MAGISTRATE’S COURT Girl Admitted To Probation On False Pretences Charges

Press, Volume CIX, Issue 32114, 9 October 1969, Page 6

MAGISTRATE’S COURT Girl Admitted To Probation On False Pretences Charges

A young woman appearing r for sentence on eight charges of false pretences involving ’ money and goods worth ’ $379.50 had received no part of the moneys obtained, her ; counsel (Mr R. L. Kerr) told 5 Mr E. S. J. Crutchley, S.M., in the Magistrate’s Court yes- ; terday. The defendant, Gwen Mc-

Millan, aged 18, an unemployed factory hand, was released on probation for two years on the charges, and on charges of unlawfully taking a car and unlawfully getting into a car in September. She had previously pleaded guilty and been convicted. Mr Kerr said the offences arose because of the person with whom she had been associating. She did not think what she was doing. She was easily led and the other person involved in the offences had used her. He said that until last year she had been in no trouble at all. “You have been led and influenced by others, but you must learn not to be influenced in this way,” the Magistrate said. NINE MONTHS GAOL Bertram Eric Phillips, aged 42, a labourer, was sent to prison for nine months when he appeared for sentence on charges of obtaining $3O from Peter Riley by false pretences and with receiving a movie camera valued at $577 from Peter Jordan when he knew it had been stolen. Mr L. M. O’Reilly appeared for the accused. The Magistrate said that Phillips had 15 previous convictions for false pretences and three for obtaining credit by fraud. His probation officer’s report disclosed that of the $3lO restitution ordered in 1967, Phillips had paid only $43. He had been unreliable and un-co-operative. Society had to be protected from this kind of offence. TWO CHARGES ADMITTED William Hunwick, aged 20, unemployed, was remanded to October 14 for sentence on charges <rt stealing a guitar and amplifier valued at 570, the property of Stanley Robert Hunwick and receiving 92 from Glen Larsen when he knew it

Sergeant J. D. Burrell said that Hunwick had stolen the guitar and amplifier/from a fiat occupied by his brother alter his brother had gone to the North Island. He sold the equipment for 928. Hunwick received 92 from money which was stolen after a gas meter was broken open. ASSAULTED CARETAKER Seeing a person shining a flashlight round his car. parked in an alleyway off Cathedral Square. Norman Collins, aged 23, a truck-driver, rushed at him and knocked him to the ground. Mr L. M. O’Reilly said when Collins appeared on a charge of assaulting the 62-year-old caretaker of a nearby building. He pleaded guilty. Sergeant J. D. Burrell said the complainant had been Checking the alley about 10 p.m, on September 30, when he saw two men, one of whom rushed at him and brought him down with a flying tackle. He suffered scalp wounds, but was able to record the registration number of his assailant’s car. "It seems quite clear that this Is not a case of a person using violence for violence’s sake,” the Magistrate said. “You had some initial idea that someone was Interfering with your car. This doesn’t have the flavour of the senseless unprovoked violence which is very, much a part of society today.” Collins was fined 960, half of which was ordered to be paid to the complainant.

FINED 960 Geoffrey Alan Williams, aged 23, a sales representative, was fined 960 on a charge of obtaining a car radio valued at 935.69 from Pye. Ltd, by false pretences oh June 10. He was appearing for sentence. Mr W. A. Wilson said it was an inexplicable Isolated offence and it was most unlikely that Williamfi would ever appear before the Court again. He had suffered agonies of remorse. This was a blatant but stupid offence which required a considerable amount of effrontery, said the Magistrate. Williams had been getting a .good wage and there was no reason, for him to commit the offence. An application for suppression of name was refused. The police said at the earlier hearing that Williams - had obtained the radio by having it charged to a false name and address.

FINED $35 Max Harvey Anderson, aged 19, a student, was fined $25 and his driver’s licence was cancelled for two months on a charge of failing to stop after an accident and $lO on a charge of careless use. He pleaded guilty to both charges. Sergeant Burrell said that Anderson was driving an old model car which struck a parked car tn Retreat Road. He reported the accident to the police two hours after it occurred. Anderson said that he thought he might have fallen asleep. Rain was falling at the time.

