Magistrate’s Court BIGAMIST REMANDED FOR SENTENCE

Press, Volume CII, Issue 30191, 24 July 1963, Page 7

Magistrate’s Court BIGAMIST REMANDED FOR SENTENCE

Because she did not wish to give evidence in an assault charge against a man with whom she was living, Melva Irene Miller, aged 47, entered into a form of marriage with the man, Gordon Alexander Gillespie, when she was still married, said Senior-Sergeant G. M. Cleary in the Magistrate's Court yesterday. Miller pleaded guilty to a charge of committing bigamy. She was remanded on bail to July 29 for sentence by Mr A. P. Blair, S.M. The accused was represented by Mr M. J. Glue. Senior-Sergeant Cleary said the accused married Robert Douglas Miller in Wellington in 1932, when she was 16. They lived in Invercargill until 1947, when the accused left her husband because of domestic trouble. The accused worked in hotels in the South Island, being known as Miss Irene Miller. She then lived with Gillespie in the city, the pair being known as man and wife, Senior-Sergeant Cleary said. The accused laid a charge of assault against Gillespie earlier this year. Later, she said she did not wish to continue with the complaint, and was advised that if she married him she would not have to give evidence against him. The accused and Gillespie went through a form of marriage on March 17. When questioned by police she said she was aware she was still married at the time. Her reason for committing bigamy was that she was pressed to it, though she knew it was wrong, SeniorSergeant Cleary said. She had not seen her husband. Miller, for the last five years. Mr Glue said he trusted there was nothing implicit in the police summary that it was he who advised the accused to commit bigamy. He would deny such an implication strenuously. “I did not know until this charge that she had ever been married,” said Mr Glue. “At no stage did I say that Gillespie or the accused should get married. If the accused received such legal advice it was not from me,” said Mr Glue. The Magistrate: You are not on trial, Mr Glue. LICENCE CANCELLED A university student, Harold Wreford W. Hoyle, aged 20, was fined £8 on a charge of riding a motorcycle at a speed which might have been dangerous in Ferry road on May 8. His driving licence was cancelled for one year, with a special dispensation that he be permitted to drive to work and university lectures from Monday to Friday of each week. He pleaded guilty. Traffic Sergeant H. J. McMorran said the defendant was checked at 45 miles an hour for about one mile and a half along Ferry road. He crossed numerous T intersections and two through intersections. ASSAULT Douglas Barry Borton, aged 17, a workman, was fined £7 10s on a charge of assaulting Robert William Walker on July 22. He pleaded guilty. CHARGE DISMISSED A charge of driving without due care and attention in Normans road on April 3, against James Edwin Sunbeam was dismissed. Sunbeam pleaded not guilty and was represented by Mr R. K. Godfrey. OTHER TRAFFIC CASES In other traffic cases, convictions were entered and fines imposed as follows: Exceeding 30 miles an hour: Ellen Agnes Doyle, £3; Victor George Main. £10; Lawrence Mercer, convicted and discharged (supplying false informaitaon, convicted and discharged); Brian Curie, £4 (no driving licence, £3); Craig Charles Gass, £3; Robert Allen Purcell. £2; Raymond Tolhurst, £4; Lachlan Keith Wallach. £2 (no safety helmet. £1); Walter Wozney, £2 (no warrant of fitness, convicted and discharged); Robert G. Densen. £3; Roger Donald Aschoff. £4; Colin Bryce Baker. £4; Albert Barrett, £4; Neville James Barton, £5; Peter Arthur Beaumont. £B, and licence cancelled for three months (no warrant of fitness, convicted and discharged); Neil Raymond Beaumont, £6; Gary Malcolm Brooker, £2: Garry Raymond Burke, £4, and licence cancelled for three months (no warrant of fitness. £1; failing to produce driving licence. £3); David Ray Callender. £4; Graeme Noel Da-wson. £4; Kenneth Ross Glennie. £2: Clarence Beaumont Hall. £4 (failing to stop for traffic officer. £10); Peter R. Holden. £4; John Lawrence Julian. £10: Bruce Alexander Kane, £ 4 (no driving licence, £5); Fergus Quinton Lord. £2; Norman McCallister. £4; Alan Henry Low. £4; Shirley Margaret Mantell. £4: lan Lindsay Miller, £5; Christopher Allan Mitchell. £7 (failing to produce driver's licence, £5); Neil John Munro. £4: Brian Ogg. £4: Ivan Pat. £6; lan Gordon Pithig. £4: Brian Keith Schroder, £4: Christ inus Marinus Verneulen. £3; Johnstone Harvey Walker. £4: Trevor Ernest Woodfield, £5; Bernardus' W outers. £5.

Driving without due care and attention: Neville John Lucas. £7; George Attewell. £7; Herbert lan Kirk Hopper, £3; Noel James Quirk. £5.

Falling to stop at compulsory sign: Gary Arnold Thompson, convicted and discharged (no headlight on bicycle. 10s); lan B. Jamieson. £3; Garry Henry Shepherd. £2.

Using . motor-vehicle carelessly: Desmond Alfred H Smith, £lO. and licence cancelled for three months; James Thomas York, £5.

