POLICE COURT

Evening Star, Issue 18020, 14 July 1922, Page 5

POLICE COURT

Feidat, Jclt 14.

(Before Mr H. W. Bundle,’ S.M.)

CHARGE OF BURGLARY. Walter Fraser Sheriffs Harneiss and Duncan Cameron were jointly charged with breaking and entering the shop ot Catherine White and stealing therefrom six bottles of cordials, six packets of cnewintr rrum, three siphons oi mineral water, and a quantity of chocolate, of a total value of £3.—The Chief Detective asked for a remand for a week.—The Probation Officer said that the accused Harneiss was on probation, and bad given some trouble ; in fact, his case was now before the department.—Hie accused were remanded till Friday next, bail being fixed m the case of Cameron at £IOO, with two sureties of £SO or one of £IOO. Bail was refused In the case of Harneiss. ALLEGED ASSAULT. A young man was charged on remand with common assault on a female, also with indecent assault on another female. —Mr C. J. U. White appeared for the accused, and asked for a remand until next Friday.—This was granted, bail being fixed, as formerly, at £IOO, with one surety : of £IOO or two of £oo. Publicstion pf the accused’s name was forbidden in the meantime. , BY-LAW OFFENCES. The case against Joseph Clark for driving an unregistered lorry was adjourned for a week to enable the police to get further inform?/ion.—John Hayes, for riding a bicycle without lights, was fined ss, with costs (7s), and for riding on the footpath was fined the same _ amount— John Febrius Pearce pleaded guilty to_ riding a bicycle on a footpath, but explained that be did not know tbu-t it wus u footp&tn within the meaning of the by-law; he had been using it for eight years. Constable Meiklojohn said that it was a footpath in one of the principal streets of Anderson Bay. A fine of ss, with costs (7s), was imposed.—Tong Kee, who did not appear, was fined ss, with costs, for leaving his horse and cart unattended. —(Malcolm Forrester, for driving a motor car on the wrong side of the road while turning a corner, was fined 20s, with costs. A BROKEN ORDER. John Alexander Ralston did not- appear to answer a charge of, entering licensed premises during the currency of a prohibition order. —Senior-sergeant Mathieson explained that accused had _ called at the ponce station and informed the police that he would be unable to the court owing to illness; he also admitted the offence. —A fine of 20s, with costs (7s), was inflicted.

MAINTENANCE.

Frederick Parsons was charged with disobedience of a maintenance order, the arrears amounting to £47 11s lid.—Accused was sentenced to three months’ imprisonment in the Wellington Gaol, tho warrant to be suspended on the payment of £ls forthwith and £3 per week for three months. Robert Orerar, for disobedience of a maintenance order (with arrears amounting to £ll 5s 6d), was sentenced to one month’s imprisonment in the Wellington Gaol; to bo released on. payment of arrears. Elizabeth Westland proceeded against George Frederick Westland, her son, asking for an order in respect to hia two children, whom she is keeping.—Mr W. Ward appeared for the complainant, and eaid that defendant had been paying 12s 6d per week for the support of each child, but was in arrears to tho amount of £9O sa. After evidence Iby tire applicant the Magistrate said the application was not in order, and he wanted more information on the matter. The case was adjourned for a fortnight. Application was made by the mother or John Reginald Martin Taylor and Andrew Cecil Victor Taylor for orders compelling them to contribute towards her maintenance. Mr W. Allan appeared for the sons and opposed the application.—The applicant admitted to counsel that she had received £550 compensation for the death of her first husband, and that her second husband was earning £4 15s a week in Christchurch. The young fellows had been in the Industrial School up to eighteen months ago.—Mr Allan added that one son was earning 20s a week and keep at present, and the other £2 10s on a temporary job.—The Magistrate said that if these sons had been members of the second family they would have had to contribute something towards jho keep of the mother and the other seven children. As it was he was not satisfied that the applicant was a destitute person. The application would be dismissed. DRUNKENNESS. Thomas Deveney was fined 10s, in default twenty-four hours’ imprisonment, on a, gjiarge'of djrunkeuftes&,