MAGISTRATE’S COURT

Press, Volume LXXXI, Issue 24632, 31 July 1945, Page 2

MAGISTRATE’S COURT

MONDAY. (Before Mr Raymond Ferner, S.M.) REMANDED. Norman William Golden, aged 24, a labourer (Mr D. J. Hewitt) was remanded to appear on August 13 on a charge of Indecently assaulting a male. George Mclntyre, aged 18, a porter, was charged with the theft of an overcoat valued at £2, and a scarf valued at 10s, the property of Ralph Raymond Roberts. He was remanded to appear on August 2. IMPRISONMENT On a charge of using obscene language | in a public place, Mervyn Louis Neilsou. aged 20, a linesman, was sentenced to 14 days’ imprisonment with hard labour. On a further charge of resisting Constable Leslie Uddstrom, Neiison was convicted and ordered to conve up for sentence if called upon within one month. The accused had interfered when the constable and Sergeant John Bourke weie conducting an arrested man, said Senior-Sergeant J. Abel, and had used the obscene language to the police. When he was arrested he had damaged the seat of a taxi to the extent of £l. OBSTRUCTED POLICE. ’ While Sergeant Bourke and Constable Uddstrom were arresting Neiison, an airman stationed at Wigram had interfered with the police, said Senior-Ser-geant Abel. The airman, Reginald Bremner, aged 19, pleaded guilty to a charge of wilfully obstructing the police, and was fined £5. THEFT. D’Arcy Baden Lobb, aged 23, pleaded guilty to the theft of £1 15s, and was sentenced to one month’s imprisonment ■with hard labour. Senior-Detective F. Sinclair, who prosecuted, said that Lobb was employed In delivering firewood. He obtained £1 In advance on his wages from his employer, Joseph William Groom, and received 15s from a customer. He had failed to account to his employer for the money. The employer withheld one day’s pay from Lobb, and there had been a dispute about tne wages. Restitution had been made. PREACHED WITHOUT PERMIT Francis William Heal was fined £5 for k

preaching in Cathedral square on July 16 without a permit. Asked how he pleaded. Heal said, ‘T have taken up enough of your Worship’s time and the country s time, so I will plead guilty to a technical offence.” Heal had been giving a religious address in the Square, said SeniorSergeant Abel. No one appeared to be listening to him at the time. Heal had been convicted of similar offences on two previous occasions. COMMITTED FOR SENTENCE Keith Duncan Campbell, aged 19. a labourer, pleaded guiliy to four charges of breaking and entering and theit, and was committed to the Supreme Court for sentence. T , The charges were that on June 4 he broke and entered by day a house at 69 Somerfield street, occupied by Victor Stanley Carrol, and committed theft; that on June 24 he broke and entered the shop of Ernest Reid Cook at 293 Hereford street and committed thciL; that on June 4 he broke and entered by day a at 235 Barrington street, occupied by Winston Ernest Crew and committed theft: and that on June 20 he broke and entered a house at 28 Averill street, occupied by Joseph Wood, and committed theft. Detective H. S. Alsop, in evidence, stated that he had interviewed Campbell, who made statements admitting the offences. Campbell was also charged, jointly with William John Graham Lee, aged 21), a labourer, with breaking and entering on July 6, the shop of Margaret Alice Allsop, 375 Colombo street, ana committing theft therein: on July 6 the shop of M.M.M. Butchers, at 145 Colombo street, and committing theft therein; and on June 16 the countinghouse of Ken Greer and Company at 141 Madras street and committing theft therein. Both accused pleaded guilty to the charges, and they were committed to the Supreme Court for sentences. Patrick Joseph Ward, aged 21. a soldier (Mr J. K. Moloney) pleaded guilty to breaking and entering the Century Theatre, Edgeware road, and committing theft therein on July 19. He was committed fo the Supreme Court for sentence. Cash totalling £lO 7s or £lO 8s had been stolen from the theatre, said the manager, Douglas Matson. An electric torch had also been ,:tclcn, and he identified one that was produced in Court. Another torch had been left in its place.

Ward had admitted the offence when Interviewed, said Detective T. Tresize, and the torch, which was stolen from the theatre, had been recovered from his kitbaWard was further charged together with Lee with breaking and entering on July 15, the warehouse of South Island Motors Ltd., and committing theft: on July 16. the countinghouse of the Hollywood Theatre at Sumner, and committing theft; and on July 16 the Rex Theatre at Riccarton, and committing theft. A motor-car and nine gallons or petrol had been stolen from the South Island Motors Ltd., said Tom Hugh Mounsey. Detective Tresize produced statements in which the accused admitted committing the offences. They had used the stolen motor-car to go to Sumner, where they had broken Into the theatre, he said, and had later abandoned it. A torch which was stolen from the theatre at Sumner had been discovered in the Centuiy Theatre. ... , .. Both accused pleaded guilty to the charges, and were committed to the Supreme Court for sentence.