MAGISTRATE’S COURT Youth Remanded For Sentence On Three Burglary Charges

Press, Volume CVIII, Issue 31758, 15 August 1968, Page 6

MAGISTRATE’S COURT Youth Remanded For Sentence On Three Burglary Charges

Garry Bernard Barrett, aged 20, an unemployed workman, was convicted and remanded in custody to August 21 for sentence by Mr W. F. Brown, S.M., in the Magistrate’s Court yesterday on three charges of burglary at Rangiora on July 8, and two charges of unlawfully getting into a motor-car on the same date. He pleaded guilty. Sergeant V. F. Townshend said the defendant frankly admitted the offences when interviewed on August 13. The three other offenders involved had already been dealt with by the Court. Of the goods and money totalling $250 taken in the burglaries, only property to the value of $20.36 had been recovered, said Sergeant Townshend. DISCHARGED “This is a case of desperate poverty of a woman with an unblemished record, a useless husband, and a history of illness, who is trying to bring up a family,” the Magistrate said when discharging a woman without conviction en a charge of theft of groceries valued at $3.69 from a supermarket on July 25. The defendant, whose name was suppressed (Mr M. J. Cashmere), pleaded guilty to the charge. Sergeant Townshend said the defendant had $l4 in her possession when arrested. She told the police she did not pay for the goods so that she could pay off outstanding debts. In describing the defendant’s circumstances, Mr Cashmere said she had been subject all her married life to a grinding and most abject poverty. FINED *lOO Robert Hohepa Rukl, aged 55. a builder's labourer, was fined a total of (100 and placed on probation for one year when he appeared for sentence on charges of assaulting Constable T. Moore on August 6. and assaulting Margaret Edith Shaw on the same date. He was ordered to take out a prohibition order for one year. FINED 850 On a charge of assaulting Brian Robert King on August 13, Joseph William McFetrish. aged 18, a welder, was convicted and fined $5O. He pleaded guilty. The Magistrate said the defendant already had convictions for assault, and this was a bad one of its kind. Sergeant Townshend said the defendant struck the complainant in the stomach as he came out of a lavatory at the Rendezvous Dance Hall, and then on the side of the head. A few minutes later in the dance hall he hit him about the head and body. After his arrest, the defendant said he should have hit the complainant harder. FINED $2O Michael John Hart, aged 25, a cleaner, was fined $2O and disqualified from driving for three months when he appeared for sentence on a charge of unlawfully interfering with a motor car at Spencerville on August 5. PROBATION , Robert Makene, aged 25, a

pattern setter (Mr D. H. Stringer), was placed on probation for one year when he appeared for sentence on a

charge of stealing a change rurse and contents valued at 2.50 on July 8. He had previously been convicted. Mr Stringer said it was a stupid and mean type of theft, but poverty was the motivating force behind it. The defendant wanted to provide food for his wife and family. Since his appearance in Court the defendant had been dismissed from his employment. FOUND IN BAR Ivan Hugh Batchelor, aged 17, a student ' teacher, was convicted and fined $8 on a charge of being a minor found in the United Service Hotel tavern bar on July Is. He pleaded guilty by letter. TRAFFIC OFFENCES In police traffic prosecutions convictions were entered and fines were imposed as follows: No warrant of fitness: Colin Malcolm Hardaker, $4; Robert Lopeti Sio, costs only; Warren Keith Smith, costs only. Failed to give way to the right: Ernest Trevor Nottingham, $25; Arthur Patrick Thain, $l5: Gladys Mary Reule, $l5. Failed to give way when turning: Mary Clarence Thomas, $lO. (Before Mr E. S. J. Crutchley, S.M.) PROBATION FOR THEFT Valencia Christine Maria Hamilton, agsd 17, unemployed, was admitted to probation for two years and was ordered to live and work where directed and to make restitution of $2 when she appeared for sentence on four charges of theft. She admitted stealing a shirt valued at $5. the property of His Lordships Bazaar, Ltd. unfierpants valued at $1.12 and trousers valued at $7.55, the property of Vance Vivian (Chch), Ltd. and a toaster valued at $7.55, the property of J. H. Cleave.

Mr R. J. Allan, for the accused. said that because of Hamilton's background it was almost inevitable that she would offend. She had tried to run her own life but had not made much of a job of it. The shoplifting episode appeared to be out of character and she had stolen the toaster to help a girl friend with her fare to Wellington. ’’lt is true you have had a far from good start In life but you are quite an intelligent girl and all you need to do is to take a bit of pride in yourself,” the Magistrate said. “You have previously shown a weakness towards theft.” FINED $lOO Wayne Robert Andrews was fined $lOO and his driver's licence was cancelled for a year when he appeared for sentence on a charge of driving while disqualified. He was fined $5 on a charge of giving false information and ordered to pay Court costs of $lO.

