CRIME IN WELLINGTON.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 89, 8 January 1908, Page 9

CRIME IN WELLINGTON.

A YEAR'S RECORD. ;: MAGISTRATES' COURT RETURNS. •The criminal roturns for tho,:"Vfellingtori Magistrates'; Court for the year Just closed bliow a considerable increato v ovei-thi'-'igtircsf for the year 1906;- which wa§,oji Jjoavy year, , Thp , t6i'ais"s#6fk'"fiiit-''!as, fol-f low, .the figuros :.for ..lS^;-'beijgv ; parenthesis Taken, into, dustodyV summoned" or apprehended, 5033 male,'feßo' female (4518 and.564) ; discharged for. prosecution; or want of evidence, 470". male, 38': female (433, and 37) >, 'dismissed 26 female (116 and 12); ifo/'tnal, or sentonce, 140 male, 5 female (ll!) and summarily, convicted,, maleV'slJ'Jemiile : ' (3850 and_sl3) ; fiiied, 64 male,' 9 fiSfrialc and 59); imprisoned in lieii of'fino: or siirety, 249G mala, 154 fomak (l,ffi6\and.-101) V: PGr-,, omptory imprisonment, 321 ;> ma,l9,-.83, fenjalo;, (326 and 81); whippings, 26 male,': (13 and nil)hoqnd. ovcr," 7 maloj 1' female. (3 and 1); released under/'Wrst' Offendors 1 :' Probation Act, nil (nil)!f *orde'rfcmade,'v4ss ; male, 136 femalo (420 and 124) ;-;.cohTict®d and discharged with cautions, OOSiJnalc, lIP, female (995 and 147). . Vv :; ; )\ Following are tho principal' offences. with which the various accused wero charged Class 1, crimes against the porson and reputation—Abortion, 1 male and'l fomale: (nil); supplying drugs to produroiabortion, 2. male (ml); assaulting the -~p9lico, v .12 .-.male (21); common assault, IOS fowa.le' , (109 and 4); ijidecont assault, tS''jn : aJe'"|7) assault arid robbory, 4 mivlo r Jl'4) j /assault'' causing actual bodily harm; ''<L (4) -y'carh'ally'kriowing girl, under .16 years-.6f libel, 1 (nil); manslaughter; 4 (3) ;-.jnce3t,i}v (nil); murder, 1 (2); attempted .murder./1, !(3); rape, Class 2, crimes against .rights of 'Burglary, 13; breaking 27,(14)" conspiracy to defraud, 5 female (22 male); false'^j-pjtenqes'j'"'4l-;malp,. 6 female (22 and ,1); fcimalq (37 and .2); receiviup.fstolen,^'property, 6'male, 1 femalo'(B m'aleivJ,..female),;jth^ft*, A 324 male, 31 female (283 arid. v ?6)'{..attempted; theft;, 6; (7) ;■ aiding and Abetting; to .commit'.: tlieft,'B (nil) ; attempted arson,'loj'/atteibpfied'' extortion, 3.

