MAGISTRATE’S COURT

Press, Volume LXXVII, Issue 23318, 2 May 1941, Page 12

MAGISTRATE’S COURT

■■/ ' THURSDAY (Before Mr E.. C.' Levvey, S.M.) • WARNING TO PETTt6L THIEVES “If there are any more of these offences there, will be no option but to impose - sentences of imprisonment," stated 7 the Magistraie giving his de- ■ cision on a case ol petrol stealing. * 1 want-to make it plain to those who indulge in these' despicable; iahd contemptible; thefts. /that- will get hb;.■|BlartW.. ; ir<toV'•R^'*:^^ > ® ke; add- , ed. :-V'-. ; - ■■/■ 7; ; . On a-joint charge of stealing one gallbh •bt’.petibl, , .;!ihb. -’property of the Christchurch -Dairy t UOmpany; Ltd., he convicted; tJohn Anderson 1 Corboyl Gilmore Donaldson); and-fihed them : £lo'-each, in default 21 days’- imprisonment; On a separate . chaige :of; stealing three gallons m .petobl from'the same firm, Corboy was- brdcredi'to pay 7s : 3d. for cost. of the- petrol. On the Joint both accused- pleaded not guilty, tod-on the. separate charge,-Gor-boy 1 pleaded guiltyi- Mr ( P.'H. T. Alp.er? represented Donaldson. In evidence, 1 " Scott Watson, imariager of dairy company,, said that he ; had Icomplainedv to; the police after about 30 gallons of petrol had been taken' on" different occasions from the company’s trucks ;at-its premises in Tuam street.'.Corboy was previously .«npteyedr: ; given either ‘.of^"'theyaccused pemis-; siori to take, petrol from ’ the com,: pahy’s trucks. Since-he had ! seen them at the police station oh' April 17,. there .had'.' b<eeh : -:'.no7inbiie : ' : ’crtihpWhts. about missing petrbl;,Hp aaded that'he wouldhave given the accused permission to borrow petrol .had they asked him. ' For the police. Detective jGeorge Ahy gave evidence- of finding the l accused on the company’s premises about;' 9.20 pm. ,Qp-April;l7.' .Corboy .was standing in a doorway of the ‘building and Donaldson was cai’rying a water can. When questioned he explained that he had! siphoned it from one-of the feom.panes ' trucks: but “it . was all , right, jack- Corboy lent it to him.”- ■ Statements produced-by .the police from- - both accused' showed 1 that Donaldson, /who was an agricultural contractor... working at’ Prebbleton,' ran short' o£7 petrol .at k Riccarton while leavihg ’Christchurch in -tu> -cite, and. -returaed to see if he,- copid "obtain enough from’ Corboy*to take hiro to his job. Corboy- had, towed his.-car )to the dairy coihpany’a 'premises - and •"-they had obtained the gqflon of petrol; . Corboy in ms .statement said he. had been employed' by . the company for about, four months,, and-> he I admitted taking three •of 'to use ht-aj car he^-was, looking after-for a mend." ' ..1 - -

PETTY'.THESIS =, . Sydney .Julian Ottmine, a,seaman«’ r a'ged;ft37bc>rn"in‘the Chatham »Islap^s,' \ A ch'Mges he stole Va'Asdver- smatclfrbox; cover., owned by 1 overcoat and starter-handle, owned- by Lewis Raymond Neai;Vabd .a. razor - and socks, owned' by Daniel; Michher-.Cbft fey; „ • ■,. -yy-.:'." Detective-Sergeant ,J. 'McGlung - said that, W|atangi,. who/came, to; Christi, churfch on holiday, : got drunk- and - ’.was found in go, and later'was Miss Kldd’s home,; Subsequently, the - thefts 7;wiere detected. *Matangi was sentenced'’ to two years in a'; -Borstal institute.- ' ’■ -i"■ ;THEFT OF'COUPONS, y

