MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 114, 6 February 1908, Page 4

MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

POLICE I CASES. t « (Be/ore Mr. W G Itiddoll, S.M ) , CLERGYMEN DUPED - . A ; young, man nnmed Joscpa Daly, alias James Dalo; pleaded gililty to'"charges of obtaining tho iollowing sums of moneyfrom local clergymen by means of false pretences:' —J. Gibson Smith,;lss. and 125.'6 d.; >1. Reed Glasson. 15s. and 12s. <5d.; and Jas. Cocker, 255.; also 'of ■ attempting tci f 6btain 6s. 4d. from Charles Porter, and. 75.. Cd. from M'Donald Aspland. ■ Chief Dete<jtiyo :M'Grath stated that complainants ,werO all clergymen residing in WelDefendant called on. the llev.. Gib;, son,Smith.and.saidiho was a mcnjb'cr'of his congregation,, and; required somo assistance; According-to the ; Story told his sister had been in a situation at Oriental Bay and while tliero.had stolen a.'ring and pawned it.-: The. pawn ..ticket had -, Leon; found, and defendant, asked: for 12s. 6d. ;in order, i,to Tedeem the ring and so -keep i his sister out of trouble. He obtained tholmonoy.; A few days, later accused .returnea ;to : 'Mr; (Smith', and said ; his', sister had gone to Blenheim .where she: had. got' intoi bad' company.: Ho .wanted money: ■to briiig her back, to Wellington. The story: was a puro fabrication,i and: was 'repeated to the other complainants,! >iii' most .cases ; with; success.' ' 'Defendant had a number of;.pre-, vious convictions agaiii6t his name; ,He suffered ' from epilepsy, and. according to somo of the liiodical men, was riot' altogether responsible' for; his 'actionsi; He was not long out.Of the hospital, where he - had undergone' a daiigei'ous'operatioh.": V 1 «'<.>«- . 1 : Mr. Casey,, who appeared for defendant, informed tlio Court that the lad had been doing his host to lead an lioncst lifo, but circumstances hiid been against him. Ho asked that 'accused .sliould [bo medically examined' with a viow to committal to a mental lios-' pital. Defendant's father was at present in the Wellington, hospitnl iiva dying condition, and did not know of his soil's position. . 7 His Worship, remanded'accused until Friday for sentence. . •••';' 'j REGISTRATION - OF BIRTHS ACT.';. ' Elizabeth Victoria Shoro pleaded guilty, to a charge of having, at Wellington on July 10, 101)7; wilfully mado, for tho pnrposo of. being inserted in tho-rogistor book bf births, false statements touiohing particulars required to; bo known uudor the provisions of tho Registration' of Births and Deaths Act,. ■ 1875, with regard to;tho' birth of her child. Accused' was committed to tho .'Siipremo> Court for sentonco, bail being allowed on her own recognisance'of £50.' • Chief Detective M'Grath' prosecuted, andMr> Voir Haast defended!, / A PECULIAR. STORY. An elderly and apparently well-educated uian named Johu O'Donnell pleaded' not guilty to a charge of having insufficient lawfur means of support. ' Evidence was given by the police that defend'ant iiad been found sleeping in -Nowtown Park. He mado a statement that lie had como from Queensland* and had walked ■ from Auckland to Wellington. ' s Defendant informed the Court that He was 57 years of age, and had been persecuted out of ;Australia,'-his native country, and left it to save signing a certain do'oumont which would cost him hundreds of 1 thousands of pounds.' It' was' true, ho had been doing vory littlo work, and had been : slcepinK in Nowtown Park. Before leaving Queensland he had been? in partnership in : a farm with two others! The others had offered, tho farm for "salo without his consent ,and lie would not now consent to a dis- ■ tribution of the monoy.' A romand wns granted for 7 days for treat- •' mont. .. ■ ■ ■ ' ' CHARGES OF THEFT. A''pica of- guilty was 'entered by John ■ Lawler to n charge of on February 1 stealing a: pair of: trousers,, valuo, 15s'.' (id., the; pro- ; ' pertv of Alexander Croslrtry." , i , Sub-Inspector O'Donovan stated that com- !| plainaiit caVried on business "ill Adelaido " Road, and for somo timo past had' been ■ missing goods from outsido ilia door. On tho i dato motitioned in tho information a watch ; m kept on tho front of tho shop, with tho 1 result that .defendant was seen to take a 'I pair of trousers. ■ ' 1 : : 'I 1

