MAGISTRATE'S COURT

Press, Volume LXXIII, Issue 22109, 3 June 1937, Page 9

MAGISTRATE'S COURT

WEDNESDAY (Before Mr E. C. Levvey, S.M.) CHARGE OF ASSAULT Maxwell Steel Ramsay (Mr D. W. Russell) pleaded not guilty to a charge of unlawfully assaulting Robert Irons, on May 26. He pleaded guilty to a further charge of procuring liquor while prohibited. Evidence was given that the accused struck an old man in Oxford terrace, dealing him several blows and knocking him down. One of the witnesses said that the accused appeared at the time to have had several drinks. After part of the evidence had been heard the 1 accused changed his plea, admitting the offence. He was convicted and fined £2 on the charge of assault, and convicted and discharged on the charge of obtaining liquor while prohibited. TRAFFIC OFFENCES Hugh Brown, for driving a motorcar without a licence, was fined 10s and ordered to pay costs. Jack Reynolds was fined 10s for cycling at night without, a light and ordered to pay costs for having no reflector and no rear white mudguard. Both of the defendants were prosecuted by Inspector F. Elewitt, for the New Brighton Borough Council. INTOXICATED MOTORIST Trevor Wolseley Taylor (Mr R. A. Young), a carpenter, aged 23, ox Rangiora, pleaded not guilty to t a charge of driving a motor-car in Riccarton road on May 29 while he was in a state of intoxication. Evidence was given by Inspector B. R, Hill, Highways Board Traffic Inspector, who said he noticed Taylor exceeding the 30-mile speed limit in Riccarton road. He followed him for a mile and in that distance Taylor passed eight cars, two of them on intersections. The accused did not stop when he signalled to him to do so, but witness then sounded his siren and Taylor stopped and got out of his car. His breath smelt of liquor, and he said he had had two whiskies at He staggered a little and appeared dazed. Dr. J. Restell Thomas said he examined Taylor at the police station and found him in a state of intoxication, unfit to drive a car. Senior-Sergeant D. L. Calwell and Constable Innes gave evidence that the accused was under the influence of liquor when he was at the police station. Taylor in evidence said he had had only two whiskies at Rangiora. He denied that he had been intoxicated and that he had driven erratically. Evidence was also given by two men who were passengex-s in Taylor’s car when he travelled early the afternoon before his arrest from Rangiora to Christchurch. "On the evidence the Court has no doubt," said the Magistrate. "The only thing to be said is that it is not one of these gross cases we have before the Court." Taylor was convicted and fined £l2 and ordered to pay costs. His licence was endorsed and suspended for six months. KAIAPOI (Before Mr H. A. Young, S.M.) C. A. Cook, charged with driving a motor-van on Jackson’s road and failing to give way to traffic approaching on his right, was fined £3. W. H. W. Rcddington, on a charge of driving a motor-car through the borough at a speed exceeding 30 miles an hour, was fined 30s. For driving a motor-truck at night without lights. E. S. Hands was fined £l. On a charge of driving a motor-car on the Main North road and overtaking and atempting to pass a motortruck on the Beach road intersection. A. T. E. Miller was. fined 10s. For cycling at night without lights, J. C. Davey and H. James were each fined ss. Judgment foa plaintiff by default was given in the case C. A. Cook v. G. Smith, £5 6s.