MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 483, 16 April 1909, Page 9

MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

: "'".-— * ';'■'■■■;;" ;0C>;(*: *■:■ ■ (Before,Mr! W. G. Riddell, : fs!ilV)^: ; ; i BOGUS COLLECTOR OF PENGUIN.FUNDSi; i ' There was a generally grey appearance about an elderly man, named Franklin Holso.Ken-- : : worthy, a sprucely-dressed person of military? .; bearing, irith grey hair,' grey moustache,,'and ■.'■■ grey suit, charged on two Beparate informations '■', with being deemed a rogue and vagabond within r tho meaning of the Police Offences Act, 1908, in \ that he endeavoured to impose oua cortain. re- ■ sident;o£ Kanfurly Terrace by a fraudulent, re- . presentation, with a view to obtain money. '" Station Sergeant Darby, informed tho Court , : that accused, who had been convicted of false ■ pretences 12 months ago/went to Eanfurly X ierrace,. describing himself as a representa- . tivo of Ihe Dominiok newspaper office, and ' stating that ho was collecting funds on hehalf of _ tho sufferers by tho Penguin disaster. •"'; In ono instance he received a sum of money. . : ; Accused said that ho had no explanation* to.* V". offer, and was sentenced to three months' im- ■' pnsonment on each charge, the sentences to be. . concurrent. , . ..;■:' OTHER CASES. ."■ .'VV/ A young,man. named Ernest Thomas Jos.. Bray pleaded guilty to a charge of using obscene language at Island Bay. His Worship remarked . that this was acoused's second offence. He .would be sentenced to 14 days' imprisonment. John Shannon, deemed to be an habitual - drunkard, was sentenced to two months' imprisonment. Wm.. Stewart. failed to 'appear in answer to a charge of insobriety, and was fined '■ 205., with the alternative of 4S hours' imprisonment. .Two first offendors were fined 10s., 'and another was fined ss. • ■■