MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 185, 30 April 1908, Page 4

MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

' . POLICE GASES, . '(Before Mr. W. G. Riddell, S.M., on ■ ■ .-Wednesday.) : . , DRUNKENNESS., One first offender was convicted and discharged,'and one was 'fined 55., in default 24 hours' imprisonment. Clara was fined us., in clefa'ult, 24 hours' imprisonment for drunkenness, and 205. ; , in default seven days' imprisonment, .for 'being' oh licensed premises durins the currency of a prohibition order against, her. THE " TWO-UP ". CASES., A batch of alleged two-up players, whose names had been taken by the. police at Rhodes ; Street on April 12, appeared to answer tho charges l yesterday morning. Evidence was given' by-Constable Heffernan. ; - i • ' -" ■' : , Martin Collins was the first brought-for-ward, and on his'behalf Mr. Levvey asked for lojiis'ncy. ! - A fine of £5 was inflicted.'' '. " ' Mr. Levvey also appeared for. William Mason, and urged'that lie was only a spectator, and that he did not-run away. : Ho,w«s■ also .fined; £5- • . Edward Winter,. who did not appear, and gave a wrons name when arrested, was fined The costs, 7s: .- in each case, were also given arrajnst tlje defendants; ' The charges against Richard Meihlke and Georgo 'Smith wore adjourned till May 8. ALLEGED FORGERY. '■ Frederick William Jones, alias Judy Jones,; was called upon to answer a number of charges of obtaining goods by false pretences,'and forgery, the .total amount.'jn-, •volvcd'bcijij: £71 6s. , Accused ploaded guilty to two charges of false pretences—obtaining a .sot. of pipes, valued at £2 10s., and". £2' 10s.. in" money from Jacob Morris, arid obtaining a Bible and a volume of poems and £2 ss. .in money from John Keith—and he was sentenced .to sis months', imprisonment , in. each ease, sentences to'be 'concurrent.'.. , . ' H. ,W. M'Arthy, bookseller, liigostro. Street,' stated, that , the accuse,d .bought a ■ Bible, 'and jp'rayer-b'ofiks. valued at £8 175,,' -and'he iriacfe .oijlT.a'phe-que; for. that amount, sighing' it .paiid.!' / .When,tho. cheque.was presented-'at .'the• bank, 'it 'was disliori-. ouroa, hiit , witness had suffered' no loss'. A3 tho goods had not. been tsken'.away.. V. Ernost, Grimmot, rv. pastrycook,.. .'Vivian Street, .stated,: .jihat.',.,accused ' came, ip*. and -said, ''he'"was going'tO 'got married,.'and he. gave an'order for a. wedding-cake,. costing' i£JO, for which he' presented 'a. pheque',! sighted " W--Card,"' on the Union' Bank of., Aus-. tralia. The cheque was.imdrke.cl .".no 'ac- ' count": by ''th 6 baAk. ! rieyer'called'' for the'cake. ' ' V Y Thomas Graham,' salesman at Veitch and Allah's,-Asher Ashor, licensed dealer,' and A. E. Foothead, plumber, gave oyidence on similar lines. _ . C. K. ' M'Kenzie, ledger-keeperof .. the Banlj of New Zealand, and G. 11. Matheson, 1 ledger-keeper of ,'iho Union Bank. of. Australia, stated that' there.;was no .account' in tho name'of W. Card in their banks. W. S. Card, of the Empire Hotol, Featlierston, stated that he knew of no other personof tho name in Featherston, and he had lived thero for fourteen years. Detective Cassells gave evidence as-to arresting accused, on whom ho found receipts for the cheques. Ho was 1 sober at this time, but " the detective could see that ho had been drinking. . ■ Accused then pleaded guilty to the charges, and' was committed to the Supreiiio . Court for sentence. .' \'. . ' '• ALLEGED THEFT OF. £115. James Sidney Hines, who had been brought down from ■ Auckland, appeared to answer a-, 'charge of. ■ the theft of £115 from David Suthcrlandj a deaf mute>; who w«s found drowned in the harbour on June 18/1907.' • Mr. 1 Kirkcaldie represented accused. Aloxander Armstrong;-warder-of the' Terrace Gaol, stated that when Sutherland, was discharged, on' Slay : 21,. 1907,' his money, £120 35., was siven-to;him. Annie Sherwin, lodgiughous.e-keeper at 10 Abel Smith Street, gave evidenca as'; to Sutherland's;, leaving tho house on- May W.' Sho had never seen him .since.- '■ ■' ■•■■■'' , ■ • Henry John' King, 1 toller "in the- Bank of New Zealand, gave evidence as to'-the cashing of the cheque, for which lie handed over fivo £20 notes, - fourteen singles, and one pound in silver. Cross-examined Kirkcaldie,' witness said that- if a doaf 'hud dumb person'was-present while' -the chcquc was- being cashed, it was unlikely, that lio •would have remembered it. '- ' . '

