Magistrate’s Court Youth Committed For Trial On Assault Charge

Press, Volume CI, Issue 30004, 13 December 1962, Page 12

Magistrate’s Court Youth Committed For Trial On Assault Charge

Charged with assault with intent to commit rape, Harold John Beams, aged 20, a soldier (Mr M. J. Glue), pleaded not guilty in the Magistrate's Court yesterday and was committed to the Supreme Court for trial. Messrs P. A. Le Brun and W. E. Olds, Justices of the Peace, were on the bench. Bail was allowed. The Bench noted Mr Glue's objection to a statement alleged to have been made to the police by the accused. Mr Glue submitted that it was inadmissible as evidence on the ground that it was unsigned, and on the ground that there was some inducement by a person in authority to the accused before the statement was taken.

Detective Sergeant A. W. R. Ball prosecuted. The complainant, aged 18, whose name was suppressed, said in evidence that the accused took her home from a dance on October 24. When she resisted his advances he dragged her from his car and assaulted her. She later jumped from the accused's car when he was taking her home and went for assistance.

Detective Senior-Sergeant J. Nancarrow said that he interviewed the accused at Waiouru on October 31. The accused refused to sign the statement he made beca se, the accused said, he had once been told off by a solicitor for signing a statement he nude to the police. Objecting to the reading of the statement to the Court, Mr Glue said that it was inadmissible. Also, the statement was obtained by question and answer, and in some cases, he said, the interviewer provided the questions and the answers.

After Mr Glue’s objection had been noted, the witness said that although the accused would not sign the statement he said he was positive the statement was true. In the statement the accused said he attempted to have intercourse with the complainant, and they then became angry with each other. Cross-examined, the witness said he did not hear a warrant officer with the accused at Waiouru tell him to behave himself and make a truthful statement or tell the police everything. The witness said he did not intimidate the accused, nor did he tell him that if he made a statement it would be better for him when he appeared in court. RECEIVING CHARGE Sydney Sullivan, aged 34, a logging contractor, was committed to the Supreme Court for trial on a charge of receiving two rifles and a camera, of a total value of £3l 10s, on July 17 when he knew the articles were dishonestly obtained. He pleaded not guilty, and was represented by Mr G. R. Lascelles. Bail was allowed. (Before Messrs N. J. G. Speary and J. R. Smith, Justices of the Peace.) ROBBERY CHARGE Brian Carrington, aged 33, a workman, was committed for trial at the next sitting of the Supreme Court on a charge of robbing James Richards on October 23. He pleaded not guilty. Bail was allowed. “Carrington hit me on the side of the head. I went down on my knees and I felt my wallet being taken, and the next moment Carrington was gone,” said Richards, aged 63, giving evidence. Richards said he had been working at Balmoral and came to the city for the Labour Day week-end. He booked in at the Manchester Private Hotel. He collected £BO from the T.A.B. on October 23 and then went to the bar of the Excelsior Hotel, where he met Carrington. He and Carrington and two other men later had drinks in the kitchen of the Manchester Private Hotel. He went to the lavatory accompanied by Carrington, and was then assaulted and robbed. Richards said he had £3O in the wallet and four Golden Kiwi lottery tickets. Jan Ivan Haydon, a bar-man-porter at the Excelsior Hotel, said he saw Richards pull out his wallet and display the money in it, about £l5 or £2O. He told Richard to put it away. Carrington wag there. Detective Bernard James Preston said that when he charged Carrington with robbery, the latter said:—

‘‘You’ve got the wrong man. I know nothing of the robbery and I’m not going anywhere with you." When told he was arrested he started to walk away and was taken by an arm. “He then started throwing punches and had to be subdued." said the witness. Carrington declined to say anything to the police. (Before Mr E. A. Lee. S.M.) CAR CONVERSION Pleading guilty to unlawfully taking a motor-vehicle on December 5, Thomas Albert Anthony Jones, aged 30. unemployed, was convicted and remanded in custody to December 17 for sentence. Sergeant V. F. Townshend said that the accused admitted taking the car when he was interviewed and said he had been celebrating his birthday and was the worse for liquor. OBSCENE LANGUAGE

A fine of £lO. in default seven days' gaol, was imposed on Emil Hock, aged 34. a workman, when he was convicted of using obscene language in Cathedral square at 6.50 p.m. on Tuesday. Asked to plead. Hock said he could not remember using any obscene language, and evidence was then given by Constable p. R. Dowson, who said he was talking to two other men when the accused used the language. ‘‘l didn’t hear him too well, and asked him to repeat what he said. He then used the language again.” About nine persons were nearby, and although the accused was under the influence of drink, he was not drunk. PROBATION BREACH Pleading guilty to a breach of probation on February 13, Stanley Lawrence Anderson, aged 22, was remanded until December 14 for sentence. A probation officer, Mr D. Hodgkinson, said that Anderson was released on 18 months’ probation at Greymouth on November 7 last year. He failed to report at Christchurch on February 13. and was not found until recently.

For the accused, Mr G. T. Mahon said the offence was a result of sheer negligence and not wilful intent. The accused had been off work with injuries. CHILDREN NOT AT SCHOOL On two charges of failing to send her children to school from the beginning of September to the end of November, Mrs J. Bourgeois was convicted and fined £3 on each charge. She did not appear Mr G. R. Lascelles, who appeared for the Canterbury Educatton Board, said the defendant had been written to on a number of occasions. The replies were unacceptable to the headmaster of the school. “I am instructed that there is a long history of nonattendance at school by the children,” Mr Lascelles said. On a similar charge relating to the same period, Noeline Carol Simmons was fined £2. She did not appear. Mr Lascelles said that the defendant's child was absent from school for about three weeks in each of the three months. The Magistrate said that, according to a letter on the file, the defendant had made some efforts to send the child to school, but the child would not go. That was quite often the case, replied Mr Lascelles. REMOVED RUBBISH ‘‘The timber was going to be covered by a bulldozer so I couldn't see why I shouldn't haive some firewood out of it,” said Graham W Wilson when he pleaded guilty to removing rubbish from a dump at Harewood on September 16. He was ordered to pay costs. NO BUILDING PERMIT Terence lan Aitken and Carol M. Aitken were each fined £2 10s and, John Wilson was fined £5 for building without a permit at 11 Windboume crescent on or about July 13. None of the defendants appeared. UNREGISTERED DOG'

Donald J. Roeewame was fined 3 for keeping an unregistered dog on or about July 20. Roeewame did not appear. NO TV LICENCE Charged with having no television licence on September 2®, Betty McCrostie was fined £3. She did not appear. NO RADIO LICENCES For having no radio licence on or about October 25, 1961, John Ronald Ruane

was fined £l. On a similar charge on July 26, 1961, Jennifer Callow was fined £3. Neither defendant appeared. REMANDED Hawea Edwin Taka was remanded on bail to December 17 on a charge of unlawfully taking a bicycle on December 11. CHARGES ADJOURNED Nine charges of wilfully making false returns of income. against Norman Charles William Harlick (Mr J. G. Leggat), were adjourned to December 19. Six charges of wilfully making false returns of income. against Clarence Beaumont Hall (Mr G. T. Mahon) were adjourned to February 13.