IN THE COURTS

Gisborne Times, Volume LXXI, Issue 11327, 3 October 1930, Page 2

IN THE COURTS

TOO LAZY TO DELIVER. 285 LETTERS YOUNG POSTMAN FINED £SO (Press Association.) CHRISTCHURCH; Oet, 2. ‘'‘Owing to your neglect and laziness you may have caused untold harm and suffering to - ninny people said Mr E. D. -Mosley, S.M., when dealing with George Douglas Often, 18, a postman,, who appeared on several charges of wilfully detaining letters. Often was convicted and fined £SO, in default a month's hard labor. • . “There' is no suggestion ot dishonesty”, said Chief-lie tee live Cafroll. '“Tho accused was employed as postman, and in his locker at the ofliee letters Hint should have been delivered .were found. The young man s explanation is that be pub tin? letters in the locker intending to deliver them; but wet weather followed and lie put it off until in the end he was afraid.-to deliver them.”

ALLEGED THEFT OF JEWELLERY VALUED AT i'2-KiO '. WELL-KNOWN JOCKEY AllBESTEI) (Press Association.) AUCKLAND, Oct. 2. Francis McGovern, -25, a jockey, was arrested in an hotel early this morning on a charge of stealing at Point Riper, Sydney, between September 3 and 13, from tho dwelling of John Sydney Eovill, one diamond and platinum brooch, other diamond jewellery, two suitcases, and two pairs of binoculars, of a total value of £2IOO. The accused was remanded fill October 9, a detective saving that an escort was coming from Sydney. Counsel asked that the accused's name be suppressed, saying that the charge looked ominous, but Ins . client had a complete answer to it. The magistrate refused suppression, and also refused to grant bail.