MAGISTRATE’S COURT

Dominion, Volume 21, Issue 243, 14 July 1928, Page 8

MAGISTRATE’S COURT

POLICE AND SUMMONS

CASES

Mr. E. Page, S.M., dealt with the police and summons cases in the Magistrate's Court yesterday. ’’Jean Taylor, a domestic, aged 50, was fined 10s., in default forty-eight hours’ imprisonment, for her, third offence of drunkenness.

William John Thomas Whalley, a cook, aged 30, who on Wednesday last in the Supreme Court, was placed on two years’ probation for forgery and uttering, appeared for sentence on three charges of theft, involving a total sum of £lB 10s., and a charge of obtaining £l4 7s. by means of a valueless cheque. The Magistrate said that as the charges were part of a series for which accused had . been placed on probation, he would extend the term of probation for an extra twelve months.’ Whalley was ordered to make of £29 25., as directed by the Probation Officer.

SUMaIoNS CASES. For obtaining possession of a firearm without first-having a permit allowing him to do so, Sydney Charles Ross, a labourer, was fined £1 and costs, iu default seven .days’ imprisonment. Au order was also made for the forfeiture ot the weapon. ~ , . , Edgar Fra ilk Pool, a second-hand dealer, was charged with having purchased a bicycle from a hoy apparently under sixteen years of age. Chief-Detective Ward stated that a boy had escaped from a Bovs’ Home in the Hutt "Yalley. and taken t-|ie bicycle iu question. The dealer refused to buy it at first, but the boy returned later with a note which purported to come, from his mother, and which said "Please can boy sell bike.” The boy asked for £3, but the dealer would only give him £2. The owner of the bicycle said it cost .111. The dealer, who was given a good-character by the police, had thought the boy to be about fifteen years old, and if the lad had not brought the note to him. he would not have made the purchase.' Defendant was fined £3 and’ costs. "As there is some doubt in this case.. I propose to dismiss the charge,” said _his Worship, when referring to William 'Heatherwick,, a dairy farmer, who was charged with stealing three bags of gravel, valued at 5g.. the property of the Railway Department. A charge against Heatherwick of trespassing on railway properly at Ngaio, was also dismissed.