i ; Alphonso George CHamley,7 atbottl: iporter, aged 30* was witb#isafc iingipetrol coupons valued- at ,Bs, ; owned by .WaltehHiiymoihd >lDi(Niri,7and7tHto;': conyertihg ,a - bicycle, 'the of? an -unknown person. : : 7. Detective-Sergeant MCClungsdidthat ,Chamley;wa3.‘a?porter'at’the-Neiw?,Wel'-had been : abandoned: there for- a: -long 1 time., The ‘ coupons had been , taken from, a car parked outside by a guest, who ‘ had to; spend' 8s to get them replaced. Mr H. W. Hunter said-.that Chamley had. .a very-‘good records He , was not, the Only one .to haye ..used'.the‘-bicycle. As for. the;coupbiri,:th'eire/was ho- proof of' his f haying Tstoleh.'; them;.?,he «had frankly admittto it .wh'to -questioned; ■ Cl»inl^^ywv'c(^^<^ l charged for;cdriveriingthh bicycle/ and for stealing the coupons- he was fined £3 : Vih. rd#ault sevfen/ days’;’imprisonment, ;and .ordered ' CArIcONVERSION i Lawrence ArthuriPatrick Fahey’was convicted and’ ordered to come up" for ' sentence within two =' years 'if called Upon fbr converting a motor-car valued; at' £250, . the property of -. Tom , Bert' Vinsen. ' -r. ■■ 7' Detective-Sergeant McClungaaid:that ;Fahey, who Was employed at the Ftomers’ Garage.' had’ taken the-car fleft ;thfere'- by Vinsen land l ? had driven ; bis ’wife an<s child withbutithfe owner's perihisstofi. He ha’d since, lost bis employment at the-garage. j ' SENT) TO BORSTAL r ; Mervyn, Edward' Breach, aged 18; waS; seqtencedf-to two in; d : Borstal' instftutidn on the Jcharge- of failing 'to comply with the - terms-of his release ■ on probation. J. Bickerdike saidlthat JBreilcb had‘broken all restrictions,placed omhim. Mr W7,H; ©arby. prtoatton o®cer. said that the. accused had got-quite out of ! hand, since .lus; father-went away in the Air Force, "He had- sfolen;money from his-little brother’s money -box since being placed on probation. ’ 70n» a secopdf charge, oi vstealingj Ss j fid; the property, oir Albert ‘Breach, .the -accuspd:wax,£qnviQtecL) and;d|schacged..J

THREE '.vMONTHS’ ; f -IMPRISONMENT ;agedi i 55 x years,*- of > no’ fixed, abode.\ap- ' pear ed - for ’-sentence ion 1 acfaarge’of < be -7 ling ! found without; lawful- -esrepse.; on; enclosed /premise?, (lon' '.which ;, he ; wasipreyidhsiy PoUce- evidence ’sfatedltbaf.-thei ia<hreach of -the .torrib tof by (hot leaving theCtbwn,. 5 He-was convicted and : sentenced • to three months’, itoprisoximerit wth; hard labour. Ah-, other Charge,; of -being unlawfully' on -a > iacecourse, . was - withdrawn when it was ’foutfd jthat 'Clarkson’s -previous jc'onyictibns would .'not7bar him 'from racecourses.