Mr. Buddie, who appeared for defendant, V stated that accused, was. under the influence ' of liquor 'at tho time lie committed the offence. He was a liard-working,young man, and his einployer was quite"'pfepared' to riv tain him' iniiiii' service. Counsel asked > 'that, ' in view of 'the faots of the' casei 'defendaufc' •■ should be convicted and: ordered torcome up for?sentence: when,callcd.upon. , His Worship remarked;.-that/.ppttj„jbefts - had not been so common.of late, ,mitifju t y ( ieir ..of tho fact that theyoccurred' periodically, ' defendant must bo penalised as a deterrent to others. Ho would be'coriviol'ed-'a'inl fined •20s'.and .oosts«l2s., >in default; scsvqi? days'-;, imprisonment.-. .. i A woll-rdressed young man named -Philip : Smith,'said-to bo an engineer/ pleaded'guilty v'• .to ;a charge of theft of £6 in money,: tit" property of .William/King and another: - & :- '• Chief.- Dotectivo M'Grath,.ka{ed.. Uiatjao.. ensed was liyin'g,.with' sbmo'qthei; , at a boardirig-hoUse..in'.Rixon-Grtiv'Q).ran|t-or,, January,;*' 27. was . left, alone; in' r tlio : house, when ho took tho money; from : the ;pOcketi : of somo of .tho other; boarders:r-'oWhbii ap..' proaehed by Detectives > '• accuiSwl admitted st-b'at he 'lia'd"* tfikbn'"- tli« ;• r money, showed thivdetecEfvdi wh'oro "lit had planted ,it'-;iri Bt6ughVin;:;St'reit. -.'iTbO 1 . . sum .of . £4,l4s.;"was" fouiid dicatbd byi.accused, and .lie - had ,18a..in;., his pockets... Accused had only,.~been!!in,-!N T cw ! Zealand about -twelve-mpnthsi":- Yjn - - , r.:His. ifrhouhad tattyi-1 v.. excuse to offerifor his conduct;'to which 5-a-> f; reply \was' given that':.he' ! had run l shtift ol r ''" money through sending .;dashhofiffe-Vto - His- f * ' . .mother. ; Ho ..out 'of '* I for some time. ' r 1 Accused was fined £3,'. and • ordered to pay Bs. (the dijferenco.;J>etiy<»n:, ■; tho amount recovered. . arid . tho 'amount stolen), in .default, seyen 'days'^imprisonment.. In view, of tho fact'that defendant was" out' of work, one month -was allowed in .whiih' v to;.- ; - pay tho fine. •j John -Moir -was, convicted aiKlfijied. 40s>, in default" fourteen days' imprjsonmsnt,';on*.ai.. oliargo of having-on Decemh6f r 27 ; .;6telon' an .' oil-skin suit, the property of Charles Brick., son. . ..... . .. ATTEMPTED SUICIDE:• , Frederick Wheeler Rodney pleaded guiltj " to a charge of having at Wellington on. January 5 attempted to commit- suicide, by cutting '; his throat with a razor.' ' --v .The 'police stated that defendant was - marritd man with a wife • iii • England; w Hi& Worship; remanded defendant until Fndiv for sentence. ~ - ■ . \ SEAJIEV IN TROUBLE \ 1 Two seameri from the New Zealand Ship- ■■■ ping Company's ■ steamer Kaipara, .Thomas Clay and Albert, irmstrotig, - c bbfcb ploaded, guilty to chargcfc'of absenting them*; ; selves from tho vessel,.without-Jeaye.;' Eaeli. - of ,- tho men >was%: oohyictediV and ordered to forfeit two - days' wages, . oxpenses of a substitute and. costs 7s.>s-andt to-be imprisoned until the vessel* 16aves.Qir- C Saturday. . .. • ■. ■' : ALLEGED INDECENT ASSAULT. ■ An elderly man named Roderick M'Kenzio, remanded from last-weekj Was charged with having, on' January 27, 'at: Wellington, committed an offence against t\Vo. little girls. .' -- ; ' Chief Detective .il'Grath cohductisd- y \tho : case for the.prosecution, f '4'}'' v After hearing the accused-phja'dod'J llot guilty, : imd' to"" th*'" Supreme Court,for, trial. Bail was allowed. 