MAGISTRATE'S COURT Police allege man received goods

Press, Volume CXIII, Issue 33279, 17 July 1973, Page 17

MAGISTRATE'S COURT Police allege man received goods

Maurice Robert Jarden, aged 29. a rubber worker, appeared before Mr F. G. Paterson S.M., in the Magistrate’s Court yesterday, on three charges of receiving, involving $231.86. The offences are alleged to have occurred between January 19 and May 25. The hearing will continue today. Jarden (Mr G. S. Brockett), has pleaded not guilty to charges of receiving, from a person or persons unknown, two television sets and other equipment to a total value of $2169.76, one carton of three half-gallon jars of whisky, valued at $45, and one diver’s depth gauge and aqualung to a total value of $99.10. The prosecutor was Detective Sergeant M. D. Griebel. Ten witnesses were called. Michael William Hotaling, from the sports department of Mason Struthers, Ltd., said he arrived at work at 8.45 p.m., and found a quantity of diving gear missing. Goods valued at $1530.10 were missing. A diving regulator and a depth gauge were shown to the witness who confirmed that they were from his department. Lindsay Watson Kinaston, a security officer, told the court that while checking the premises of AUtrans, Ltd, Le discovered one of the sliding doors opened. The doors led to a storage building, which had a light on inside. Another witness said he found 23 cases of whisky missing. Gary Robert McNeill,; manager of Sight and Sound, said that when he returned to work, he found a window forced and television sets and record players and speakers, to a total value of $B5OO were missing. Detective Sergeant W. R. Withers said he and two

other detectives went to the defendant’s address where he found in a van parked in the drive, a number of stereo sets and speakers. In a mobile caravan parked behind the van, after the defendant gave Detective Sergeant Withers a key, was: found other allegedly stolen equipment. In an unlocked car. parked outside Jarden’s address, was found a record player on the floor behind the driver’s seat. “In the boot I found a small television set, and a small amplifier which was : still in its carton,” he said. “When I told the defendant of the electrical equip-‘ ment in the van and car out-l side he gave a grin and said! ‘the fairies must have been.’ ; “The car is under the de-: fendant’s name,” he said. “An empty whisky bottle and a cassette radio were taken j from the kitchen. Practically: all the goods came from the van.” Detective Sergeant B. A. Ramsey said that after he; took the defendant to the car, in which a record player was found, and asked Jarden if he had seen it before. The defendant replied, “Never.” “I asked Jarden if the car was his, and he replied it was.” Detective Sergeant Ramsey j said that Jarden was agitated and kept wringing his hands, throughout the preliminary questioning. It was later! ascertained the defendant: owned all three vehicles. “The defendant after ques-l tioning at the police station asked me, if he could get me! back the television set, would he go ‘in’,” he said. “I told him no deals.” Detective Sergeant Ramsey said the defendant denied ail knowledge of the stolen property. He added that Jarden told him that two men asked the defendant if they could borrow the van and car on payment of $5O. “The defendant could not tell me who these were, as, they were strangers,” Detec- : tive Sergeant Ramsey said, j “He said the men had re-1 turned the vehicles but he' had not seen them. “I asked him how it was that the borrowed van was! parked up the drive in front of the mobile caravan,”] Detective Sergeant Ramsey! said. “He replied that they' must have shifted it.” (Before Mr W. F. Brown, S.M.) BROKE CAR WINDOW Michael John Williams, aged, 19. an apprentice typographer (Mr A. K. Grant), was fined $4Ol for wilfully damaging a car win-I dow. Williams pleaded guilty.: Sergeant R. S. Morgan said Williams threw a can of beer at a car travelling near to the one in which he was a passenger on Moorhouse Avenue, The can broke a window worth $B. Mr Grant said the other vehicle had cut in behind the car being driven by the defendant’s' friend. Paul Francis Hume, and i flashed its lights. The other car: then overtook Hume’s car and swerved in front of it, forcing Hume to brake hard. Williams had been under stress from other matters at the time he committed the offence, counsel said. It was an “isolated out-! : burst.” The Magistrate ordered Wil-: iliams to make full restitution. Mr Grant also appeared for Hume who was charged with aid-, [ing Williams in the commission: lof the offence of wilful damage. He said that Hume, aged 18, a trainee photographer, only drove the car and did not throw any-! i thing out the windows. Sergeant Morgan did not ask: for restitution from Hume. Hume was fined $2O. STOLE MOWER Paul Ramsay Wilson, aged 28.; an unemployed factory hand (Mr M. J. Glue), was remanded on bail to July 23 for sentence after pleading guilty to stealing a hand lawnmower worth $7 from a 1 neighbour’s garden on July 5. Sergeant Morgan said that the police searched the defendant's, house and found the mower in a cupboard. Wilson told the police that he intended to sell it. WILFUL DAMAGE Milton Joseph Turnbull, aged 27. a coalman, was convicted on his plea of guilty to a charge of , wilfully damaging a cash register, the propertv of Carlton Cellars. Ltd. The damage amounted to S7O. He was convicted and remanded on bail to July 23 for sentence. ALCOHOL CHARGE Clive William Johnstone, a factory worker (Mr T. M. Abbott) was fined $6O and disqualified from driving for six months for driving with an excessive bloodalcohol level. He pleaded guilty. The offence was committed in Hastings. An analysis of the defendant s blood showed 130 mg. of alcohol per 100 ml. of blood. BURGLARY CHARGE William George Peter Marley.) aged 47, a builder, was remanded |on bail to July 24 when he appeared on a charge of burgling the New Brighton Police Station ion Saturday evening. No plea was entered.

Mr M. J. French appeared as counsel. (Before Mr H. J. Evans, S.M.) DANGEROUS SPEED James Edward McKenna, aged 40, a sales representative (Mr S.: C. Biss), was convicted on his; plea of guilty to a charge of driv- ! ing at a speed which might have: been dangerous He was fined $lOO and disqualified for six months The Magistrate said that the defendant’s explanation that hisf car was giving trouble and he gave it a burst of speed to try to clear it was not sufficient. He said that the defendant’s checked speed of 60 miles an hour at which he was travelling for three-tenths of a mile was dangerous. DISQUALIFIED DRIVER Robert Tawa Haremata. aged 34 a labourer (Mr S. P. Graham), appeared for sentence on three charges of driving while disqualified, one for refusing to give a blood specimen, and one of giving false information to which he had earlier pleaded guilty He was earlier convicted. He was sentenced to six months periodic detention on each of the disqualified driving charges, to be served concurrently. He was disqualified for 12 months, and ordered to pay costs, of $5 on each charge, and $10.50 medical expenses.