7; DRUNKENNESS i Archibald' Stewart, - aged 56,.- with ifouri previous convictions within»the )last six months, was,■; convicted arid; 1 sentenced : to/ two months’ iiriprisonImerit with hard - labour,' on a charge l iof /being7fourifi;dnlnk in a public : iplaije. ' '.v 7;7 V '7 V 77 7'’7’7 7 For: a- similar; offence David Johnson. aged'-SB,'Who-had 'three; previous, Was ae^tenced’ 1 to 14' days’ •imprisonment. ’ 7 REMANDEDi ) Elaine Josephine -Kingi, aged 20, -was remanded' lor ibrie/ week for medical treatment,, charged - that she Was idle and disorderly, haying insufficient lawful means'of support. , : David Balfour Wilson,- a -clerk aged 18; was remanded .for a week on. the charge that at Ashburton, in December and Jahuary he obtained £3 6s fid from-. Argyle and Bruce, and ? others, xepresentirig' that he was authorised to collect'' money for Cook’s Directories XN.Z;),;Ltd. CIVIL-COURT (Before'Mr H. A. Young, S.M.) ■ ACCIDENT CLAIM Judgment for £ 16.10s lid, the full amount claimed, was given to Motorways, Ltd.. (Mr W. F.• Tracy),.against Mrs E. A. Burt, of Ellesmere (Mr ,A. C. Brassingtqn). The amount represented damages resulting from a collision in Riccarton road on November 20, Where Stanley Burt, defendant’s son, was alleged -to' have, been to blame. i DEFAULT JUDGMENTS 7 Judgment by default ’ for -the: plain-: tiff was given in each of-the following tivil - cases:--G.- -J/ -Roud and Son, Ltd.; v. J. Fillera; £l3 1 14s 3d: - Pannell and .Company; Ltd.; v. I M.i Harris, £5 13s 8d;-H7 Rothwell v. j A; E; McDonald, >£7 18s- Stevens and Sons.-: Ltd.-- v. M. Brightmore;* -£1; Beath rand .Company,' Ltd.; , ; v. Robert Nelson,: £4 12s 6a; New Brighton Borough Council v. Alfred Groom Wood, I £6 15s; Aulsebrook and; Company. * Ltd., v E. D. Kelly. £l2: M. L, Bar- j ton v. H, B: / Gormley,.;.costs only; 1 Blackwell Motor?. Ltd., v.. C. - Lawrence (Avalon Service -Station), £3 9s 1 5d; South Island Motors, Ltd., - v:- M. |J. Hickey. £l7 -Ifc -2d;‘New Zealand 1 Engineering and Related-Trades- Union

V- R. E. Killick. £2; P.-and W. Henderson. Ltd., v. B. Gilmour, £5 15s lOd; William Joseph Heaphy (Heaphy’s Motors) , v. W. Barr, 16s; A. S. Nicholls v. Jack Scott, costs only. JUDGMENT SUMMONSES B. Scollard, on a judgment summons, was ordered to pay the D.I.C. £6 14s sd, in default eight days’ imprisonment, the warrant' to be suspended While he pays 10$.a*week. Walter Rountree, was ordered to pay. the North Canterbury -Timber Company, Ltd., : £s4' 10s 9d forthwith, in default 57 days’ imprisonment. 1 R. W. E. Olifl was ordered to pay John Swinson Company, Ltd.,- £l9 0s lOd, in default' 21 days’ imprisonment. L. Pascoe was ordered to pay L. Dillow £1 8s lOd, in default three days’imprisonment. , K. Simpson was ordered to pay the Canterbury Tyre Agency Company, Ltd., £5 4s sd, in default seven days' imprisonment, to be postponed while he pays 10s a week.

T DEFENDED ACTION , Possession of furniture and other chattels valued at '£so was claimed in a defended; action between wife and’ husband. The plaintiff was the wife, Mrs Annie.Templeton West' (Mr H- W, /Hunter), and the defendant, Charles Mucklewyn West, a contractor (Mr P H. T. Alpers). Mrs West claimed that the chattels and furniturebelonged *tc her. that a suite of furniture-. included had been a gift from her husband, and; other of the goods she herself had bought. Judgment was given for plaintiff for possession of the chattels set out.

1 Estate Worth £4,317,361.—Mr Walter Melville Wills, a member of the tobacco family, left-£4,317,361. Duty amounted to £2,815,284. The Wills family has rleft 11' fortunes totalling £40,000,000 Jince. 1910.—London, April 30. -