MAGISTRATE'S COURT

Press, Volume LXIX, Issue 21019, 22 November 1933, Page 3

MAGISTRATE'S COURT

.—_« TUESDAY. (Before Mr E. D. Mosley, S.M.) INTOXICATED MOTOEIST. Gordon Pimm pleaded guilty to a charge of being intoxicated in charge of a motor-car in High street. He was represented by Dr. A. L. Haslam. Senior-Sergeant Fox said .that at 12.10 yesterday morning while Constable Wilson was on duty in High street, he saw a motor-car being driven in an erratic manner. He _ managed to stop it and accosted the driver. The constable saw that he had -had some liquor, got him out of the car, satisfied himself as to his condition, and arrested him. He was taken to the police station, where he was examined ■ by a doctor, a sergeant of police, and others. He was not in a fit state to. be in charge of a car. In such cases, they often heard of the man who had had two medium shandies, but in that case the defendant admitted having • had 14 beers. The defendant was not; known to the police previously. Dr. Haslam said his client had been, frank and had not endeavoured to mislead the police. He used the car for taking out his wife, who was a cripple. It was the only,, way she had of getting out. He was on 5 relief work and would have sold the car except for his wife. Pimm was fined £lO. and his driving' : license was suspended for .three months. MAINTENANCE. Leopold Arthur - Edward Frankliii was charged with failing to comply with the terms of a maintenance.order, the arrears to June 13 being £lB. Senior-Sergeant Fox said the defendant was arrested yesterday at North! Beach on a warrant issued at Inglewood, and he asked for a remand' till Monday to enable him to receive advice from Inglewood. The remand was granted. TWO CHARGES. John Arthur Crawford was charged with drunkenness and with stealing a fur coat and a pair of gloves, valued at £3l 10s, the property of May Cox. Senior-Sergeant Fox said the defend-: ant was a statutory first offender, and on the charge of drunkenness he waa fined 10s, in default 24 hours' imprisonment. ........ On the theft charge the senior sergeant asked for a remand for a week in order that further enquiries mights be made. The request was granted. REMANDED FOR WEEK. Charged with stealing four oil drums, valued at 16s, the property of Walter Hill and Sons, John Henry Foote, who was represented by Dr. Haslam, waa remanded for a week. BREAKING AND ENTERING ; CHARGE, Frederick Charles Price and Nelson Raynor Bushell were charged with breaking and entering at Ashburton the shop of the New Zealand Farmers* Co-operative "Association and committing theft therein. At the request of Senior-Sergeant Fox the accused were remanded till next Tuesday, bail being allowed in each case in self £2OO and one surety of £2OO or two of £IOO, a condition being that they report daily to the police. CHARGE OF RECEIVING. Harold Price was charged with receiving, from some person unknown, stolen gopids valued at £2 18s Bd, the property of the New Zealand Farmers' Co-operative Association, knowing them to have been dishonestly obtained. The accused was remanded till Tuesday, bail being allowed in his own recognisance of £SO and one surety of i £SO. CIVIL JURISDICTION. (Before Mr H. A. Young, S.M.) Judgment by default for plaintiffs was entered in the following cases:— ' Slater, Sargent, and Dale v. Charles Francis, £2l 10s; Hallenstein 8r05.,-Ltd. ' v. H. Andrews, £3 12s Id; New Zealand Breweries, Ltd., v. Leo Bowden, £2 4s 6d: Maling and Co., Ltd., v. T. Heighway. £2 16s lOd; E. A. Jordan and Co. v. A. Allison, costs only; New Brighton Borough Council v. Frederick. W. Fever, £2 18s sd; same v. Stanley J. Thomson. £7 19s 5d and £2 9s 10s; William George Talbot v. A. Kendrew, £5 14s 3d; Flora Talbot v. Phyllis Holloway, £3; Douglas George Wright v. Mrs E. Dwight, £24 15s; Christchurch Gas Co., Ltd., v. F. T. Bonham, 16s 9d; same v. H. Foote, £1 13s 8d; Andrew Lees, Ltd., v. H. Palmer, £lB 9s lOd; D. H. Fisher v. R. Campbell, £6 10s lid; Reginald Collins (South Island), Ltd., v. H. Hambleton, £4 14s 6d; Fuller Bros., Ltd., v. Morgan Watson and Co., Ltd., £4 4s; Charles Gordon Woods v. E. Orchard, 9s 6d; P. E, Clark and Co., Ltd., v. D. Sinclair, £2 16s 6d. ' CLAIM UPHELD. The New Zealand Farmers' Co-oper-ative Association of Canterbury, Limited (Mr J. H. McDonald), claimed from G. H. Fowler, a farmer, of Aylesbury, the sum of £ls 5s Id for goods supplied. Judgment was given for plaintiff for the full amount claimed with costs. JUDGMENT SUMMONSES. D. R. Whisker was ordered to pay J. A. Kennedy £4 7s 9d forthwith, in default five days' imprisonment; B. P. Walker was ordered to pay the Canterbury Timber Yards, Sawmills, and Coal Yards Employees' Industrial Union of Workers, £2 3s forthwith, in default three days' imprisonment; E. Ransley was ordered to pay A. M. Brosnan £5 9s 6d, in default six days' imprisonment, the issue of the warrant to be suspended so long as defendant pays 2s 6d a week.