MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 168, 9 April 1908, Page 4

MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

POLICE CASES. : ; . (Bcforo Mr V," G Riddell, S;M.) ■i'.,.BREAKING- AND ENTERING. ' ' A young' man 'named- John M'Cormiick wa: charged that, on April 1, ho\did break ant enter tnc Palace Hotel occupied by- Alfred 'W. Harrison and commit'theft of twoirings.'. Sub-InsneCtbr O'Dohovan conducted thi .caso for tlio : prosecution. , : • "Nolliri - Bryant; housemaid at , the I'alaci Hotel, stated that she occupied a room vritl Miss Flood, another, housemaid; on the sec ohd floor. On the cvcning'of April'l, witnos: and Miss Flood ' went- upstairs. Witness opened the'door of her room and turned '01 the light, , whereupon she. saw a: inan,.'Mii: said:. "I:'big your'pardon.' -We made.'-£ mistake in the room:", Witness steppedibaek and',twp men : came'.out of tho ; room. '. Oi: : bntojjrig. the . witness /ound .that;th< conceits-' of.' box,-: drawers, arid tho had had been. lid of .'thd, box, .'which' had ' been, Ipjffr,.plowed, was found to bo. open.-; Witnesp .missed,'a' plain band ring, which 1 had boen in' a small; Jewel box. - The. ring .(produced) was similar .to* the duo; witness ,-lost.i Tho value. of the ring, jvas .£2,'. The. two men went towards staircaso, and a, little'; lat'er' wit-ncss saw. accused doTjiistairs," in : chargo of -.a constable; Accuse;Vwas. not,'.as far as, witness; know, a boarder in ,the' ; : house, .'and .'.h'ad no" right'in ..tho rortm. ; Ella Flood, housemaid at the Palace Hotel; occupied the same room as Miss Bryant. wa'i .in the corridor, on tho. evening when' Miss -Bryant, oalldd ; lie'r',; and said there wore two- men in the -room.: Witness gave corroborative evidence. as to .the .state of the drawers .and boxes, - and stated;' that.:" she missed, a. band ring from a drawer, and od. from .under her. pillow. <- ■ ■ . .- : Annie Butler,- barmaid at tho Palaco Hotel, occupied a room, next to Miss Flood, and stated that on returning to the room on-tho evoning of' April 1, she found the bed and other contents of; the room upset.' . ~ :;-.Constablo lirowri deposed: that lie went to tho Palace Hotel, on, April 1; where; lie;'saw accused bailed up by a: number of'men in a r6om'on,tho £round floor. 'Aecusedwas given in charge .by tho moil if or the offence lie. was now. alleged ;to have committed. . On tho way to tho station,.when by. the Union' Company's office,.'.-accused'put his.hand.out;ofithe cab window.-. _ Witness ,heardi 'a sound of; something, which sounded like, money;'falling, and stopped tho cab and searched, but found nothing. Accused denied having dropped anything. ..On arrival _at the watch-houso,' a - cuscd made a statement, to the effect that a man named-Guinness had taken him through' tho upstair rooms at the hotel, ; but ho had 'taken nothing. . -1;. ~ ■ Frank Kirwiri, bootmaker,' stated that .on April 2 ho found, a .ring in 'the gutter out> side the Union Company's - ! offico, an 3 handed it to Constable Wright. - , ■ . . ' ,- ponstablo-Wright deposed that ho received the ' ring (produced)', from -the' previous witness, and had it identified by M iss Bryant. ' At this stage a remand until Friday was grantedto enablo another witness' for tho prosccutibn to appear. ' ■ . ' ALLEGED THEFT OF A WATCIT. -«• Ada Lister, appeared on a 'charge, of theft pf a rolled gold watch and a gold mounted' silk'Ti-atchgunrd, valued 1 at £2 10s., the prb-; perty of Archibald Black. Mr. P.;- Jackson," who appeared . for tin?..dcfencc, .asked' for a. .remand..' .. :. ! Sub-Inspector O-'Donovari '. informed : tlio' Court that in all probability, tho case/ would bo treated as a purely indictablo case when .it. canio before the Court again. Counsel made application for bail, and tho police asked that a substantial bail should be fixed. Bail was allowed in tho sum of £40, nnd two ,sureties, of £20 caeli. - ~ ,V; . , THEFT OF A SUIT LENGTH. • ■ Frank Dclanoy Lawlor for scntenco for tho theft of;:i suit.length of twoed; valued at £2 2s. Gel. '• . . ■ • . Chief Detfotivo .M'Grath. informed' tho Court that the; manager of tho Oliiro .Home was prepared to take .tho old man into ;tho Home; -. ~ ' . . 'j ; His".Worship: Are you prepared to go into tho Home? . ; . , Defendant: " I ani." .... The Chief Detective suggested that tho old man should bo ordered to remain ' ill, the Home for .three months.; ; . His Worship .entered a 'conviction, ai\d Ordered defendant to come up for sentence when called upon, on-condition that ho went into .tlio' Oliiro Homo and remained .there for a period of three months,, , ■ . . . "REMANDS. " V . Peter 'Joseph Kruss was. brought-, forward on a charge of, on or about March 28, at Belfast, having stolen a cheque for £l-i 6s.' Gd.', drawn on tho New Zealand-Railways,'.tho. property of the Belfast-; Picnic Sports .Committee.'. Defendant was; remanded to appear at Christclmrch on Friday morning. . David Brogmus pleaded not guilty to a chargo of having, on April. 7, at' Wellington, committed the theft, of a gold chain, valued at £12, tlio property of .Porter.. On the application of the police, a remand was granted \intil Wednesday next. ; - 1 ' MAINTENANCE. Harry Brown, farm labouror,. Blenheim, was adjudged tho putative father of an illogitimato cliild, and was ordered to contribute

