GAOL FOR ATTEMPTING TO BREAK INTO HOUSE

Press, Volume XC, Issue 27439, 27 August 1954, Page 9

GAOL FOR ATTEMPTING TO BREAK INTO HOUSE

Charles Edgar Joseph White, aged 33, a labourer, was committed and sentenced to imprisonment with hard labour for six months on a charge of attempted breaking and entering, when he appeared in the Magistrate’s Court yesterday. White, who appeared on remand, had previously pleaded guilty to a charge that on August 6 ne attempted to break and enter the dwelling house of Patrick James Nelson at 20 Leyden street with intent to commit a crime. “You have got a bad list here, White,” said the Magistrate, Mr Rex C. Abernethy, S.M. “You came out of gaol, you got liquor and you repeated the offence you had been in gaol for. If you keep on repeating this you will land yourself with a long sentence.” . NAME SUPPRESSED A youth, whose name was ordered not to be published, was convicted and admitted to probation for two years on a charge of theft.

„ PROBATION Eric Mervyn Smith, aged 23, a labourer, was commited and admitted to probation for two years on each of two charges, the terms to be concurrent, when he appeared for sentence. Smith had previously pleaded guilty to stealing a suit, valued at £l5, the property of Eric James Chalker, on January 6, and to attempting to sell on August 12 a bicycle, valued at £32 7s 3d, the property of Cycleworths (N.Z.), Ltd. which was subject to a conditional purchase agreement. The restitution of £l5 was ordered to be ipade to Chalker by the Magistrate. An order for the return of the bicycle was also made. (Before Mr Raymond Ferner, S.M.) CONVICTED OF THEFT Terrence Carroll, aged 17, a sawmill hand, appeared for sentence on a charge that on August 18 at Greymouth he ’ stole a woman’s bicycle, valued at £26, the property of Irene Dulcie Robinson. He was convicted and admitted to probation for two years and ordered to made restitution to Robinson in the sum of £'4 within one month. CAR CONVERSION Arthur Murdock Mclver, aged 19, a labourer (Mr R. Twyneham), was convicted and admitted to probation for a period of two years when he appeared for sentence on a charge that on August 13, at Christchurch, he unlawfully converted to his own use a car, valued at £BO. the property of Ivan George Hay. Conditions of his probation were that he should not own or drive a car or frequent billiards saloons during the period. THEFT OF DETERGENT Allan Paul Young, aged 31, a fireman (Mr W. F. Brown), appeared for sentence on a charge of stealing five bottles of detergent, valued at 8s 9d, the property of the Railways Department, on June 24. He was convicted and admitted to probation for a period of 18 months on the condition that he take out a prohibition order and not take drink during that time. REMANDED FOR SENTENCE John William Aubrey Simpson, aged 38, a farmhand, pleaded guilty to the theft of two shirts, valued at £3, the property of John Harvey Taylor, on

July 1. _ Detective-Sergeant G. W. Alty said that accused had told an acquaintance, Taylor, he had no money and asked if he might stay in his room for a night. Taylor agreed and When he went to work in the morning he left accused in the room. He returned in the evening, found accused gone and two shirts missing. When accused was apprehended he was in possession of the shirts and admitted having taken them. Simpson was remanded for sentence to August 30. Bail was refused. A 17-year-old youth, whose name was ordered not to be published meantime, pleaded guilty to stealing four shirts; valued at £6, at Wellington on July 30. He was remanded for sentence to September 2. An application by Mr G. S. Brockett, who represented accused, for the matter to be dealt with in the Children’s Court, was refused. Bail wls fixed at £5O in accused’s own recognisance with one surety THEFT AND RECEIVING Thomas Subritzky Kemp, aged 25, h labourer, pleaded guilty to each*of two charges of theft on July 9, and to a charge of receiving stolen property on August 3 He was remanded for sentence to September 2. Detective-Sergeant G. W. Alty appeared for the police. REMANDED Cecil Hubert Tooley, aged 54, a rubber worker (Mr B. J. -Drake) was remanded to September 2 on a charge that on August 19 he was under the influence of drink while driving a motor-car in Snowden road. James Frederick McCallion, aged 23, a labourer (Mr A. Hern) was remanded to September 2 on a charge that he unlawfully got into a car valued at £250, the property of Ernest Reuben Eastwick, in Station road, on August 19. Bail was renewed ’in the sum of £25 in accused’s own recognisance with one surety of £25. CHARGES WITHDRAWN

