MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 92, 11 January 1908, Page 2

MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

POLICE CASES. ' 1 .; -.'Ailsitting-'of tho Magistrate's Court:'was svn.v.v* held ycsteiday morning, Mr. W. G, Riddell, > SM, presiding , ( , (MAINTENANCE 'CASE. Vjl James Mason applied- to have arrears-aiyvis-H'i-crumg under a maintenance :-;'' but tno request was hot acftedcd' to. , : " i" iAlico Wmspear. -was pejVtcnced ...to onej •.: month's lniprisonmeni witli' hard labour'ori-ayi?' ;,., chargo of having' importuned' passers-by- inv Street. ; ;•,;'V V Maud.. Basan .and-Catherinq/Slalkin, aliasi Kitty .Smith,, wei'o charged l ' with ■: similar;,-i oftences on Waterloo Quay on January 4; Thov ; ■ caso was conducted by Sub - Inspector O'Donovan.' Mr. Jackson appeared for tno ao- " .cused, who. pleaded - not 1 guilty.: • Evidence m support of; tho, oliargo;.was ..given by... Con-i - i.' stables Stewart,' M'Lepd,'and ißlako.- 'V .;:.. .: Accused Basan, gave: cvidenco. . His,-Worship : - .sentenced,each 6f the acpused to one month s: • imprisonment. r . t. V \ : W■ ' CHARGE ABANDONED - ' Edward-. Richard Black; "alias Wilson,- was -i ' . . charged with bemc an idle and disorderly person,- and with having' insufficientlawful'--" ~L .': in cans; of siSpport." v Vr-^'-V Detective Broberg ■ said-' that. with the '' v Court's permission: no evidence wouldx-be-v'- . .tendered r f . His .Worship the !informations>-ft' v ~ - ALLEGED BREAKING AND ENTERING. Black. was ~ also ■, cliarged on ■remand.:/.:With /having,: on: January; 1,.- at. Wanganm,; " . ; lfrokenV and'- cntpred ; v : Roso O'Hara. with iiiucnt to commit .i crima. Mr. Cook appeared for accused. .. : i - . On - the application ( pf Detective Broberg, ' accused was remanded to" appear at - Wan- - ; ganui on January 15.» 1 THEFT OF TOOLS Charles Hood " pleaded'guilty • to ' eight charges ' ;ot;rai . total-valuo.of 27s;.'6di.i Detectivo :Broborq. t infvrmed..the Court, that - ■the accused:- had. - obtained-.the. Joan; of tho.J tools from-tho.respective;owners on the re< "• presentation that ho. had. work -to go to.' He had-djsposcd of .them to second-hand 'dealers. • * • for small sums- of money, wluch-he had-spent y in liquor. -Ho was.an old'offcnderj :and only i- v : recently had -.boon liberated from - , gaol' afters-■■■.• serving ,a, sentence, ol twelvo •■months'': ,im-.:.-'. prisonmcnt fqr..;^ : siniilarr.offenco-.'.' . • His Worship sentenccd.!accused.:.to- three.: jmonths' - imprisonment j: with 1 hard -labour,- on— :■ tho first chargoi and to one month's imprison- • riieiit- on.each-of-tho other.charges,-the sen- w : tenccs to. bo concurrent. ALLEGED Wire DESERTION' ,- Sllo'loung was charged on l-emand with, . -oil December''4,, at ..Mast-efton;', ;' sorted his wife. ,■:f."?'' ■: -Ml-. Hcrdinan appeared for tho defence. ■ Detective Broberg asked\that accused be further, remanded to appear at Masterton on "i. : January 17.N0: objection would bo offered ■ to a renewal of bail. •.' , ■ ~.Mr, Herdman'^stated' that' his "ittstrAictiona; ■; wero'thatitherb''were : rio:grounds'for 'thd in-. stitlitio'ii of the proceedings. '.^Htf.hsid-befen"-'-' • informed by accused that at the preseht' tiine;' ''. ■ his wjfo.Vas' living'; with another' Chinese- ; " : h'ad "left, aceuscd's : 'house; witb'oiiit-Variy": -, . justificatiwv' , ?;'AcOT^*?h^^nrt ; 'de^iW I ;His"?'*;'- ! ..- ; wife, but'Tiad 'como. to ' Wellington; tff obnteiilt \ a doctor.. It might bo an-unusual applica- . tion;tp make, but, ho would ask tho Court to : - ' dismiss tho' pr'6cbeding:i.'';'.; ' . His Worship said tho charge might be 1 baseless,!-but;accused.c^iuld-not do projudiccd by boing remanded to Masterton, whero his. ' ■ and the. j^'*'''7!!' ' - ■ .snrvwiKi'.7; ~.i.1 ri-iur:ac..sc./v ARDING: HOUSE. n ,« ;-iArthur Powell Schapiriiadmitted• having,'■■■', on December 28, stolen, a tie-pin valued at 605., gold .studs valued at SOsiV'tiffeyolver'''' ■valued at-£3,, and.duriilj-hells and:developer,', ■valued,at £2,;the,proporty. of.Georgo^Epbin-,..; son; hayingi/on'D'eopmber^^stplen l ,,;; :'a' set, of! instruments,^valued,at'3os., the pro-. v ..perty of'A.'M'yicar.;-'. '''),',,- ' : ,v' Mr.. Jacksqri:appbared;"on,bohWr9f;'accused. v -,;. • Detectivo 'Broberg: stated' that!accused had' .' stayed .' at. the , J boardirigj-ho'u'so. in- which, I'M 1 Vicar.aiid Robinson resided;,-.. Whilst they ',! , were'out,', ac'cusod, went; to. their rooms, and., ' ' ' stplo tho articles, which'he;.pawned. ~'.! i Accused, who,.had previously lived at.Wooln.. ■. liarfa;:;came'. to New'.''Zealand.;;Vabout . five. ,V months' ago.!. He had' worked as a,waiter; at Nolsoii,and !Masterton.. : .There,were!uo. pr<£"':, .'vious convic'tio'iis!, against.!'-accused,!,.but ,hd. t , -b'oro a. bad character. \ ,!i : .' ■*'';... : Mr. "Jackson said that accused l had_nbt been beforo' tho Court previously.' When lib ' . committed the offences, ho was-short of ■ money. Counsel asked that accused-bo lorn'ently tlealt w-itlu-" ! ■ :■. ■ : : His-Worship-said'tho statement that ao* ' cuSed bbro a bad character was too gonoral ' ■ for tho-Court to tako a great deal of notico of. As this was' apparently' accused's first offence, : lio : would treat -him more* loniehtly l than ho..otherwise would.- -■•'On tho . first' '-, charge ho'would'bo fined £5,' in default ono : month's, imprisonment; and- on' the scoond' ; , chargo ho would bo fined -20s.',- in - default - seven days'', imprisonment. .'-Tho amount' found on accused, viz. 375., was ■ ordered to - bo returned to tho pawnbroker, and in the .event of tho accused not finding'tho balance,-' 285., it was. ordered that tho owners of the property, shoulcl. pay. tliat-sum ;to, tho* pawn- ,: 1 : | No 1 time in which to pay-tho..fines'was ;.. allowed. ~:... . ... .!.