MAGISTRATE’S COURT

Dominion, Volume 14, Issue 298, 10 September 1921, Page 5

MAGISTRATE’S COURT

“A PERSISTENT CADGER” , i' FALSE REPRESENTATIONS Henry Taylor appeared before Mr. F. K. Hunt, S.M., in the Magistrate’s Court yesterday and pleaded guilty to four charges as follow;—That on July 22 ho obtained from Henry W. Turner, an eleotrio Morse signalling lamp, valued at jB2 25., by falsely representing that he was employed at Trantham camp; that he obtained from Oscar H. Browne a violin, valued at -&3 2s. 6d,, Iby falsely representing that it was wanted for a , eoldier in Trentham Hospital; that on August 1 he obtained from the Salvation Army Auxiliary Corps a violin, valuo .13 10s., by falsely representing that it was for a soldier - in Trentham Hospital; and that on August 5 he obtained from the Salvation Army an attache case, value JJ2 55., by falsely representing that he required it for his wife, Blanche Taylor - , with Intent to defraud. Chief Detective Ward stated that Taylor was 47 years of ago, and was an educated man. He came to New Zealand in 1514, and immediately started on n criminal career, being sentenced to six months’ imprisonment for forgery. Later he went to the war and returned in 1917. He married, and was given a job at Trentham camp. Since his discharge from the Defence Department he had done no work, and any money he received ■Went in liquor. His home was in a very poor condition; there was no furniture, and his wife and two children were practically destitute. Ho was regarded as a persistent cadger at Trent- . ham, Taylor was. sentenced to three months’ imprisonment on each of the 1 four charges, the terms to be cumulative. A youth named Bernard F. Appleyard pleaded guilty to the theft of two cameras from the Boys’ Institute. On the recommendation of Mr. T. P. Mills (probation officer) he was placed on probation for three years. > Of Vincent H. Revell it was stated that while intoxicated he went to the City Hotel and called for a glass of whisky. This was refused and ho was put out of the hotel. He returned later on and without any provocation whatever struck the barman a severe blow on .the face. Revell was convicted of asBoult and ordered to pay -Cfi 15s. costs i and expenses, in default three months' Imprisonment. ' ' ■ Bert Harris, of Ngaio, was charged with assaulting Henry James CartWright. The complainant explained that during the football match between the Springboks and Wellington <at Athletic Park there was some discussion about the play, and defendant, he alleged, struck him and knocked him down. The defence was that the complainant had been very talkative, 'kept on worrying the defendant and his companions, and invited the smack that he got. The information was dismissed, and the complainant was ordered to pay costs. James Malcolm, who is undergoing a term of imprisonment for vagrancy, was fined AlO, with the option of one month’s Imprisonment, for trespassing on the Trentham racecourse on July 13. Mary Hall, of Kotuku, was charged that she aided, assisted, counselled, and procured Honora Whelan, licensee of the Alhambra Hotel, to commit the offence of employing an unregistered barmaid. Mr. P. J. O’Regan appeared for the defendant and pleaded guilty on her behalf. He explained that the defendant herself was not a registered barmaid, but her sister was, and on the latter leaving for Australia she handed the'certificate to the defendant, who made use of it to obtain o'position at the Alhambra Hotel. She was fined A 5 and costs. For drunkenness, Harry M'Neill was fined 10s., with the alternative of 48 hours* imprisonment; John Reid was fined 205., in default three days' impri- ' sonment.

For failing to attend drill. J. H. Toms was fined 40s. and costs 75.: H. G. Guppy, L. Grondin, and S. Ixiwton were each fined 10s. and 7s. costs. V. Hickling was convicted and ordered to pay 7s. costs.