MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 951, 19 October 1910, Page 3

MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

.-(%forc;Mr;-W, G; Mdell,tS;M'.).;' : '[ ALLEGED:''FALSE.-.'PRETENCES. 1 ;'.:. 1 ; Hearing of a pharao of laJse. pretences against. Thomas;DuKy' .wasV continued yesterday-afternoon. ..The charge was partially heard oil Oct'ober;-BJ'when.the case for.'the ' prosecution'.-Iwas ,'■■ completed, ' aiid 'an ■• adjoiiriiinent granted until. October 13.\ On- the ratteridate ■the case was further' aldjoiirned..until-yest-erday. ,Tho chargo agajiist accused was that, on or about August 17; lie did obtain goods-: valued ni;£ 7o. from. NorAitkeu, by?:'.niea'ns •> of . a ■certain false, .pretence, r t'o' ' 'wit,' three •promissory."notes;;',-Miv ; :A.:; Burni 'deferided.' : - ''■'.'■■'■■>';■ A- ; .". '■;■. .''? ■'„'■.■:■''■

'■■-,F6r.'thc prosecutioii if'waS alleged at the hearing '. endorse-, merits on the promissory iio'tes'-had Tjeoii, represeutcd : by. accused.;as the'endorsements,rof his father,. whereas) as. ■ a matter; of; fact,v'thdy ■.'ha'd'ibeeh .signed ;by-Ms■brother.. / ''•-. ;V:- ; ; : : :;■ : . '

:., In' stafed; that, ;'a's:.a''result', of .negptiatiohs' with an agent uamed'Hor'rocks, he,had. agreed;.ito ..'.purohase. Ait-ken's ■ bookseller's .business "in '. 'Gliaiiptte Street ; for,':£l4o>' Of thiriKsiinv £70 ; %as."'to''.be in cash, .and'the"-baJanpe , '■.'in'; proniissory.' n'ptesY"/ Tlie 'cash"'was' :''■ paid, ■ 'accused received,'a ■ receipt,; . r arid';:ah.:iagreement,' 'ot\ sale/-was ■drawn:up-.'■ ■iAitkeri : .,was ; .agrite!ment>was'r-sigriied,''.;a'nd''thoVunder-''' - standing-Avas' that , 'n'coused was: taget ppssessiorii.of the. ; . business-'at Accused, gave 'Aitkerif.rto. 'iunderstarid' that the. promissory nptes . would V; endorsed, i by ;, declared. that;;lid ; had;.'informed ■ 'Aitkeri , '.later; ;that'.-his; father/had ■refused r'rtp'.-Vsignj-thom; .denied', represent- 1 to" A'itken ;-(after i 'the' ;note's': were'endorsed);.that'Vtliev riame\ on"■'.thoVbackwas his father's ;signatur_o..;.He; that-'Aitken'had 'asked, hini if. ; li6''cou'ld 'swear that it washis father's signature, , ibut, ;stated that .he: had 'merely ! ,. beeii' ;asked if ; he. could'swear'; to 'the signar tinre;/'and" Ha'cl repliod'. thatV-he'-'co'uld. Accused'- furtheiv- ■ sftited-;-tha.i'-.-it;, .'.was aiiiderst.ood.thathewasto.pay the rent ■of - .the- shop : in*/ Charlotte ;, Street i\ sis ■ftom. -tho .first -.0f... the. i.'montli, even though I the promissorjv'notes'-we're ..not, 'then handed toAitken;. vl r rom August 2; to;' Angus t; 18 he .received the.-takings;.' Aitken's brother \yas. -not..'representing' , ' Aitken: until .the promissory','notes, were 'handed cy-siy.. but' was ~-. employed! by accused at £3 a" iweek'.^.';;'■:"•',, ' ■ ■.'-

Y- ;T6 Chief-Detectivo Broberg:'.lf'Aitken :and his brother' both .sworeAth'at 'the .wholo/.of the 'takings between August ? and August. 18 went.'to Ai.tkcn, he. ' would, contradict i ',tjiem../'p.,,.- j... : '.''■.// :,'■'.^Evidencs...was; also /gryen; .Sidney .Ho'rrocks/.iderk: .employ' pf-:Mr.vPratt, and, James .M'Parlaaid, ■nmria'ge.r.of'th-e Hotel: Cecil:.. The-latter; stated that had'been , entered .in: the, boots as tenant'.-of : tho- shbp,--as 'from the• beginning-'of. August,-; but.;had; llo.fc paid (the rent.';■■",7;';\ '■■.. .' ;■.'; : :-'.'-':■■■■

r 'When!.the eyideiico' -had ; concluded, Mr.V.'JDun'ji.-. subinittedi that" a " ; prima .-facie case, had not. .-been ;'■ made'\out'. ;'Thp, magistrate,- however;; : held v that the .case Ayas one for a- juryj and:;accused ,'-wan" committed to ;the;'Supreme : -.Court ■'for trial. : .Bail was ; a]lo we'd' iri; '.the: same' amount as.: before;-: , -■;>';>. ;f--: \;.;

:': i ;;'"-'::. ; 5 pTHER;'CASES.'; s ;;i; : ■'■ '{: 1 'Clara Algar, against whom there were' 73.previous'. coiivictions,V was : -charged , with ■ drunkenness; "(arid ■ with .breach: ,bf: a. prohibition br3er!■-.-.She, was declared an habitual inebriate, and!was sentenced to six- weeks' imprisonment,, on^.the,;first charge. V.'Oli-'the, :^ec'on;d,_.sheV was'coil-. ■ ~:/ '•■'? Frederick- Hunt■ w'jis 'also • deemed--to -.be, ani; : habitual'inebriate,''and"" was 'sen-: to. six weeks': - imprisbiiment. Tie , same; , accused,.'was; coriyicted...and .dis-

charged for breach'of ;a : prphibitipri, of-', 'der.;'; '■■. ,f;' ;■;.*(;:':• "•'.'■":'.^'v' ,:^P.--?^:-"';

>; One fast pffendiuginebriate.was fined, ,55.-,--iWithi--ttoe; usual: altoi-native. ..... •'■

i John-: ; Patherail,,|pieaded -guilty .to' : :a: .charge' ; and to .a further charge of vrefusing, to;'quit: the:-Albert; Hotel •when requested [ ;to' do'.sb." !.'.on' the "first,.; charge-;he, -was':Convicted. and discharged,'.andj for'the .second, offence, fc was, ; fined .'4Os.,C in days',-. imprisonment,;'.' ■'^ l '.Z'-''-\y'. ! '.! ■■■:: : '.- ..' Joliii Gerity,. charged: jnith'..using im-; S roper, language in: Ingest-re Street,: was ned-' £3, ; - : in default-,21 < days.'.iiinprispn-. ment. ; ' '■■ ; ; : ■;' .v ; ■-.:-• , :■;!.::■ ■■;"■;■-.<"' ; i ; '-