POLICE COURT

Evening Star, Issue 21078, 15 April 1932, Page 1

POLICE COURT

FRIDAY, APRIL 16, (Before Mr H. AV. Bundle, S.M.) DRUNKENNESS. A first offender was fined 20s. in default twenty-four hours’ imprisonment. Albert Joseph Bell, a second offender, was so voluble that the magistrate thought he should be given a chance to get the drink out of his system, and he w r as remanded in custody till Monday' CHIMNEY FIRE. For allowing his chimney to catch fire, James Bain was fined 5s and costs. “ QUITE INCORRIGIBLE.” “ This young man is a young waster —he is an utter failure,” said Sub-in-spector Cameron, when Noah Ernest Legg pleaded guilty to unlawfully and without colour of right, but not so as to be guilty of theft, converting to his own uso a motor car, valued at £25, the property of John Henry Nedd. Mr Nedd, who was a missioner, left the car in a private garage near his home in North-east A r alley, the garage being locked, said the Sub-inspector. At 7 o’clock last night Mr Nedd discovered a strange lock on the door, and when he managed to open it found that his car was missing. This morning the accused was found in the north end in the car, with a yqung woman, and when questioned said that Mr Nedd had given him possession, which was not correct. The accused had been several times before the court. The Probation Officer said that the accused had had a good trial, but he had found him quite incorrigible. The Magistrate told the accused that probation seemed to have no effect upon him, and sentenced him to two months’ imprisonment. THEFT OF GRAPES. A youth pleaded guilty to the theft of grapes, valued nt 3s, the property of Harman Sountag. Sub-inspector Cameron said that the accused, who was nineteen years of age, and another youth went to Sonntag’s farm, and entered a glasshouse, where they helped themselves to a quantity of grapes. They were caught by Mr Sonntag, jun. "The complainant had been having considerable trouble, his glasshouse having been broken and grapes stolen. Tho accused said the glass was already broken, and ho merely put his hand through. The Magistrate adjourned the matter for six months, and said that if the accused’s conduct was satisfactory the case would probably be withdrawn. An order was made forbidding publication of the'name. MOTORISTS IN TROUBLE, iivo Cfirr was ..fined 10| and costs-for drii Jig "au ufiregistereijferaptor For failing to notify t|e change of ownership or a car, Coo!% Howlison, and Co, were fined 40s and'eosts. Ivan Smart was charged with being in possession of an unlicensed truck, and with being the,owner of an unlighted car. The charge of owning an unlighted truck was dismissed, and he was convicted without penalty on the (Staler charge. U Charges against Eric John Smart and Sydney Smart of being in possession of un lighted vehicles were dismissed. For driving motor cars without a license to drive John Carlisle Beale was fined 20s and costs, James Irwin Miller 10s and costs, and Redmond James Murtagh ss. Victor Tait and Alfred AValmsley were each fined 5s and costs for not having the prescribed lights on their vehicles. For a similar offence AVilliam Nerville Cleveland was convicted only. John Fuller, for failing to pay a heavy traffic license, was fined £1 5s Gd and costs. UNE3IPLOYMENT TAX. For failing to pay unemployment tax John AVhite was fined tho amount of court costs (10s). DANGEROUS DRIVING.

Charged with dangerous driving, William AValker was convicted and ordered to como up for sentence if called on within six months, a condition being that he obtain the consent of the police before using his motor cycle.