MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

Press, Volume LXIX, Issue 20856, 16 May 1933, Page 6

MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

MONDAY. (Before Mr E. D. Mosley, S.M.) FINE OF £lO. Stanley Norman Griffen, of Invercargill, aged 25, a musician (Mr W. F. Tracy), pleaded guilty to charges of being intoxicated in charge of a motorcar in Tuam street on Saturday evening, of being found without lawful i excuse on the premises of the Welling- ' ton Hotel after hours, and of assault- ■ ing a constable in the lawful cxecu- - tion of his duty. ' Sub-Inspector G. B. Edwards said that the accused had driven hid car from Manchester street into St. Asaph . street shortly before 11 p.m. on Sat- ] urday, taking Ine corner at a high l speed, and narrowly missing hitting a lamp-post. The accused stopped out- . side the Wellington Hotel, and with a companion went inside. When he , came out the constable saw 'hat he • was unfit to be in charge of a motor- ( car, and arrested him. Later, when the accused was being brought out of j the cell to see some friends who had come to bail him out, he made a • break to get away, and in the struggle ] a constable had a knee injured. , The accused was convicted and fined ; £lO and costs, in default o.se months '■ imprisonment with hard labour, on the first charge. His license was cancelled, and he was prohibited from obtaining another until November 1, 1933. On the other charges he waconvicted and discharged. DRUNK AND RESISTING ARREST. Thomas Sheenan, a laboiuer, 39, of no fixed abode, and William Walter Hall, a labourer, aged 53, of Glentunnel, pleaded guilty to being drunk on May 14, and not guilty to charges of resisting a constable in the execution of his duty. Both accused said that they could not rtmember anything about the circurnsibnees *-.f the second charge. Constable S. W. Cunningham said that he had arrested the two accused with another man for drunkenness, and while he was waiting for a taxi the accused became violent and abusive, and resisted arrest, so that it was necessary to call for assistance a passing civilian. But for the assistance given he would not have been able to arrest the men. Both were very drunk. The accused wore convicted and fined 20s and costs, in default 48 hours' imprisonment with hard labour on the first charge. On the other charge each was convicted and discharged. REMAND. Archie Thomas Larson, a farm labourer, aged 19, of Cashmere, was remanded to -ppear on May 23 on a charge of the theft on May it of an electric generator and lamp, valued at.£l 2s 6d, the property of Douglas Patrick Kelly. TRAFFIC BREACHES. For breaches of traffic regulations the i'olJowina were dealt wi'h:--Failing to comply with traffic inspector's signal—George K. Batstone, 5s and costs. Proceeding against automatic signal —Alexander Sinclair, 10s and costs; Reginald Adams, 10s and costs and convicted and discharged for failing j to signal a right-hand turn. - Unlicensed heavy traffic vehicle— Ellie I. Burrows, convicted and ordered to pay costs; Thomas George Inglis. £2 and costs; Walter J. Lewis, £1 and costs. Overloading motor-lorry—Douglas Brothers, £2 and costs; C. VI Otiey, Ltd., 10s and costs; Thornton Spencer Reddell, 10s and costs; William H. Robinson, 10s and costs, and for not having an unladen weight plate convicted and discharged; Healey and Thomson, 20s and co-^s Passing stationary trarn—George F. Cotton, £2 and costs. Failing to produce license--Thomas Henry Radclift'e, 20s and costs. No lamp—Christopher Mountfort, 5s and costs. Dangerous Speed—Denis J. M. Glover, 20s and costs; a charge against David Morton was dismissed. Parking over time limit—William j Gerard, 10s and costs. For cycling on a footpath through Beckenhain Park, Frederick Harris and Joseph James Bowman were each, fined 5s and costs. „„„,.,. i A charge against Josiah McClmtock of plying a vehicle for hire which was unfit for use was dismissed. (Before Mr H. P. Lawry, S.M.) MAINTENANCE. For disobedience of maintenance orders the following were dealt with:— Percy Carpenter Turner Burns was convicted and sentenced to six months' imprisonment with hard labour, the issue of the warrant to be suspended provided arrears are paid at the rate of 5s a week and £lO forthwith, m addition to the amount of the current 'Order. Arthur Hawkins was convicted and sentenced to 14 days' imprisonment with hard labour, the issue of the warrant to be suspended provided arrears are paid at the rate of 10s a week. Dudley Pollard was convicted and ordered to pay £2 2s costs. . An affiliation order was made against Rangiatahua Ngaheu. An order was made against Ngaheu for the maintenance of a destitute near relation at the iste of 12s 6d a week. Emily Stanton was ordered to pay 7s ©d a week towards the maintenance of a destitute near relative. (Before MrH. A. Young, S.M.) ATTEMPTED SUICIDE. A man, described as a relief worker, whose name was ordered to be suppressed, was convicted and ordered to come up for sentence if called upon within six months on a charge of •attempting to commit suicide on May 12.