1 in tho -suni .of '£50','' and ' £75 oach. • r. . MISCELLANEOUS. '' ' For!' iiisobrietyj t Chifles:,;Diiwi<)U'i was. cgn«,, -victe'd and'fihfed-20s.i''.niidefault(seVen;,Qays';; - imprisonment. ■ Ontflii'st ■'•6ffe'nderi:*!aSl convicted, iand,'fined ;10sV;?ia>default JiqUrs',. impi'isoriiMßnt'j, and; another. was" conviptcd. • ana;fined' 65% • in v defaultA 21?h'ourt!c imprison-' • - 'i'' ' *■■ i. Norman, (^pQeQ' >^'^bnctjed > >nfltDno4' • ss,an ■ defiult .*24Vh'ours'.VjmpriVonment for * - iubobriety, and 6n''a .secotidj ehafgo jbfj hav- _' v. jtife lawful ineaAs ,of fcUbport, was * ■roniaiidcd'iilitil.FHday.*' (fJ f c-i ■ ■ Henry Wi'sot l -wan convicted and firied ; £sj' iii; default* - inc'iispd;obsboiiio' laugtiage. liV'Buekla''Street. ' »! Charles' Eiiticott i waS^convicfed l ; ! ind''ffined 405., in default on a ohargo of disorderly" 'cdnauct' whilst under the i'nfliiertce 'oMitjudr.^K-i*.' r; ■/- Jaihes-Power, was, convictod,,and,sentenced to' tlireo' montlis''"imprisonment with linfd ' labour on a-charEo-of bomg an ldlo aud disordcrly person;■ -habitually consorting;;, I with-r reputed times •> s BY-LAW CASES " ot Pensive premises ' -•• (Before Dr.' A. M'Arthuri S.M.)' A ■ •i, A very bad-.state,-of . affairs ,:.was reveale4 .m- a.-.uaserin v/luulr; u; uaiUed -Julnuj ■. - :Phillips -was charged-with,;allo»'ing, offensive rubbish; tb*aocnmtflat^oriihis premises.viiMr, J.: Doyle, inspector for the City Corporation,'; ' stated that appear, had been before tho Court on several ocoa- . sions previously .'for -'-similar 1 ; offences; '■ ..De fondant! seemed to have a : mania for, collecting' rubbish, and his-premicespivhich were in .Garrett Street, .off- Cuba, Street, ~and therefore in the heart of thb fclty,-'wfife"in a'most deplorable'conditioiniG Mr. :'Doyle r suggested .. that, the'iCqurt jshould.,.visit.._,.thev pla<M' tf-. • satisfy, itself of,its true.condition. Tho sug-, ,j gestion; was agreed ' to, and'! the " prcmisef Were'found 'to contain a'"4uahtity or'-putrid ° fruit ! and fegetables-nvhich'icmitted'jlih offen-*. iive J odour, ft Oh',"'tho "C6iilrt-;a - Hn:" ■ ■Worship fexprossed 'the: Jf ; .:tho ■ fllthy'>stato of the continuo. ,tho .might!,bocpnio a .hotbed of disoase. Defendant-)vas fined tßo' ttiaximuni.ponalty, £5 and cdsYs''7s;"', ;^,^i :. ' '-'f: blllKlt CASKS:';; . A largo number of cftse's" were/hroiight bj. , tho''City Corporation'"against/persons'* al- • leged to havo ilifrihged tn6'clty.;V-lftws:, . Archibald ; K6lly' fincd : £2-"aiid >: 'costs " ■7s. for wat'oririg his garden'by'• means';'of ahose; without nioasuring'the'watet through a meter. - : 'V-.ii; u-..-. Harold ; Radford lpl.eadefl gujlty. to-a-charge ; -, of having .refused-to ,pa>'. t a -,faro r legally.de-. / manded, from' him by. 1 'a 4 , cohdilftt'or on th«... ;Wollington City Tramways, and was fined ss'.; ! ' 'and' eosti';7s.. 1 '■} r — :f i! ', ' , . ■_ For ? commencing th" v irect a>'building !in ■ t Rinto'ul Strbdt'without obtaiite'dj- f a permit' from the City' Surveyor) ..tieiamnr'v Bell-':waV finbd'j£r : ! '!. ■ - The ' following' ,al«_ lowing hoi'ses''ana I cattle : '¥i) ' ■ Nisbet, David. Taylor, WilliaW.TalbwK.osV/:'' and L ' oosts, ;7srj" "Alfred '.Larlrin ;';&nd. Geprgf';,;: Nash, 10s.', and costs :7s; Alfred B'fa:dleJ and}.'! Edward T. Rice,, 75,.; Thomas '- Hill;. Alfml ''.^^r^'Jart^JswdslSfif^Ceca'. Graham, Edward. ' Bloolnfield', 11 ' Jahiea' J. Mooro,'£2', and "costs., ,75!.; Samuel ..Good and. James Knight, costs Tsi'.u'."-,' : ' ;F6r!riding bic.vclcs without two bo.vs. were coiivicted and.discharged with n caution. Alfred, Rosen was .fined 2s. and costs 75., and Ernest Cross, who . failed .to appear,. was-fined .lps. ! and costs . ,default « hours', imprisonment-. : Hanriah, Hannah,, Iprosecuted bv. tho Onslow Borough^Council,..appeared..charged that on August 27,, 1907,,5 he continued to keep a fence, oomppjed partly of .barbed wire .and greeted by her, along the boundary of a- • .streetJin' tlio Borouch of -Onslow, and was .fined os. and copts £l; Bs{ ( . r : .M.r},*!\yilfqrd aj>ppnrod for the !Mr. ,Weston for defendant. /The case!,being",tho first' ot the kind, a. heavy, penalty., was not . . pressed, for. . vV . v ■