POLICE COURT

Evening Star, Issue 19520, 30 March 1927, Page 3

POLICE COURT

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 30, (Before Mr J. R, Bartholomew, S.M.) ABDUCTION ALLEGED. Arthur Cyril Bond was charged that he took a girl aged seventeen years out of tho posession of, and against the will of, her father with intent to carnally know her. On the application of Senior-sergeant Quartermain accused was remanded to .appear at Clyde on April 5 on this and also on .a further charge of having, at Maknrora, received £sl 9s in terms requiring him to account for same to Ernest Cameron and Win.. Taylor, and tailing to do so The girl in the abduction case was charged with being an idle and disorderly person, having insufficient law-’ i’ul means of support. The senior sergeant asked for a remand to Clyde in her case also. Mr C. J. L. White (for Mr Irwin) asked that the matter be dealt with right away. No doubt, said Mr White, the police had, been prompted to hold the girl, so as to help the case against the young man charged with abduction. The charge against the girl will probably be withdrawn. Tho Senior Sergeant.: We will not withdraw the case. The Magistrate said he would not deal with the matter as suggested by counselthe girl would be remanded to appear at Clyde on April 5. An order was made for the suppression of her name in the meantime. j GIVEN A CHANCE. i Reginald O’Neill, charged with being an Sale and disorderly person having insufficient lawful means of. support, came up for sentence. Chief-detective Cameron said that accused had since obtained employment in the city, hut his debts had so far not been liquidated. The chief detective considered that if the matter was held over accused’s head for a while ho might make good. His Worship said that the manner in which O’Neill had been living almost brought him within the criminal law. On tho urcsent chorne I"' was IChlc to be imprisoned. However he (the magistrate) r." I■' ' ''■ ; ■ ■ ■' man to gaol for the first time if* it could he avoided. The accused would be given a chance and admitted to probation for a period of I welve months, a cor'd' 4 1 £S 7s 4d mentioned in the case bo refunded. Accused asked wiietaei. .u ino interests of those who had been kind enough to give him employment, His Worship could sec his way to order the suppression of his name. The Magistrate said that he would make no order in that direction.