MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 678, 1 December 1909, Page 11

MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

'.■■-, (Before Mr. W. Q,- Eiddcll, S.M.) ..'' : ; : FINGER-PRINT .RECORDS. ' Tho usefnincsa \of tho finger-print system , was demonstrated in tho caso of John M'Cormnck who had guilty to being a roguo and vagabond in that.ho;had been found by night,:;without'lawful excuse, on tho; premises of Staples •:arid Co. in Taranaki Street. The police nad reason to bolieve from photographs that defendant was idontical with Joseph Coles, amuch-ebnvioted Aucklander. ll'Cormack denied that.'he was Coles until the finger-prints wero taken and : his identity established. His Worship son fenced , defendant to: sis months' htird.'labour/ ':;'-,■;:• . ■:.; ■•..'.■■..• . ; V ■■' '!'j ■ •;.'■;;:'A; POSTAL -CASE;; \\ ':- ';- v, •: An eldorly. labourer • ritimed ,Wm. Sliochan was charged (1) with ;posting" on November 15 a .postal packet: to one M..J. Donnolly, such packet having words thqroon.of■ an improper charactor,v(2) with posting a similar, packet to D. O'Connor on November .17. -■■■■ On the application of .Chief-Detective Broberg:,accused .was iemanded .to ; Decembdr.6/ bairboing fixed in J220 and two sureties of jeio.^eacii.;--,■;.•.■-.•.''-v'-..'-, •■■''• ■•v>' :^ ■■/•:'.•.-;.;■ ■■'■■ : :/;: ; ;;-'-:::DOiIESTIC.DIFFERENCE. ;. ■■'■.;..•? Whilst under tho influence oHiquor on Monday, chused -his wifoi down -Tory. Street. with : the. apparent intention': of i assaulting, her. Shb ran .behind a man , named Alexander M'Lcan '.for protection,: whereupon ■ Stant assaulted.'M'Lcan. Constable'Glynn'saw the. occurrence' and arrested Stant, who was yesterday '.cliargcd'.with: insobrioty':and'.assaalt. On the first, information he was fined : 55., 'in default 24; hours' imprisonment,"and on the second ,405,,'in:default 14 days..';; :.; ( . ■ ' : ';?sS; ■;. aN.TROUBLE;-. '?.;i:'..-:■>'. t. X boy .named.' -Wm. Sharp. Sloan, ;1G years of .age^appelired'to "answer to a - charge.'that, he did, dnVNovember 29,.at Wellington;, receive■ the-sum of.,ls.'Gd. ; in money'woll :lmowiiig tho. ! same': to' have .'been 1 stolen from 'James Gariieher.' V-;' : .\'-. :'.']:{:' -\ : '■■<, ', ■'.')■!.:■:'■'," ■■.■■'.'■■■■.' '. 'Snb-In'spector. Norwood, ;-,.in: aolcihjj«.'fOr : a remand till ,;to-day, explained that .;the '. l)by and some ■ companions, had seen a cash-box in a ; shop, and.some of.!them had planned to rob it. "<■. The robbery, had ibeen committed and the sum; mentioned had been given to defondant, *ho had been told, how it -was ob'tained. The boy had offended in other ways previously and on this occasion his father had : refused togo bail for him; • even when. told that a remand was: to :be asked: for.i':.'. V- ''.•■ /'■;'•.■ ".'His--:..'Worship;';granted ; the: remand and', reguested^,the :sub-ihspector'..to ■ make, .arrange-' ments so that: the boy should not be handed over to '.the:.'gaol authorities; Mr; Norwood said. he had already; arranged; to avoid this. , : •;--.;;;■;■ VREMANDED/FOR SENTENCE.':. '..-.. ■■ ■:. • A: plea of guilty;'was entered .by- Albert Williams ;to?.a .charge ,of. theft at- Wellington 'on 8 "of • an : ' overcoat/ a -suit: of ■ blothes," :a v pair, ; of boots,;and a blanket;'valued' at■' £3 75.: fid/,: the. property l of .•': Thomas-, Brennah.. On 'the: application''bf Chief-Dotective .Broberg defendant '.was -.'remanded-''to ; December': 2 for sentence. ;' ; ;;';-'- : f ; :.■-;' ,': '•'■:■''".' ■■.',.■■■ '■■■.■'• . /:'•'•■■■■', '.'" ;•":'■ ''i. : rr' " " ~- ■.-..-•. •..-,.'.•'■"•