MAGISTRATE’S COURT Prison And Borstal Sentences For Two Burglars

Press, Volume CX, Issue 32360, 28 July 1970, Page 8

MAGISTRATE’S COURT Prison And Borstal Sentences For Two Burglars

Sentences Of nine months imprisonment and Borstal training were Imposed in the Magistrate's Court yesterday on two offenders who, between them, committed 12 burglaries in six days over a wide area of the South Island. Adrien Ross Jones, aged 22, an unemployed locomotive assistant, was sentenced by Mr P. L. Molineaux, S.M., to nine months imprlsonment on each of 12 burglary charges, the terms to be served concurrently. Tui William Roberts, aged 18, an unemployed freezing worker, was sentenced to Borstal training on 11 similar charges of burglary and one charge of breach of probation. I Each defendant was! ordered to make restitution of $282. Graham Walter Pauley, i aged 19, an unemployed! i orchard hand, who committed one burglary with the other two, was placed on probation for two yean and fined $2OO. Jones and Roberts were charged with burgling Tutty’s Foodmerket: Des Segar Motors; Whiteley and Walker Motors, Ltd; Leonards Meat : Market; and Toneycliffes Foodmarket, all at Timaru, on July 3. At Washdyke on July 5 they burgled the garage of Washdyke Services, Ltd, and Timaru Moton, Ltd, and at Ashburton they burgled the premises of the Ashburton Golf Club. On July 6 they burgled Pine Haven Dairy, Ltd, and Carten Mini Market, at Dunedin. At Christchurch on July 9, Jones burgled the Blenheim Road Motordrome and the two burgled the Russley Golf Club premises on the same night. In addition to the 11 burglary charges he faced, Roberts also pleaded guilty to breach of probation at Hastings on June 29. “In view of the extent of the offending and the deliberate nature of what this defendant has done, imprisonment is the only possible sentence,” said the Magistrate in dealing with Jones. “A considerable amount of property was stolen in this desperate venture which continued on and on, as the defendant completely ignored the property rights of others.” The Magistrate said Roberts had been on probation at the time of the offences. Although he had been leniently treated by the Court previously, he had lent his hand to no fewer than 11 burglaries at the age of 18. Pauley had participated with the other two in the burglary of the Russley Golf Club premises but had not been associated with them in the other burglaries. He was on probation at present and this would be extended two years because it was thought he would respond. SIX MONTHS GAOL "The only appropriate sentence is one of Imprisonment, the Magistrate said when imnoalng a sentence of elx months Imprisonment on Ross Alexander Campbell, aged S 3, a farm hand (Mr S. G. Erber), on a charge of theft of articles worth (440 from a house at Glentunnel on July S. On a charge -of using obscens language on the same date he was convicted and discharged. Mr Erber said the defendant had a considerable list of serious offences, but he had not drawn attention to, himself since his release from gaol. “This is something of an achievement for this man in the light of hia previous record,” he said. The Magistrate said the defendant had already been sentenced to Borstal training and Imprisonment for crimes of dishonesty. He, of all persons, should be aware of what he was doing, and the consequences of his actions. George Heremala. aged 20. a mill hand, jointly charged with Campbell for the theft offence, was placed on probation for one year and fined HOT. . The Magistrate said it was the defendant's first appearance before the Court. FOOD THEFTS Brian Paralre Te Amohanga. axed 24, a freezer hand, was fined a total of (150, ordered to make restitution of ((4.15. and placed on probation for one year, when he was sentenced on three charges of theft as a servant of foodstuffs the property of General Foods, Ltd. The Magistrate said the defendant seemed to have come under the influence of salesmen employed by the company who importuned him to get them cartons of chickens te sell. It was his first appearance before the Court.

