MAGISTRATE’S COURT

Dominion, Volume 15, Issue 284, 26 August 1922, Page 9

MAGISTRATE’S COURT

POLICE CASES 'Hie police cases at the Magistrate’s Court yesterday were dealt with by Mr. F. K. Hunt, S.M. USE OF TARTARIC ACID. * Selling lemon squash containing tartaric acid was responsible for the prosecution of Thompson, Lewis, and Co., cordial manufacture! s. Sub-Inspector McNamara conducted the case for the police. His Worship obsei ved that ihere had been a good many prosecutions at Christchurch for the same offence. Mr. Luke, who appeared for the defendants, explained the reason for the use of the tartaric acid in the cordial. The expert employed by the company, he said, had “run short” of citric acid, and had used tie other ingredient. A fine of 20s. and costs was imposed.

PROBATION FOR TWELVE MONTHS James McCleary was charged with the theft on May 26 of two typewriters valued at £l6, the property of Rupert L. B. Sproule. In outliring the case, Chief Detective Kemp said that complainant, manager of the United Typewriter and Supplies Agency Ltd., had entered into an arrangement at the beginning of May last with accused for repairing machines. Ou May 16 defendant disposed. of one machine at auction for £7 55., and on June 2 another for the am of £7. The money had never been accounted for. Accused said he had been told that he could sell the machines, and if any sales were made the “split would bo fifty-fifty.” His Worship: You did not have authority to put them in an auction room.” 'The Magistrate admitted the accused to probation for twelve months, and ordered him to make good the cost of the machines. Counsel mentioned that accused was in bankruptcy. His Worship: Bankruptcy does not absolve a man from theft and crime.

CARRYING DANGEROUS GOODS. Permitting a carriage conveying dangerous goods to stand in the street was trig charge prepared against James Henry Hocking. Sub-Inspector McNamara said that on August 3 defendant, a carrier, was engaged in driving a two-horse wagon, laden with explosives, from the wharf to Kaiwarra. He drew up outside an hotel in Molesworth Street, arxi allowed the wagon to remain there while he had his lunch in the bar. Mr. A. B. Sievwright, for the defence, said that his client had been ignorant of the regulations. Defendant was convicted and to pay the costs. i

OTHER CASES. For insobriety, Thomas Cooney was fined 10s.. in default 13 Lours’ imprisonment. ■Trespassing on a racecourse cosjt John Ryan 40s. and costs. William Morgan Hall and Frederick Ernest Robertson, who wpre charged with wilfully injuring the Paekakanki waterworks, were each fined 40s. and costs.

A remand until Monday was granted in the case of an elderly man named Sydney Jones, who was charged' with insobriety and using obscene language.