MAGISTRATES COURT Two Youths Sent To Borstal On Seven Charges Of Burglary

Press, Volume CX, Issue 32354, 21 July 1970, Page 10

MAGISTRATES COURT Two Youths Sent To Borstal On Seven Charges Of Burglary

Two youths were sent to Borstal on seven charges of burglary and two of unlawfully taking motor-vehicles after Mr P. L. Molineaux, S.M., had called their activities “a disgraceful performance” in the Magistrate’s Court yesterday. Appearing for sentence were Thomas Alexander McPherson, aged 19, and Arthur James David Wederell, aged 18, both unemployed. Neither was represented. . The two had taken a truck from Invercargill on July 7 and driven north, the Magistrate said. It had run out of petrol near Balclutha and they had then taken a car. They had left this north of Dunedin and hitch-hiked to Christchurch. Once there they bad burgled seven shops. The Magistrate noted that Wederell had been released on probation for burglary in April and had earlier been sent to Borstal. McPherson had also been released from Borstal earlier in the year. There seemed little difference between their oast activities. They had planned to use the money gained from their burglaries to go to Australia. The defendants, who also appeared on charges of being idle and disorderly, were each ordered to pay $242.52 as restitution.

FAMILY ASSAULT A man who dragged his brother by the hair over kitchen chairs, grabbed bis sister roughly oy the arm, and threatened a police constable with an axe, was convicted on four charges apd remanded on ball to July 27 tor sentence. The defendant. David Tomlins, aged 2). a plastic moulder, pleaded guilty to the charges of wilfully damaging a cup board door, assaulting Constable Te Kangl Matanuku Kaa assaulting Keri John Tomlins and assaulting Carol Balloch Tomlins on July 17. Special conditions of the defendant's ball are that he not reside at the address where the offences were committed, and that he undergo a psychiatric examination during the period of the remand. Senior-Sergeant F. G. Mulcare said Constable Kaa saw the defendant with an axe tn hie hand inside a house when he was called to an address In Kowhai Street about 6.10 p.m. The defendant threatened to attack the constable with the axe if he entered the house, but the constable managed to taki the axe from him.

Senior-Sergeant Mulcare said the defendant was tn a very excitable mood. Before the arrival of the police he had dragged his brother by the hair over kitchen chairs and threatened to “All him In." When his brother ran from rhe house for heln he grabbed his sister by the arm and threatened to assault her. He also cut a hole in a cupboard door with the axe. The defendant told the police he had been drinking. He got into a rage because he thought his famllv was picking on him BULK FOOD THEFTS

Brian Raraire Te Amohanga, aged 26. a freezer hand, pleaded guilty to three charges of theft from his employer. General Foods. Ltd. between February and July; I*7o. He was con victed and remanded on ball to July 27 for sentence. Senior-Sergeant Mulcare said the offences were committed by the defendant when he was asked by salesmen of General Foods, Ltd, to obtain cartons of food for them. On each occasion they shared the profit with him The food lines stolen were chickens, meat, frozen vegetables and ice cream. The amount of restitution sought by the police totalled 894.50. The defendant admitted the offences when interviewed by the police. He said he had been unable to refuse the salesmen when they asked him to take the food for them. JOINT CHARGES

Adrien Ross Jones, aged 22. an unemployed workman, and Tul William Byron Roberts, aged 16. an unemployed workman, were convicted and remanded in custody to July 27 for sentence when they pleaded guilty to 10 joint charges of burglary. The offences were committed at Christchurch. Washdyke. Dunedin and Timaru between July 3 and July ». The premises broken Into were shops, service stations and food markets. Roberts was convicted and remanded to the same date for sentence on his plea of guilty to a charge of failing to report while on probation at Hastings