JDennis McNair was charged with being in possession of liquor near a public dance. On the application of Sub-Inspector J. C. Fletcher, who said that the charge was six months old and that the police had given up hope of finding McNair the charge was withdrawn. William Clarke was charged with being found unlawfully on licensed premises. Sub-Inspeqtor Fletcher said that defendant had apparently given the police a false, name and had not been found. He applied for the charge to be withdrawn. The application was granted. INSUFFICIENT LIGHTS Donald Lamont Havern, who did not appear, was convicted and fined £2 on a charge that on June 22 he drove a motor-car in Colombo street with insufficient lights. FAILED TO ATTEND PARADE Reginald John Hills (Mr S. S. Thomas) pleaded guilty to failing to attend a military parade at Burnham on May 28. He was convicted and fined £5. MAN FINED £2 Thomas Frederick Cook, who did not appear, was charged with casting offensive matter in Bedford row on July 24. He was convicted and fined £2. INTOXICATED MOTOR-CYCLIST Wereta Tangingitu Momo, a labourer pleaded guilty to riding a motor-cycle in Southampton street on August 20 while he was under the influence of drink. He was convicted and sentenced to imprisonment with hard labour for seven days. His licence to drive a private motor-car was cancelled and he was prohibited from obtaining a driver’s licence of any description for a period of one year. Sub-Inspector J. C. Fletcher said that a constable who had been riding home from duty had recognised accused riding a motor-cycle without lights. Accused had ignored the constable’s signal to stop and was appre-

hended a short time later when he ■arrived home and found the constable waiting for him. He was under the influence of liquor. “He seems to be no stranger” said the Magistrate. “No sir” replied Sub-Inspector Fletcher. To a question put by the Magistrate Sub-Inspector Fletcher said that accused had a licence to drive a motorcar only and had no right to be riding a motor-cycle. SHIP DESERTION Michael Edward Sweeney, aged 25, a' dredge hand, of Timaru, pleaded guilty to a charge that on February 2, 1951, he deserted the British ship Waimana at Lyttelton. He was convicted and sentenced to imprisonment with hard labour for a period of one month. ‘ Sweeney also pleaded guilty to a charge of disorderly behaviour while drunk at Lancaster Park on August 21. He was convicted and discharged. He'Pleaded guilty and was convicted, and sentenced to imprisonment with hard labour for seven days on charges of resisting a constable in the execution of his duty and using obscene language, the sentences to be concurrent with the ship desertion sentence. Sub-Inspector J. C. Fletcher, who prosecuted, said that Sweeney’s arrest arose from an incident at the third Ranfurly Shield match between Canterbury and South Canterbury. He had come from Timaru to see the match but was unable to get a good view because he was on the outskirts of the crowd. When he made a noise he was told to keep quiet but refused to do .so.

He had had too much liquor,” said Sub-Inspector Fletcher. “He struggled with the police when they tried to take him in. He had been on the outside looking in but before he knew where he was he was on the inside looking out. He is quite a decent fbrt of man, really.” Mr P. H. T. Alpers, who represented Sweeney, said that accused’s behaviour after leaving his ship had not followed the usual pattern of ship desertion. He had married, settled down and had lived in one street in Timaru for more than three years and had not tried to dodge the police. He had led a respectable and responsible life and was the father of two children. A third child was expected next month. He produced a certificate of character from the chief engineer of the Timaru Harbour Board’s dredge and two other certificates. Sweeney was not in the habit of drinking as his wife would not tolerate it, but had too much to drink on his expedition to Lancaster Park and the incident related by the police was the result of some ill-feeling which was not Sweeney’s fault. Mr Alpers said he realised Sweeney would have to go to gaol for a month. He pleaded that he be allowed to be with his wife during her confinement, and said that permission for him to stay in the country be applied for.

Mr R. W. Edgely appeared for the Shaw Savill and Albion Company.