MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 584, 12 August 1909, Page 7

MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

(Before Mr. W. G. Riddell, S.IT.) THE NEWTOWN CASES, | AiltttfiD Mil® OF THEtTS. ■ ■; '■' A, yoiiiig' ;niiia, i'ldfiff ;.a33 • ■■■■■.a I mttldie-agsd uiin* IV'/ii- .Jiio- Iv'Dniid/ stoadtogether- in ; tho dock to. answer, fu 4 charge • l . -'thattetween'.March'li.: 1901),. and August, lflby, : they did commit' the -'tMt:/of/u quantity of , -soap,-chemicals, : aiid - iiatciit'medicines, Vvaliied ■ i ;at-. -1 s': 1 ?-' 10' cl.,■'tlitspl'dpetty,■ 1 • dt;;; Young's .Chemical' Company;. • -: v ■.■.■• of . Mr. 'Wilford appaared . onrbshiilf : of . .'acctisfed Wilson, ami Mr, lJix oii behalf of Noman. / :: "vHvideilcef -Wrfif 'Sergeant MathJsdii'fo' - the 'effect /that,/ on.'Augiist;-5; ; he. arrested No-: . i ; , man^aii^ t lat&iv..on seardhiiig: itSotised'if.iiOuSe;. , . ! founa,;the::irn6les, ih.'thdV'infofJiia- 1 . :)'.: tion.- v-Koitihh jiiSde : !l.'^titfinMnt. alkgili^.■ tb'at : • • ho had taken 'tho goods, froiti adcusStt WitsOfl in return for money wlii'eli tbo iiitifir had borv rowed oft. Him. later Wilsoii WitS arrested, ; and «h6."Made- A - i'tdj-tfio/efFect that ' . he took , to : : Slid; jfaVd thefii to JJoiisaii, 1' lilin fcif |iay/iieiit of a small debt. When a skid if h6 hid to say, Wilson said: ."I have been wc.lk bnoilgh to nlloif myself to into this,'':.; jfoman', when asked .lib# he .Cleafled, -roplWd:';"Not .giiilty', to fSceiyifig;'''-- -..Both wero -,committed to ■tnS'.' -for .'trial/ ..... ball being allowed is pfdviouSly. Thd acousiid charged,'.in' company .With, ChaScKruse, tfitli, on or about March "l; 1 . stiSllfig. a -qaS/itity &f "lefid, sicjmav : ; :'and ; -;nailsj : ralusd--at"fiES : 3s.' l lod,i the '.pro- , patty: >&f -.Stehaft,. and .- Co. ■:> Mr. Wilford. ap- - peared'Ofi birnSlf of-Xfi/sff. . • Sergeant MathesOli llflfr tho goods were found- at Neman's house. \ Noniith acthsfe by jaying thilt . - ho had- - bmlght: : them Vftfi.ftl': Kftise ( ; Who'; fak employed;/at Stewart I and''Coinpany'S'i V 'KtuSo' i,: made a stateiVierit' Vthd 1 hit fie. had delivercd' .tho ROfids to NdiVirtii," iiitaildiiig ivhch ho. was- 'paid . for;, them, ' to pay the monoy into the firm.' '■', 'BothvibOßse.d'r'pisided; tfot : guilty,. :: howbrtf,-{ admittingi'thlti jio •.iftd;jihp; goodA Thoy .tf&fy-c&mniittrd to: th 4 Siipreteo. Court for trial. ■■■:'• Accused ...Noman ...wis also : charged , tfiati l'n' company with Wni. Jas. Howard, ho did commit a.'theft.' -about, March 1, of nails, .-.etc.,■'.'.valued'at > iS3 - 15s I' t he • ptbjie f ty.. e f Stewart and Co. 1 ■.-;'■ .' Mr. .-Dix . appeared ; for o-Noraan, . and Mr. . Meredith for .Howard. :.';':th.e-.'eVid<oPß' : gSvon'. ■.'.. was. somewhat /similar' to. that -Riven ..iii the ■; other :.cha'rgdß against Nomanl v -s. The ciise had ■ not been concluded at G p.m. Both accused were, therefore, remanded until to-day. ' Bail . wai allowed, Howard in ~£sO ind two sureties ' of >£25, and Nom.in in the same amount, on . the charges agnin.it . him.' •: DISMISSfeD. . Hamilton Graham (who was defended by " Mr. Wilford) pleaded not guilty to. n: charge .-■ that, on of about July 31, ho stole 24 sheets ,of roofing iron,..valued at 495., tho property ft'.- ' of. Mflr.Hn. Keaned^-.. Tlifl, cM'tgo' him was dismissed by his Worship. , OPERA HOUSE AND JEWELLER'S SHOP. A tall man of good appearanco. Ernest Kin/?, " " : aliaS 'Keonany Was charged with that (1) on July .. 11, at ••Wellington,'ho did steal, tho sum of :: from;' the'-pbrsOn /of,. Hepry. Newtoii; - (2), .on "July-11;- etoaling -ono gold. viapt,valued- at 1 .