Senior-Sergeant Mulcare said restitution amounting to *273.11 wait Bought by the police from each defendant. Graham Walter Pauley, aged 19, an unemployed orchard Club in the company of Roberts and Jones on July 9; He was convicted and remanded on bail to July 27 for' sentence.; *6O FOR RECEIVING Kenneth John Harland, aged 17, a aawmlll worker, wa* fined *3O for receiving stolen cigarettes and ordered to make restitution of *3. SeniorSergeant Mulcare said that Harland had been living In Rotorua when some cigarettes were stolen from a service-station at Ngongotaha nearby. He had been given 200 of the cigarettes. Harland pleaded guilty and said that he had known that he was doing wrong. INDECENT ASSAULT A man whose name was supS reseed was 1 remanded until uly 27 on a charge of Indecently assaulting a girl aged 13. His counsel, Mr K. N. Hampton, said that the. defendant had probably been under an epileptic seizure at the time of the offence. The defendant pleaded guilty. JOINT THEFT CHARGE Ross Alexander Campbell, aged 24, a farmhand (Mr G. K. Panckhurst). and George Here, mala, aged 20, a millhand, pleaded guilty to a joint charge of theft. Campbell pleaded not guilty to a charge of using obscene language at Hororata. Campbell was remanded tn custody and Heremala on ball to July 27 for orobatlon reports and sentences. Senior-Sergeant Mulcare said that Campbell used the obscene language at Hororata on July 5 when being interviewed by the ooilce concerning an alleged theft. A complaint had been received from two persons that household items. Including a radio and bagpipes, had been stolen from their house In Glentunnel during a party. Articles valued at *440 were found In the defendant's car. They admitted the theft. REMANDED IN CUSTODY Richard Stephen Hall, aged 17. a builder's labourer, was remanded In custody until Wednesday when he appeared for sentence on two charges of burglary, one of unlawfully interfering with a motor-car and one of driving while disqualified. The remand was requested by Hall’s counsel. Mr E. T. Higgins, for further consultation. Ball was refused after the Magistrate said that Hall had undergone detention centre training recently for theft and carrying an offensive weapon. IDLE AND DISORDERLY Jeffrey James Katene. aged 18, and Vivian Paul King, aged 19. both unemployed, pleaded guilty to a charge of being idle and disorderly on July 11. Katene, who previously gave his name as Tainul, was convicted and fined *3O. King was convicted and ordered to come up for sentence if called upon within 12 months. The Magistrate said that whereas King had responded to the directions of the Maori Welfare Officer and stayed In a iob. Katene had failed to respond when given the same opportunities. Katene had previous convictions.

TRAFFIC CHARGES In traffic chargee brought by • the police and Ministry of Transport, convictions were entered and lines imposed as follows, with Court costs *6 on - each charge:— , Excessive alcohol: Christopher John David Elffert, *l2O, dis- ; qualified for two years and a half (no warrant of fitness, costs , only). Careless driving: Peter Norman Davey. *2O. disqualified for 1 three months (no driver's licence. *2O. disqualified for three months). 1 Failed to give way: Leyden West Baker, >l5. ' Exceeded 30 miles an hour: Peter Laurence Crow, *25: ' Stewart Victor Eade, *35; Adrian Jacob Laven, *25: Keith William Howard, *10; Theo Gilbert Francis Loeffen, (10: Robert Airdrie Stuart, *10: Malcolm Fenwick Connor. >25; John Stephen Rumary, *l2 (failed to display "L" sign, *10): Kenneth Neil Clyde Hedges. (12: Wayne John Maynard, (35; Wilfred Alan Queree, *25: Mervyn Clive Rowe, *10: James Murray Shaw. ,12: Trevor John Sheriff. *l2: Clifford John Tonkin, nt-, John Edward McMillan. *35: Werner Sell. *27. Failed to stop at stop sign: Paul Reid Curgenven. ,12. Failed to give way when turning right: Janet Robinson, ,20. Failed to comply with traffic lights: Donald Hugh Wallace. MO.

No driver's licence: Diane Kay Morley, *l5. disqualified for three months: Rita Doris Higinbottom. ,12; Richard Anthony Jones. *2O. disqualified for three months (no warrant of fitness, *6): Maurice Richard O’Donnell, *2O. disqualified for three months.

Permitted unlicensed person to drive: Bryce Douglas Wood, - Failed to produce driver’s Marcus Gresham. *lO. Wrong class of driver's licence: Murray Leslie Price, *6: Wayne Rangl Solomon. ,10. Insufficient tread on tyre: Derrick Lindsay Gifford, ,4: Kyle Richard Scott, ,15; John Maxwell Proctor, ,4 (failed to produce driver's licence, ,10: insufficient lights, ,8). • Insufficient lighte: Ronald Terence Ratcliffe, *6: Alexander Craig. M. No brakes on power cycle: Lindsay William Welch, W (failed to display “L" label, costs only). Failed to carry certificate of loading: Foodstuffs Christchurch Ltd, ,6 (Before Mr W. F. Brown, S.M.) EXCESSIVE ALCOHOL John Elwyn Hail (Mr M. J. Glue) was flned ,50 and disqualified from driving tor six months when ha pleaded guilty to a charge of driving with 115 milligrams of alcohol to 100 Ailtintres of blood.