UNLAWFULLY ON TRACK Frederick Carl Rosel, aged 24, now a prison inmate, was convicted and discharged when he pleaded guilty to a charge of having been unlawfully on a

(racetrack on August 16. He had been seen in the grandstand at Addington Raceway while the New Zealand Metropolitan Trotting Club was holding a night meeting, the Court was told. THREE CHARGES Ronald King, who did not appear to face two charges of driving with no warrant of fitness and one of driving contrary to a written instruction by a constable, was fined a total of S3U. Constable C Ribbons, of Akaroa, said he stopped the defendant’s car in Akaroa on July 22, and. noting it had no I current warrant. issued a notice stating that it was to be driven back to Christchurch at no more than 30 miles an hour, and not to be driven again until it had a warrant. King was seen in Christchurch by another constable later the same day, driving the car near his home. He was fined $lO on each charge. MISCELLANEOUS CHARGES Other offenders were dealt with as follows: Minor found in bar: Leslie: Allan Black. 95; John Briton Smith, 95. Excessive blood-alcohol con-; centration: George Munday' Tull, 9100, disqualified for three years (careless use of motor vehicle. 910). Careless use of motor vehicle: J. B. Kidd, 910:. M. H. Pickering. 910; T. R. Thompson. 910 (failed to give his name and address after accident, $10): Brian Arthur Gosney, 910 <no warrant of fitness. $10). Failed to give way: N. H. Claughton, 925. Failed to give way to pedestrian crossing: R. M. Strachan. 910 and licence cancelled for one month. (Before Mr K. H. J. Headifen, S.M.) CHARGE DISMISSED A charge of attempting to cross a railway level crossing when the way was not clear against Graeme Paget was dismissed. On a charge of having no warrant of fitness, Paget was fined $B. He pleaded not guilty to the first charge and guilty to the second. Paget was represented by Mr S. R. Mallng. On the former charge, the Magistrate said that the prosecution’s evidence did not show that the defendant had tried to cross the level crossing. The defendant had attempted to stop, he said.

About 11 a.m. on July 21. the defendant collided with the Christchurch-Ross rail-car at Barrs Road level crossing near Annat. It was said In evidence that as Paget ap. proached the crossing he attempted to apply his brakes m order to stop. The brakes failed and so he swung the steering wheel to the right to avoid the rail-car which he had seen approaching from his left. The rail-car also braked but struck the defendant s truck on the left front side as it turned. The truck was turned completely round until it faced in the direction it had come. Paget was uninjured. The truck’s brakes were inspected by the rail-car driver and a police constable both of whom said that they were not operating. FAILED TO GIVE WAY

David Dennis Lyall was fined 910 and ordered to pay 93.50 witnesses expenses when he pleaded not guilty to a charge of failing to give way on July 26 at Belfast. He was represented by Mr B S. McLaughlin. At 7.45 a.m. the defendant was travelling north, approaching the northern motorway and Intending to turn right Into he Main North Road, if was said in evidence. When he was part of the way through his turn he collided with a car being driven south off the motorway. His car was turned on Its side and spun round. Both drivers were taken to hospital. TRANSPORT LIST

Convictions were entered and fines imposed with 95 Court costs in each case on charges brought by the Transport Department as follows: — Exceeded 30 miles an hour: J. M. Drury. 920: J. W. Grant, 920: R. Kennelly, 912: C. A. Mereweather, Sl2; D. H. Prole. 920; L. W. Jones, 918; S. J. Draper. 912: W. A. Croton. 925: C. G. Main. $l2; J. G. Sherriff, 915: E. W. Sinclair. 920. W. W. Sullivan. 912; D. J. King, 912: D. A. Dutton, 915; R. M. Liddy. $10: N. Rietsma. $8; N. T. Smith, $l5: R. M. Tanner, $10: A. J. Lawrence, $10; M. J. Skelton, Sl4: M. W. Smith, 910; P. J. Adams.

$l5. R. G. Dailey, $lO. F. W. Gifford. $l5; D. F. Jackson. $10; I. J. Kaser, $2O; D. May. $2O; L. J. Niven, $2O; B. J. Pringle. $10: Exceeded 55 miles an hour: D. J. Hedges. $lO (no safety helmet, $8): J. A. Metherell. $45 (exceeded 30 miles an hour, $10); E. W. Adams. $3O. Careless driving: M. J. Page. $2O; J. S. Couper. $2O. M. J. Blake, $l5. and ordered to attend traffic lectures; R. Stewart, $2O and ordered to attend traffic lectures: N. J. Cawtborne, $2O.

Failed to stop at stop sign: I. N. Barnes. $l2; W. D. McLeod, $l5: W. J. White. $l5.

Failed to comply with traffic lights: E. J. Little, $2O; A. P. T. Archibold. $4: J. C. Bell, $lO, disqualified for three months; R. E. Kidd, $2O.

Exceeded 40 miles an hour: G.| A. Bradley. $lO (exceeded .30 miles an hour, $10); H. B. Ryall, $l5. Worn tyres: T. T. R. Andrews, $2O: P. W. Smith, $l2; W. R. Martin. $l2 (no warrant of fitness. $6): J. K. Moss. $l5. Failed to give way: T. W. Ellis, $18: D. L. Lewis, $25. Cut a corner: Y. Holmes. $2Ol and disqualified for two months. Insufficient lights: B. L. Mus-| son. $2O.