MAGISTRATE’S COURT

Press, Volume LXXXVIII, Issue 26671, 4 March 1952, Page 9

MAGISTRATE’S COURT

MONDAY (Before Mr Raymond Ferner, s.M.) Arnoirt°M K r MAKER FINED £l5O pleaded e mit?£ na K aEed 38 - a dourer, on the busing? o . a C u ar ? e that he carried i me business of a bookmaker on March u nd fined £l5O - He Court aeam J? at if he came before the would L an L such offence a fine penalty? 0 * be cor ” idered an appropriate as D l teC r ™' i ; Serg , eant G - w - Alty sajd that, vUifoH result of complaints, the police apartment house at 1JQ P p.m. bet S ov er ay n an ( d i fo H nd McLennan taking £sftn hXt’ tel . <!ph ? ne ’ He had taken fated ‘h Up t 0 that tlme ’ This in<Ubuslness at h was in a large way ° f

AP™ bookmaker ouYer U aged 51 - a lab - aided Arnfm d £ ul T lty to a charge that he ? Arnold McLennan in carrying on He w« eM bookmaker on March 1. J? e , ? convicted and. fined £ 15. Hanw« V t e >; SerBean . t G ’ W Alty said that m-t the occ yPler of the house where ,o . Und taking bets - Hall ad "’HJ e< * that be let McLennan have the ° f . a r S°. m and the telephone for £1 hiKb..?”? knew he was carrying on the business of a bookmaker. . INTOXICATED MOTORISTS r.rw?, e L Ma n7 5 H°oper, aged 27 ' a boot Mr u W ' F ’ Brown), pleaded wh i. ( t 0 a ebarge that on February 27 ln a z state of intoxication he was in road B ° £ a motor - truc k in Waltham He was sentenced to seven days' imprisonment with hard labour; his driver's h?K . aS cance il ed and he was prohib.ted from obtaining another for 12 months. Senior-Sergeant J. C. Fletcher said that Hooper was taken into custody at 6.5 p.m. on February 27 by Traffic Inspector J. L. Grant, of the Transport Department. The c iuapecter saw the truck stationary near the middle of the road, and when he spoke to the driver found him obviously under the influence of liquor. He was examined by Dr. F. L. Scott at 6.40 p.m. and certified to be under the iniluence of liquor. i a ™. Br ° wn paid that fatigue played a large part tn the matter. Hooper said he stopped his truck to give way to another vehicle and his truck stalled. °2. ar< i Arthur Wheal, aged 28. a clerk (Mr E. S. Bowie), pleaded guilty to a charge that on February 22 while in a -tete of intoxication he was in charge of mack's*Ba" W the Causewa y at McCorHe was, sentenced to seven davs* imprisonment with hard labour. His dnver s licence was cancelled and he was declared incapable of holding another for two years. Senior-Sergeant J. C. Fletcher said the police were notified that a small car had been o riven at a high speed and recklessly on to the Causeway. A constable went to see what was happening, but, in the meantime, the small car was being followed by another motorist who considered it was being driven in a most alarming way. Wheal drove round one of the white posts at the side of the road and back on to the road. Further along ne went off the road and was half buried mpd „ and w *ter. Had it not been for the following motorist he might have been drowned. He was taken to hospital glven a hot bath. He was later cert fled as being under the influence of liquor. Mr Bowie said he was under a handicap. as Wheal suffered an amnesia dating back to 3.30 p.m. on the day of the offence. Possibly the cause of the accident was a black-out. However, it was difficut to get past the report by Dr. F. L. Scott, though it was not a bad one, taking into account the nervous shock suffered by Wheal. Counsel submitted this was a special case. Wheal’s medical history was bad. The accident was a combination of two causes. Some alcohol was taken and aggravated Wheal’s highly nervous condition.

The Magistrate: I have no doubt. Wheal, your driving was affected by your indulgence in liquor and you were driving alarmingly and dangerously to the public as well as to yourself. You deserve and will suffer the usual penalty. Further, in December last you were convicted of driving without due care and attention. You would be better off the road for a considerable period.

FINED FOR DRUNKENNESS Mervyn John McFadden, aged 17, a bootmaker, pleaded guilty to a charge of being found drunk in Colombo street on March 1, having been once previously convicted of a similar offence within the last six months. He was fined £2. in default 48 hours’ imprisonment. "If you go on like this, McFadden, you will find yourself an inmate on the island for inebriates. Take a warning," said the Magistrate. Andrew Perry, aged 68, a labourer, was charged with being found drunk in Hereford street on March 2, having been once previously convicted of a similar offence within the last six months. He was fined £2, in default 48 hours' imprisonment. REMANDED John Denald Boyce, aged 40. a farmer (Mr W. G. P. Cuningham), was further remanded by consent to March 17 on a charge that on January 2, 1951, at Scargill, he indecently assaulted a girl aged nine. Bail was renewed in his own recognisance of £5O and one surety of £5O. conditional on his reporting daily to the police. John Leslie Evans, aged 31, a labourer, was remanded to Thursday on a charge that on February 24 he broke and entered by day the dwellinghouse of Walter Alexander at 664 Ferry road and committed theft. Hector Douglas Knowles, aged 39, a stereotyper (Mr J. G. Leggat), was remanded to March 10 on a charge that while in a state of intoxication he was in charge of a motor-car on the main West Coast road on February 24. He was allowed bail in his own recognisance of £25.