MAGISTRATE’S COURT

Dominion, Volume 14, Issue 122, 16 February 1921, Page 5

MAGISTRATE’S COURT

THIFT FROM A MOTOR-CAR A MONTH’S IMPRISONMENT FOLLOWS The police business in the Magistrate s Court yesterday was dealt with by Air. T. K. Hunt. S.M. A fireman, Joseph Croft, pleaded guilty to being drunk in Molesworth Street on Monday, and was fined 5b.. in default 24 hours' imprisonment. He was funner charged with committing an impudent theft while under the influence of Honor. It appeared that while walking up Moles worth Street he took .an overcoat from a motor-car standing m the street. He pleaded guilty, and was sentenced to months’ imprisonment. John Edward Belsham pleaded guilty to the theft of a pair of lady’, Bh " es . value 355.. the property of Thompson Bros, auc tloneers The accused, who was in tne employ of a firm was engird to cart unclaimed goods from the w han to the auction Room. ‘ , . nd . wht a l ® ‘'3 e on-'f. were In trnnsit he stole the shoes, t-niei Detective Ward said that though ft man. Belsham had a bad record. B" sentenced to a month s impris Soon after 5 p.m. on Sat i day B. hard Henry Colgan was arrested b< u crr.etaoie. and on being searched he was have in his possession a clock. The next morning when questioned he said he had bought the clock from a man in the Rfrpnt + he licensee of the ■ Royal Hotel (Mr. P. Mills) reported the loss of a clock, and identified as his Property the one found on accused. Colgan pl a fled guilty to the Charge yesterday, and as this was his first offence ho. was convicted and ordered to come un for aenteuco when called upon provided le at the Salvation Army Home at Miiamar for three months. Frederick Yeldon was charged with being an incorrigible rogue in that he escaped from l«? n \^ nfin T''? i L at Xf ?,t« Aira Prison before the expiration of 'its term. Bub-Inspector Willis stated that Yeldon escaped from.prison on August .W last, and was arrested two days ago. He had been in tne orison camp , nt Joto Aim. where the prisoners were placed on their honour not to esenne. It Appeared that Yeldon had some disagreement with a warder and cleared out. He had still tv-elvn months of his term to serve, leldnn said that he had been staying with hia wife p-nd children since he escaped from prison and had been working to maintain his family. He was sentenced to »lx months’ imprisonment. William M’Alinder, whose trouble, accoiding to Chief-Detective Ward, was excessive indulgence in beer, was charged with being a rogue and a. vagabond in that he possessed insufficient lawful means nt support. He. was discovered in Cable Street, nt an early Hour yesterday morning standing in a doorway. previous conviction aaralnst M Alinaer for a somewhat similar offence. He was convicted and ordered to come yin tor sentence when called upon, provided tie remained in tne Salvation Army Home at Miramar for three months. Hubert I?.. Hogg, who was arrested on February 8 for being helplessly drunk, was fined Ids., and ordered to pay l”s. 6d. medical expenses. , , James Sturgeon was fined ss. for drunkenness, and for using obscene language he was fined 405.. with the option of seven days’ imprisonment. CIVIL CASES The civil actions were heard by Mr. W. n. Biddell. S.M.. who gffve judgment for plaintiff in the following undefended cases: —Bond and Bond, Lid.. v. Alfred Bowden, £2O ss. 9d.. costs £3 55.: Begnaldd rollins, Ltd., v. Fred. Cooper. £2 Ils., costs £1 Ils. fid.; W. W. Martin v. George Commerer, 19b. 6d., costs 135.; R. and E. Tingey and Co., Ltd,, v. IV*. J. Frost, £4 65., costs £1 4s. 6d.: Cadbury and Frys (N.Z.). Ltd., v. Mrs. Mary M'Kenzie. £4O 4s. 3d., costs £4 Is. 6d.; George Tradgold v. J. M. Robertson. £5. costs £1 9s. 6d.: Lawrence and Hanson Electrical Co.. Ltd., v. M. L. Meakin and H. Catton, £9 6s. 6d., costs £1 10s. fid.: Jr. Havman and Co.. Ltd., v. Mrs. E. J. Wear. £3B 17s. 6d.. costs £4 Ils. 6d.; Eason and Sons v. P. Griflen, £l2 ss. 4d., costs £2 14n. • Laerv and Co.. Ltd., v. Cotter and Cox. £5O 9s. Bd.. costs £2: .same v. Thurza Jones. £3l 12s. 6d., costs £1 10s.-, eq,me v. Dick Lee Quay. £lO 15s. 4d.. costs £1 Bs.; same v. Young Jang. £8 ss. Id., costs 165.; Gleeson, Henry, and Co. v.Miss E. Gibson, £3 65.. costs £1 3s. 6d.: I. Salek v. R. W. Wade. £29 costs £2 14s. TENEMENT CASES Mr. T. K. Hunt. S.M., dealt with the tenement cases. J. Hnbbers was ordered to Erive un possession of premises to J. Boucher by March 16. and to nay £2 12s. costs. Mary Honkln® is to give up possession of premises to W. G. Hearne and Co., Ltd., by March 16-BY-LAW CASES Mr. P. K. Hunt. S.M.. heard the by-law cases. For leavine? a motor-car unattended in Lambton Quay. A. H. Sluter was fined 10s. and costs, and for driving his motor-car in a manner dangerous to the public ha was £s and costs. John E. Fitzgerald wn« fined sr. for hav- ! n cr had insufficient Hrtyti or. his mptor rar a”4 Hnmld Andrews was convicted and ordered to pay costs 7s. on a similar in Formation. George Fdwin Bush and William Writer Bush, who had exceeded the spe^d-Jiro l * on the Hutt Road, were each fined £5 and costs. x John Griffiths wns nurd ss. and costa f«r hf'vlnr Insufficient lights on* his car. For having ridden a bicycle on the footpath at Island Bay. «Scptimus Kniirht waa fined ss. and costs 7s