Mr K. N. Hampton, for the accused, said Andrews had a number of convictions for traffic offences but all except one of them were for offences of a minor nature. After giving the false information he had later voluntarily admitted the offence to the Transport Department. TRAFFIC CHARGES On traffic charges brought by the Transport Department fines were imposed as follows with Court costs of $5 on each charge:— Exceeded 36 miles an hour: John Miller Laing. $l2 (failing to keep left, $7); Peter Stewart Storey, $25; Hank Herman De Leur, $25, disqualified for two months: Murray Frederick Hartman, $l5: John Henry Lagroud, $l5: Bernard Mark Cuneen, $2O: John Galvin Donnelly, $25: Allister Jack Curry, $l2: Brian Henwood, $l2; Peter Charles Clavton, $l5: Lindsay Alfred Johnson. $10: J6hn Lawrence Anderson. $l5: Peter James Pas Call. $lO. Dorothea Hazel Knox, $10; Vipo Paul Veu, $lO (failed to keep left, $10): Soma Aaitui, $2O: Ivan Steer, $l5; Edwin James Mitchell, $25: Allan Douglas Wederell, $2O: Terrence Raymond Di Somma, $25: Rossall Gordon Millar, 815: Paul Vaughan Costigan, $25: Kevin Joseph Smith, $7; Gary James Seddon. $10: James Gordon Roxburgh, $2O; Malcolm Donald Milne, $10: lan Royal Barnett. $l2: James Ronald Bond, $10; Russell James Bramwell, $10: Alga Nonie Lewis, $8: Albert Murphy. $l2: Edward Niehollas Nicholls, $10: Tony Charles Robe, $25: Gladys Margaret Tulley, $10: Gary Brown, $10: Jtmes PetAr Grant, $l2: David William Guthrie, $10: Mervyn Gibb Parker, $25: John Dysart, $25: Peter Charles Agnew, $l5; Anthony John Cook, $l5: Peter Murray Davis, $10: Donald Garth Grey, $35; Russell Donald Henderson. $10: Kenneth Fred Ibbetson, $l2: David Neil Kirk, (noisy motor vehicle, $10): Patrick Stenhouse, $l2; Brian Sydney Thomas, $10: Charles Alfred Walker, $l5; Harold Jeffery Bailey, $7: Donald James Clayton, $25: Freda Toka Crawford, $2O; David Andrew Garrett. $l5: David Harris, $3O; Leslie Gordon Jeffrey, $25; Graeme. Todd Matheson, $25: Allan Kevin Meaclem, $l2; Robert John Clifford Maunsey/$3O: Gladys Vera Reed, $l5; Diana Mary Saundfirs, 112; Constance Slade, $l2: Antonnius WessHtg, $25. Exceeded 55 miles an hour: Arthur Russell Idleni, $3O (exceeded 30 miles an hour, $10), exceeding 40 miles an hour with trailer, $2O. Failed to stop for school patrol: Ruth Dawn Grenfell: $l5. Failed to stop at compulsory stop sign: Colin Robert Gilmour, $l5; Stephen Raymond Jones, $2; Jeremy Kenneth Walton, $l5.

Exceeded 30 miles ah hour without safety helmet on motorcycle: Edward' Matheson StevensOn, $5 (passed on longitudinal lines, $2O and licence Cancelled for three months).

Drove at a speed which might have been dangerous: Paul Kenneth Gibson, $4O, and licence cancelled for 18 months (failed to stop for traffic officer, $10); Michael Mclnder Ringland. $5O and licence cancelled for one year. Drove, while disqualified: John Wells, $3O (fAuity dipping apparatus, $7). Worn tyres: D6?ek Mayo Carr, $lO.

Noisy motor vehicle: Peter HendMkus De Jong, $10; Clarence Wilson Hadley, $lO. Exceeded 40 miles an hour witl) trailer: Gordon Henry Kingston, $lO. NO warrant Of fitness: John Alexander Smith, $10: Benjamin John Btrrett, $lO (failed to produce driver's licence. $10); Ronald Graham Rose, costs. No head or tail light on Cycle: Klaas Tex Vantvinen, $2. Overtook on wrong side: Lassie Edwards, $2O <and licence cancelled for three months.

No drivers’ licence: Auvae Fitu, $2O (wrongly adjusted hAadlifcht. $lO, and prohibited from driving for three fhontht). , Exceeded 30 miles 'an hour with pillion passenger not wearing safety helmet: Dryden Thomas RelmSs. $6, And licence cancelled for two months.