John James llyan, -labourer, of Taihape, deposed that lie met Archibald M'Nab and (Sutherland in Wellington about May 21,' 1907. .Witnoss saw M'Nab put his hand in 1 Sutherland's pocket. This took placo in' premises connected with the Te Aro Hotel. Hinos was standing by 'when this occurred. Witness 'did hot see Sutherland after : this.' Witnoss had been following tho' 'party, and M'Nab told him 'to come up with them, iwhereupon witness ; asked M'Nab how lie got on. The latter replied' that ho had doiw all right, and at -a -hotel bar he asked witness to ctish a £2) note, because, as ho was a bushiiian, he could cash-it easier. The barman said that he could not 'do it, and Hints went out to cash the note, witness aiid M'Nab remaining in tho- bar. 1 After' a while they went out to find Hines, who ,'was accompanied by a man referred to as "Ginger Tom," and they mot at a secondhand slioo,' when Hines said that the note had been "cashed by buying some furniture. Tho'party'thel walked down Tory Street, wlioro, they met a man named .Chapman, and they repaired to.the Cricketers' Arras Hotel, after which, with the exception of '''Ginger Tom," tlie.v went to a house in ..Earning Street. - ' While there,, M'Nab gavo Hines and witness £20 each, saying, "This is your wliaclc." Out of the £20., part of which was spent at the second-hand shop, witness received £3 or £4. At the Kilbimio Hotel witness offered a £20 note in payment, for drinks, but as ho could hot get it cashed they proceeded to Newtown, and at a hotel 'Hinos.s' £20 was cashed, , the change, being given mostly in sovereigns.. At "tEo Cambridge Hotel, witness's £20 note was changed, a chei]UO for £15 and the balance .in cash being received from tho licensee. The next day, witness, Hines, Chapman, aiid a man named Keid went again to fclio latter hotel to get tho cheque cashed, but they were unsuccessful, and it was cashed at the Bank of Now Zealand. Witnoss received £-1 out of it. , Witnoss did not see llines for a fortnight or threo weeks afterwards, when the accused'palled at tho Salvation Arniy Home for him. Annie 'M'Donald stated that she was barmaid at the Britannia Fotcl in Mav last, ■and sbo'remembered-a deaf, and durafc man,witli two other men, coming into tho hotol, but she could not say if accuscd was'one' of them. ' Sutherland was not very sober at the timOjibufc tho other two were. ■ > Detcctiyo Cassells stated that when he arrested Hines, he denied all knowledge of the affair. •

— 7-VI" Accused reserved his defence, and pleaded not guilty. He was committed to the Supreme Court for trial. , . (Before Dr. M'Arthur, S.M.) MISCELLANEOUS."; For disobeying an order of the Court to pay,, 15s. towards his wife's support, Charles hiiiticott was sentenced to one month's imprisonment with luud labour. Chow' Boor was lined .£'2 and costs 95., in -' default threo days' imprisonment with hard labour, for allowing offensive rubbish on his - promises at Sussex Square to cause "aa ■ offensive smell. . V Jessie Smith was fined 10s., and costs 75., for allowing a .chimney at 187.- Wellington ' ierraeo to catch fire. . . Gcorgo Forgeson,' alias Georgeson, was' charged with being unlawfully, on the pre-' n ! 15 ,?..?.f John Smith, a lodginghouse-keoper at Willis Street, on April 27. Accused ■ pleaded guilty,; but -stated that'his--father . wanted him to, go: oiv his farm at timaru. An adjournment., until May 6 was , granted : x to allow the polico to investigate. For driving a_ vehicle round the corner of / Manners and ."Willis Streets, bevond a. walk- , s mg pace, John Lane was and costa is. . ' ' ' - -■ . TRUANCY.: i; "/ '■■ ; • Upon tho. information of the Truant Inspector, John Dinneen, E. DaviesWas fined ss. and costs 7s. for failing t-o send a-child 1 to school. , "■ ' ... r- J. ■ On similar charges," E. Scott was fined ss. ■ and AVilliam Smith .45., with costs 7s. in each - case; Georgo Meyers,' T. : Monkloy,- William Poilock: (two counts), and Flora Weir wcro cach fined 2s. and costs-7s. for similar offences.