MAGISTRATE'S COURT Youth Sent To Borstal On 10 Charges

Press, Volume CVIII, Issue 31841, 20 November 1968, Page 9

MAGISTRATE'S COURT Youth Sent To Borstal On 10 Charges

“I wish I could see some way of leaving you in the community but 1 do not think 1 can,” said Mr H. J. 1 Evans, S.M., in the Magistrate's Court yesterday, sentencing Paul Edward Tranter, aged 17, a storeman. to Borstal training on seven charges of burglary, one of escaping from police custody, one of unlawfully taking a motor car, and another of stealing tools valued at S9O. Tranter had previously been convicted of committing the offences, which occurred between August 24 and October 21, and was appearing for sentence. For the defendant, Mr R. F B. Perry, said he was immature and had showed little criminal cunning in committing the offences, which were quite foolish and gained him little. In six of the seven burglaries one of the defendant's accomplices had been a 24-year-old youth with a long 'criminal record who was currently serving a threeyear prison term, he said. | Mr Perry said the immediate reason for the defendant committing the offences, as suggested in the probation report, was an effort to jgain friends by bolstering his prestige in the group. He said the defendant had | now realised the foolishness of his actions and asked that I perhaps he might be given a last chance by being put on : probation. I Sentencing the defendant. | the Magistrate told him he , was only just 17 and had a hong list of previous criminal convictions, including one conviction for burglary when he was 14. He had also served ia term of Borstal training. I "The least I can do is to j impose a further term of Borstal training on each of the j offences,” said the Magistrate. ) NO FURTHER SENTENCE On charges of driving while disqualified, supplying false information to a traffic officer, and using a vehicle with no warrant of fitness, Robert John Bichan, aged’2o. a timber-worker, was convicted and discharged but disqualified from driving for another year. The offences occurred in Greers Road, Waimairi, on July 15. Sentencing the defendant in his absence, the Magistrate said he was already serving a term in Waikeria for another offence and he | would not impose a further sentence. (Before Mr K. H. J. Headifen, S.M.) ■ TWO YEARS PROBATION Charged with forging a Post Office Savings Bank .withdrawal receipt for SBOO, Patricia Anne Wilson, aged 30, a housewife, was placed on two years probation when she appeared for sentence. The Magistrate said that he was by no means satisfied that the defendant was the innocent party but at least she gained nothing from the offence, which, occurred on March 11. This fact alone saved her from a very substantial term | of imprisonment, he said. STOLE SHRUBS I A man whose name was 'Suppressed was discharged under Section 42 of the Criminal Justice Act, when he appeared on two charges of stealing trees and shrubs. He was ordered to pay $lO court costs and $l.BO restitution. He was represented by Mr M. J. Glue. I The Magistrate said that he would have had no hesitation in dealing with the defendant under the Crimes Act if he had not been assured that he would take psychiatric treatment. The charges related to 33 assorted native shrubs valued at $19.18 stolen from the Canterbury Jockey Club on September 12; and the theft of 21 silver birch trees and 12 Spanish fir shrubs valued at $5l, the property of H. J. Giesen, on September 30. TWO CHARGES Beverley Teresa Jago, aged 17, unemployed, was placed on proa further year when she appeared for sentence on a charge of stealing a pair of shoes valued at $11.55 on Octo ber 22 and a charge of being idle and disorderly on November 11. The Magistrate said the defendant had been released on a year s probation on October 9 and the term he had just ordered would be concurrent with this. CARELESS USE On a charge of careless use of a vehicle on Burwood Road on September 2, Roland Mark Taylor, aged 20, an apprentice plumber (Mr C. B. Atkinson) was convicted and fined $l5 and ordered to pay witnesses’ ex nenses of $7, and to attend a course of traffic lectures. He pleaded not guilty. (Before Mr P. L. Molineaux, S.M.) FINED $l5O. PROBATION Appearing for sentence on a charge of burglary of the Black Horse Hotel on October 19. Robert David Salter, aged 19, a soldier (Mr .1. M. Wilson), was fined $l5O, placed on probation for one year, and ordered to take out a prohibition order. Because of the defendant’s age he would not be sent to orison, said the Magistrate. He had one previous conviction for burglary last year. (Before Mr E.. S. .1. Crutchley, S.M.) DROVE WHILE DISQUALIFIED Brian Leslie Wendt, aged 19. unemployed, was remanded on bail to November 26 for sentence on a charge of driving while disqualified, having been oreviously convicted of a similar offence. Wendt pleaded l guilty. I Sergeant V. F. Townshend I said that at 9 a m. on Novemj ber 15, Wendt was seen to leave a car in Blighs Road. When questioned by the police, he admitted driving the car there and driving it about Christchurch for the previous three days. He said he drove be- ; caiyie he could not trust anyone jelse to drive his car. His