Wrong class of driver’s HeoncA: Murray John Mowat, $5: Star Rodgers, $5. ■ Probationary driver teaching person to drive: Wayne Rolinseh, $5. Crossed against traffic lights: Anne McDonald Strong, $10: Arthur/Ernest James VincO, $l2. Failed to display L plate: Brian John Lyttle, $7 and licence cancelled for two months? Martin James Todd, $5: Brian Gerard Bateman, $5. No tall light on goods service. vehicle parked on road at Owen Francis Stopforth, Insufficient lights: Kevin Cecil Authman, $lO and licence cancelled for three months; Joseph Peter Kura, $5 (no warrant of fitness, $7).

s No headlamp on motor-cycle: Peter Kevin Burke, $lO. Failed to keep left: James Albert Fowlds, $l5. No rear light: Auzae Fitu, $lO Failed to keep left: David Lawrence Thomas, $lO (exceeding 55 miles an hour, $40); Terrance Charles Faulkner, $l5 and licence cancelled for three months. Proceeded when way not clear from stop sign: Victor Ivey, $l5. Passed in no passing lines: Neville Keith Honey, $5. Speed too great to stop tn clear distance ahead: Robert George Brown, $l2, licence suspended for three months. Exceeded axle weight: Masonry Services, Ltd, $l5 on each of two ctrarges; W. W Reighley and Company. Ltd $l5: Ellesmere Transport, Ltd, $7 (exceeded heavy traffic licence, $10): Ryan Brothers, $B. (Before Mr K. H. J. Headlfen, S.M.) TRAFFIC PROSECUTIONS Exceeded 30 miles an hour: Charles Donald Abrey, $l2; Andrew Bolton Anderson. $l4: Michael Anthony Baird, $2O (no safety helmet, costs only); Henry Ernest Barker, $l2; Rav mond Leo Beardsley, $2O: Percy Harold Bitchfleld. $2O: William Chappell, $10; Duncan Grant Creelman, $10: William Roy Danison. $10: Paul Francis Anton Frankeric. $l5: Valerie Grogan. $l2: Orton Raymond Haddock. $l2: William John Jacobs, $25; Wayne Kendall. $l2: Helen Mary Lewis. $l5: Cheryl Ann Mahalm, $l2; Terence John Miller. $10; John Leonard Newman $10; Margaret Cecily Palmer. $10: Lindsay Robert George Waters, $25: Alan Alexander Webster, $25: Malcolm Warren Yorke, $l2: Lester John Alderson. $l5: Robert Edward Ash’ey. $10: Ernest James Blair. $25. disqualified for one month: Harold John Burrows. $l2: Barry Carmichael. $l5: Robert William Cross. $l2: William Duncan Cross. $2O: Michael William Dobson, $l5: Patrick Joseph Feeney. $l2: Christopher John Gaffaney $l2. Murry Janies Gold. $10: Roger Ramsay Harris. $l2: Harold Lewis Harney. $25: Ross Har land Jennings. $2O: Malcolm Peter Jackson. $25: Dean Albert Johnston. $25; Lorraine Irene Leighton. $2O: Robert Quested MacPhersnn. $l2: Victor Marchant. $2O; John Matheson. $25: Tul Ngatai. $2O: Geoffrey Francis Park. $l2: Margaret Ann Soper. $2O: Margaret Lesley Stevens, $l2: Michael Geoffrey Tapps $l5:- Sharon Francis Taylor. $10: Ph’lip Stanley Thorn. $l2: Amoldus Laurentlus van Irsel, $2O; Terence Edward Webb, $2O; Michael James Mitchell. $l2. , a _ Failed to comply with traffic lights: Alan Cecil Bennett. $l5. disqualified for ofie David Cook. $25: Hugh Charlie Downes. disqualified one month: Stenhen Duff. $2O. disqualified for three months. Failed to d’splav L plate: Gregory David Stokes, $10; Barrv John Taylor (two charges). $2O. $lO (no footrest. $5. no rear llrht, $5. defective silencer. $10): Raymond Thomas Anderson. $lO. Failed to keep to left: James Dver Balloch. $2O, disqualified for three months; James Norman O’Leary. $l5. Exceeded 55 miles an hour: John Phillip Dearden. $3O: Hamish Duncan Rennie. $2O. Failed to produce licence: Lloyd Selwyn Austin. $lO. Overtook on wrong side: Pearce Dudley Gilling, $25. Failed to produce licence: John Elwin Hall. $lO (false ad dress, $5; no warrant. $6: exceeded 30 miles an hour. $2O) Failed to produce licence: Kevin Hopkinson. $lO (exceeded 30 miles an hour. $l5). Failed to ston for school pat rol: Kenneth Edgar Irwin. $l5. disqualified for two months. No warrant of fitness: Russell Brian Kerr, $6 (failed to display L plate, $10,). No rear red light: lan McNeill. $2O: Geoffrey George Schumacher, $lO.

