MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 170, 11 April 1908, Page 7

MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

' ■ POLICE CASES. ■ (Before j'lr. W. P, Riddcll, S.M.) A fiOGUS COLLECTOR SENTENCED. Franklin Holso Kenworthy,' who. pleaded : ;uilt.y ; on April 7 to j a chargo of being' 'ay?., -ogive and 'vagabond'■'.within tlio meaning of. ?ho Police Olt'cnces Act, • 1884, in that ho. mposed upon'a certain charitable iiistitu- . ;ioli, tlio Discharged Prisoners' Aid, Society, ' ■ >y a falsa and fraudulent. ropreseniatioii to Joshua Morris, with a view to obtain money, ■ ivaj? brought forward for sentence. _ y Chief Detective M'Grath explained, that since accused was remanded .it had been Found that,ho had not been convicted preciously," i but. lie had victimised tho publio liere' somo tiinq. ago,, when ho purported to. bo collecting-money for tho Salvation Army. Eo had not.been'prosecuted on that occasion. Accused, a well-dressed, .well-spoken man Df middle-age, informed tho Court that ho luul nover oollected a penny for tho Army % unless ho had'authority to' do so. As to tlio present offence, ho would not liavo com-, mitted' it unless he had been under, tho ill-' (luenco of (liquor.: ■ Defendant pleaded for. a> chance, remarking that 'ginco, ho .had - been ;• remanded, earlier in , tho week ho had seen ~ sufficiont of gaol to givo him a severe lesson.. As to tlio' money, ho - would communicate- ; with Homo, and.it would be paid. .. His Worship considered .{hat the offence, ' ';, was one which must bo penalised. , Defen-. dant would bo convicted and sentenced to. 0110 month's imprisonment with hard labour. : ringing the changes. .j X "middle-aged man,: named Charles Lot®, -entered a.plea'of guilty to a charge of steal- : ::. ing on,April.o tho sum,of.-10s. in money,' tho property of James tiodbor. Sub-Inspec-. -, tor, O'Donovan explained ,that, defendant, woiit .into iiri GodberV shop and obtained Ilia'money'by .meaiis •of a process' known as ;. "ringing the changes." : ';. Love,: who had anumber of, previous convictions" against his. namo for various olfences, intimated that ho had no - desire* to give any explanation of Ilia behaVionr. ' His Worship -entered a convic-: . ' tion and sentence ofi-tlireo.mtnths' imprison- -I ment.-with hard labour, and.ordered tliat tha- ; - 10s. should lip.,refunded out of money found; on accusedi": '• y. .- y .. y,y'y ■ , : SENTENCED FOR THEFT 'Basil Gordon Armitago M'Elwam, a young,, man, pleaded guilty (1) to' stealing a side-- y, -y board cloth, (serviette, salt .c&llar,-'salt spooh, ".; '. four pocket hawllterchiefs,', and 'six collars,'■ Valued at 155,, t-ho property of John Bever.- .. idgo, of tho Grand Hotel,-and (2) to stealing .-, ;ono pair .of slippers, at-33.' 6d., ; the,-propor'ty'bf'-J.- O'Brien;. bootmaker, y Sub-Inspector O'Donovan stated, that, de- • , •feiidant was- caught",by\Mr. O'Brieu, boot-/- , . maker, stealing a pair of slippers which had been hanging ,' up outside . tlio' -:shop ' door. .-; "When ho was taken' iny chargo . for this/■ : offonco, tho articles which-wero tho subject! , df tlio othor chargo wero, found in his t posr. .'session.', Accused bad been leading an idle ~ life; '.and ',frequenting'.' racecourses';';'. as■ a' guosser." y■ ,'• '-.' j - '' - "Tv'.V- ---• 'Mr. P.. W. .rJackson, who appeared for jaccuse'd,- stated that his client admitted that ■ ihfl had, boen drinking heavily.. oil .tlio day . \jie'\committed'''tlio theft. 