GISTRATE’S COURT

Dominion, Volume 22, Issue 84, 3 January 1929, Page 13

GISTRATE’S COURT

j POLICE CASES Mr. J. H. Salmon, S.M V dealt with ?e police cases in the Magistrate’s Court . esttrday. £ Thomas Marren, aged 50, was convicted on a charge of committing mischief on New Year's Day by wilfully a motor-car glass window, a Tside-gcreer, a tire, and other articles to y. the value of £9 17s. Accused, who had been drincing. ran his fist through the window o' the car, scattering the glass, with the result that when the vehicle St started oie of the tires was punctured. Marren vas ordered to pay the amount of the damage done, and £1 witnesses’ expenses, in default one month's im- • prisfonraert. « Hugh llcMahon. aged 58,. and John William McLean, aged 61. were fined £2 and £1 respectively for fighting in Webb Street.

Stepher O'Toole, alias Stephen Toole, alias Janies Hogan, aged 31, and Williana McEarper, aged 38, were each fined £2, jin default seven days’ imprisonment for (fighting in Cuba Street. Dor haying obscene language, O'Toole was .fined |in default fourteen days’ imprisonment. William Fraser, aged 40( who pleaded guilty to attempting to commit suicide by drowning, was convicted, and ordered to icome up for sentence within six months if called upon. Sub-Inspector Lander staid that the accused, who was found bV two constables lying in the water about 20 yards from the band rotunda nt Oriental Bay. at 8.50 on New Year's Efve, stated that he had gone into the wateif" with tho intention of drowning himself. ;is he thought it the easiest way out. “YUu want to consider your wite jShnd children.” said the Magistrate to Fraser, vyho has four children. Accused, who was| in a destitute condition when arrested, | has since been assisted by the Salvations Army. For hits third offence of drunkenness ’ James dope, a seaman, aged 32, .was fined £l, lin default three days imprisonment. Recused had six prior convictions. i A remand until January 9 was granted in the [case of Charles Henry Goflin, a labourer, I- aged 38, who was charged ■with wilffil and obscene exposure in the feolton Street Cemetery. Arthur J Gibbs, a boil swmaker, aged 43, who had .been in custody for eight days jjjfeiving (attention, was convicted, and n sell urged, for being found in a state of helpless drunkenness on the Queen’s Wharf. It was stated that the defendant was in a fit when arrested, although it was first thought ■ he was in delirium tremens. nGibbs is subject to taking turns unexpecte<ily. Accused was ordered ,to take out ti prohibition order against him-

self. Angus Mac Lean, a fireman, aged 24, ajsras fined £3, in default 14 days’ imprisonment, Yor having used obscene language. [He was convicted and discharged for drunkenness. A further remand~unt.il January 9 was granted in the case of Thomas Richard Chamberlain, a labourer, aged 38, who was charged with having committed incest. I “That |he was drunk at the time and did not remember anything at all about it,” was (the excuse offered by a young man, John Robertson, when asked how Mie pleaded to a charge of behaving in "a disorderly manner in a tramcar and with having refused to pay his fare. On the first; charge accused was fined £l, while on the minor charge he was con- . victed and discharged. i Ernest Henry Lenity, an engineer, aged 40. was remanded until January 7 on a charge of stealing a bicycle valued at £5, the property of Charles Henry Corneal; Acting-Chief-De.tective Holmes said there was a further charge pending against the accused. Edgar William Wilkins, a steward, /•ged 32, was sentenced to six months’ Imprisonment on a charge of stealing £4 15s. in money. On three charges of false pretences involving a total.amount of £l2 55., the accused was convicted ind discharged. Acting-Chief-Detective •Mmes said that the accused bad stolen ‘the money when he was given a £u note to change. On his arrest Wilkins frank- ' Iv admitted that it had been bis intention to clear out with the money. It was later found that he had defrauded three people in Wellintgon in 1926 by -epresenting he had obtained the position l»f chief steward on an imaginary shin nt. Napier. He then cleared out to Palfmerston North, advising the people he had defrauded in 1926 by wire that be would see them in a few days. However, nothing had been heard of him again un- , til he was arrested on Sunday night. Wilkins, who for the past few weeks, had been, living the life of a vagrant.'was healthy and strong and nuite able to work if he wished to do so. The largest collection firm in New Zealand is the Dominion Mercantile fegenc'y. Ltd., of Wellington. Auckland. ,and (Christchurch, with agents in / every New Zealand town, and associate offices throughout the world.— Advt > .