THE COURTS.

Press, Volume LXVII, Issue 20381, 30 October 1931, Page 4

THE COURTS.

SUPREME COURT. TkURSiiAV. (Betoie his Honour Mr Justice Adairis.) James Tboinas Tboiney (lit J. K. Moloney) Treaded guilty to & charge' of Stealing, between April 29th arid May 6th, at CHristfclrarch, aUms of moiley totalling £3l 12s 3d; the property of the New Zealiirid Goveiiiii'ent. Ho was velliailded to aiipeir to-day for i'entence. ' •; . • magisterial. THURSDAY. (Before Mr E. ( D. Mosiey, S.M.) THEFT OP SUITCASE. The theft of a from the Christciiurbh Railway on October 22na rlsulted in charges against Harry Thomas Beits, aged 33, who pleaded guilty" to a charge of receiving ohe' suitcase and oonte&tsj Valued 6t £lO, kftowing it t8 hiivS b&in 'dishonestly obtained, and lOaniel Pitrick Casey, alias Thot&as "CdsSy; ilias Patrick Rjin who pleaded giiilty to stealiiig the the property b! M. J; Hunt&r-Chiel-Detdcti've j". ista^ed. t&at' siiitcaSfe was stbleh from thi illtion and lalet. sella selHing_ it ifl & iicond-hand Shop by i- detebtivg. Thi filfein. frore frbm Pigardi on the jiftrbiri* the suitcisS was Stolen. Both accused pleaded that they had baen Hard-pressed for money. "Ydu have been your fatburi over the South Island," said Mr Mosiey to Casey. " .. . Cisey was sentenced to sis months imprisonment nnd BettS to foiit. • j. CHARGE OF ASSAULT. Harold Francis Burley pleaded guilty to a charge that on October 12th at North Brightbfii h 6 assaulted David Holder. Senior-Sfergieant J. Fox fetited that this base wis ntot th6 thargfe .bllrig th& outconib oi in. altercitioh brfer i eection % ftwhed by complainant. Burley wan fitted 10s and costs. SUKDAY TRADING. \i,„ naiav of Perry road, charged '■Mth silling £8o& on k Sunday, was fifiS'd 10s and costs. Mrs Mary Muirehead; of F«-rry road, similarly charged, fined 10s and cbsts. . .. . u LICENSE CANCELLED. . Arthur Julius &udoa (Dr.Lv Haslim) pleaded guilty to » charge of driving «. mn+nr.ckr in a dangerous manner. in Cainel mm % DctbKr lith-, ina,;tuilty.tc. ? n ohargfe of biing intbticitM. whil* ah*ig» oi ■> stctoMU*

Senior-Sergeant Fox stated that after ifiidright on the date of the charge, the de-j feriddnt collided with "another car. He hacf been seen driving towards this other motorcar on the wroncj side of the road and jfrifeh his lights, turnecr ofi. Defendant llict Ue.bn taken to the Police Station but there Wis not sufficient evidence of intoxication t'° warrant his being detained. _ . Tho charge of driving while intoxibfttfed w&s Withdrawn. .... Dr. Itaslarn, who appealed for defendant? ptated that the lights. hid been tilfrikl 6ft blcaUSe of the dazzle frdtii the mbtot-car. Defendant agreed that licsiise pl. : ou]d be cancelled. , - It ... was pointed out that defandik&t liad Buffered from war injuries. He was fiii&r- 1 ried, with four children. . Defendant was convicted and. ordfeifedi pay costs, his license being SinfcelM Mlif Jun6 Ist, 1933 - •' ' A DANGEROUS DO(3. • s "Winifred Elizabeth Parks, of Springfield road; pleaded guilty to a charge 61 keeping a dangerous dog. Thb Senior Sergeant pointed oui tfiii i&j dog had bitten the legs of the complaißliit; Nancy Caijipball, Tyhile. shi wis a, bicycle in Bprtfagrflela roacl. A cbfi&tablb . called later tit the Owner's. Ddmfc;' fca# alio attacked. It was understood that defe'&dajif; Was in very poor circumstances. dpg been destroyed. Defendant was convicted and discharged, fend ordered to piy tine wi'tness'i fejcpjiMeS. CIVIL COURT. \ ' . (BMore Mr 1. A. Young, iS.k.J' v DEFAULT JUDGMENTS. .. .Judgment for plaintiff by default was friven in the following cases:—-Charley Harwood Cameron v. Alfred Ernest Candy, £S; &..H WbSflsj tta.i V-.. W.vWjndef h £J! «3 pirn. Chambers and Son., Ltd., v. James Robb, £#7 12s 6d; H. 0. Urlwin, Ltd., v. R. Davis. £2 6l;'W. H. Price and Son;. IMi, •« V. Gracia, 7s 6d; John R, Procter, Ltd., v. 0. IXaydon, £3; B. S l . Judge v. Mrs Mbtz, £6 6s; C. N; V6x, Ltdiv. F. S;.Simfcsa&i L>ly Hamilton .v. flarry, Isaacs, £22 _os..4j|; North Big River 6'bld .Mines, Ltd. U& liquidation) v: H. A, H. Gilmer, £2O .17s; \V. Grummitt v.,A;, D.. Thomson, v £B l.Qsjf.Aulsebrook aiia Company, Ltd., v. Mrs. A. Masters, £l6 lis 83; Cbfoinissiober of AVellington, % Robert John. Bell, £2 10s 9d; Kew Zisalabd Farmers' Co-operative Association,,of Cinterbili-y, Ltd., v. W. Major, £7 16 b; Rjcpirtbn Bbrqnfeh. Council v. Mrs EUeh JEliiibeth ftpbson, £ll 15e4d; C. A. Anderson Y. George Le Grog, ill 2s; Canterbury Gensrkj ■ La» bbijJers' Uhibn J:. SiaVena, £1 St; Wilding and , Acland v; Frederick . Jaff>eß, "Jones, £2 3s 6d; -Woolstop Tanneries, Ltd.. y. Jonh Baird, ,£l3 13s 7d; Chrlßtihuirch Gas, Coal; ind , Cokis' Company, Ltd.,' ,V. B. Beaumont, £l ,10s; RfcafWns, Ltd., v; A- W. Pay, £7 8s 9d; -NorftSn V, Smith jh W. Sf. Burns, £lB 9s id; Dixon BrbS. v; B; Ltidge, £l7 10s 63. . .JUDGMENT SUiliJfe&SEiS. _ •'" if, Straw, juit., Wii brd&rid to BSrgh and C 0.,, Ltd., the iiiii of £4. 78 84 forthwith;' In defiUlt fivS diys' imprisonment; 8. K&rioßi wall ftr&trw t& tf*jr Bail-