POLICE COURT

Evening Star, Issue 21783, 27 July 1934, Page 10

POLICE COURT

FRIDAY, JULY 27. (Before Mr H. W. Bundle, S.M.) GRAVE CHARGE. Christopher Robert Robinson was charged wifli committing incest at Mount Cargill. The accused was represented by Mr J. G. Warrington. Chief-Detective Young asked for a remand until Friday next and this was granted. The accused asked for bail. The Chief-Detective: I strongly object to bail being allowed in view of the nature of the offence, Inch is admitted. Bail was refused. THEFT OF LETTER. A woman, the publication of whose name wa,s suppressed, pleaded guilty to the theft of a letter and postal notes of the value of £2 2s. Chief-Detective Young told the court that the postal department had received a complaint that the letter in question, containing the postal notes, had not been received by the addressee. Inquiries were made, and it was found that apparently the letter had been wrongfully delivered to the accused because of the similarity of her name to that of the addressee. It was found that the accused had cashed two £1 postal notes and one for two shillings about the time the letter was missed. When interviewed, she admitted having opened the letter and using the money. The accused was admitted to probation for twelve months, restitution to be made as directed by the probation officer. His Worship said that he thought it was in the accused’s own interests that the court, on its own initiative, should properly prohibit publication of the name. An order was accordingly made for suppression of the name. NO LICENSE. Samuel Patrick pleaded guilty to a charge of conducting the business of a second-hand dealer without a license. The Chief-Detective said that the defendant and his sons had a shop in South Dunedin, and, among other things, bought and sold second-hand bicycles. One of the machines bought by the accused had been stolen previously but the police had been unable to trace the person who sold it. Mr Young emphasised the necessity of strict compliance with the provisions of the Second-Hand Dealers’ Act. . His Worship agreed and fined Pat£3 10s and costs. MAINTENANCE. Robert Kiimaird admitted that he was in arrears of a maintenance order at Obakune to the extent of £267 10s 6d. Examined by the magistrate, the defendant said that when he loft the North Island he did not change his name but “ merely spelt it -differently— C-u-n-a-r-d.” Senior-Sergeant M'Lean; When you were arrested at Roxburgh as the result of a drinking bout you put up a long struggle? Kinnaird: No, a sliort struggle! Kiimaird was remanded in custody for a week to .enable further inquiries to be made. UNLAWFDLLY ON PREMISES. George Strode, Frederick Kitto, and Albert Southey, all of whom appeared voluntarily, were each fined 10s and costs (3s), for being unlawfully on licensed premises after hours. UNLICENSED RADIOS. For being in possession of unlicensed wireless sets, Alexander Thomas Blyth, Alfred Sydney Clarkson, John Couser Little, and Walter Ernest Scott, were each fined 5s and costs. CHIMNEYS ON EIRE. Percival Barker and John Miller were fined 10s and costs, and Ruth Melser was convicted and discharged, for allowing chimneys to catch fire. MOTORISTS’ OFFENCES. Arthur Cyril Edward Wills vas fined £2 10s and cost for crossing the railway line at Rattray street when it was not .clear. Malcolm Campbell was charged with operating an overloaded lorry, and, on a further count, overloading the lorry on the steering axle. He was fined £1 and costs on the frst charge, and convicted without penalty on the second. Arthur Ernest Fowler was lined 10s and costs for using an unregistered tractor on the Main uth road. Charged with being the unlicensed driver of a motor cycle, Harold Clifton Clay was fined ,5s and costs. For being in charge of an nnlighted motor cycle at night, Allan Wood Davie and Eric Wilbur Hanson were each fined 5s and costs. Percy D. _ Ralston, charged with being an unlicensed motor driver, was fined 5s and costs. Harry Douglas May and Walter Wai Watt wer fined 5s and costs (3s) for operating motor vehicles without the necessary lights. Similarly charged, George Alfred Brooks was fined 5s and costs (10s). Alan James Souter was fined 20s and costs for operating an unlighted motor lorry at night. James Allan Crawford pleaded guilty to a charge of dangerous driving, and was fined 30s and costs. CHARGES DISMISSED. A charge of having a lorry loaded in excess of the load authorised by his license was preferred against John Watson Maxwell (who was represented by Mr P. S. Anderson). The magistrate dismissed the charge, stating that the case would probably serve as a warning to the holders of goods’ services that the terms of their licenses must be observed. Albert Sayer, for wfiom Mr J, G. Warrington appeared, pleaded not guilto to a charge of failing to give way to traffic on the right. Evidence was heard last Friday, the case being adjourned until to-day, when after hearing further evidence the magistrate dismissed the charge.