TRAFFIC CASES Miscellaneous traffic offenders were penalised as follows, with ,5 Court costs on each charge:— Exceeded 30 miles an hour: Bruce Robert McCusker, ,25: Hendrick Jacometti, ,13: Ewen Bruce McGregor, ,10; David Victor Hawley, ,28; Jean Hughes, ,15: Lawrence Cecil Klesanowski, ,10; Graham William Bromby, ,10: Graham John Watkin Jones, 130: Terence Sissons. *l5: lan Ross Gunn, *18: Nell Joseph Rose. ,9: Winston Colin Ca**el*, ,9: Graham Lindsay Harris, *25: Christopher Thomas Adamson, ,10; Thoma, Barry Axelson, ,10: Geoffrey Lewis Baker. ,11: Barry Obed Bishop, ,14: Peter Clement BreHmever. ,10: William Henry Cannard, ,10: Gary John Caunter. ,16; Albert Frederick Load, ,10: Helen Christina Doggett. >l2: Howard Lewis, M: Bastiaan Star, ,16; Barry Francis Dobbs. M 5: John Rosa Edgar. ,12; Kevin George Ellis. •25: Florian Furjan. ,10: Jillian Margaret Goodand. ,14: lan George Harper, ,10: Robin O Neill, M 0: Paul Davidson Petrie. ,25: Phillip John Pickard. *26: Richard Blundel Porter. *10: Wavne Clifford Rumary, *8: Trevor Paul Schimanakl ,10: Nell Svdnev Charles Tonkin. ,25: Henrv Hamilton Wauchop *lB (failed to produce licence. ,6). Failed to stop at sign: James Norman Grant. ,15: Joseph Tate ,10: Michael Anthony Collins.

35; Colin Dorward, >8; Christopher John Williams, ,10; David Johnstone, ,10: Brian William Kane, ,8; Harold Wayne Kendall, ,10; Kelvin John Linton. *6; David John McGuigan, ,10. Exceeded temporary speed limit: Paul Edward Tranter, ,15 (failed to produce licence; ,10). Careless use: Colin Ellis Livesay. ,30; Larry Leslie Wehner, ,20 and disqualified for two months. Gave false particulars: Sandra Mary Nesbitt, *4 (no licence ,4. and disqualified for three months). Insufficient lights: Donald Ballagh, ,12; Peter Charles Barnard, ,20: Kevin Lawrence Fitzmaurlce, ,20 and disqualified for one month; Peter James Halliday. ,4: Robin Wayne Driver, ,6; Ronald Francis Hinkley, ,13 end disqualified for one month. Crossed against lights: Michael David Newlove. ,20 and disqualified for one month; Gary Arthur Baxter, ,10; Richard Coey. ,20 and disqualified tor one month; John O Malley, ,20. Insufficient tyre tread: John Paea, costs only (no warrant of fitness costs, no L sign costs): Edward George Avery, *5 (no warrant of fitness, coats): Richard Charles Bell. ,5 (no warrant of fitness, costs): Bonald Calvert. ,4 (no warrant of fitness, costs, failed to produce licence, ,2); David lan Harper, ,2 (no warrant of fitness, costs); Maurice Edwin Mauger, ,4: Thoma* Mills. >l2 (failed to pro. duce licence, 32. insufficient tread, costa); Robert James Stewart. ,4. Drove with obscured windscreen: Paul Kelvin Bradley. *lO and disqualified for one month.

Safety chain not attached: Lance warren Bunting, *4: Gary Gee Joon Chang. >5; John Charles Thomas, ,2. Rode bicycle on footpath: Eric Frank Carson, costs (no headlamp. ,2). Insecure load: Norman Collins. *25. No 1. sign: Gregory Robert Hickmott. *8: Andrew Elliot Robertson. *B. Drove noisy vehicle: Paul Anthony McLachlan. (4 (no warrant of fitness. *2) Failed to produce licence: Srae c tratlon Hobson. *2: Daniel Leonard. *8: pennv Paea. *4: Peter John Scott. 38.

No registration plates: William Peter Jagersma. >5 (no warrant of fitness. *3). Failed to stop in clear distance: William Frederick King, ,12.

Failed to comply with road markings: Margaret Elizabeth Slyyer. ,6.