THE COURTS.

Press, Volume LXV, Issue 19676, 20 July 1929, Page 11

THE COURTS.

MAGISTERIAL

FRIDAY, (Before Mr E. C. Levvey, S.M.I TRAFFIC CASES. For cycling on the footpath, the following •were fined, with costs:—John Edward Aiken, costs only; William George Cameron. 10s; "William George Chapman, 10s; Frank Chandler, 10s; Richard Cheeseman. 10s: Kesinald Cockle, 10s; William Crookston, 105; William Clark Edward,, 10s; Llewellyn B. Freeman, 10s; John George Hawkins. I^3 i Reginald WilUam Hyde, 10s; Barrington Herbert Jones, 10s; George Knight, 10s; Arthur MeConachie, 10s; John McKenzie, 10s; John McLeod, costs only; Ernest Robson, 10s; w i'liam Alfred Sandman, 10s: Walter Richard Boulton, costs only; David Smith, 10s: Kenneth George Smith", 10s; Francis McNabb and John Wood were convicted and discharged. Cycling at night without lights cost each of the following 10s and costs: —Leo Barrett, Leslie Black, George Bristowe, Winnie Cairns, Roger Chester, Edward Diggs, Robert Dodd, Arthur Richard Hawke, Henry Jones Jacobson, Paul Jones, David Donald Oates, Walter Pennev, John Lancelot Richards, Walter Ti=ch, Albert Watson. Edward Norman Trenberth and Kenneth Green were ordered to pay costs only. Ernest Maguire and Edward James Seymour were convicted and discharged. Henry Kirkpatrick Jones was fined 10s and costs for cycling without lights and ordered to pay costs for lacking a bel! and a reflector. Cyril Rea Selwood was fined 10s and costs fo"r cycling without a light, and 10s and costs for cycling on the footpath. For breaches of the Motor Vehicles Act, Melville Barr was fined 20s and costs, Joseph Murphy was ordered to pay costs on each of three. charges. Strella Frederick Guy was ordered to pay costs only on two charges. CKnton Albert Berg was fined £2 and costs for having no headlights on his car, and 20s and costg for having no tail-light. On similar charges William George Bowron was fined 20s and costs and 10s and costs; Thorndon Murray Hobbs was fined £2 and costs and 20s costs. Darcy Myers Carey was ordered to pay costs for lacking a taillight on his motor-cycle. Thomas Hogg was fined 20s and costs, Edgar Bossiter 10s and costs, and John William Thacker 20s and costs on similar charges For similar offences. John Gallagher was fined 20s and costs, John Anthony Gellety was ordered to pay costs, Tom Bassett McClurg was ordered to pay costs, Eugene Charles Rossiter was fined 10s and costs, and John Edward Shine was fined £2 and costs. George Stanley William Holland was fined 20s and costs, Thomas D Matson was fined 10s and costs, and Andrew Hughes £2 and costs for lacking headlights on cars. John Mellis was fin=d £2 and costs for cutting a corner, and 20s and costs for driving on the wrong side of the road Frederick C. Wernham was fined 20s and costs for giving a false name and address, and ordered to pay costs for having no bell, no light, and no reflector on his bicycle. Alexander Wilson was fined 10s and costs for cycling minus a light, and ordered to pay costs for not having a bell and for not having a reflector. For negligent driving, Maurice H. Mullaney was fined 10s and costs, and Thomas Reginald O'Keefe was ordered to pay costs only. For failure to give way to traffic on the right. Arthui James Pascoe was fined 10s and costs. For failing to notify the sale of a truck, Barr was fined 20s and costs. For passing a stationary tram, James Leonard was fined 20s without costs. TRUANCY CASES. For failing to send children to school, the following were dealt with:—William Howley 2s and costs, Robert J. Lee costs only, George L. Lidgett 2s and costs. TWO YEARS' DETENTION. Sheila Oarr Bush (Mr L. J. Williamson) aged 20 years, was charged with, on June 28th, at Christchurch, incurring a liability to William Andrew Hurdley, to the extent of £SO, and obtaining credit by fraud. Chief-Detective J. Carroll said that on June 28th Bush called at Hurdley's shop, stating that she was a cousin of Mrs Guinness, of Ealing, a valued customer of the firm, and she wished to open an account. She obtained a number of frocks, and stated also that her father would pay all her accounts. . William Andrew Hurdley said that he allowed the accused credit because she stated that she was a cousin of Mrs Guinness, for the latter was a valued client. The ac■cused took five frocks, telephoning later that she would keep them. However, this seemed to be too much for a completely new account, and witness became suspicious. Mr Williamson: They were very expenj sive frocks, weren't they!— Oh. no. I Mr Williamson: Surely they were for a person in the accused's station in life? "Evidently you are not a married man, said witness. A shop assistant gave evidence of hearing Bush state that she was a cousin of Mrs Guinness. . The police gave evidence that in a statement accused denied ever having said that she was a cousin of Mrs Guinness —she was merely a friend. . , In the box. accused said that immediately she mentioned to Mr Hurdley that she was 3 friend of Mrs Guinenss, he said that it would be quite all right, and let her have the goods. She took five frocks, being certain in her own mind that she would keep two At present she was earning £3 _ a week and commission, and had been paying £2 10s a week for her lodgings. Mr Williamson submitted that unless the prosecution could establish that the goods were necessaries for the accused the contract was absolutely void. The accused had incurred no liability or debt under the Infants Act, 1908. She had been in gaol a week, and this was the first time she had been before the Court. ,-„.,,,. *• The Magistrate: I have had the Probation Officer's report before me, and it makes my duty a difficult one. In view of that report and of your mental, physical, and moral equipment, it is well that you learn to exercise a little restraint in the future. You will be sent to the Point Halswell Borstal Institute for two years. The goods will be returned to their owner. FALSE PRETENCES. Alph Douglas Grant, a labourer, aged 56 years appeared to answer the following charges:—(l) On July 6th he was deemed a rogue and vagabond in that he imposed on Claude Smellie by a false pretence with a view to obtaining £ls in money; (2> on July 10th he obtained £lO from Smellie by falsely representing that he had a bank account in Auckland; (3) that on July 10th he obtained £2 from Barry and Sargent, Ltd., by a false pretence; (4) on June 28th he obtained £2 from Barry and Sargent. Ltd., by a false pretence; (o) on July 6th he obtained £lO from Barry and Sargent, Ltd.. by a false pretence; (6) on July 11th he obtained a pair of field-glasses from Barry and Sargent, Ltd.. by a false pretence; (7) on June Ist he obtained £5 from Harry Jacobs by a false pretence; (8) on June 7th he obtained £5 from j Harry Jacobs by a false pretence; (9) on June 10th he obtained tobacco and other goods, valued at £5 17s 6d. the property of S. Jacobs, by a false pretence. .. . . Acting-Detective J. J. Halcrow said that I in a statement accused admitted imposing on Smellie. and representing to him that he (accused) was a man of considerable wealth. In a further statement Grant admitted imposing upon other persons. He had no banking accounts, and only a few sh.ll.ngs in his possession. . On the first charge he was sentenced to two vears' reformative detention and on the other charges he was convicted and discharged.