MAGISTRATE’S COURT Offences by escaper: Borstal sentence confirmed

Press, Volume CXII, Issue 32861, 9 March 1972, Page 10

MAGISTRATE’S COURT Offences by escaper: Borstal sentence confirmed

A youth who escaped from custody while on his way to the Invercargill Borstal Institution and committed more offences while at liberty was sentenced to Borstal training on the additional charges by Mr P. L. Molineaux, S.M., in the Magistrate’s Court yesterday. He is Gary Graeme Haugh, aged 17, unemployed. The Magistrate said that the offences committed by Haugh since his escape must influence the report submitted to the Parole Board by the Court.

Haugh was appearing for sentence on charges of escaping from custody at Christchurch on February 28, unlawfully taking a car, unlawfully taking a motorcycle, demanding money with menaces, attempting to burgle a shop, and two charges of burglary. Mr D. H. P. Dawson, who appeared for Haugh, submitted that it would be inappropriate to impose a sentence of imprisonment m view of Haugh’s age and the fact that he had not yet commenced his Borstal training. BURGLARY “I note with concern that since his release from detention centre last year he has appeared on 11 charges of dishonesty,” the Magistrate said when sentencing Michael Arthur Lewis, aged 18, unemployed, to Borstal trainlllHe said that this was the only appropriate sentence In view of Lewis’s age. Lewis had pleaded guilty and been convicted on a charge of burglary of a house and one of attempted burglary of a house. Mr K N. Hampton, who appeared for Lewis, said he had committed a regrettably large number of offences, but most were of nuisance value only. DRIVERS FINED David John Calder, aged 20, a printer (Mr E. T. Higgins), was convicted and fined 8125 and disqualified from driving for 12 months after pleading guilty to a charge of driving at a speed which might have been dangerous on November 12. William Michael Pascoe, aged 20, pleaded guilty to a charge of driving in a manner which may have been dangerous at Kirwee. He was fined 880 and disqualified from driving for six months. . _ Barry Delwyn Hewson, aged 19, an apprentice boilermaker, plea, dcd guilty to driving in a manner which might have been dangerous in the car park at Haywrights. Upper Rlccarton, on January 6. He was convicted and fined 8100 and disqualified from driving for six months. DISQUALIFIED DRIVING Donald George Bryan, a panelbeater (Mr D. M. Palmer), pleaded guilty to a charge of driving while disqualified at Amberley on January 8. He was convicted and fined 880 and disqualified from driving for six months. EXCESSIVE ALCOHOL Richard Samuel Davies, aged 22, a salesman (Mr W. D. Moultrie), was convicted and fined $2OO and disqualified from driving for 12 months when he pleaded guilty to a charge of driving with an excessive alcohol content in his blood. The defendant’s blood showed a con-

centration of 241 milligrams of alcohol. (Before Mr H. J. Evans, S.M.) THREE CHARGES "I refuse to treat this matter other than as serious,” said the Magistrate when sentencing Gavin Charles Pillldge, aged 22, a student teacher (Mr R. F. B. Perry), on charges of driving while disqualified, driving with an excessive blood-alcohol content, and failing to give way at traffic lights. Pillldge was sentenced to periodic detention for six months, fined $75, and disqualified for 12 months. The sentence of periodic detention was subject to his fitness being ascertained. He had previously been disqualified for six months on the excessive01M said that this was the defendant’s second conviction for driving while disqualified. Pillldge had committed the offences against a background of several driving offences, the aggregate of which indicated a definite element of * r^ to qualify yourself as a reliable and trustworthy teacher, then the sooner you learn responsibility the better," said the Magistrate. SENTENCE DEFERRED. George Patrick Shannon, aged 33, an unemployed shoemaker (Mr K. N. Hampton), was convicted and ordered to come up for sentence within 12 months if called upon, and ordered to pay witnesses* expenses of $3.50, when he pleaded not guilty to a charge of assaulting Karl Marshall Randall. Mr Randall, a Railways Department cleaner, said he was pushed in the stomach by Shannon after telling him not to drink beer in the railways toilet at 1.45 p.m. on March 1. As a result of the push, which he described as deliberate, Mr Randall said he fell to the floor and suffered bruises to his stomach and hand. Shannon- said that he accidentally bumped into someone when he turned to get a towel after having a wash. He had soap in his eyes at the time. He had drunk nine bottles of beer earlier in the day. PERIODIC DETENTION Graham George Dale, aged 23, unemployed (Mr S. R. Maling), was sentenced to periodic detention for one year. He had been convicted on five charges of theft as a servant, involving $340. CAR OFFENCES

Russell John Woods, aged 23, a truck driver, was sentenced to

nine months periodic detention on charges of unlawfully taking a motor car and unlawfully in-, terfering with a car. (Before Mr W. F. Brown, S.M.)

BURGLARY ON BAIL A man who burgled a jeweller’s premises on Tuesday, the day he was released on bail after another offence, was remanded in custody to March 15 for sentence. He is Kere Waihape, aged 41. an unemployed driver. Waihape pleaded guilty to burgling the premises of Lloyds Jewellers, Ltd, on March 7. Sergeant V. F. Townshend said that when the police searched an enclosed yard at the back of shops at the comer of Oxford Terrace and Manchester Street at 10.10 p.m., Waihape was found hiding behind a shed. A wallboard had been ripped off the premises. Nearby a hammer, pliers, and a screwdriver were found. Waihape told the police that he Intended to take a large quantity of watches and jewellery, but was disturbed by the arrival of the police. FALSE PRETENCES Moira Sandra Anderson, aged 19, a factory worker (Mr K. N. Hampton), was remanded on bail to March 15 when she pleaded guilty to three charges of false pretences and one of attempted false pretences. Sergeant Townshend said that goods to the value of $68.45 were obtained from a Umaru store on February 17 and February 18. The defendant told the police that she charged the goods to three accounts. One of these was her mother’s, and as she had not seen her for some time charged the goods to upset her. Other goods were charged to a fictitious name. On the last attempt to obtain goods the defendant was questioned by the manager and was not allowed to take the items away. (Before Messrs S. E. Boanas and E. J. Bradshaw, Justices of the CHANGE OF PLEA A man who had previously elected trial by jury on 10 charges of burgling shops during November and December obtained leave to change his election and pleaded guilty to all charges during the taking of depositions. He is Thomas Ashley Peach, aged 27, a painter and paperhanger (Mr W. C. C. M. Janus). He was remanded on bail to today to appear before a magistrate. Peach was also charged with the unlawful taking and theft of a bicycle, the property of Helen Toner, on November 11. He was committed to the

Supreme Court for trial on Tils plea of not guilty to these charges.