MAGISTRATE’S COURT

Press, Volume LXXIV, Issue 22344, 7 March 1938, Page 16

MAGISTRATE’S COURT

SATURDAY CBefore Mr H. A. Young, S.M.) THEFT OF MONEY A young married woman, aged 19, whose name was suppressed, pleaded guilty to the theft of £5 at Christchurch on March 4. She was remanded for a fortnight, to enable further investigations to be made, a condition being that she remain in the Salvation Army Home. Bail of £25 was allowed in her own recognisance. Detective-Sergeant T. E. Holmes said that the young woman came up to Christchurch from Dunedin to join her husband, who was living with his sister. She was told to get out the next day, and went to the home of a person she had known in Dunedin. She had an opportunity there to get hold of a purse, and had taken the money, which had now been recovered. For the young woman, Mr J. K. Moloney said that she found herself more or less on the street, and she needed a lodging for her young child. Her mother lived in Dunedin. Mr Moloney added that the young woman apparently did not want to have anything to do with her husband now. From the dock, the accused said that she came to Christchurch on her own free will. It had been arranged that her husband, who was not yet in work, should send down to Dunedin for her when he obtained employment. DRUNKENNESS A sentence of 14 days’ imprisonment with hard labour was imposed on Charles Rochester, aged 34, a labourer. for drunkenness, he having been twice previously convicted in the last six months. A statutory first offender for drunkenness was fined 10s, in default 24 hours’ imprisonment. CHILDREN’S COURT (•Before Mr H. A. Young. S.M.. Mrs T, Green, and Mr W. M. West, J.P. s) THREE YOUTHS CHARGED Three youths, who pleaded guilty to a charge of having unlawfully converted a motor-car, were placed under the supervision of the child welfare officer for 18 months. .They were ordered to make restitution of £lO 18s fid, the amount of damages to the car. One of the youths, who also pleaded guilty to the theft of a bicycle, was admonished and discharged. MONEY STOLEN A boy, aged 15, of Dunedin, who appeared on charges of having stolen money at Christchurch and Dunedin, was committed to the care of the State CONVERSION OF HORSE Standing little higher than the table, two brothers and another boy pleaded guilty to a charge of having unlawfully converted a horse to their own use It was related that the three boys obtained a bridle, took the horse from a paddock, and had ridden it on the roads. They intended to put the animal in another paddock, so that they could ride it on other occasions. The mother of the two smaller boys, who was at the Court, said that her sons believed that the horse belonged to their father. The eldest boy was placed under the supervision of the child welfare officer, and the charge against the other two boys was adjourned for three months.