POLICE COURT

Evening Star, Issue 23094, 21 October 1938, Page 10

POLICE COURT

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 21. '(Before Mr H. W. Bundle, S.M.) FOUND IN HOSTEL GROUNDS. Found behind a hedge in the grounds of Studholme House, a young man, •who was represented by Mr C. J. L. "White, appeared on remandl charged with being found unlawfully on premises by night. He pleaded guilty. Senior-sergeant Claasen said that the offence occurred on September 20. the accused being seen in the grounds by one of the students about 11.20 p.m. !A search was made, and he was discovered about half an hour later. The circumstances in which he was found did not suggest that he had been keeping a watch on any of the rooms occupied by the boarders. Unused to drink, said Mr White, the accused had become intoxicated with some friends, and he wandered into the hostel. Because of his condition he was unable to find his way back to the street. Both a past and) a present employer of the accused, and also his father, gave evidence of the accused’s sober and industrious habits. The Magistrate agreed with Mr White that a conviction against the accused might ruin hi* career. His Worship said there were special circumstances about this case. The accused had a brilliant scholastic record, his home life was impeccable, and there was nothing to suggest that he was near any of the rooms. Taking into consideration these factors, and. also that the accused had taken liquor, to ■which he was unused, Mr Bundle adjourned the case for 12 months. MOTORIST IN TROUBLE. James Arthur Scott, for whom Mr D, Salomon pleaded guilty to being intoxicated in charge of a motor car. Senior-sergeant Claasen said that at 12.15 a.m. on the Sunday following the elections, Inspector Archer saw 1 a car approaching on Anderson’s Bay road, and as it was without lights he turned and followed it. The defendant said'he did not know the lights were off, but on investigation he was found to he intoxicated. He was brought to the police station and was examined by the police surgeon, who certified that he was not fit to be in charge of a car. Mr Solomon said that the defendant was 46 years of age, and had been driving .a car since 1912. This was the first time he had been in trouble, and the first time he had ever been before a court. He went to the war with the ■Main Body, and served on Gallipoli and in France, Raving five and a-quarter years on service. Last year, when felling some trees, he suffered a serious accident, which necessitated the amputation of his leg. With the compensation he had bought a small business and a car. He had to have a car on account of the nature of his business. The only liquor he had consumed was part of a gallon of beer he had shared with three friends _at 5 o’clock. He had spent the evening listening to the election results, and it was some time after midnight when he was stopped by the inspector. It was not a serious case of intoxication by any means. The defendant was fined £ls, and ordered to pay medical expenses (£1 Is), his license was suspended, and he was prohibited from driving for 12 months, leave being reserved for application to he made for a removal of the suspension after four months, SUSPENSION j REMOVED. 'Application was made hy Sydney Tasman Smart, who was represented by Mr O. 6. Stevens, for the suspension of his driver’s license to be lifted. The Magistrate said leave had been reserved tor such application to he made after six months, and the removal of the suspension was granted. ON LICENSED PREMISES. For being found unlawfully on licensed premises James Hill was fined 8s and costs (12s). MOTORISTS DEALT WITH. A charge of negligent driving against Walter Allan Anderson Hansen, adjourned from July 22, was heard, and the Magistrate, that the report of Hansen’s driving since the hearing 'was satisfactory, he would be convicted and discharged. For failing to. keep to the left of .the roadway, Betty Roslyn Geerin and Albert Edward Murphy were each fined 20s and costs.

Colin Albert Stanley Horn, an unlicensed motor driver, was fined 5s and costs.

For being in charge of a motor car without proper lights, Frank Brunwin Moss was fined ICte and costs.

Arising out of the sale of a motor car, James Alfred Boreham was charged with having disposed of a motor, car to William Gilchrist Robb, failing within seven days to notify the deputy-registrar of the disposal and .name of the new owner. He pleaded guilty and was convicted and ordered to pay. court ‘costs (10s). Arising out of the same matter, Walter William O’Neill was fined 10s and costs for operating a motor car without the assigned number attached, and was convicted and discharged for operating a motor car without a warrant of fitness, and with being an unlicensed motor driver. William Gilchrist Robb was fined 40s and coste for failing to notify change of ownership of a motor car. Cyril Rhodes was fined 10s and costs for operating a motor car without a warrant of fitness. Parking on a prohibited area led to Thomas M'Cutcheon being’ fined 10s and costs. Gordon Michael Idour was fined 30s and costs for exceeding a speed of 30 miles per hour. For failing to comply with the terms of his goods license, William Walter Alexander Isaac Watt (Mr O. G. Stevens) was fined 5s and costs. Ho was fined 10s and costs for not carrying an inspection certificate. Two separate charges of dangerous driving in Anderson’s Bay road and Bridgman street respectively were admitted by Arnold Upjohn ‘(Mr G. T. Baylee). He was fined £3 10s and costs on the first charge, and £2 10s and costs on the second charge. John Arthur Beale and Archibald Frank Anderson, who parked their cars in front of theatres, were each fined 5s and costs. For travelling faster than 30 miles an hour along Anderson’s Bay road. Henry Gordon 'Berry was fined 20s and costs. Albert Lee was fined 5s and costs for parking his car so that it blocked a right-of-way. Merrin Sleeman Carter pleaded not guilty to a charge of negligent driving, and after evidence had been heard the defendant was fined £2 and costs (16s), and he was also ordered to pay witnesses’ expenses (8s).