IN THE COURTS.

Gisborne Times, Volume LXVIII, Issue 10728, 27 October 1928, Page 7

IN THE COURTS.

‘WANTS A GOOD Hi LING

MARRIED MAN FINED £2O FOR INDECENT LETTERS.

(Press Association.)

AUCKLAND. Oct. 26

indecent letters sent through' the pest to an employee* of a city drapery firm were traced through the identification of the letter-paper used by employees of the Auckland HarborBoard to a harbor • gatekeeper, T. Griffin, who admitted the offence in the Police Court to-day. Griffin and complainant had been neighbors, and there had been a dispute between them over water on a section.

Mr. F. K. Hunt. S.M.. said they were horrible letters. “Griffin,’' ho added, “wants a good hiding. That’s what lie deserves. But for the fact that Griffin is a married man f would send him to gaol, fie will be fined £2O, in default three months’ imprisonment.” PAYMENT .INTO BANK OF TRUST MONEYS. (Press Association.; , ' CHRISTCHURCH,. O.ct. 26. ’ For "breaches of the Law Practitioners Act relating'to the -payment into a bank of trust moneys, Percival L. C. Inder, a. young .Christchurch solicitor, was fined £2O in the MagisCourt to-day. On a second similar charge Inder was convicted and discharged, Three cahrges against Samuel Ernest McCarthy, who was. formerly in partnership with Inder. were dismissed. The -charge* were brought at- the instance of the Law Society. The' Magistrate, Mr. E. D. Mosley, said McCarthy’s actions had been quite honest throughout and the information against him would be dismissed. With regard to Inder, he said:“l do not- want to inflict a heavy penalty, but I must inflict a penalty that will sliow young solicitors the necessity for observing the provisions of the Act.” INCOME TAX EVASION. ONE MAN FINED £ls'o. (Press Association.) WELLINGTON . Oct.'2d. Mr. E. Page. S.M.*. fined -William H. - Atkins °£2Y for, failure to furnish income returns for the year endec! March 31. Anthony Harper was fined a total of £l-50 on three charges affecting the last three, years. VALUELESS; CHEQUES. YEAR’S GAOL AND TWO YEARS’ DETENTION. (F’-ess Association.) PALMERSTON N.. Oct. 25. Stating that, the accused had. apparently been making a habit, of tilts class of offeime and that a severe penalt-v was necessary. Mr. J. L. Stout/ S M., sent Albert Frederick Clarice, with several aliases, to gaol for a year, to be followed with two years’ reformative detention. for false pretences. The accused issued a valueless cheque to a local storekeeper, receiving a loaf of bread and over £7 in chanae. The police stated that since 1921 the accused had keen going about the country committing similar offences, having been convicted 11 times. ALLEGED FALSE DOCUMENT. MAGISTRATE’S SEVERE STRICTURES IN FINING J.P. . '(Press Association.) " AUCKLAND. Oct'. 20. W. L. Roland, who is a J.P.. was fined by Mr. F. K. "Hunt. S.M.. today £5 -and costs oh a prosecution concerning an alleged,false document claiming a refund by a Dalmatian of benzine• tax,' the, docuine'nt. .. "being dated June'"3o iinstead of August 14. The magistrate said the explana-tion-made by Roland was absurd and that lie had no right to be a Justice of the Peace .at , all. '

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