POLICE COURT

Evening Star, Issue 20374, 4 January 1930, Page 10

POLICE COURT

SATURDAY, JAMTART 4. . (Before’ Mr E W. Bundle, . DRUNKENNESSv •• Thomas Henry “Biddle, a statutory first offender, was remanded till MondaT’ THEFT OF MATTRESS. Thomas William Holland was charged with steal)’"’ a mattress and pillow, valued; at 2t the property on Francis John Richai ..on. He pleaded Cameron said that the young man went to Tomahawk and got into a crib there,, apparently, with a key. He lived there for two or three days and when he went away ho took a mattress and pillow. ’He went to Timaru and was by some merry-go-round or side-show people when he was arrestedL In 1928, he was placed on probation on t#oT : ’charges of thefts He seemed tb resent any ■ kind of supervision. The accused was remanded in custody for a week for medical examination. ‘ ■

PROBATION OFFICER TO • REPORT. ; V. James. Bruce Christie Oldham pleaded guilty to stealing the sum of £7 ss, the property of Electrolux, Ltd. V . „ .. Chief-detective - Cameron said that the accused, who was just on twenty* one years of age, ’ nad. been .employed for the last three years by the Elec* trolux Company. On New -Tear’s Eve he bad possession of the back door key in order to, put. out the rubbish bin before he went off duty. He failed, to- return the key, Mid a little later, after the woman in charge of the office had gone home to tea, he went back to the. premises and took the money from the drawer. When the lady returned she discovered the theftr and communicated with Detective Jenvey, who went to the premises ■ and saw the accused. At first he denied' the theft, blit when _ the money was found in the lining of his coat he admitted the offence • He had. not ■ previously been before the court and ho had appeared voluntarily. ... _ • Mr Garbutt, tbe probation officer, said he would like an opportunity to go into the case. , . ’ . , The accused, was, remanded, inf custody till Monday. DISORDERLY HOUSE.

Winifred Clarice Napier appeared on remand on a charge of keeping a disorderly house. ' Mr W> Ward ap* peared for the accused; who pleaded guilty. After hearing the police statement and ; Mr Ward’s plea on her behalf, His Worship said the accused would be convicted and ordered to come up for sentence if " called bn within six months. on condition that she remained in' the Caversham Industrial Home during that time. A young woman, charged:with being, idle and disorderly in that She, had insufficient lawful means of support, came up in relation, to-the same case. Represented by Mr NeiU she pleaded guilty. Senior-sereant Quartermain said that although nothing much Was known against her she had been found in the place kept by. the last woman* However, she had had a severe lesson, and he wished to suggest that she should be given a chance. Sir Neill stated that up till the present she could be described as a gppd. She bad spent only two nights in the home of the woman Napier, and the conditions under which she was found suggested that she went there only to see a young fellow who was boarding there and with whom-she was keeping company. It was -possible.to plead not guilty- to the charge with some chance of success, but the fathe* thought it would be far better to have her convicted and ordered to come up for sentence if called up, for he thought that this would break ths association. The accused was. convicted and ordered to come ' up. for sentence -if called upon, .a condition being that she was not to go out at night : unless cccompamed by some member of her family., The name was suppressed. , „ Robert Wallace Turfus was also charged with, being an idle and disorderly person in- that he had insufficient lawful visible means’ of. sup* port. He pleaded. guilty. Seniorsergeant Quartermain said that the young , man had. respectable parents. His parents said that they, were -i unable to control him and they had been in communication with the police regarding his mode of life. For, some time he had been living in the house kgpt by the woman Napier. He was remanded in custody - till Monday -to enable the probation officer and child welfare officer io make % rppori.