Magistrate’s Court Fine, Loss Of Licence For Keeping Car Keys

Press, Volume CI, Issue 29900, 14 August 1962, Page 9

Magistrate’s Court Fine, Loss Of Licence For Keeping Car Keys

"I sincerely hope that traffic officers dealing wrtb drivers who are affected by l.quor will be rude if necessary and firm, as it is their dutx to stop these people front driving," said Mr A P. Blair, S.M, m the Magis.:ate> Court yesterday, when dismissxig a charge against Martin Joseph McLoughlin, a clerk, aged 23 'Mr M J. Glue* of driving whale under the influence of drink or drugs. McLoughlin was convicted cn a charge of failing to deliver his car keys to a traffic officer, and was fined £l5. v.sah cancellation of his driving licence for six months He pleaded not guilty to the first charge and guilty to the second. Traffic Officer J T Kotoul said that at 10.10 p.m. on August 3 he saw the accused walking with a girl in Gloucester street, near the Theatre Royal. He had his arm around her, and appeared to be leaning on her. When he approached the accused, who had driven his car into an alley, his breath smelt strongly of liquor, and Ije was unsteady on his feet “I asked him to hand over his ignition keys, which he refused to do because they were his father’s,” said Traffic Officer Kotoul. A traffic department patrol car was called, and the accused w'as taken to the Central Police Station. Mr Glue said it was significant that the prosecution did mt advance any medical evidence, or any additional evidence as to the state of intan:cation of the accused Mcl oughlin said in evidence that he was approached by Traffic Officer Kotoul, who immediately said that he was unfit to drive. “I think the traffic officer could have used a little more tact in this case.” said Mr Glue. RECEIVING Two brothers. Keith Malcolm Grainger, aged 25. a factory worker, and Trevor

John Grainger, aged 19. a salesman-driver, were fined £l5 and £2O respectively when each pleaded guilty to charges of receiving stolen property on July 12 They were represented by Mr G R Lascelles

Trevor Grainger received a transistor radio which had been stolen from Frank Shuter Ltd. Palmers road New Brighton on the night of July 8 - 9. said Sergeant A Lambert and his brother received a binocular and case valued at £l5. stolen from the same place Trevor Grainger told the police he had not been able to resist buying the radio for £lO. The Magistrate said they W’ere quite serious offences, but as it was virtually the first appearance of both accused he would not send them to prison STOLE ACCORDION

Charged with stealing a piano accordion valued at £72 10s on August 3 William Charles Kidd, aged 20. a dragline operator (Mr R G Blunt), was convicted and remanded in custody until August 17 for sentence Kidd pleaded guilty Sergeant Lambert said the accused stole the accordion from a room in a boardinghouse w’hich he was sharing with the complainant The accused told the police he sold the instrument to get some money which he needed. INDECENT ASSAULT

The accused had been in a position of trust in relation to the two girls he indecently assaulted, and considerable psychological damage to the children could result from his actions, said the Magistrate when he sentenced James Joseph Jones, a driver, aged 33 (Mr B S McLaughlin), to three months’ imprisonment on each of two charges of indecent assault on June 2. the terms to be concurrent Mr McLaughlin said that Jones had had marital difficulties His offences had not been premeditated, and were unlikely to be repeated OBSCENE LANGUAGE Pleading guilty to using obscene language in Cathedral square on August 11. Melvin Lester Smith, aged 28. was convicted and fined £lO CHANGE OF PLEA Imre Fulop, aged 26. who pleaded guilty last week to a charge of possessing a firearm without sufficient purpose on July 30. changed his plea to not guilty and was remanded on bail until August 20. WARRANT ISSUED A warrant was issued for the arrest of William David Joseph Denis Morgan, aged 40. charged with assault on August 11. when he failed to appear REMANDED A man. whose name was suppressed, was remanded to Sunnyside Hospital till September 10 for observation and report after appearing on a charge of possessing an offensive weapon, a sheath knife, in a public place on July 27 Edward Robert Lowe, aged 30. charged with driving while under the influence of drink or drugs on August 12 was remanded on bail until August 20 A man. whose name was suppressed, was remanded or bail until August 20 or changes of assaulting his wifi on August 11 and unlawful!? possessing a shotgun - Crosbie Frank Cook, a workman charged with thef of cable valued at £l7 14; from the Post Office betweer June 18 and June 25, was remanded on bail until Augur 20

Charged with assaulting a female on August 12. a man whose name was suppressed was remanded on bail unti’ August 20

On a charge of driving while under the influence of drink or drogs in Blenheim road on August 11. Jame‘ Cecil Cague. aged 41, a mechanic (Mr D. J Hi’l) was remanded on bail tc August 20 Charles Lennos Dewes aged 17. a labourer, charged with burglary at 14 Hillview road on August 12. was remanded in custody to August 20

On charges of being idlt and disorderly at Amberley on July 31 and of unlawfully converting a car at Westport on July 21. Phillip Edward Clifford Moore, aged 50. a labourer was remanded in custody to August 20 (Before Mr E A Lee. S.M > THREE MONTHS’ GAOL Barbara Ann Tito, aged 21 (Mr C R Harman), was sentenced to three months' imorisonment to be fallowed by a year's probation, on three charges of forgery She pleaded guilty last week, and was appearing for sentence She was convicted and discharged on a charge of being idle and disorderly at Tino aru on July 25 The forgery involved alterations to Post Office Savings Bank books belonging to herself and her husband at Waihi and Paeroa and the issue of withdrawal slips in Wellington.