' extortion, 8. j- ' ..Class '3,;; crimes affecting . the'yadrainistraf: 1 tiori of law and justico-7-EsMpißg' from cus-r tody, 2; perjury, '2.' M 'vt, J*-'---'■'■' 1 : ,Class'.'4, .offences 'againOT-'rovenue'' lawfe' !; Keeping unregistered dogs,;ill7malc, 11",]E&. j male (104 and 10). '. Class 5, offences against, good ' tardy 46 "(29); wife or child desertion ' male, 2 female (15 and 1); .maintenance, 90 J male (98 malo,. 5. female); disobedience .of ?■ maintenance orders, 98 male, 1 female (84 " and nil); summfry separation, 68 malo, 1 ' female (69 and 4) ; pronibited ; persons/found " in hotels, 18 male (17 and 1) ;-selling liquor: ' without a license, ,6 male,*'l fomale : (6 maleV; " prohibition orders, 102-male,: 19 female(ll3 1 13); maintenance " 'trial Schools, 19 malo, 26 fema)e; neglected 1 • children, 53 male, 27 female j' ilunaoyV 55 1 male, 40 female (52 and 39); being in a~com-: [ mon gaming house; 65,"malb'K23)'selling tickets in prize lottery, 6-male (nil)drunk-: | 'enness, 2141 male ( 236 female--(1975 V.and 1 265);' drunk and disorderly,; 130,ma10, '14 female (47 and 3); drunk in'charge "of .- a 1 horse, 15 malo (12); ill-treating animals, -12? 1 male (17); indecent act, ' (26 and 2); indecent or ; obfecene' rlanguaga," 1 76 male, 9 female (61, and -10) ;"found i by t 1 night, unlawfully.'on property.),.3s male, 6. femalo (26 and 3) ; "idle and>aisor-r ; dorly, 51 male, 50 female (59 arid'4s)rogue and vagabond; 2 male,' 7 female (8 and, 10).; . incorrigiblo rogue, 1 fomal6. (l:and ;l); soliciting prostitution, 28 femalo. (22); resisting or -obstructing polico, 36; male r (19 .and 1);. inciting to resist police, .3 -male (4) ; failing . to register factory, 14 ;iila)oj.; 1: femalo (3 maleV.; failing to close shops, >16 male; cattle wandering; 15 malo (5 and il); Sunday trading, 4 male, 1 fpmale (50ind nil); trespass, 2 male, 2 femalo (9 and i) j 'broach of peace, 1. 62 malo, l- female (69 male)..' . Class 6,- all other offence "noti included in tho above—Desertion from' !'ships;-'25 (10); 1. absent;, from 'ships, without" leav6y>~lß; (12) ;-■ djsobcying lawful commands, i'2s.i(3o)^.'goixig 1 to, sea' without ii' full crcwyvli (1) ; ' on steamers without paying>farc, dfemale; t! ■ female;. (20 and 1) : ; failing't6>fcgisteribirth, i ; 1 6 male, 2 female (5 and I)supplying : tobacco t6 youths, 3 ! male] failing ;to stamp: bread, 2 (15); . not carrying; scales,"'2'.'(l) selling 'adulterated food,'- S; Vselling .underweight bread,' 1 (1); using'• Unstamped weights, 10;; spiling food unfit "for consump-' tion,'2 (5) ; failing to attend parade; l 's;(lß) desertion' from H.M. Navyy d -.(2) J; '-feeding', swino on unboiled offal, 2'(3)';" unfegistered' ,dairy,. 5 (13); unclean dajryj,, 14,, sanitary stockyard, 4; dairy' not limowashed; 4 (6); manuro within 30ft.-'of-'dairy, 3 (5); keeping swine, within 50ft,vo|sa-4 ,1 > 0-) 5; using milk cart to,'carry manurpr 2.(3) ; fail-, ing to send child to 5ch001,..5l t malo, 5 fomalo (56 and 12); failing to malie. retuxii' of.!;pip-', perty and land, 3 (1); sureties.,of theipeacoi, 24 ma10.,'4 female (18 and 6};,.lousy.sheep,|2; oxposing lousy sheop for sale, l;v failing to pull down promises, 7; trespassing .on'foi-fr.. shore' and removing sand, otq-.j,,9;; ofectiigj , scaffolding without giving noWei ; 13j; per- ; sons, suffering from infectious ing self, 2; failing to notify infectious disease in houso, 4; allowing persons suffering, from infectious disease to enter cab without proper precautions, 2, """v"..i THE CIVIL SIDE.-' ; On the civil side of tho; Court c 5614, summonses wero issued durin'g. .'the . year,, as' against 5473 for 1906. sued.for during, the year, was £77,532,75. 7d'.', aiid,',tlie amount recovered, totalled . £37,903- 3si', 'it-he figures for the previous twelve., montjis: be-. ' ling:—Amount sued for, £72,121 25.; amount recovered, £39,956 15s. y