MAGISTRATE’S COURT

Press, Volume XCI, Issue 27592, 24 February 1955, Page 16

MAGISTRATE’S COURT

WEDNESDAY (Before Mr L. N. Ritchie, S.M.) FALSE PRETENCES ALLEGED A man whose name was suppressed in the meantime, appeared on a charge of obtaining a sum of money by falsely representing that a cheque for double the sum allegedly obtained was a good and valid order. After evidence had been taken, he pleaded not guilty and was committed to the Supreme Court for trial. REMANDED John Edward Cuneen,' aged 44, a company representative (Mr W. F. Brown) was remanded to February 28 on a charge of being found in charge of a truck on Oxford terrace on February 23 while under the influence of drink. Bail was renewed.

A man whose name was ordered not to be published in the meantime, was remanded to February 28 on a charge of stealing a letter containing two postal orders. He was granted bail in his own recognisance of £5O and one surety of a like sum. He was represei ted by Mr J. B. Weir.

INDECENCY CHARGES Thomas John Williams, aged 37, a cook (Mr J. B. Weir), was committed to the Supreme Court for sentence on four charges involving indecency with a male. He pleaded guilty to each charge. The charges were that on or about January 9 and on February 13, he indecently assaulted a male and that on about January 23 and on or about December 26, 1954, he committed unnatural offences with another male. DRUNKENNESS

Charged with being found drunk in Hereford street on February 22, having once previously been convicted of drunkenness within the last six months, Vasil Frecka, aged 32, a labourer, was convicted and fined £2.

LEVEL CROSSING NOT CLEAR . Noel Stephen Taylor pleaded guilty to a charge that on October 20 at Greymouth he attempted to drive over the Tainui street level crossing, when there was a risk of his car being involved in a collision with a locomotive. Mr A. W. Brown, who appeared for the Railways Department, said the crossing concerned was controlled by lights. The defendant had stopped to give way to a light engine on the line but after it had passed he began to cross, not noticing another locomotive approaching about 50 yards away. The defendant made the crossing with plenty of time to spare, but there haff been a risk of a collision. The defendant said the locomotive was 200 or 300 yards away when he was on the crossing. He was fined £2. CHARGE DISMISSED A charge against Cyril Keith Yeatman (Mr B. McClelland) of allowing a horse to wander unattended on Lincoln road on November 29, 1954, was dismissed. After evidence had been given for the prosecution, Mr McClelland submitted that there was no evidence to show that the horse involved belonged to the defendant and that the defendant had allowed the horse to wander.