■FURTHER REMANDED Davtd Tomlins, aged 2(. a plastics moulder, was further remanded on bail until July .10 when he appeared (or sentence . On two charges ot assault, a charge of assaulting a constable. and a charge of wilful damage. He was directed to undergo, a medical examination for the purpose of a sentence ot periodic detention. The Magistrate said It was not the first time the defendant had appeared before the Court, and he had not been a satisfactory probationer. On this occasion he seemed to have lost control of himself. BENCH WARRANT A Bench warrant was issued for the arrest of Dean Kennet Mushet, aged 19, a packer, when he failed to appear tor sentence on two charges of burglary and to answer a third charge of burglary. Mr H. J. Glue, who appeared for the defendant when he previously appeared In Court, was granted leave to withdraw. He said the defendant had not ! been In touch with him during the period of remand. sergeant M. Morresey said ;the defendant failed to answer J to his bail on Sunday night ' and could not be found. INDECENT ASSAULT An 18-year-old youth charged with Indecently assaulting a girl aged 13 on June 10 was further remanded to August 19 for sentence. For the defendant. Mr M. Boyce said he was at present undergoing a period of psychiatric observation at Sunnyside Hospital. (Before Mr W. F. Brown. S.M.) FINED S4O FOR ASSAULT Describing the defendant as having taken the law Into hie own hands the Magistrate fines Tony Stevens, aged 24, a contract butcher, 340 for assaulting Clifford Graham Chappell on April 33. Stevens pleaded not Sutlty and was represented by Ir a. K. Panckhurst. Prosecuting, Senior-Sergeant F. G. Mulcaro said that Stevens had struck the complainant Chappell tn the face at a party during an argument over the ownership of some bottles of beer. Chappell had been momentarily knocked out and had landed on some broken (last, later necessitating stitches in his buttocks. Mr Panckhurst said that when Chappell had picked up the boor the defendant had bent down to retrieve It and as he had done so Chappell had struck him in the face with his elbow. Thia had angered the defendant and ho had struck back tn self-defence. The Magistrate said that Stevens's reaching down to grab the beer at a party where everyone had been drinking was a precipitate action likely to cause trouble, and in fact trouble had followed. He told Stevens that he had a bad list of assault convictions and warned him that the next time he appeared on an assault charge he would be sent to prison. “You seem rather prone to the use of your hands.” FINED 360 Charles Alfred Walker, aged 17, a factory-hand, was fined 130 for using obscene language and a further (30 for resisting a constable. The charges arose out of an incident early on Sunday morning when the police were called to a hall on Marshland Road. They found the defendant shouting abuse and when he was arrested he became very violent. Sergeant Morresey said. It had taken considerable effort to control him. Walker pleaded guilty to both charges. INTERFERED WITH CARS Ronald Arnoldus Goudawaard was remanded on bail until August 3 for sentence when he pleaded guilty to two charges of unlawfully interfering with cars and one of unlawfully taking a car on July 26. Clive Stewart Wahrlich. aged 17. a car-trimmer, who appeared jointly with Goudawaard on the charges of unlawfully taking cars, was remanded on ball until the same date after pleading guilty. He also pleaded not guilty to a further charge of interfering with a car and was remanded until August 3 for hearing. Sergeant Morresey said that Goudswaard. aged 17, had been found in the front seat of a car at a car sales yard in Hornby about 4 a.m. on July 30. The defendant told the police that he had heard an unusual noise tn the yard while going past. The glove panel had been pulled off and part of the radio dismantled. Backing lights and an ammeter had been found In the defendant's ear. and in his pockets a pair of pliers, some wirecutters, a wrench and a screwdriver. The ammeter and backing lights had been removed from different cars. FINED 320 A man who, counsel said, took groceries without paying because of pressure from lack of mpnev in his home, was fined" 320 Warren Norman Stone, aged 34. a warehouseman (Mr G. R. Lascelles), pleaded guilty to a charge of stealing groceries worth 33.47 from Self Hein. Ltd. NevBrighton, on Saturday at 2.40 p.m. “The Items taksn were ef no personal importance tn him.” Mr Lascelles said. “He succumbed to pressure from the lack of money caused bv his being unable to work during the week." OBSCENE LANGUAGE Leslie James Smith, aged 20. a fitter-welder, pleaded guilty to a charge nf using obscene language In Cathedral Squere on Sunday. He was fined (30. The language was used after Smith had been spoken to bv a constable at 13.30 a.m.. and was tn the hearing of a number ot people. Sergeant Morresey said.