flicence had been cancelled until November 1, 1970. STOLE VEGETABLES j Robert Hohena Ruki, aged 25. la builder’s labourer, was fined ! $5O after he pleaded guilty to ,a charge of stealing two bags of potatoes and two cases of cabbages, valued at $9.50, the property of L. .1. Waasdore. Detective Sergeant R. G. McMeeking said that shortly after 4 a.m. on October 26 Ruki and two other men were stopned by a police patrol while driving j along Marshland Road. Stolen [property was found in the back iof the car, including some vegetables. Ruki admitted taking J the vegetables a short time be- , fore. He had a number of previous convictions. Ruki said he had no intention tof taking the vegetables with put paying for them. The occui pants of the house were asleep land he was going back later to pay. His chance was spoiled |because he was apprehended by the police. "You spoiled your chances before that by going on to private property and taking these vegetables.” the Magistrate said. ‘ You may have persuaded yourself that you were going back to pay for them, but you would j have difficulty persuading anyone else.” TOOK CAR 1 A man who took a workmate s car to take his family to. the beach was charged with unlawfully taking the car and was ! convicted and remanded on hail Ito November 26 for sentence. (Ronald Himiona Henare, aged 23. a labourer, pleaded guilty Ito the charge. I George Ronald Barr told the i police that between 7 a.m. and ■ noon his car had been taken from where he had packed it. ■said Sergeant Townshend. At ■3.45 p.m. Henare was stopped idriving the car at Sumner. ! Henare said he had started I work at 6.30 a m. and at 8.30 a.m. he decided to go for a | drive to the beach. He took the complainant's car. picked upi his family and drove to Sumner. He was about to return the car when he was appre ! hended. , Henare was on friendly terms 'with the complainant. He had 'previously asked for a loan of; the car. but had been refused. [ said Sergeant Townshend. FINED $l5 Charged with stealing eight; gallons of petrol, a petrol tin and sft of hose from A. R. Hamilton on September 13. Terrence' George Birtles, aged 17. a plastic process worker (Mr L. M O Reilly), was convicted and fined $l5. He pleaded guilty. I The defendant went with a friend to his caravan on the complainant’s properly and while his friend was packing some clothes the defendant cut off a length of hose, found a petrol tin in the complainant's garage and siphoned nearly a full tank of petrol out of his car. said Sergeant Townshend. The defendant was an active party to the offence but he was not the instigator, said Mr O'Reilly. "FAIR COP” Terence Andrew Harper, aged 22. a tussock grubber, was remanded in custody to November 26 for sentence* on a charge of unlawfully taking a car valued at $790. the property of Mr .1. F. Burns. The Court was told a car had been unlawfully taken from out ; side the Lancaster Park Hotel in Ferry Road at 5.50 p.m. on November 18. About 10 minutes later, the' defendant was stopped with the car after a chase through the Hornby area. The defendant said it was a "fair con,” and said he had started the car by crossing wires under the bonnet. CHARGES ADMITTED On one charge of unlawfully taking a car valued at $5OO and another of stealing bedding valued at $5.50, John Edward Allison, aged 22, unemployed was convicted and remanded in custody to November 26 for sentence. He pleaded guilty to the charges. The Court was told that a car had been reported unlawfully taken from Westport on No vember 12 and the defendant .and two others had been found with it at West Melton, near Christchurch, on November 15 Property valued at $98.20 was missing from the car. The defendant said he had taken the car from Westport after his own broke down. He also admitted taking bed ding from a boarding-house in Dunedin between October 20 and : 24. . DISORDERLY BEHAVIOUR A fine of $l5 was imposed on i Robert Stanley Annear, aged 21. a freezing worker, on a charge of behaving in a disorderly manner in Colombo Street on November 10. He pleaded guilty. The Court was told that about 40 people at a party at 239 Colombo Street had been making a lot of noise and damaging property. Knowing the tenants of the house were to be evicted, the defendant began shouting abuse at a crowd which had gathered When the police arrived he said he was not going to move for any "copper.” For the defendant. Mr S. G. Erber said he had been drinking and lost his temper. STOLE PETROL On two charges of stealing petrol from ears parked outside the Centaurus Road Ice Skating Rink on the night of September 2. Andrew James Grant, aged 20. pleaded guilty and was convicted and fined a total of $2O. The defendant stood bv while another youth, who had already been dealt with, sinhoned two and a quarter gallons of petrol from two cars, said the police. In mitigation. Mr J. E. Ryan said the defendant was an immature youth and was not the prime mover in the offences. NAME SUPPRESSED A man, whose name was suppressed. was fined $lO on a charge of stealing three lengths of timber valued at $2.20 from a building site on October 1. He pleaded gui’ty and was represented by Mr J. G. Leggat. Sergeant Townshend said that the defendant admitted taking the timber after he had stopped to fix the tail light on his trailer. Mr Leggat said the defendant had no previous convictions and was a thoroughlv reliable worker. He saw the builder and offered to make restitution either by way of money or work. | RECEIVED BICYCLE On a charge of receiving a h ; cycle between February 2 and iMay 30. 1967, a man. whose i name was suppressed (Mr J. G Leggat), was discharged under ■Section 42 of the Criminal Jus- ♦ ; ce Act subiect tn payment of $3 restitution and $24 witnesses’ exnenses. The man pleaded guilty. I The Magistrate said it was a lease of gross carelessness which had developed into criminality. I MISCELLANEOUS CASES ■ Tn miscel’aneous charges brought by the police, convictions were entered and fines imposed as follows, with costs $5 in each case:— I Careless use: John Fuller Williams. $l5 and disqualified for itwo months: Alfred Houston, $l5. Failed to give way to the right: Edna Isobel Pickering. $lO. Licensee allowed consumption of liquor after hours: Donald John Stuart. $5. Minor found in bar: Howard ■ John McAllister. $l5. Barman supplied liquor to a m’nor: Mathdw Patrick Daley, 's2o.

