THE COURTS.

Press, Volume XLIV, Issue 19389, 15 August 1928, Page 3

THE COURTS.

MAGISTERIAL. '- • •' ■ • -TUESDAY. - ' ' '- ' (Bufo'rd Mr H;'A. Young, S.M.) '•''■' . ■ DRUNKENNESS. ' ' A' first offender for drunkenness was fined 10s in default 24 hours' imprisonment. William John McMulleu, charged with being found drunk-in Cashel street, was fined i~, in default seven days' imprisonment. ' : REMANDS GRANTED. . .A remand until August 21st was grauted in the case in which Edward Darlington Dome, aged 49 years, was charged with ■ brenkms and' entering the wweuguse 1 of Wm. BrUlen-deu-and Son, and committing theft., Uo was further charged vith breakin? and entering by night .the .premises' ->i Jaaios' John Pegley, and committing theft, • ..Samtol Crawford Rodgors, ag id -49 years, waß remanded until Tuesday nest ou o charge of stealing twelve Black pullets, the proporty of John William Tii"int;soD. Bail.'was allowed, self in - £2O, and one surety, of £2O. TWELVE' MONTHS' GAOL.Audrow Deer, aged 29 years, was charged with stealing-a bicycle, valued at £5, the proporty of 3. L. Freeman. He pleaded guilty:. -- Carroll stated that Mr Freeman' had mot accused about a week ago. Accused was hard-up and out of work, so Mr Froemau had befriended him, and had taken bim home, where he. was given work for which ho was paid. Everything 'possible '.was done for biro. Later. Mr Freeman loauod .accused -a bic.vcle : in order, that he' might /seok further-, employment.. That fras the last'he saw of him. 'Accu'sed wentrto a VBhop, where be sold the machine. While he w.aß there, a. constable sn'fdred ; and questioned him as' 'to the ownership of the bicycle. .Accused' gave a name and 'address 'in Wollldgtot]. 'The constable-left-tho .Bhop,; but returned later. The name and address given the dealer did not tally With those given to the constable, so accused was followed, and later taken to the-Police-;Station, where he admitted" tho tlißft.. "He has a number of previous con-victions.-against him," said, the ,Chief-Detec-tive, "including manslaughter and breaking and entering. He seems to be the champion mean, man,-besides being a -thief."

Mi Freeman said that during accused's stay in-the,house he had bohaved in an irreproachable manner. He had ample opportunity of stealing valuables from tit© house, but nothing was missing. The Magistrate: Have you looked through your house sincof, ' Accused said that ho had been trying to go 'straight. He- had been out of work for some'time,. and was worried,.. He Jiad ...not kribwn ; .what to do.. Deer, was-convicted and sentenced" "'to twelve months' Imprisonment. An. oi;der-was made for the property, to bo returned .to the owner. . : -■/'" '•" FINED FOR ASSAULT. ' . .'"Not-guilty" was the plea of Frederick Reed,' aged 19 years. (Mr O. S. .Thomas) to a: charge - of unlawfully assaulting Ernest George Hunter. Sub-Inspector Fitzpatrick said thatjabout 9 o'clock'on Monday evening Mr Hunter Jiad been sitting iii'his home reading. H.e-had had a. "few •words" with his daughter, who had snatched the newspaper that hi- was reading, away from him.. Just then -accused came in tho door and struck:the father. -.,-. The ;dcfe"nce was. that the.' girl,- ...ni»d--re> turned -homo that evening to secure her belongings and to seek financial assistance from lire father, with whom - , she ..had not agreed. She had .decided to leave home. It was alleged that -her father pushed' "her on to the floor. . She.had screamed, and the young man, : who had accompanied her'home, rushed inSto her aid.' Reed • was fined 20s. INTOXICATED DRIVER. , A plea of guilty was ; enterod by W wa .y£ Carney, aged 46 years, when charged witn being intoxicated* while in. charge, of » n0 "« and cart in'.Ensor's road rHo was further charged with' driving at night without a Fitzpatrick said that Carney had been .driving a horse and cart .»l° n 8 Ensor's'ro'ad on his wrong side, and without lights attached to the vehicle. . Tho cart had come into'collision with a motor-car, and tha horso had damaged the bonnet of the car. .Carney-stated that he had been trying the horse out, and had intended to buy it. He had .'been accompanied, by his brother, who, he. alleged," pulled the-reins, thus taking the cart,on tc.the wrong side of the road. On the firet charge Carney was convicted and sentenced to fourteen days' imprisonment, and on the-second ho was convicted and discharged. - -