£22.105., the propSi'ty of H. W*. Lloyd; (3) on : ; July 17, stealing two-gold bangles, valued at -the: propertyof'L. ;W. Ludwlg. :• He was .defended-by. Mr, . Wilford. . 1.. Henry < . bntdher, .of Pieton,: Said 'that !-. - he was in Wellington on Jiily U, nild went to : the Opera House. . While waiting in tho crowd for the early doors someone-picked his■ -pocket.l, He could not .get hold ■ of 'the had a good look at him, and later ■ pickedout from a crowd of others at the Police Station.'-Detective Andrews -gave evidonce to:th6 clfcct that ho had seen accused on July 14 and Other occasions minglin/; with the oarly-doOr crowd. at the Opera House, but not going into tho performance. • '. Evidenco in regard to the sacond information was given by Miss .Bell, assistant at H. W. . Lloyd's.' jewellery shop. Sho said that, on July 11; aectissd. chifto to Mr.-Lloyd's shop and v -. askedito: see some dress'rings... She_ placed somo .. before him, and J when ! sho . returned : after ■ brintdng 'somO noticed , that- a diamond ring, valued had boon' replaced en tho pad by a. "brummagom'f ring.Witness "'. "accused?. King of taking , the" Hng, and called v Mr. Lloyd into the ,3hop. :•-Whllo they-wore ;. talking the diamond rinff dropped to the floor in a position such as if dccufied had had it . in his handi Corroborntive evidence was given by 11.. H*. Lloyd and J. C. Little, Somewhat similafvevldolido Was given by Lonis Wm. Ludwig in regafd to the third information. One of tho bangles montiondd in the charge was foundip accused's pocjtet. Detective Andrews also giivd evidonSe. 1 : ": Accused pleaded not guilty, and : was, committed >to the Supremo Court for trial.' Bail was allowed in MO and two -.sureties of X-lfl each. t WATCHED FOR, AND CAUGHT. I:.A ' long lsenes Of charges of breaking, 'oriter-. ■: ing. and ■ theft . was preferred .against .a young man. named liichard ThoS. Power. Tho '. - charges, all - Of:' which;, in vol ved .breaking and

entering, were da follow (1) On IdajvSfi, broakins oiid ehtfering' the 'prdmisiis of ljifllis Bros.' with intent to ooinmit a crime; (2.) on July 0, theft of 15. packeis' of nsarottes.-ftiul k.ixpence, of a tdtal'value of 8s;, the property of Joseph M'Cabe;: (3)/.<m July li, theft ofM, tho property. of Amelia Thomson;: (4) ori July 21, thoft . Hfj isi,' tlio .-proMttv of: (5) on July 132,.similar theft to that on July 21;.(u) on . 'July 23i breaking and "entering the premises .of F, J, W. Fear, with.intent to commit n crime; > (7) oil . July 25, breaking and. entering the premises''of the Gear- Cdmpnnyj- witlv_intent. to : Commit- a . crime J (8) on Jnly 31, theft of . cycle goods, valued tit >£o, th#: property of; Sntner.land ; ;an'd'.Eankirij-(D) Oil August 4,'. tjwtt- of .El 25., tile 'property.' of ..Chow,ißoor;< ,(10) on August .7,'.theft-of JBl 7s. Bd., the; property'■of : Qiiereo.Bros.; (ll)/6n. August V theft of. Is., the property of John Farqiihai'. To a twelfth charge ot Stealing 2W. J , the property of Joan 1' ergiiMn; .'accused,, who- liad'pleaded guilty,.,was brought. forward ioi l ':E'DnteMs. • Chief-Detective Broberg culled: to shdfr-,tK.it. the oficncf:>shfid been, committed, • and. .also '.that, accused- 1 bild .'.been. seen , going into .some of. the; premises.. Decie(Si.ive .Jiam/niond,; who', .in coinpatiy 'iHtn Detective Cam--, eron, arrested accused as ho coming out. '.of Oneree'sishop, faild'thiit he had in his. possession 'a ''number- Of: Skelfetoii keys, which Opened the doors of. this 'premises that ;had been broken' into. ' /' '•■ - ' . ' 's Acciised. pleaded 'griiltf to. all -the charges, and was committed to the Supreme Court tor; sentence.