I Manager of hotel which applied liquor to minor: Rov Douglas Cook, $7. Employed manager of secondhand dealer’s business without police approval: Ethel May Dal'lard, $5. j Acted as manager of secondhand dealer s business without police approval: James Robert WHIM am Dallard, $5. (Before Mr W. F, Brown, S.M.) DISCHARGED Gordon Francis Searle, aged 40, a security officer (Mr J. A. Brotherton), was dscharged under Section 42 of the Criminal Justice Act, when he appeared for sentence on a charge of wilful trespass. The Magistrate said that Searle did not really deserve lo escape without conviction. Although he might have had grievances he knew quite well that he was required to leave. CARELESS USE On a charge of carelessly using a vehicle at the intersect;on of Cass and Colombo [Streets on September 10. R n x i Ivan Walter McDonald, aged 27, a truck driver (Mr J. G. Leggat). [was convicted and fined $35 and dsqualified for two months. He pleaded not guilty. TRAFFIC OFFENCES ! In other traffic prosecutions brought by the Christchurch City Council s traffic department, convictions were entered and fines imposed as follows. with 'costs of $5 in each case: Exceeding 30 nv’es an hour: Godfrey Edmund Reece Wilson. $l3: Warren Glen Worbovs. $l4 Freder'ck Hughes. $10; Edward Z'elinski. $l2: Jack Arthur [Sharp, $18: Terence Joseph Burke. $lO (no safety hc'mot. $4): Ronald William Codling. $10; W'lbiam John Dark. $25: Eder Russell $l4 < no safety helmet. $4): Murrav Glera. $10; Stanley Clifford Johnston, $lO Michael Douglas Stewart. $l3 (failing to display L sign. $5; no safety helmet. $3). No warrant of fitness: Fred erick William Royston Clark. $R • no rear red I’i’ht on goods service vehicle. $4); Joseph Henry Bailey. $4; John Bernard Benson. $3: Stuart James Bradley. $4; Charles John Bresnahan. $2: Arthur Leslie Buckley. $8; Kenneth Albert Clark. $1: Edward Gibbon and Company. Ltd. $2: Jeffrey Allan Hale. $1; Eric Ronald Kinsley. Court costs (un safe vehicle. $2O. disqualified for six weeks; parting with driver's licence. s4i; Johannens Antonins Kocker. $4; Mark Raymond Lamberton. $2: John Fran cis Lash $2 (failing to produce driver’s licence. $8: Grant James Rhodes, $3 (failing io produce dr'vcr’s licence. $R>: Lyndsay Maurice Robin. $lO (failing to produce drivers Tcence. $15»: John Charles Wea therall $6 (failing to disn’ay L label, $6»: Ravmond Smith. $6: ’an Roderck Sparks. $4; Robert John Nostcr. $2 No drivers licence; Patrick Andrew McNally. $2; Glenys Anne Hay. $10: Kay Barbara Brenssell. $2: Graham Luther Edgeworth. $lO. disqualified for two months: Maxwell Dennis Falgar. $3; Susan Mary Hamilton. $4 (unlicensed motorvehicle, $3); Roy Mcßobert. $3

