MAGISTRATE'S COURT

Press, Volume LXXIII, Issue 22197, 14 September 1937, Page 7

MAGISTRATE'S COURT

f- —. ' MONDAY (Before Mr E. C. Levvey, S.M.) CONVERSION CHARGES , Augustus Frederick Goddard, charged with the unlawful conversions of two motor-cars, was remanded to appear on Friday. Detective-Sergeant T. E. Holmes said accused had admitted the conversions. He had since lost his position at Hutchinson's Motors, where he had been employed. He was 17£ years of age. Bail was allowed in his own recognisance of £IOO. THEFT OF BICYCLE George Howard Andrew (Mr R. Twyneham) was sentenced to two years' probation and ordered to make restitution when he was charged with the theft of a bicycle valued at £ll lQs, the property of Rosina Eden, and the theft of a cycle lamp and generator, the property of persons unknown. On the latter charge he was convicted and discharged. Sub-Inspector D. A. Mac Lean said accused had admitted the thefts. Mr Twyneham said accused's was an extraordinary lapse. He asked for suppression of the name, adding that Andrew had associated with men known to the Court. For the last two months his conduct had been exemplary. The Courts could not and would not support a plea for leniency unless there was some reasonable ground to prove that the defendant could become a decent citizen, the Magistrate said. Defendant would be sentenced to two years' strict probation and if he departed in any way from the terms of that probation and came before the Court for any offence, he would, face a term of imprisonment. Andrew was ordered to take out a prohibition order. The plea for suppression of the name was not allowed. COMMITTED TO SUPREME COURT Eight charges of theft—five charges of stealing motor-cycles valued at £U 10s, £37, £2O, £l2 10s, and £7O, one charge of stealing bicycle wheels, tyres, and tubes valued at £2 10s, and two charges of stealing tools to the value of £2 5s Q<\— were preferred against Ronald Eric Cashmere. wh.°i pleaded guilty on all counts. On the one charge of the theft of a 1 motorcycle valued at £7O, the property of Frederick Samuel Horsnell, he was committed to the Supreme Court for sentence. He was remanded for sentence on the others. Mr C. G. Penlington appeared for the accused. Bail was allowed in one sum of £2OO and one surety of £2OO. ESCAPE FROM CUSTODY Phillip Daniel Trainor and John Henry Wilson pleaded guilty to a charge that, having been convicted, of an offence (breaking, entering, and theft) they escaped from the lawful custody of the gaoler of Paparua prison. They were committed to the Supreme Court for sentence. Evidence was given by Charles Edward SpiUal, superintendent at Paparua, by the deputy-principal warder, Reginald Coles, and by Detective J. Halcrow. MAINTENANCE CASES (Before Mr F. F. Reid, S.M.) For breaches of maintenance orders, Arthur Francis Munton was convicted and sentenced to three months' imprisonment, warant to be suspended on payment of 14s a week off arrears; Bert Streeter was convicted and sentenced to two months' imprisonment, warrant to be suspended on payment of 5s a week off arrears; Harold William Glenday was convicted and sentenced to one month's imprisonment, warrant to be suspended on payment of 3s a week off arerars. ORDERS GRANTED Ethel May Barron was granted a maintenance order for 32s a week, a separation order, and a custody order against William Charles Barron. SEPARATION ORDER A separation order was granted to Marjory Doris White (Mr W. F. Tracy) against James Little White (Mr T. A. Gresson). The order was sought on the grounds of habitual inebriacy. SUPREME COURT Kathleen May Gray petitioned for permanent maintenance from Colin Campbell Gray before Mr Justice Northcroft in the Supreme Court yesterday. Mr R. A. Young appeared for the petitioner, and Mr R. Twyneham for the respondent. * An order for 25s a week was made in the petitioner's favour, costs £7 7s ana disbursements being allowed against the respondent.