Passenger sitting side-saddle on motor-cycle: Robin Edward Luxlow. £5 (no registration plate, £2: failing to produce driver's licence. £3) Altering date on warrant of fitness: Murray John Ramsay, £5. No warrant of fitness: » i Walter William Hancox, £5;

Thomas Midwood. £ 3 (no driver's licence, £5). Parking offences: Brian Smith. £3; Richard John Baker. £2; Murray Frederick Hartman. £5; Sheila Mansfield. £l. Driving vehicle other than specified on licence: Noel Anthony Rennell. £3. Warrant of fitness not displayed: Eric Francis Williams, £2. Failing to give way: Doris Butcher. £4; Sandra Anne Jones. £3. Failing to give way at pedestrian crossing: Henry Leonard Warne, £7. Failing to comply with traffic lights: Colin Albert Cook. £7. Insecurely loading vehicle: Arthur Churchill, £B. Failing tn carry heavytraffic licence: Norman and Max Clarke, £5. (Before Messrs F. J. C. Dann and C. B. Phillips. Justices of the Peace) COMMITTED FOR TRLAL Arthur William Spanrow. aged 34. unemployed, was committed for trial at the next sitting of the Supreme Court in Christchurch on charges of being a rogue and a vagabond in that he had housebreaking implements in his possession a pinch bar and a skeleton key— receiving 2320 cigarettes valued at £l4 17s 6d when he knew they had been stolen, and breaking and entering the warehouse of Horton. Bidwell, and Company, Ltd., 266 Tuam street, with intent to commit a crime. Sparrow, who was represented by Mir R. G. Blunt, pleaded not guilty. Detectives gave evidence of finding a travelling bag containing a pinch bar and also a skeleton key in the bedroom of the flat occupied by Sparrow. CIVIL CASES (Before Mr E. S. J. Crutehley. S.M.) JUDGMENT SUMMONSES The following orders were made on judgment summonses: Robert Amai, shearer, Avonside drive, to pay Mataura Island Store. Ltd., £127 9s sd, in default 90 days’ imprisonment, warrant suspended while £1 a week is paid; D. McGuire, worker, Ricoarton road, to pay Cleary and Belmer, Ltd., £6 3s (six days); A. Hudson, married woman, Virgil place, to pay C. Howden and Company, Ltd., £2 5s (two days); J. Wilson, trading as Perfecto Painters, Liverton street, to pay S. Hindin and Sons, Ltd., £26 17s 5d (28 days);’ I. M. Hayes, housewife, Marriotts road, to pay Beath and Company. Ltd., £l9 17s 9d (21 days or £1 a week); P. Brizzell. housewife. Wyn street, to pay Beath and Company, Ltd., £8 4s 5d (nine or £1 a week).

George William Baldwin, cleaner, Armagh street, to pay Olive Kathleen Billham £8 (nine days or £1 a week): Desmond Cassidy, driver, Bellbrook crescent, to pay John Wagstaff, Ltd., £44 18s 8d (46 days or £1 a week); J. Dawson. labourer Tuam street, to pay I. F. Correll £49 15s (51 days or £5 a week): Gilbert Hooper, labourer, Ealing street, to pay Drainage Services (5.1.), Ltd., £3 10s (four days); Gilbert Hooper, labourer, Ealing street, to pay Stephen ’ John Phair £6 15s (seven days); C. Halliday, labourer, Soutliampton

street, to pay Nelson Tillman, Ltd. £25 5s lid (27 days or £1 a week): G. D. Hammond, labourer. Coronation street, to pay Eastern Imports, Ltd.. £8 15s (nine days); J. S. Robb, workman. Cass street, to pay Wylie's Drapery (Kaiapoi), Ltd.. £5 15s 4d (six days): N. C. Tasker, married woman. Patten street, to pay H. H. Wauctiop, Ltd.. £8 17s (seven days or £1 a week).

Raymond Harold Albertson, insurance clerk. Salisbury street, to pay J. M. O’Rourke £5B 2s (60 days or £1 a week); J. Davidson labourer, Eden place, to pay A. C. Henry £2 2s 6d (two days); Michael J. Dwyer, labourer. Anglesea street, to pay Frank Flanagan £l5 9s (16 days or £1 a week); I. Gliddon, farmer. No. 1 R.D.. to pay the New Zealand Farmers’ Co-oper-ative Association of Canterbury, Ltd., £44 10s 5d (46 days or £1 a week); A. C. W. Campbell, Bentley street, to pay Stills. Ltd.. £l5 7s 6d (16 days or £l, a week); C. Mountfort. clerk, Riccarton road, to pay St. Albans Service Station, Ltd., £25 0s 3d (27 days or £1 a week): D. R. Joyce, driver. Jollie street, to pay Eras and Company £3 (three days); P. J. McManus, salesman. Studholme street, to pay T. G. Gordon £45 18s 5d (48 days or £1 a week); R. J. Blair labourer. Cobra street, to pay Auto Electric Specialists, Ltd., £8 Ils (nine days or £1 a week): G. Bagot. painter. Emmett street, to pay W. A. Habgood, Ltd., £l5 3s 5d (16 days).