COURT NEWS.

Grey River Argus, 18 April 1929, Page 3

COURT NEWS.

A YOUTHFUL ROGUE. HAMILTON, April 17. Three offences for burglary in Tirau district were admitted in the Hamil ton Police Court to-day by Leslie Arthur Marsh, aged 21, who came from England four years ago. • He was committed for sentence for breaking a probation order, and sentenced by the Magistra e, Air Wilson, to the Borstal for a period not exceeding two years. FAILURE TO REGISTER BRANDS HAMILTON, April 17. In the recent sheep stealing cases the police had difficulty owing to the failure of farmers to register brands. In order to impress on them the importance of obeying the law requiring registration, tt.v police to-day prosecuted Edwin Charles Shepherd, farmer, of the Huntly district, on two charges relating to failure t 0 register brands. Detective White said there was no reflection on the integrity of defend ant. Th e Magistrate, Mr Wilson, imposed a fine of £1 in respect to each charge. WELLINGTON SENTENCES. WELLINGTON, April 17. Air Justice? McCKregor to-day sentenced John Frederick Byrnand on two charges of breaking, entering and theft, to three years on each charge the sentences to be concurrent. John Pittar, for carnal knowledge, was convicted and ordc.reo to come up for sentence if cal! d upon within two is. Robert Campbell and Edwin John McNab, for attempted breaking and entering, -were sent to the Borstal for two years. Christey Lenehan, on two charges of forgery and uttering, received eight een months’ hard labour.

CHINESE CHARGED. WITH DEFRAUDING- COUNTRYMEN. AUCKLAND, April 17. Albert Hong JDuty. z 9, a. Chinese clerk, was remanded till April 24, on a charge of obtaining £5O from Sin Soo Young, by falsely representing hirequired £7O to pay to the Collector of Custon|s to obtain permission for Young to 'remain in New Zealand for four years. The police asked for substantial bail, statin** “Duk is a pi! Atty tricky gentieman, <wi wq’ve been looking for him for some time. He adopted the system of taking down other Chinese, anl othtir charges arc pending. Bail was allowed in one surety of and one personal surety of £2OO. ATTEMPTED SUICIDE. A MENTAL CASE. DUNEDIN, Apil 17. In the Police Court a young married man (name suppressed), the sou 'of a North Island clergyman, was charged with attempted suicidh, and with obtaining fom. George Walker, at Auckland, £3B by falsely representing that some furniture was his property. It was shown that accused suffer'Al injury at birth, and the Wa; hurt his mentality. He had studied as a medicail student, and alsjo a teacher. The Magistrate said that it was practically a border-1 in!/ case. Accused would be ordered to come up for sentence within twelve months, a condition being 4hat he. •entered a mental hospital as a patient. TIPSY MAN RESISTS ARREST. WELLINGTON, April 17. Charles Gear, wharf labourer, aged 29, when unde the influence of drink for© >d his way jnto a dance hall in Abel Smith Street "dthout pay ; ng, last night, and after being induced to go out, wajited to fight the police. In the Court, to day, he was fined £3 for disorderly behaviour while drunk, and £5 for resisting arrest, in default 21 days’ imiirisonment in each ease. INSURANCE CLAIM FAILS. AUCKLAND, April 15. Mr Justice Kennedy gave judgment in iho Supreme Court against two Dalmatians who claimed £1450 on a fire insurance policy. The claim was contested by the Australian Provincial Assurance Association on the ground that tha policy had been rendered void because plaintiffs when making their proposals for insurance, had not disclosed a risk which had already been declared by another insE r ance company.

THEFT CASE. ASHBBURTON, April 17. At the Police Court, Terence James Rose, 35, charged with stealing £2 was fined £lO, in default one month’s imprisonment. He was ord;’red to refund 7/6 foun ‘ in his possession, and pay 30/- expenses. HYDE PARK SCANDAL. EX-POLICE HEADS AWARDED DAMAGES. LONDON, April 16. In the action for libel brought by ex-Polic© Commissioner Sir A. Horwood and his assistant. Sir W. Childs, against the “New Statesmen”, in with the Hyde Park scandals, the jury awarded Horwood and Childs each £lOO d .mages, with costs.