER PLACES. GREYMOUTH SESSIONS. (PBESS 4SSOCIATIOK TELEGHAM.) 54 GREYMOUTH, March 3. Before Mr Justice Adams at the Supreme Court, Stanley George Lawrence was convicted of breaking and entering and theft of goods, valued at £3O and £1 Is Cd cash from a drapery shop on January 10th. The senence was deferred till to-morrow. Samuel Arthur Lee was tried on nine charges oi theft of moneys totalling £27 143. between June and October, 1925, from his employer, Richard Ronchi, of Blackwater. Evidence for the prosecution showed that accused collected debts, but. failed to account for payments. The case was unfinished. Grace- Isabel McLeod was granted a decree nisi on the grounds of desertion, petitioner .stating that site had not heard from the respondent, William James McLeod, since early in 1922. ■ ..