MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2130, 23 April 1914, Page 9

MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

WINE & SPIRIT STORE ENTERED. TWO MEN CHARGED. A charge of breaking and entering tbo premises of E. T. Taylor, wine and spirit merchant, Conrfcna.v Place, and stealiiiK therefrom a case of wliisM lad seven bottles of -beer,,- was preferred against' Arthur Harold'Anderson ii d Archio Doran. Mr. D. G. A.-Coopei S.M., was on tlia Bench. Sergeant M'llvcncy conducted Tfco prosecution, and Mr. T. Neave appeared for 'An'dcrson. Edirin Thomas Taylor stated tint he was the last to leave his premises on the night of April 9. At'an early hour on the following morning he was called by telephone by a eonstablo, aiMl, on coming clown to his warehouse, ho noticed that a case of whislcy and seven bottles of beer wero missing. Wit-hesa knew Doran by sight, and also twew Anderson, who. had previously worked for him. . Hans Henriksen, an employee of tlie Wellington Gas Company, stated that on Aprtl 9 at 11.45 p.m., he was cte-is-inS_ the Gas Company's' yard ..and noticed a- light in Taylor's warehouse. The light presently went out, and iio then heard a door bang. Attracted by the sound, he walked to tho Gas Company's gate, and saw two men leaving Taylor's .premises. They were carrying a eaek. Tho men crossed tho road am] went down Lower Torv Street, and then turned up a dark lane. Witness informed tho nightwatobnian, \ylio. in company with a constable, approached tho lane. As they did fo one? of the men walked off in the direction nf To Aro Station, wliilo tlio othor spnkc jo tho constable. Tlio nightwntelminii fo)lowpf] tho man who was making off and stonned him. ■■ John Slirodv, iiiglitwatcliman. said that lip told.the necused Doran tlist the constable/, w.islipcl io, sm, .him.. ' Oftftii renliod: "Dn'ti't be a 'i"rlt.'' Jack r T'rn not, tuoinq; back." Witness replied, ' "All .riuht, ' Archin. wo can get you wl'on wo want yon." . ■ ', ,' . Hflibcrt Anclorson, nnlic© conptnlsie, e.ivo corroJiorativo evit?enre, and ,CcmKtaMn. Wnlhon fave evidence, es to arresting Anderson. AnrWsin ploprled cullty, siwl was committed to'tho Snnreino Court for s»ntence. Por.iii nlnndrrl not frusl*V. nnd was committofi for trial. On the nrinlicti'Miof Mr. Neayo, was allowed bail in tlio sum of £50. THE CHINESE & THE.GRAPES." It is seldom that a Chinese appears to answer a chareo of theft, but, encli was tho caso yesterday,' wJiph Yovrng' Kiiiß was charged with stoalino; a bos of crapos. valued at 9s. 9d.-. t-lio proi)<?rty of G»nnro Thomas and Co,, auctioneers. Mr.' J. F. W. Bicfeson ftp* rtearod for tho accused, and enfwt-il a p!m of not cuilty. ' ■ Police-Tnsnector Hendrey stated tiint Youno: Kinn; took a- case of v.'hich had been sold to somebody else, mid placrd thn:n on b.is cart. The storeTnan. seeing him mnkina: off. S'nnt iiti to him, nn.fl accused ti'pn aai'l that his brother had purchased tho frnft. For tho defence, it was nni.nfcM! out tint it was n common ..practife Chinese to take foods away.ond t'wsi r'etnni;io tbo iimrt.s f>v<\ n.nv fflr fnMn. After liParino: the pvirUnoo nf His Worship dismissed the information. OTHER OASES. . . For stealing an overcoat, vpliind at £1. from the steamer Maitai. Herbert William John Vino was convicted an 9 oriWfid to como up for sentence ivheti called upon. . . James Oliver Armstrong, who pfci-dftl. not guilty to n charfro of, stonline a enso of umbrellas, valued',at 2&. (Jd., tbo property of Horace Archer, was remanded until Friday next. Leonora' Parker, ple.i(|ed. gni'ltv to usinn; objectionable lanffua'ce, pud not fiiilt" to a charge of beini; an jVIIp and' disorderly person. On the first, count slio was fined £2, in defniilt one month's imprisonment. On tho ot.hor charno sho was sent to gpol for tJiree months. Christina Lawson was fined £2. ■in default one month's imnrisonincnt. on ii chargft of insobriety. Five first offenders similarly charged wcro convicted and discharged.