MAGISTRATE’S COURT

Press, Volume LXXVII, Issue 23263, 25 February 1941, Page 12

MAGISTRATE’S COURT

MONDAY .v. ■ (Before Mr E. C. Levvey, S.M.) J " ON ENCLOSED PREMISES Keith William Hooper, aged 25, Eric 1 Heaton Hughes, aged 36, and AW| Richard Quartermam, U jointly charged that on they were unlawfully, but inUck vpj^, n i stances that did not disclosethjeJtom,' ! mission of or the intent to commit" anv other offence on the enclosed, premises of a liquor booth on the New Brighton racecourse. Another’-! charge on which they had been re-* manded was withdrawn. Senior-Ser-’ „ scant j’ Bickerdike said that the car*- 1 ' J taker found the men in the booth. They.. ran away, but were later caught by,the police. „ . .. - • Mr D. W. Russell, for the accused,-,’ said that they were at a cricket match’and had had some drink. There were 1 quite a lot of people about when they • climbed through an open window intothe booth. He asked that the charge should be dismissed under the Offenders Probation Act, and the Magistrate did this. - ‘ DRUNKENNESS Leslie Roy Keoghan, aged 40. was charged with drunkenness, having had three previous convictions in the last six months, and with obtaining liquor while prohibited. Keoghan said he could go back to a job in the country milking cows at Rangiora. He was convicted and discharged on condition that he pay 12s 6d costs, and warned.. that if he comes up again he will jbe sentenced to three months’ imprisonment without option. THEFT OF SCRAP METAL s Wilfred Joseph McDonald, aged 18,- vand William Henry Bartlett, aged‘so’! (Mr V. G. SpillfiD, were charged with V, the theft of a copper and lid valued' / at 33s 6d, and owned by Mary Thelma. > Radford. Detective-Sergeant J. MciV" Clung said that the two accused went > out into the country collecting scrap metal and Bartlett had removed the copper in question from a place they visited. Mr Spiller said that McDonald* «at outside in the truck and took no. • part in the theft. Bartlett was an honest ■ man who had acted on a silly impulse.-" Each accused was convicted and ord-""" ered to come up for sentence if called upon within 12 months, upon Bartlett paying 33s 6d restitution. REMANDED George Angus Simpson, a soldier, aged 21, was remanded until February* 28 on a charge of indecent exposure,- - Senior-Sergeant Bickerdike said that’* other matters were being investigated.-; CIVIL CASE j (Before Mr H. A. Young, S.M.) F. C. Nicholls, an insurance agent"’’ (Mr W. F. Tracy), claimed £lO 16s5d, from Colin Warner, a salesman (Mrl F. W. Johnston), as damages, allegingthat an accident between their two. cars at Armagh street and Stanmore. ' road on September 7 was caused bydefendant’s negligence. Judgment was! : given for defendant. MAINTENANCE CASES . William Cyril Haig was convicted bCdefaulting in the .payment cf mainteiH *• ance for his wife and children, and_ was sentenced to three months’ im-i prisonment, the warrant to be SUs*’ - pended while he pays Is a week a«; well as the current order. Arrears were; said to be £B6 15s sd. \\

Separation, maintenance, and gUanf-’L' ianship orders were made against Ellis. He was ordered to pay weekly, and the sum of £2O for pastT} maintenance. ,