- - „ , i ■ On the charge ofdommpn theft hevwas sentenced :to , three months' imprisonment. , ALLEGED BREAKING AND > ENTERING,As tho outcome of an allegedburglary on taiiibton. ■ Qdajr• two - ;tall ' young. rn-ou, Herbert Pyko and Harry, M'Gill, wore charged l with, 1 on-August 7; breaking, and'entering the shop of Sydney Dromgool By night, 'and stealing iiiquaritity of mercery, etc.,valued at .£lB --Is. 7d. • Mr. Wilford appeared for the defence. . :.' • ' •„ • Sergeant Dale, in evidence, stated that on thb^mormng.'of -August 7 .he was proceeding along' Lambton. 'Ouay lvhen: he saw two men, walking up Mee's Steps to the Terrace, one bf ; :theni ' Carrying a .portmanteau. A ljttlo further along the Quay he noticed that Sydney DrouigoolV ihop had been broken into, and that tho (iontents had been disturbed. . -Witness went; to, the (Police Station for aid, and, 6fi ■ Kttottiflfi' saw' the, two .accused': standing at tho shop door; They frere.arrested, and some .of'tlie■;niissiiig property' was found, on thorn.-. Later more of the missing goods wore ftmndj' Slime inside Dr. Cahill's gate on;W«Jliilgtofl Tftrr[\ce, ?onlo at the foot of \Mees Stops,' irid soihe ih 'the Sydney Street Ceme-. tjry. . Other evidence' mainly corroborative Accused, both vof whom pleaded not guilty,, 'reserved; tneir. .defence, .and' ivero committed td thij Sitprerita 'CouH /fot 1 ' trial., . Bail wasaliofred I'm i£so .each ; and similar, sureties. . AT THE TERRACE GAOL. . . i AVhiHfc uridttrioirig; ' of two - years' , hard' libour Sblrtrrion "Levj-.^attempted, to coin-1 niit Stilbitle -#l'th»;ffiftkco'- Gaol.- Mr. Milling-. '.Mfli' head gfioler/ stated ,that,' accused ■ got hold = Of ii 'Itiilfs jaiid ,dh(le4v6iired 'to cut his throat.,' His Worship fetii&Htcd'that hccujed had acted very foolishly. :• He be sentenced, to lose seven days' good conduct marks. Mb SHltlW ANb SEAMEN'S ACT. ! Sfeija^tiaat : Jfe#soii; : 'wUs chdrged with .. cothmittihg brcacihes" of the "Shipping, and • Sdairiin S Act. (1) iii:. Miiding .a. vessel to ,sea/in' suoh an.tihseatnanlj l fetato. that lives wero likely, to bo #nd(if)geml> tiiid (2) in being a party to tlie sending to'.sea of such vessel. - ' Mr. Myets, ■Sho•: appeared -for th® ; Crown,; asked : for ■an adjotirnment to August 12, to which Mr. Herdmail; who appeared for. - the defence, agreed. b'TfIER Cases. A plea of guilty'-was entSred .by Basil Gor'don 'M'Elwain, a young man with a number, qf 'JJrevidtlS oWtfctions against him, to a charge of stealing a rilg, valued at £3. Cliief-Detec-tlve Brtibsfrg stated: .tjat the tug had been stolen 'from the Trocadero Private Hotel, and Meii divaf .to another, .hotel. ,tA sentence of one month's imprisonment was imposed. 'On charge .df failing :to comply, with .a maintejiance.,oMer, Joseph jDaltry Bellens wasreniftritled to tit ChrnKdhtircH. ' Bail ifas. alldtted iii 'i£3o,. and f.ono surety of a liko atiiount.- : for \insoteiety, 'Wni. H. ,StafTord, fined/ 2(!'i.,"in;-.default, .imprisbiinient. : :

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(tiiforo Dr. A. M'Arthur, S.M.^ AIT ACCOUNTANT'S' CLAIM. . - Wilfred'.''doodmitn :Talbbty .- ; publio accqiintant' (Mf/:, : '.POiry), -claimea . £52 ,' 54. id, frdtt ' -Jfts.'/vD. ,- Sieyivi'ight for i>ro~ -ifeificeS'.'.;:itll«S«U' ,to, hdve 1 been reiiderfidi . . tvaS iepresented Mr. LevrOy, h,'l;l Baid £11 10s. into Court, iVith a 'flemal of jlability, and,an adjournment, was granted in oi'der thW iletdils .of this 'piymeut, might :be 'SSCerttiined.', , /