MAGISTRATE'S COURT

Press, Volume LXXIV, Issue 22318, 4 February 1938, Page 7

MAGISTRATE'S COURT

THURSDAY (Before Mr E. C. Levvey, S.M.) REMANDED Frank Osborne, alias Matthew Francis Osborne, was remanded to appear on February 10 on a charge of stealing a billiards ball, valued at £l is, the property of Henry Alfred Coburn. The theft was alleged to have taKen place at Hawera on January 18, isao. Detective-Sergeant T. E. Holmes said that Osborne was at present in hospital and was not able to appear in Court. Other charges would probably be made against him. THEFT OF SUITCASE Charged with the theft at Christchurch, on November 26, of a suitcase and contents, valued at £lO (tne property of Alec Donald Jnglas), Charles Peter Kenny (Mr D. J. Hewitt) was convicted and sentenced to three months' imprisonment with hard labour DRUNKENNESS A fine of 20s, in default 48 hours' imprisonment, was imposed on Jeannie Knight, a domestic, who pleaded not guilty to a charge of drunkenness, the second offence within the last six months. Accused was first charged in the name of Ysker, but denied the charges, claiming that that was not her name. TOTALISATOR ASSISTANT CHARGED William Henry Vernon Leeming pleaded not guilty to a charge of selling totalisator tickets to a youth under the age of 21 years at New Brighton. He was convicted and ordered to pay costs. ~ Sub-Inspector W. E. Packer said that accused was employed in the totalisator at New Brighton on December 4. The boy's father had asked his son—aged 18 years—to buy tickets for a race. The accused admitted that if he had not been so busy he would not have sold the tickets to the boy, as he did not look to be 21 years of age. Leeming claimed that the conditions under which he was working—he had not been able to see the youth clearly and the totalisator was busy—had been the cause of his committing the offence. AFTER HOURS TRADING Henry Edward Crust, the licensee of the New City Hotel (Mr C. S. Thomas), was chareed with selling liquor after hours. He was fined 20s. James Archer, a night porter employed at the hotel, was fined £2 on a charge of supplying liquor after hours. Sub-Inspector Packer said that Archer had supplied liquor to several youths after hours without the knowledge of the licensee. The licensee had been very frank, but he was not actually to blame COMMITTED FOR TRIAL Charged with indecent assault against a male. Ernest Witte (Mr D. W Russell), who pleaded not guilty, was committed to the Supreme Court for trial. Bail was allowed at £<2oJ> with one surety of the same amount, accused being ordered to report daily to the police. YOUNG GIRL ASSAULTED Hans Sorensen, alias Harry Sorenson, a single man, was charged with assaulting a young girl. Mr D. J. Hewitt, who appeared for the accused, said Sorensen was a cook in the country. He had come to town, had lost cheques worth £47, and was drunk. Sorensen was sentenced to six months' imprisonment with hard labour. FALSE INCOME DECLARATIONS Harry Frank Wootton, a labourer, aged 30, was ordered to come up for sentence if called on in two years on a charge of obtaining excess sustenance amounting to £6 Is Id from the Labour Department (Employment Division). ..*.,.' Detective-Sergeant Holmes said that the accused had submitted false declarations of income between September 25 and October 30 last year to obtain sustenance to which he was not entitled. Accused was ordered to repay this amount as directed by the Probation Officer. John Kelly, a labourer, aged 58, was charged with attempting to defraud the Labour Department of £2 by a false pretence. Restitution was ordered and he was convicted and ordered to come up for sentence if called on within 12 months. THEFT CHARGE Josephine Barabithe pleaded guilty to a charge of stealing £l. She was convicted and ordered to come up for sentence if called on within six months. SUNDAY TRADING For opening his shop for trade on a Sunday, Stuart John Goslin was ordered to pay costs only. CHARGE DISMISSED An assault charge against William Charles Grigor was dismissed. CIVIL CASES (Before Mr F. F. Reid, S.M.) Judgment for plaintiff by default was given in each of the following cases:— A. J. White, Ltd., v. J. P. Munro, £3 lis Id; Hutchinson Motors, Ltd., v. S. Wheatley, £8 10s 7d; Bertram Reginald Collins v. P. R. Edwards, £1 6s 9d; Cyclone Fence and Gate Company, Ltd., v. the Waitoma Lime Company, Ltd., £ll 19s 8d; Isabella McKay v. A. M. Kingsbury, £3l 10s. ORDERS FOR POSSESSION j Judgment for £ 5 and an order for possession was made in favour of John Lewis against Sidney Wakefield. An order for possession and judgment for £lO 5s was made against Sydney Teague in favour of Albert Sinclair Butterfield. JUDGMENT SUMMONSES

George E. Carrington was ordered to pay Mason, Struthers and Company, Ltd., £34 16s 6d forthwith, in default 30 days' imprisonment, warrant to be suspended as long as he pays £lO a month.

L. Barber was ordered to pay Gordon and Gotch, Ltd., £5 12s 6d forthwith, in default six days' imprisonment, warrant to be suspended on weekly payment of 10s.