POLICE COURT

Evening Star, Issue 19893, 15 June 1928, Page 9

POLICE COURT

FRIDAY, JU.Nii Jo(Before Mr H. W. Bundle, S.M.) ADMITTED TO PROBATION. On a charge of tho tlielt of a metal watch, valued at 9s Cd, Henry 'William Charles Morrison appeared for sentence. Chief-detective Cameron said the watch was taken by accused from bis wife’s grandmother’s plate. It was recovered in the possession of Morrison. The Magistrate, who said the Probation Officer reported that Morrison had not been in good health, convicted and admitted him to probation for twelve months. AFTER HOURS. No excuse was offered by damps Francis Moore for being found on the premises of the Metropolitan Hotel after hours, and he was fined 20s, with costs. CHIMNEY FIRE. For suffering the chimney of her house' to b© on fire Sarah Fitzpatrick was fined ss, no costs. , FAILED TO STOP James Montgomery Cowley pleaded not guilty to failing to stop his motor car at the signal of a constable, evidence being given by the police that defendant had stopped at first behind a tram car, but when the car went on defendant went on against the signal. Defendant said that he thought tho constable had given him the signal to pass on. A fine of 20s and costs was inflicted. UNLIGHTED VEHICLES. John Reddington, for cycling at night without a light, was fined 5s and costs, Albert Saver and Kenneth Wilson .were charged with being in charge of

unlightcd motor vehicles at night and wore each fined 5s and costs. Lindley Kennedy Murrnv was r ;~H 5s and costs for failing to hayo a light on a stationary motor car ai mgiu . WENT IN FOR DRINK

When James Crust was found on the licensed premises of the Terminus Hotel after hours on .lone 1, ho frankly admitted that he bad cniif)'i for a drink, and when charged with being unlawiuliy on i.uic... , . ... • ■ after hours lie pleaded guilty and said that he had been working late, that night. He met a friend and, as it was a “freezing night" they went in to try to got a drink Defendant was lined 20s and costs, an application for suppression of the name being refused. MIS APPROPHIATION A LLEGED. John Jeffrey was charged with haying received £1 2s from Charles William Findlayson on terms requiring him to account for same to tho General Assurance Corporation, and he did frandently omit to do so. Mr J. B. Thomson (instructed by Mr J. Stevenson) appeared for the accused and asked for a remand for a weed?, which was granted, bail being allowed in self of £25 and one surety of £25, conditional upon the accused reporting daily to the police. DANGEROUS DRIVING. Alexander Marshall pleaded not guilty to the dangerous driving of a motor vehicle on May 23. Alexander Henry Barrett said that at the corner of George street and Frederick, street, at 11.20 p.m., he observed a ear travelling along George street which he estimated at a speed of from thirty-five miles to fifty miles an hour. The car endeavoured to take tho corner of Pitt .street, but after J&st missing witness, it came to a stop near Knox Church. It was a Red Bam! taxi. Constable O’Callaghan said that it

was impossible for him to oslinialc tho speed of the cur, though it "-as excessive. When questioned on the mutter later, defendant said the car was unable to do as much as from forty to fifty miles an hour, though he did not deny speeding. Defendant said that when he was about to turn into Pitt street ho was not doing more than twenty-livo miles an hour. His lights swung on to Barrett, and ho swerved in order to pass him. The Magistrate said that from tho evidence it appeared that defendant was going too fast, and ho was tim'd 20s and costs, and ordered to pay witness’s expenses (10s).