Failed to ston at sign: John Lawson Shenherd. $l5; Dorothy Haselden. $l5. Careless driving: Stephen John Stokes. $2O. Cut corner. George Ward Drayton. $lO (exceeded 30 miles an hour, $l5). Insufficient lights: Roger Grant Budd, $l2; Gary Norman Talbot. $l5. CIVIL CASES (Before Mr E. S. J. Crutchley. S.M.) JUDGMENT SUMMONSES The following orders were made on judgment summonses. C. J. R. Croate, shop assistant, Gloucester Street, to pay R. T. Lynskey $156.50. in default 82 days imprisonment, warrant suspended while $2 a week is paid: R. Ami, Avonside Drive, to pay Lyttelton Engineering Company, Ltd, $10.90 (six days or $2 a week), and to pay Dallington Service Station, Ltd, $70.91 (38 days or $2 a week); L. R. Archbold, plasterer, Dunsaridel, to pay G. and Company, Ltd, $258.08 (90 days or $4 a week). C. H. T. Barrett, labourer. Nursery Road, to pay Broad-

lands Finance, Ltd, $155.24 (82 days or $2 a week); H. A Brokking, reporter, c/o “The Press” to pay the Christchurch City Council $5 (four days): F L. Ching, worker, Greenhaven Drive, to pay Papanui Service Station, Ltd, $67.72 (37 days or $1 a week).

F. C. Cole, contractor. Cannon Hill Crescent, to pay R. Dunn, Ltd, $lOl.BO (54 days or, $2 a week); J. Grant, workman, Cotswold Avenue, to pay F. J. Lee $9 50 (six days or $2 a week): C. W. Hand, driver, Governor's Bay, to pay M. J. Ongley $40.15 (23 days or $5 a month). Nghaire Frances Henry, housewife, Aidershot Street, to pay Seven Day Food Supply. Ltd, $61.80 (34 days or $1 a week); Donald M. Houston, driver, Foster Terrace, Lyttelton, to pav Waimairi Beach Golf Club $158.50 <B3 days or $2 a week); L. Jones, car cleaner. Haast Street, to pay Mower Maintenance, Ltd, $15.67 (nine days or $2 a week).

D. I. King, married woman. Lincoln Road-, to pay Wigram Radio and Electrical, Ltd, $14.78 (eight days or $2 a week); Ronald Haigh Kirk, grocer and fruiterer, Barbadoes Street, to pay the Commissioner of Inland Revenue $463.47 (90 days or $3 a week); E. A. Loucas, labourer, Nayland Street, to pay Amur! Motors, Ltd. $61.86 (34 days or $2 a week).

R. Makene. driver, Knowles Street, to pay Quality Tailors and Menswear, Ltd, $67.78 <37 days or $2 a week); H. S. Martin, Norrie Street, to pay Mutual Rental Cars, Ltd, $92 02 (49 days or $2 a week); R. R. Martin, caretaker, Ham Road, to pay Steve Christenson and Company. Ltd, $36.45 (20 davs or $2 a week).

R. E. Milligan, painter, Ngata Place, to pay P. and N. Servicecentre, Ltd. $51.84 (29 days or $2 a week), and to pay Guthrie Bowron and Company, Ltd. $401.17 (90 days or $2 a week): R. Morgan, Eureka Street, to pay Bryan Leslie Ellis $14.98 (eight days or $2 a week).

B Nicholl, workman. Seareils Road, to pay Ropers Food Centre, Ltd, $15.38 (nine days or $2 a week); Bob Pakau, forklift operator, c/o 8.P., New Zealand. Ltd, Lyttelton, to pay E. C. Dixon $6l (34 days or $2 a week); C. L. Pierce, c/o Bishop and Company, Ltd, to pay Christchurch City Council $ll (seven days or $2 a week).

W. Rutene. married woman, Blankney Street, to pay Wigram Radio and Electrical, Ltd, $32.98 (18 days or $2 a week); Lesley Sinclair, married woman, Beachville Road, to pay Christchurch City Council $8.25 (five days or $1 a week); Frank Tait, worker, Morrison Avenue, to pay Lester and Storer, Ltd, $22.85 (13 days or $2 a week).

POSSESSION ORDERS John Ariki Hirlni, carpenter, and Pamela Helen Hirlni, his wife, were ordered to give up possession on a tenement at 12 Corhampton Street, to the State Advances Corporation of New Zealand and to pay arrears of rent and costs of $249.17.

Earl Macdonald Sutherland, driver, was ordered to give up possession of a property at 68 Hei Het Road to Gordon William Breading because of a default in mortgage repayments and to pay costs of $19.30.