MAGISTRATE’S COURT

Press, Volume LXXIX, Issue 24076, 12 October 1943, Page 3

MAGISTRATE’S COURT

MONDAY, ' i (Before Mr E. C. Lewey, S.M.T ADJOURNMENT- GRANTED

When certain names were called in Court it was Intimated by Mr A. W. Brown, on behalf of the Crown, that an adjournment was desirable aa It might be necessary to brief foreign counsel. The men concerned were Harold Candisn Smart, Harry Thomas Stubberfield, Wilfred Henry Banks, William Joseph Loader. Jdm Cyril Southern Bush, and Charles Edward Trlppner. Mr C. S. Thomas apP e ® re _ * or a U the defendants. Mr Brown, when asking for an adjournj™ent UhtU October 18 (which was granted), stated that it was not yet known if the cases could be brought on in time the next sessions of the Supreme Court “the defendants were going for trial, c * e Magistrate said he noticed that the mi. c " ar S e was an indictable one. Though the names of the defendants were read, the charges were not read. THEFT FROM SHOP A young woman, whose name was ordered I? P. e su PPressed, was charged with the of 3s at Christchurch. Th® accused, who is 28 years old, was ,-J® P°u ee - A young man had been sent “1 by the employer with ss. After makmg a purchase, it was alleged that the accused had rung up only 2s on the cash register instead of ss: “She pul the S. “J her pocket,” said Senior-Detective Nuttall, who added that that type of was very difficult to detect. Mr J K. Moloney, for the accused, suggested that the Magistrate should postpone sentence until a report had been obtained from the Probation Officer, and 1 mu Was a Sreed to. The accused was admitted to bail on *>er own recognisance of £2O

... COMMITTED FOR TRIAL Aioert Edward Leckie, aged 32, a porter, appeared on two charges of unnatural offence with a boy in Christchurch. There «as a third charge against him of having W®d the name of Marks contrary to ,“.® Change of Name Emergency Regulations, 1935. The • accused, who was represented by Mr J, K Moloney, pleaded n °‘ guilty to all charges. r was committed to the Supreme t-ourt for trial and bail was not granted.

YOUNG SEAMAN’S THEFT waen. Stanley Brown, aged 17, a sea'nan, appeared for sentence (having pleadSidlty to the theft on September 16 2? . var i ou s kitchen articles, knives, and I?™ 3' the property of Christina Fraser), joe Magistrate said he had difficulty in •wowing what to do with him. hi? 16 ,P ohce 0 hce stated that they had not “ ee Oaole to obtain a berth for him on tLStB - "Ho wants to go.” said Senlorggoctive H. Nuttall, "but they don’t want

After directing that Brown should make Jgotution to the value of £1 14s, the “2»Biatrate ordered him to come up for ce , ii called upon within 12 months, ♦(““awhile, you can try to get a ship.” me Magistrate %aid

T CHARGE AGAINST SOLDIER Fiynn. a soldier, was charged with a bottle of beer and another of jdne. Mr D. W. Russell, for the accused, m, to an adjournment until OctoThe accused was remanded in “*e custody of the military authorities.

DRUNKENNESS Hugh Manley. who had been previously convicted for the same offence, was sentenced to seven days' imprisonment tor being found drunk.