MAGISTRATE’S COURT

Press, Volume LXXVII, Issue 23378, 11 July 1941, Page 10

MAGISTRATE’S COURT

THURSDAY (Before Mr E, C. Levvey, S.M.) DRUNKENNESS

Foster George Dacre was fined 20s, in default 48 hours’ imprisonment, for drunkenness, his second conviction within six months.

“I’ll give you one more chance. Next time there will be no option, so you know what to expect,” the Magistrate said when William Dudney Fowke, a painter, aged 42, was fined £2, in default imprisonment for four days, on a charge of ✓having been found drunk on July 9, in a public place. Fowke has twice previously been convicted for drunkenness ii\ the last six months. SHOPLIFTING. Mary Elizabeth Moorhouse (Mr W. F. Tracy) pleaded guilty to three charges of stealing altogether six cardigans, valued at £7 6s 6d, from the Bruce Woollen Manufacturing Company. Detective-Sergeant J. McClung said that on June 3, 10, and 16, Moorhouse had stolen, on each occasion two cardigans, and on June 16, while she was trying to sell the stolen goods to a second-hand dealer, two detectives, by chance in the shop, questioned her, and she was later arrested. “It is a deliberate case of shoplifting,” Detective-Sergeant McClung said. “She was not in need of these clothes, and was stealing them only to sell them. Moorhouse has been before the Court on three previous- occasions.” Mr Tracy said that from medical advice he had obtained there was no doubt that this was a clear case of kleptomania, and there was little chance of a cure. He asked for his client to be put in the care of a religious home, for such time as the Magistrate thought fit. On one charge Moorhouse was convicted and ordered to come up for sentence if called on within five years, a condition being that she remain in the care of Mount Magdala Home for that period, and on the other two charges she was convicted • and discharged. An order was made for the return of all. the stolen goods. COMMITTED FOR SENTENCE Sydney Alfred Chapman, aged 20, to five charges, of indecent assault against males, and James Allen Gorrie, aged- 23, to one charge, both pleaded guilty, and were committed to the Supreme Court for sentence, SubInspector E. T. C. Turner prosecuted for the police, and Mr R. A. Young represented both accused. Evidence was taken from boys, of varying ages,

and at the request of the police, an order was made for the non-publica-tion of their names. In each case bail was allowed in the accused’s own recognisance of £SO, with one surety of £SO.

CIVIL COURT (Before Mr H. A. Young, S.M.) MOTOR ACCIDENT CLAIM

Mary Wright (Mr J. B. Williams), of Christchurch, claimed £lB3 2s lid from Eric David Doak, a millowner, of Hawarden (Mr C. S. Thomas), alleging that his negligence caused a collision between her car and his lorry on the Waipara one-way bridge on January 21. It was alleged that defendant should never have come on to* the bridge at all, and that the plaintiff’s car was five-eighths of the way across when he did do so. The claim comprised £l5O general damages and £33 2s lid for medical attention and repairs to plaintiff’s car. After hearing evidence and submissions on the details of the accident, the Magistrate gave judgment for plaintiff for £B3 2s lid.

RESERVED DECISION Judgment “in equity and good conscience” for £2O was given to P. S. Nicholls and Company (Mr W. F. Tracy) against Rebecca Wood (Mr A. J. Malley) in a reserved decision. The case was heard some weeks ago, and the claim was 1 for £3O, representing commission on the sale of property at 24 Plunket street, Spreydon, which was negotiated by plaintiff company for the defendant.

Default judgments Judgment by default for plaintiff was given in each of the following undefended claims:—Elizabeth Hudson v. John Joseph Scoles and Ivy Alexandra Scoles, £lB 8s; Thomas G. Low v. Mona Kubala, £3 Is; Engineers’ Union v. S. Hands, £4 2s; Sargood, Son, and Ewen, Ltd., v. C. J. Schroeder, £29 14s 4d; John R. Procter, Ltd., v. Edward John Cotton, £2 15s.

JUDGMENT SUMMONSES P. Jarden was ordered to pay '£l 13s Id to Andrews and Beaven, Ltd., forthwith, in default three days’ imprisonment. Alfred Bruce was ordered to pay £5 0s 5d to C. L. Rhodes Motors forthwith, in default six days’ imprisonment.