MAGISTRATE’S COURT Youth fined $200 for breaking bottle

Press, Volume CXII, Issue 32805, 4 January 1972, Page 15

MAGISTRATE’S COURT Youth fined $200 for breaking bottle

Six young men appeared before tar K. H. J. Heidi fen, S.M., in the Magistrate’s Court yesterday on charges arising from the disturbance in Cathedral Square after New Year celebrations. Two youths were convicted of wilfully breaking ing bottles. One received the maximum fine of $2OO. Christopher John Puddle, . aged 17, a storeman, pleaded guilty to the charge. Ser-* geant W. J. Nicholl told the; Court that Puddle had been! seen throwing a beer bottle, at two policemen who were ; involved in a tussle with an-j other man outside the Cath-, edral. The bottle missed and shattered on the road. To Puddle, the Magistrate: said: “I see you are on probation. It doesn’t seem to have* much effect does it? You will be fined the maximum.” ! Joseph Koro Barton, aged 21, a labourer, also pleaded, guilty to wilfully breaking a* bottle. He was fined $lOO., Barton had thrown the bottle over his head, Sergeant Nicholl told the Court. FIGHTING After rolling on the ground ■nd exchanging punches with an-' other young man near the Godley plot early on New Year's Day, Alan John Little, aged 20,! a butcher, wax arrexted for fight- * Ing. He pleaded guilty and was! fined CO. Little, who was not repre-1 tented, told the Court he had' not started the fight and only], returned punches to defend him-,' ■elf. I; Another man has been charged 1 but he did not appear In court.l' "You might be surprised at 1 1 the fines available to this * 1 Court," the Magistrate told J Little. The maximum fine had* recently been Increased to 2200, I he Mid. It DISORDERLY CONDUCT Another young man who], admitted knocking a police con-', ■table's helmet off. pleaded guilty to behaving In a disorderly manner. Paul Andrew Carnegie, aged 10, a storeman, > was ordered to pay $5 costs. '• In explanaUon, Carnegie, who < was not represented, told then Court he had been pushed for- < ward by the crowd in the < Square and had raised his hand I to prevent himself from falling, i His hand had knocked the polio*- t man's helmet. t "The police in this day and age have difficulty enough doing t their Job of controlling crowds c of people without being Inter-'I fend with," said the Magistrate 11 OBSTRUCTION CHARGES if Loe Edward McDougall, aged 1 17. unemployed, denied using ? obscene language but pleaded ’ guilty to obstructing a constable. I ’ He was remanded on ball to * January 11. The obscene language charge <mi be hoard on ths cams date. Ig

di Hoti Stephen Sinnodd, aged 17, a moulder, pleaded not guilty *> to obstructing a constable and S assaulting him. He was res:manded on bail until January e l FINED $25 rl Paul Matenga admitted using obscene language during a fight at the Woodena motor camp. He ' was fined $25. THREAT TO KILL 5 Terrence John Field, aged 27, a builder’s labourer (Mr K. N. Hampton?, was sentenced to nine * months Imprisonment for threat--1 ening to kill a woman when he - appeared for sentence. He was . also sentenced to one month’s * imprisonment for wilful damage i.of a telephone. The sentences » *2. to be concurrent. ,1 "You not only threatened to - kill this woman, but chased her -1 into the next room and repeated . your threat. Then, when she ■ tried to call the police you , ripped out the telephone," the i Magistrate said. “I don’t con-, > alder any cltlxen In this counI try should have to face threats of this nature.” ! * Field had been at the com['plainant’s house at U. 30 p.m. and had been asked to leave after becoming objectionable. He I refused to go and threatened to I kill her, the police said. A glass ; of beer was then thrown at her 1 and two more threats were . made. When the woman threat- , ened to call the police, Field gripped out the telephone. , For Flaid, Mr Hampton said he * could not explain why the offences were committed, but the defendant had been drinking heavily. Field had received treatment under the Alcoholism and Drug Addiction Act and .although there was some doubt about whether he was an alco- < hollc, drink was a problem to . him, said Mr Hampton. I FINED FOR ASSAULT ! Tlnl John Russell Carroll, aged ,11, a factory worker, was fined $l5O for assaulting a 13-year-old youth In Cathedral Square on December 23 when he appeared I for sentence yesterday. Fifty dollars of the fine is to be paid to the complainant, Julian Mark Holden, as compensation. * Carroll had told the police he had assaulted the youth for something to do. “If this behaviour occurs again you will be sent to Borstal or prison." said the Magistrate. FALSE PRETENCES Michael Eric Governor, also known as Michael Eric Kawana. aged 26. unemployed (Mr M. J. Glue), was convicted end re- ; manded to January 6. on five 1 charges of false pretences snd one of breach of probation. On ; an additional charge ot assault with Intent to Injure, he was 1 remanded without plea to the • same date. The Court was told that Gover- ■ nor had presented valueless ' cheques to five Christchurch ' firms on or about December 10. 1 'They had a total face value of S2M. Earlier he had admitted ‘ issuing the cheques from a stolen ' cheque book he had received 1 from an unknown person. He ’ was short of money and sold the 1 goods he obtained to buy liquor. SMASHED WINDOWS j A man who smashed two plate • glass windows at the Kaiapol

[Working Men's Club and struck I the manager was convicted of .wilful damage and assault. Lionel Herbert Ward, aged 51, a freezing worker, pleaded guilty to the chargea and was remanded on bail to January 10 for a probation officer’s report and sentence. The police said that Ward was seen by the manager of the club to throw a bottle through a window. The shattered glass i broke another window. Their total value was $95. He also punched the manager causing bruises and lacerations to the Complainant’s face.

Ward told the police that he was frustrated at not being allowed to leave the premises through the front door.

ASSAULTED WOMAN Joseph Johnston, aged 60, a retired bootmaker, was fined $lOO for assaulting his de facto wife on January 1. Sergeant Nicholl said that Johnston had thrown the complainant out the door of their house and had poured water over her, but had no explanation to make to the police. Johnston said In Court that he had been drinking heavily before the Offence.

"You should consider whether you should drink at all. I have made it plain over a period of years that I will not have women assaulted," the Magistrate said.