MAGISTRATE’S COURT

Press, Volume LXXVIII, Issue 23538, 16 January 1942, Page 8

MAGISTRATE’S COURT

’THURSDAY ! (Before Mr E. C. Levvey, S.M.) ! FOUR CHARGES James Robert McKinley Erskine. labourer, aged 33, of no fixed abode, pleaded guilty to three charges—(l) the theft on or about November 19 of two beys’ suits, valued at £5 10s, the property of Mary Wahrhck; (2) the , theft on November 25 of a cycle, valued at £4, the property of Ernest Gerrand; and (3) that on August 1, being a person released on probationary licence, he failed to comply with the terms of such licence. On each these charges, he was convicted and remanded for sentence to January 19. On a further charge—of breaking and entering by day the house of Mary Aitken, at 177 Wordsworth street, Sydenham, with intent to commit a crime he was remanded to the same date for trial. THEFT OF MONEY William John Jamieson (Mr C. V. Lester), carpenter, aged 44, pleaded guilty to two charges of stealing money belonging to Margaret Eveline Malhn. S °Sub-Inspector E. T. C. Turner said Mallinson, a married woman, had been helping her husband deliver milk on his milk round. On January 5 and 12 money she had left on milk drums in'a truck had disappeared while she had been delivering the milk, and on the second occasion Jamieson was seen by her to ride away on a bicycle. Two amounts, totalling 15s Bd, had been taken. Interviewed by the ponce, Jamieson had frankly admitted the th MB S- Lester said the trouble had been caused by heavy drinking. .Jamieson’s employer, with whom accused had been most honest, wished to retain his services, and would make sure he did no . more drinking. Jamieson had served in the last war* and had twice volunteered for service in the present war. On the first charge, Jamieson was fined £3, in default imprisonment for 10 days, and on the second charge he was convicted and ordered to come up for sentence if called on within two years, a condition being that he take out a prohibition order for each year of the term. An order was made for the money stolen to be returned to the owner. THEFT OF GROCERIES Wallace James Randle, motor driver, and William Tull, grocer, for stealing between August 1 and December 20 groceries to the value of £7 7s Bd, the property of Kincaids. Ltd., were each fined £B. in default imprisonment for 21 days. An order was made for the return of the stolen goods. Chief-Detective H. Nuttall said the two accused had been employed at Kincaids, Ltd., for long periods. While at work they had stolen groceries, working in partnership. . Tull, because of a previous warning against dishonesty had been dismissed, but Randle had been retained and given another chance.. Mr H. O. Jacobsen, counsel for the defence, said both the accused were married men, and now realised the foolishness of the thefts. Generally in cases of thefts from employers, the Court did not show leniency because it was not only a breach of trust, but also reflected on other employees. However, every chance would be given both accused, and a fine only would be imposed. MILK VENDOR CHARGED On each of two charges of selling milk which was not fresh, Lester Sparks, milk vendor and supplier, was fined £ls and or- • dered to pay costs and analyst’s fees. It'was stated that Sparks, who did not appear and was not represented by counsel, had previously been warned by the Health Department for selling milk not of the required standard of freshness. NAME SUPPRESSED A youth, publication of whose name was forbidden, pleaded guilty to a charge of offensive behaviour in a public place. Sub-Inspector Turner said accused spat in a constable’s face. He was decent and respectable, and it was difficult to see why he had behaved in this way. The charge was dismissed on payment of costs, after an apology , had been given to the constable concerned. * ON LICENSED PREMISES Samuel Gould, Wilfred Mullins, Wal-' ter Sergisson, and William Taylor, for being unlawfully on the licensed pre- • mises of the Hotel Embassy, were each fined 20s and ordered to pay costs. John Joseph Mahoney was fined £2 and ordered to pay costs. Stanley William Connor and Charles Murray Heaton, for being unlawfully on the licensed premises of the Shades Hotel, William Lovell Downey, for .being unlawfully on the premises of Storey’s Tourist Hotel, and Michael Scollard and George Stephens, for being unlawfully on the premises of the United Service Hotel, were each fined 20s and ordered to pay costs. CHIMNEY FIRE Dorothy Louise Adams, for allowing a chimney on premises controlled by her to catch fire, was fined 20s and orpered to pay costs. CASTING OFFENSIVE MATTER Edward O’Connor, for casting offensive matter in a public place, was fined 20s and ordered to pay costs. FINE OF £5 Richard Thomas Carroll, labourer, pleaded guilty to a charge of purchasing 28 gallons of petrol with a consumer's licence issued under the provisions of the Oil Fuel Regulations, and using such petrol other than for the purpose set out in the application. Chief-Detective Nuttall said Carroll was granted a special licence while he had been working at Harewood. He left his position there, but had continued to draw petrol with the licence. When questioned by the police ne had been quite frank. Carroll, who had no explanation, was fined £5 and ordered to pay costs. CIVIL CLAIMS (Before Mr E. C. Levvey, S.M.) JUDGMENTS BY DEFAULT Judgment for plaintiff by default was given in each of the following civil claims:—B. T. Roper v. F. Buckley, 14s 10d; R. M. Watson, Ltd., v. E. Rigby, £1 18s 6d; International Harvester Company of New Zealand, Ltd., v. K. B. Quirk and Company, Ltd.. £39 7s; Canterbury Saleyards Company, Ltd., v. G. S. Smith, £2B and order for possession: Trade Auxiliary Company of New Zealand, Ltd., v. Green and Smith, £4 16s 9d; C. E. Otley, Ltd.*— v. V. E. Killworth, £3B 11s 10d; Nefej Zealand Amalgamated Engineering an (r** Related Trades Industrial Union of Workers v. R. L. J. Hart. 10s; A. B. McKenzie v. A. Chittenden. £l6 11s 3d; Thomas G. Low v. C. Durie, £2 Is 6d: Larges. Ltd., v. A. C. Richardson, £3 15s 3d: International Harvester Company of New Zealand. Ltd., v. H. F J. Harris, £1 3s 8d; Bessie MacDonald v. H. Croton, £1 2s: S. D. Hcndisides, trading as Regent Mercers, v. R. Nightingale. £2 8s: Anna Ulmrich v. Herbert Fluerty. £lB ss: Archbold Bros., Ltd., v. S. I. Fussell, £lO 15s lOd; Australian Alliance Assurance Company v. S. J. Trowbridge, £4 14s; Briscoe and Company, Ltd., v. D. Peck, £3 ss; David Andrew Gunn v. George Edward Carrington, £59 17s 6d. JUDGMENT SUMMONSES P. Butler was ordered to pav United Brush Company, Ltd., £7 15s 7d forthwith, in default imprisonment for seven days. Mary Kathleen Edmonds was ordered to pay Regent Street, Ltd., £ls Is 4d lorthwith, in default imprisonment for 14 days. A. P. Fluerty was ordered to pay Portraits. Ltd.. £8 12s 6d forthwith, Ji default imprisonment for seven days.