POLICE COURT

Evening Star, Issue 19615, 22 July 1927, Page 5

POLICE COURT

FRIDAY, JULY 22. (Before Mr H. W. Bundle, S.M.) WITHOUT LIGHTS. For driving motor lorries without lights. Hector C. Brown and Charles Oriaud Bridgman were each fined 10s and costs. For driving cars John Harty, David Maxwell Park, Thomas Quinlivan were each fined 5s and costs. On a charge of failing to have a rear light on his motor lorry, Maurice Collins was fined 10s and costs. Robert Lockhart, for driving a cart without’ a light, was fined 5s and costs. CHIMNEY FIRE. Alfred Hollobon was fined 5s for allowing his chimney to catch fire. Alfred Smith, similarly charged, said that to his knowledge there had been no fire. He had not seen the police nor the fire brigade. Defendant further explained that there wore two babies in the room where the fire was supposed to have taken place. The case was dismissed. OTHER MOTOR OFFENCES. William M‘Donald charged with driving a car other than in a southwesterly direction on the Esplanade, St. Clair, between Beach street and Forbury road, was lined 5s and costs. Robert Francis Crawford was charged with failing to give the right of way at the intersection of Princes and Rattray street. Evidence was given that a collision had occurred. He was fined 20s,and costs. Joseph Anthony Malcolm was fined 10s and costs for carrying a passenger on the pillion of his cycle, and 5s and costs for driving without a license. For leaving his motor car unattended for more than fifteen minutes in High street, Kenneth Gowan Begg was fined 5s and costs. A similar penalty was inflicted for leaving his car unlighted. Arthur John M'Nicoll was fined 5s and costs on a charge of leaving his car unattended. William Alexander Justice was fined 10s and costs tor carrying a person on the pillion of his motor cycle, and the rider, George Barber, was fined a similar amount. Keith Wcbling and Co., Ltd. (Mr G. T. Baylee) pleaded guilty to permitting an unlicensed motor lorry to be used. Arising out of the same case David Owen (Mr A. C. Hanlon) pleaded guilty to driving the lorry without holding a license, and also to driving an unlicensed lorry. The defendant company was fined 2Us and costs, and Owens was convicted on the first charge and fined ss. On the second charge ho was convicted only. After evidence lor the prosecution had been given, a charge ol failing to allow right of way at the intersection of George and St. Andrew streets against Richard Harold Buffing fMr\f. G. Hay) was dismissed. —The Magistrate said it was ridiculous that the case should have been brought. For driving in a manner dangerous to the public LesTe Stewart was fined 40s and IDs cosL CYCLING OX FOOTPATH. Jack Hassock was fined 5s and costs for riding a bicycle on a footpath. MAINTENANCE. John Cloharty was proceeded against for a separation order on the grounds of failing to maintain his wife. Mr Baylee, who appeared for complainant, explained that the proceedings were taken in order that complainant could get The old age pension. She was not asking for maintenance. The order asked for was granted. COMMITTED FOR SENTENCE. John Alexander Graham was charged with stealing two cows, valued at £5, tho property of George Charles Fox, and stealing five cows, valued at £4O, the property of John Lament Font. Georgo Charles Fox, a dairy tanner, Dunedin, said that, on account of something he had heard, he inspected his stock, and discovered that two cows were missing. He had identified tho cows as his property. John Lainont Ford, a dairy iarraer at Pino Hill, said he had inspected his stock, and found that five cattle were missing. Three cows had been recovered, and he had identified the fourth. The fifth was slaughtered at Burnside. Accused had been living in his district for some time.

Detective Ailsopp said that on July 16 he interviewed the accused at Hillgrove. Witness obtained a statement to the effect that on Juno 21 he got two cows from Ford’s place and one from Fox’s. He drove them to Burnside. The following week ho took three more, and these were also sold at Burnside. Ho took another one, and sold it to a farmer named Peters. Accused said ho had taken the cows because he was out of work, and his creditors were pressing him. Accused had handed £6 over to him, which was all he had of the proceeds of the sale. Accused pleaded guilty, and was committed to the Supreme Court for sentence. Bail, self in £25 and one surety of £25, was granted. DANGEROUS DRIVING. Arthur Spurgeon Bond (Mr Hanlon) pleaded guilty to driving a motor car m a manner dangerous to the public in Rattray street, where he hit a cable car just above York place. Mr Hanlon said it was a wise of misjudgment of distance. Defendant had been driving for twenty-three years, and was a chauffeur. He had never had an accident, before. There was no suggestion of speeding. A fine of 30s and costs was imposed.