• (exceeding 30 miles an hour, $l2). Failing to display L label: NeviMe Charles Brokenshire, $lO (no warrant of fitness, $4): William George Berry, $2; RusseE Keith Cribb. Court costs; Gavin Harold Critoph. $1: Mark Christian Gray. $6; Graeme Murray Hamilton, Court costs: Barry Lewis Keats, $1: Thomas Gilmour Washbourne, $4. Failing to stop at compulsory stop: Helen Isabel Mence, $l5 (exceeding 30 miles an hour $2O. ordered to attend a course of three lectures conducted by the Christchurch City Council: no driver's licence, Court costs); Henry Howard Edmunds, $2O: Anthony David Athfield. $l5; John Furjan, $l5; Roy George McKnighl, $2O. Parking offeneqs: Rodger William Smith. $2: Archibald William Parker. $2; Makahuri Butler, Court costs: Gordon Campbell Gardiner. $2: Anlhea Mary Moller. $1: Henry Timothy liar per. $2: Francis John Frederick Algar, $2; Melville Arthur Bradford. $2; Colin Barry Edgeworth. $2: Bernard Kevin Flood, three charges, $2 and $3 and $4; John Charles Partleton. two charges, $4 and $5; Larry Reginald Hammond. $7; Bevan Patrick Hars4 and $5; Adrian Mathew John stone. $1: Jim Loltan Somiay. $2; Douglas John Stonehouse. Failing to give way at sign: John Anthony Heffernan. $25. disqualified for two months. Unlicenced motor: vehicle: John Hunter Haywood, SR; Philippa Hall. $2; Alan Moore Harvey, $4; Robert John Fowler. $5. Inappropriate licence: Christopher Rex Frazer. $1: James Allan Hardy, $3 (no heavy traffic licence, $4). Failing to stop in distance between vehicles: Bruce Maxwell Taylor $2O. disqualified for three months. Permitting an. unlicenced driver to drive: Peter David Hayward. discharged without conviction, ordered to pay Court Careless use: Stanley De Montall Maude. $2O, disqualified for four weeks. Failing to comply with traffic lights: James Curie, $25; Barry Royston Clark. $l2. Failing to carry heavy traffic licence: Selwyn Casewoods (MeVicar). Ltd $10; F. Drury and Son. Ltd. $4. Failing to give way to the right: Maurice Charles Gregory. $2O: Maurice Frederick Prebble, i $25.

Insufficient lights; Donald lan Flowers. $4.

No rear rod light: William Thomas Crichton, $4; Bruce Anthony Fraser, $4; Robin Fryer, $3. No certificate of fitness: M. C. Burke. Ltd. Court costs (no certificate of fitness for trailer. Court costs; unlicenced trailer. $4).

Overloading front axle: Port Freighters. Ltd. $5 (overloading auxiliary certificate of loading. $5).

Overloading heavy traffic licence: Ellesmere Transport, Ltd. $6: Associated Bottlers Co.. Ltd. $2. Unsafe load: John Anthony Stevenson, $3O.