IN THE COURTS

Gisborne Times, Volume LXXI, Issue 11280, 9 August 1930, Page 6

IN THE COURTS

DANCE HAUL ROW

FIREMAN RESISTS ARREST

POLICE ROUGHLY HANDLER

BY CROWD

(Fresp Association-'

WELLINGTON, August 8.

Contradictory evidence was given-to-day' when Angust MacDonald, 2.7, a firemans was charged with resisting a constable in the lawful execution of his duty.. The charge was , the outcome of an affair outside a dance hall at the corner of Cuba and Vrvia.n streets on February 22, the police having attempted to arrest McDonald, who resisted violently, and. a- crowd took his part, and tlie’ police h e, ng rougli!t handled and accused getting away. He gave himself up a few days ago. Some witnesses > saidf he did not start the row but was acting the part of peacemaker. ■

" Ml-. F. Page, S.M.. sa'd lie did not look ’ifghtlv on resistance' of the police, iesneciallv in the face o f the hostile crowd such as was gathered that night-, and. imposed -a- sentence or three months’ hard labor. The ao»*V»sed was also fined £2 for assaulting . When Mr. Pago, said the license of the hall should be taken a wav, tho police replied that tli.s already liad lieen done. .

PRISONERS FOR SENTENCE

(Press Association.}

WELLINGTON, August, 8

The following prisoners were sentenced at the Supreme Court to-day: Edward AVilliam Roderique, two charges of .attempted assault on a- male, 12 months’ reformative detention on each charge, the sentences to he concurrent ; Clarence Edward Pucker, breaking and entering and theft, and breaking and entering with intent to commit- a crime, Borstal detention not exceeding three years.

DECLARED HABITUAL CRIMINAL

LONG LIST OF BREAKING AND ENTERING.

(Press Association.)

AVELLINGTOX, August, 8. John William McClure was sentenced'by the'Chief Justice, Sir Michael Myers, to five years’ hard labor on 12 charges- of breaking and entering and theft, two of breaking and entering with intent, and two of attempted breaking and entering with intent. He . was also declared an habitual criminal.

SEQUEL TO FRAMED BURGLARY

WOMAN DOAfESTTC PLACET) ON PROBATION.

(Press Association.)

HAMILTON, Aug. S. Pearl Audrey Bound, 21. a married woman employed as a- domestic, who was convicted of the theft of money from her employer at- Hamilton, on Monday, was sentenced to two years’ probation, a condition of probation being tl.Jat she - spend 12 months with her parents. The accused framed a- burglary, which prompt police investigations unravelled.

UNAUDITED TRUST ACCOUNT

SOLICITOR FINED £SO

(Press Association.)

HAMILTON, Aug. 8. A fine of £SO was imposed on Percy Herbert Bosley, a solicitor, of Rotorua, on a charge- of failing to have his trust account audited.

MAORI ADMITS PERJURY

committed fob sentence.

(Press Association.) NEAV PLYMOUTH. August 8.

Perjury was admitted by Pakei’ori Waiiti. known as Ted White, when he was charged on two counts before Justices at the Police Court. Waifara, yesterday. Accused was committed for sentence io the Supreme Court. Bail was allowed. White, a Pukearuhe native, committed the offences during his appearance on judgment summons proceedings before Air. B. \V. Tate, S.AL., at Waitara. The charges were: That, lining a witness on _Juue 0, he gave evidence on oa th in the open court that lie had not driven his car for six months, and that he was not at the Stratford races in January 1930. such assertions being known by him to be false, and intended to mislead the court; that on July 4 he committed perjury by falsely swearing. “1 did not drive my car through Urenui on •May 25 last. I am sure it is moie than three months since-I drove the ear. I was not. at the Stratford rapes in January IP3O. I did not draw a dividend on Monsogne. I was last there when Grand Lupin won.” These statements were made during a further hearing on the judgment summons.