COURT NEWS.

Grey River Argus, 19 April 1929, Page 8

COURT NEWS.

CHINESE GAMBLING FINE. WELLINGTON, April 18. A Chinese fruiterer, Wong Wai, aged 58, was fined £6O to-day for using his premises as a common gaming house. It was stated that a detectives raid showed that pakapoo had been played. The default was fixed at three months’ imprisonment. CAUGHT AFTER 15 YEARS. SYDNEY, April 18. Through the finger print system, the Sydney Criminal Investigation Bureau identified a man who escaped from the Central Station fifteen years ago. The man was arrested at Adelaide under a different name, and on a different charge to that preferred against him in Sydney m 1914.

WRONGFUL ARREST. MELBOURNE, April 18.

The Police Department agreed to pay the fare to New Zealand of Joseph Viseoe, a New Zealander, wrongfully arrested and detained as the result of the disappearance of Leslie Williams, the motorist, who was thought to have been murdered, bu‘ who eventually turned up at his home in Sydney. Viseoe feels aggrieved, and considers that he is entitled to at least £6OO as compensation.

SENTENCES PASSED. CHRISTCHURCH, April 18. The following prisoners were sentenced by Judge Herdman: — Thomas Archibald Hayes, breaking and entering at Timaru, one year 4 hard labour. ( Amy Donovan, making fraudulent: statement in connection with a postal packet, two years’ probation. p William llqrbori,' Shutt, indeceh 1 assault, five year.s at Borstal. ' WELLINGTON, April 18. <

Douglas Arthur Burnett, on nit charges of stealing postal paekq while employed as a postal officer, w ordered t.wo years’ detention in Bt stal Institution. Margaret Irene "Clark, who appeal for sentence on a charge of bigan, was ordered to come up for sente* if called upon within two years. Counsel stated that her first hb'tnd was a drunkard and waster, B the woman left him, coming to Vlington, where she received an oir of marriage, which she accepted. Bi parties of the latter union appeal happy, and hoped to find themseß in a position to marry in the nr future. SENTENCE FOR BURGLARY. HAMILTON, April 11, Three offences for burglary in Tn district were admitted in the Had ton Police Court to-day by Les Arthur Marsh, aged 21, who came frt England four years ago. He was c<( mitted for sentence for breaking probation order, and sentenced by t Magistrate Mr Wilson, to the Borst Institute for a period not exceedu MAN WHO KILLED BLACK.

LASH SENTENCE SUSPENDED. CAPE TOWN, April 17. . Strenuous efforts are being made t, avoid the infliction of lashes on thi Jewish former, convicted of eulpabli homicide, in connection with the deatli of a native. Application was made to-day to the Judge who tried the ease for a suspension, pending an appeal, on the ground that special entry wins not made of the jury’s recommendation to mercy. The Judge at first refused, but subsequently suspended sentence for a fortnight, pending an application to the Appellate Division.