'Ho: had' a hazy.;:y., idea of haying tjkeii'the slipper 3 down from. > ■ "a book outside -tlio slidp, and was looking laty l , l i . them when: hp was .taken in' charge. Ho did'. -.. not want tlio slippers, ..and coflM. not: explain.:.,'- - why ho had taken them' off tho hook.otlier than that lie had been, drinking. . As to tho articles which ' formed ' tlio subject •of , tho , Other chargo, 'accused could not< say, whero ho got them, although lie had sonio r^eollec-' > tion of having ".bought a parcel.; from 1 a: man <-> >. in a-hotel earlier 1 iii tlio 'evening. -, Counsel ,'.: •Suggested that ."defendant should; be'.con- 1 -:-. victed, and ordered,to como 'lip'for- sentence - , when called - upon.' Ilis Worship adopted ~ ■ this, course, remarking that' lie .would , givo-) defendant a. chance. r THrFT OF TWQ RINGS V Tho 'case against John M'Cormack, charged •"••■'' 'with tho theft of. twp;rings from the Palaco ' •:H6tel," which was partially .heard diiv, and was sadjourned. to enablo iinothor, yV "witness., for: tho prosecution' to'.,bc. : present, was concliided. :Tho filial witness was Regi- ;., :-nald A. Harris, . engineer, - residing at, t-lio;"' 'Palaco Hotel, who stated that at about 6.45 p.in.' oil -April 1 jie met accused on the, stair- : ■way.:' At tho top of the stairs two of Iho ' sorViiiits Called'; out' that had been ", in-thoir room. As soon as accused heard tho 'girls' voices lie' ran: ,down'' tho "'stairs,' and .witness followed him.'' Accused , jumped over-,. , .tlio bannisters", but witness caught him near . the front door.. Accused denied any know- y ; lodgo':' of, theft 'from upstaifs.'- Ho said ho bad mado a;'niistako in - tho room.: M'Cor,liiack: niado 'two attempt's .to : get away ( - so:; ;•' 'witness- put him-into' a. room and kept, him-■ ■ 'thoro until the 'policeman arrived.' Witness ; . 'did'- not''remember having "seen a . second ■ .man.'v ."'i - /" •' •: v -, Accused pleaded guilty, and was com- : mitted .to tho Sup'rfemo'Court fori sentence. ; : MAINTENANCE ' Gedrgo Leach,' a young man, -was; con- , vict-ed aiid 'sontenced to .six months' impri-. ~' sonment fori disobcdienoo'of ii maintenance!,, ordei \ :.. Andrew -Clark, charged with; disobedienoa ? , : ■ of a maintenance' order at Pnlmorston NortJi, was roinknded to appear at . Christchurcn'-',,: this morning. .' '■' y'- ■ ■' ,' .'BREACH OF PROHIBITION ORDERS. : FprJpraburihg'; liquor during tho currency^; 1 ; - of: a'prohibition, order,*,Arthur,Kirk was con-.. 'vie'tcd - and fined ' £3, m default ..fourteen.;'.., ' davs' iiriprisoiimont. , For entering, licensedyy. prouiises 'diu'iiig 'the currency of a prohibition ■ ordor, 1 Arthur 'W; Russell was convicted and:,: , ; fined 405., and:costs 7s.;:'with\tlio-alteniativq; ;; y of seven days'. imprisonment. • )-V AIIfeCELLANTSOrS " Georgo Wm. Jackson was convicted, and ••. ■ •fined' 10s., iii default forty-eight hours;'-im-:- ■:. . rprisonnientj , for drunkenness:: Ono _. first. • . offender was'convicted and. fined,ss., iii d<y fault twenty-four hour's!, iuiprisqnnient,; and: two w'ero convicted-' and discljarge«l.; ,';;-,', :- v; : . ~ - CIYIL BUSINESS., 7 . (Before Dr. A. M'Art-hnr, S.M.) A PHOTOGRAPHER'S CLAIM. F. D. -Frank,: of : the.-'-Tosca Studios, sned y Mrs':. Thorns for £4 los.' 6d. for photographs . .alleged to liavi kwi or&rcd. Defendant ad- : mitted an amount of £I,Bs. for a photograph ; of; a .child, but that the other photographs-wero' only obtained on approval. . and were not,"'accented,--Plaintiff- contended > that ther photographs, wero ordered , by defen- . dant..'.' 'Judgment wiis given for.plaintiff for: thto : amount, claiined,-. and -costs £2 Is. • Mr. O'Leary appeared for - plaintiff, and', Mr.'H. P. Richmond for defendant.; >.':"'