THE COURTS.

Press, Volume LXIII, Issue 19058, 21 July 1927, Page 7

THE COURTS.

SUPREME COURT. PRISONERS FOR SENTENCE. At the Supreme Court this morning, three prisoners will be sentenced by his Honour Jar Justice Sim, two of- whom have P guilty to crimes, and the other who has broken the terms of his probation oraer. They ore William Scholes, charged with taise pretences; John David Blackburn, Thargea with robbery with violence, and a«« m P?®? breaking and entering; and Michael ratrici. Samcrs, with a breach of his probation oraer.

MAGISTERIAL. WEDNESDAY. (Before Mr H. P. La wry, S.M.) LAND AGENT THREATENED. Statements that an old man, Clarke, aged 78 years, had said that.he would "get" the life of Frederick A. aeaw, land agent, Christchurcb, were »» d ° V"vClarke appeared to plead not 6™"* £ a Z\. ing behaved in a threatening manner wards Neale in Manchester street, anu having behaved in a disorderly manner. On the first charge Clarke was fined .us and costs, but the second one was ais missed. ~ , . According, to Neale, the trouble between them had started over a property oeai, Clarke saying that Neale had got more out of it than he was entitled to. "But ± can prove that he got an absolutely fair i leai. Neale said. For five years now Clarke naa worried him, and' had set himself out to create a disturbance. Recently he declared to Neale: "You've robbed me and my sotdier sons, and I'll get your life if 1 01 « for it." , . "But are you frightened of him* aBM:a Mr W. F. Tracv, who appeared for Clarke. "Yes," Neale answered. "I »« ened of him, because I know, from other people, he carries a dagger!" "What weight are youi"—"lf 3™ want to know I'm 19st." "And you've been a wrestler in your day?"—"Oh, yes. I've had a hit more than the average in athletic experience. Neale added that he only wanted protection. He was not bringing the case for nis own ends. "I could see that Clarke was getting on Mr Neale's nerves," said Herbert Blazey, land salesman, employed by Neale. He admitted that he had gone to Clarke s house, knowing him to have a dagger, and that ne had got possession of it by a trick. He described it to me as something with which to kill Neale," he said. The following day Neale and witness were walking in Manchester street, when Clarke came up and shouted for the police. The "dagger" was produced in Court, it was a short German bayonet. "The old man cherishes this," Mr Tracy told Mr Lawry. "because his son brought it homo from the war as a aouvenir." Counsel went on to say that it was* ridiculous to charge the defendant with behaving in a disorderly manner because he had called for the Police when he saw Blasey, holding that Blazey had stolen his bayonet. Until. Neale's salesman went down and tricked the old man into giving him the "dagger" the whole affair had been quiescent. The taking of the bayonet by the salesman had revived the "feud."

"If we had everybody airing, their grievances in a public place there'd be a. turmoil," Mr Lawry said. _ _ The dagger is in the possession or the police. Sub-Inspector J. M. Mathew said they did not feel disposed to give it to the old man.

- Mr Tracy: You will have to give it up. The Magistrate said that it was ended as far as the Court was concerned. INTOXICATED MOTORIST. Pleas of not guilty were entered by Henry Jack Hooper, who was charged with driving a motor-car in Austin street while in- a state of intoxication; and with driving in a manner dangerous to the public. , It was stated that. Hooper had collided with a telegraph pole in Austin street. Afjer hearing the evidence, the Magistrate convicted and fined Hooper _ £5 and costs on the first charge. His license to drive was cancelled, and he was prohibited from obtaining another, license for twelve months. -The charge of dangerous driving, was dismissed. BAD LANGUAGE.

Charged with using obscene language in. Cathedral square, William Henry Brooker was convicted and fined £3. . A WINDOW SMASHED. .

Two charges were preferred against Leonard Carney. One was of fighting with another person in Fitzgerald avenue, and the other was of wilfully damaging, a window valued at 255, the property of J. Hey-, wood. He denied, both. Police evidence was to the effect that there had been, a "drunken brawl."''outside n shop, and that a window had been snia'shed.. Carney was convicted r and : fined: £2 and costs for fighting- but the other charge ,was dismissed, the Magistrate saying there was no evidence against defendant. REMANDED. A further remand was granted in the case in which William Grainger, aged 45 years, was charged with being an idle and disorderly person, in that he had insufficient means of support. Bail was renewed. WILFUL DAMAGE. The wilful damage of a quantity of boards valued at £4 was admitted by Thomas Farrell. The boardß belonged to James John: ston, Christchurch. Farrell was convicted and fined 40s and ordered to make good the amount of damage done, which totalled £2. George Kaan, who pleaded guilty to a similar charge, was dealt with in the same manner, DECISION .RESERVED. Decision was reserved in the cases in which Elizabeth Haste and Annie MoEwen were charged with exposing goods for sale on a Sunday. Both defendants pleaded not guilty. Mr White appeared for Haste, and Mr Thomas for McEwen. TRAM FARE CASES. £"here was no appearance of four people who were charged with failing to pay their tram fares. Mrs Jennie R. Bailey was pay costs, while George Shamy and George Tretheway were fined 10s. J. Caroline was fined 20s on one charge and 10s on a second. CONCERNING MILK. Mrs E. Henry was convicted and fined 20s for selling milk which did not comply with the standard. She was also ordered to pay solicitor's fee, £3 3s, and analyst's fee, 10s 6d, and costs 10s. OTHER CASES. A plea of guilty was given by William Smith Mac Gibbon, who was charged that, being the secretary of a company, he failed to lodge with the registrar a contract regarding share allotment. He was ordered to pay costs. \ The case in which A. Howard was charged with causing a nuisance to arise was dismissed. Richard Andrew McEwen, who was charged with using insulting words within the hearing of persons in Manchester' street, pleaded not guilty. It was alleged that' defendant had called a constable who came into defendant's shop on Sunday to trap defendant in Sunday trading "a sneaking cow." The Magistrate dismissed the charge. John H. Pearson was charged with approaching a railway crossing at a speed exceeding 10 miles an hour. He did not appear. A fine of £5 and costs was imposed. SMOKED IN CA'RRIAGE. Three men pleaded guilty to smoking in a carriage other than that set apart for smokers. They were Percival Lunn, Leonard Rogers, George Allan "Veale, who were each convicted and fined 10s and costs.

RANGIORA. (Before Mr E. D. Mosley, S.M.) Judgment for plaintiffs by default was given in the following cases:—J. Johnson and Son v. I. Stalker, £7 17s 3d, costs £1 Is; C. Devlin v. W. Hopkinson, £3 Is 8"d, costs £1 9s 6d; same v. A. AV. McPhersoa, £3 sb, costs £1 6s 6d; same v. J. Quinn, £4 17s 6d, costs £1 5s 6d. JUDGMENT SUMMONSES. In the case J. Johnson and Son (Mr E. D. K. Smith) v. E. P. Saules (Mr H. K. Kippenberger), no order was made, judgment debtor being allowed £1 2s 6d costs. In a judgment summons case, I\ 6. Burgess (Mr E. D. R. Smith) v. J. Kingi, judgment debtor was ordered to pay the amount at the claim, £l2 .7s 6d, forthwith, in default 12 days' imprisonment, the order to be suspended bs long as the judgment debtor paid 2s 6d per week until the debt was cleared.