MAGISTRATE’S COURT

Press, Volume LXXXVI, Issue 26204, 30 August 1950, Page 10

MAGISTRATE’S COURT

TUESDAY (Before Mr Rex C. Abernethy, S.M.) REMANDED ON MURDER CHARGE William Hainey Hillhouse, aged 20, a miner, was charged with the murder, at Runanga on August 12, of Margaret Rose Hillhouse. On the application of Detective-Sergeant G. W. Alty accused was remanded to appear at Greymouth on September 6. IMPRISONMENT Patrick Joseph Holmes, aged 27, a labourer, pleaded guilty to charges of converting to his own use, at Rakaia, a motorcar valued at £135, the property of Albert James; of obtaining £4 14s 2d in money and goods valued at 5s lOd from Thomas Victor Gibson, at Waixnate, by false pretences; and to obtaining £4 4s lid in money and goods valued at 14s 7d from Frank Wilson by false pretences. Detective-Sergeant Alty said accused had borrowed a cheque form at Rakaia and had filled it in to pay for five gallons of petrol. He had borrowed the car for two hours from James. He had abandoned it next day. He had a long list of previous convictions. “One of these days you will be declared a habitual criminal if you are not careful,” said the Magistrate, in sentencing Holmes to three months’ imprisonment with hard labour on the charge of car conversion. On each of the other two charges he was sentenced to one month’s imprisonment with hard labour,, the sentences to be cumulative with the first sentence. ASSAULT CHARGE Keith Murdock Kirkwood, aged 24, a soldier (Mr J. K. Moloney) pleaded guilty to a charge of assaulting Ivan Albert Foster. Detective-Sergeant Alty said that accused was a sergeant in the regular Army. With three other soldiers he drove his car to the city and later to the country. A quantity of liquor was consumed. At Kirwee accused met Foster, who had cycled from Burnham with two companions. They all decided to return to Christchurch, and accused agreed to carry the cycles on the back of his car. He did not drive the car, but sat in the back on Foster’s knee and committed an assault which, if the circumstances of the case had been different, would have led to a much more serious charge. Mr Moloney said Kirkwood had a good character and had not been before the Court before. His position in the Army was in jeopardy and that might be considered sufficient penalty. “Liquor is a bad master, as you- ought to have known and did know,” said the Magistrate. "Having regard to the probable effect of this offence on your status in the Army, you will be convicted and fined £5.” TRAFFIC OFFENCES In cases brought by the Transport Department, Mervyn John McNally was fined £2 for exceeding the speed limit. On a similar charge Arthur Ronald Sloane was fined £l. Penalties were imposed as follows in cases brought by the Christchurch City Council:— Parking over time .imit: Margaret Ruth Austin, 20s; Ernest Gladstone Barrell. 20sGeorge Alexander Breukes, 10s; Victor Lancaster Buckley, IQs (no warrant of fitness, 20s); Keith Thomas Burns, 10s; Duncan Clark, 255; Durham Robert Dowell, 10s; Alan Laurence Godfrey Dunford 20s (nqi driver’s licence, iOs); Charles Ernest Duthie, 255; George Foster, 255; Warwick Henry Hobbs, 15s; Winson Joseph Iremonger, 20s; Elizabeth Helen Laing. 30s; James Hunter Mitchell, 20s; Stanley Melvin Pritchard, 20s; Olive Evans Radford 20sWilliam Rupert Smith, 30s; Alfred Leslie Turnbull, 20s. Insufficient lights: Clement James Rex Benny 30s (operating noisy vehicle, 10s, overtaking at intersection 10s). No driver’s licence: John Henry Boon, warrant of fitness IPs); James Donald Doak, 10s (unlicensed vehicle 10s); George Sydney Gunns, 10s (unlicensed vehicle 10s); Percy Lowe, 10s (unlicensed vehicle 10s, no warrant of itness 10s); Kenneth Edward Maynard 15s (no warrant °/ fitness 10s, unlicensed vehicle 10s): Russell George Pope, 20s (no warrant of fitness 20s); Geoffrey Arthur Roud, costs only (unlicensed vehicle, costs only); Gordon Eain Smith, 10s; Alan James Steer 10s (no warrant of fitness 10s. unlicensed vehicle 10s); Rose Murray Sullivan, 10s (unlicensed vehicle 10s); Thomas Gilmour Washbourne, 10s (unlicensed vehicle 10s no warrant of fitness 10s). No warrant of fitness: Bran Stanley Brailsford, 10s (parked on offside of another parked vehicle 15s); Robert Lester Brown, 10s; Edward Ebborn, 10s (failing to give way at pedestrian crossing 10s); Herbert Arthur Elstob, 10s; Martin James Gallaher, 10s (failing to dip lights 30s): Gavin Gould Rutland, 255; van Alexander Taylor, 10s; Thomas Trezise, 10s vehicle 20s) °^ s * de another parked Stopping on authorised pedestrian crossing: Charles John Brown, 15s. Obstructing vehicular entrance: Sadie Coupland, 15s; George Thomas Senior, 15s d,s P layir ?g *‘L Plates: Donald Russell Clay Dennis, 10s (carrying pillion passenger while restricted, costs only). Exceeding speed limits: Clarence Beaumont Hall, £2 10s; Terrence Arthur Minn?vi/?i Maurice Stanley Orange, £3; ? av } d . Geor § e . Frederick Reid, £2 (not ThES ymg "Ration plates 10s); Edgar f n lv fk sen ’ £2: Reginald Edward £7 , J°r (n P warra nt of fitness WeICh - £3: Re *‘ nald within 20 A eet of authorised pedestrian crossing: Trevor Roland Hill, i o y nlicen sed motor-vehicle: Foo Yee Jadt. reasonable considerauon. Thomas Edward Johnston £3. Pi, 11 *. 0 ” Passengers when restricPi a i es: William George Jordan (two charges), 20s and 10s ( xceeding speed limit £2). «-eeaing ' Cychng without .ight: Jam s Victor I Martin, 20s (failing to stop when directed c Gordon Victor Ritchie, 20s. F vShTi?? Sa F 20s: Norman Taylor, 20s. Vehicle not drawn into kerb: Ivan Aubrey Purcell, 15s. T»^?i lin T g - way to school patrol: Janies Liddell Robb, 20s. ’ ot £ e L than P ara Uel with road: Robert Day Robinson, 10s. Tilley Ms CCepting tow: Kenneth Malcolm I Failing to give way at pedestrian crossing: George Taylor, £3. 1 T»Zi ar > klng “1 prohibited area: Duncan Midalemass Stewart, 15s.