- ,; J !'' '. '' [ I the sum of 7s. per week towards the support of the> child. Defendant-was also' ordered to pay costs, amounting to.£l2_L2s., and to find security for the paymont of the money in tho sum of £00 anil twp'suretfijiijof £30 each, in default three months' imprisonment. Mr. ■ ( Peacock appeared for combltlmant, and Mr. P. W. Jaekson for the defene'd.'" , . MISCELLANEOD&i." .' Clias. Spendiff was convicted'and fined 20s.', and costs 45., in default sc'vpr'days' impri-. sonment, for using behaviour in ■/. Lambton Quay, with intcn't a, breach', of the peace. ,-• ***"•».; ' - 0110 first offender for drunliehiicik3 was croricted- and discharged. - ,l , ;• - JIV « -... ' . BY-LAW CASES- ' (Before Dr. A. M'Arthur, S.M.) For driving a vehicle' of I \ Lambton Quay and, Willis ;other' than a walking pace, Arthur Bn&|jrid' : 'John'' Tlios. Backhouse 'Vera': caofi '10s v ; Vith'-: costs 12s. and/13s.' respectivel^. n "'T; v-.', . John Newberry, for a $10 Vules of the road,: was fined. lis". V " John Collio, for failing in connection with--.ii stable was ! convicted and ordered to' pay costs, ,7s. Wm. John Braniff, for erect buildings in Hataitai • Road .' withput., a permit, was fined £1,; and. costs„7s'. : v • Arthur Bray was conrijßteuJ.and Jiiied'' £1, and costs £1 195., for failing t-o 7 keep his .vehiclo off. tlie tnini-linc for :a' distance of '40ft. in front of-'a' tram-.,',- '. . ' Arthur L."Williams," for allowing Kpi'ses to wander at Bona. Bayi'was fined .IDs., and costs 7s. 'Jolm St'annard andjAlfrett^Vhlcra, l for similar offences at Johnfeqnyille, w'ore each fined Ss., and costs £l;2s. y / .. } ■"/ BREACHES OF THE TRUANCY -- ACT. ...-■ /, The Truant Inspector . has. been hiisy of ; late,. and the fruity of his -labour (was. seen-. '•" by the appearance in Court-of a-n'nnjbdr of parents; whoso children had;-failed to:■ attend school. The following wore fined 2s.,nand- ' costs; -7s;W. Andrews, Michael. Bird,Glias. . Cameron, Michael, Fiuil, Marvv. Hushes, 'Joseph Kennedy, Frederick M'FadqicuyvThos. '. O'Gorman, A. W. Scoiillar, Harry Soirios., 1 ' 'Georgo Stant, and'-Mrs.. Tanmdataii.Tli&fdl..-. lowing; were fined 4s.' v and costs Vs/.ir-Jieilja-, ~ : min Dally, .Rose'Swinerd (two convictions)jand Tlios. Williams..Clias.' LancasterKwaa; fine:! 10s., costs 7s. • The defaults ranged: from . twenty-four to, forty-eight hours' * im-t pnsonment. :' 'ir: ' ' In tho list of undefended civil cases published yesterday, vtlio caso of the Wellington v Traders' 'Agency,, as assignee /of IT. TOeeAr 'Hewctt-and Co., vl' .E. Andrews was jna"d*{'' vertently- stated as the Wellington Traders'f- '" ' Agency -v.'H. Oscar Hewitt%and> Co.,J.Ltd.'' V " — > :.i)\ "