MISCELLANEOUS CASES Other offenders were dealt with as follows: Deposited dangerous litter: John Garth Austin, 320 Found in bar under age: Nell Murray Hesson. 310: Ivory Rulene. 310 Purchased liquor while under age: Michael Thomas Eade. 110 TRAFFIC CASES tn traffic charges brought by the police and the Ministry of Transport convictions were entered and fines imposed with court costs 35 In each case as follows: Careless use: Graeme William Humphries. 312. disqualified for six months. Failed to yield right of way: Ronald John Cannon. (40 Failed to atop at lights: Graham Herbert McFadden. 320. and disqualified from driving tor one month. (Before Mr K H J Hoaditsn, S.M.) CHARGE DISMISSED A charge of permitting an unlicensed person to drive a car on July 17, against Elisabeth lopa, aged 1(. a telephonist, was dismissed. She pleaded not guilty and was represented by Mr J. M. Wilson. TWO CHARGES Grant Hicks, aged 20. a carpenter (Mr R De R. Flesher)., .was placed on probation for: two years, fined 380, and disqualified from driving for a! further tour years when he, appeared tor sentence on charges of driving while disqualified and driving with an 1 excessive blood-alcohol concentration on June 4. The Magistrals said that for medical reasons he would not impose a sentence involving detention, but warned Hicks that he would go to prison if he offended again In the same manner. (Before Mr t. Molineaux,j TRAFFIC CASES Drove with excessive blood-1

alcohol conctntratlon: Donxlfi : Martin Boyd, 1120 and diaaualified (or two years: Bruce llliam Shackleton. 3130, and disqualified (or three vears: l William John Rea. ISO, and dis- , qualified for 12 months Drove at a dangerous speed: ■ Mary Flewellen, 340 and disqualified for 12 months Drove carelessly: Robert Stanley Annear, 925: William ’ James Mclver. 325 and dls- ' qualified for- two months ( Exceeded 30 miles an hour 1 limit: Roes strowan Apperley, 1 312 (exceeded 40 m.p.h. 312): Paul Clifford Deyell. 315: Jemea 1 Maurice Rhodes. 315 (wrong ' class of licence, SO); Philip John Foulkes. 310; Michael Fellows. Sil: Thomas Victor Sharp. 312: Martin Monteba. (10: Tony Paulakls, S 10: Bryce Gerard ; Paterson, (10: Bruce John Ran- : kin,, 312: William John Bellwright, (10. , Failed to give way: Tuhu Abel Ruru, 325: John Owen Viles. 320 and disqualified for one , month: Alison Joan Parsons. 025 and disqualified tor three months Failed to stop at atop sign: Owen Stuart. >2O: John Arthur , McMillan 38: Natalie Olive Miller. 312: Paul Wayne Miller, 320. Failed to comply with traffic -I lights: John Robert Bainbridge, ~315: William George Mullay, •325. ■ Failed to stop in clear dis- ' tance ahead: Neill John ijshackell. 312. i i Drove without reasonable con- ■ sideration: lan Mitchell. SlO I Insufficient lights: Hansjuger ■ Waibel. 35: Bernard Stephen Street. 310 Noisy vehicle: Martin AlaiI ander Jamas Copland. $6. I Carried pillion passenger ' elde-Mddle: Russell Grant ' Phair. 35 court coats only. ' Warn tyres: Edward O'Donnell. S 3: Christopher Mlehael ' I McMahan. (4. i No front light on bicycle. ■ I Hilda Bain, 34