COURT NEWS

Grey River Argus, 20 February 1932, Page 2

COURT NEWS

£2OO Fine FOR CARRYING ILLICIT WHISKY. tPer Press Association) INVERCARGILL, February 19. John Farquhar Mcßae was fined £2OO, in default 12 mouths’ imprisonment for conveying spirits on whica the full duty was unpaid. Accused took 17 bottles of whisky to a hairdresser’s shop, where it was seized. The prosecution stated that accused was the distributing agent for an illicit distillery. The magistrate expressed that he was equally culpable with the distiller A DEGENERATE NAPIER, February 19. Kenneth Impett, convicted of indecent assault on a male, was sen tenced by Judge McGregor to lour years’ imprisonment. His Honor said that he agreed with the police and the probation reports, that the. prisoner was a menace. 11. view of his past record, and notwithstanding the jury’s recommendation, to mercy, a term of imprisonment, was necessary. THE SOUTHLAND BOBBER* FOUR SENTENCED. INVERCARGILL, February 19. Maurice Patrick Duffy and William Leonard Brewer, were each sentenced by Justice Kennedy to fix e and a-half years* hard labour for breaking and entering the dwelling of a bank manager at Edendale. His Honor said that they entered the house, masked, and with loaded rifle and sandbag, and both the manager and his wife were attacked. Duffy had been pursuing a criminal course for some time and the attack was very violent. Brewer carried a loaded rifle with which he threatened the manager and wife, and attempted to gag her. His Honor said his past record showed that this crime did not stand alone. Both sentences were cPncurreuv with other sentences. Duffy and Thomas 'O’Connor. for freaking and ei tering the Majestic Theatre, were sentenced to eighteen months, hard In.bour, and eighteen months’ reformative detention re spec l ively Duffy was also sentenced to H* months' for breaking and entering the Regent Theatre, and on four char ges of receiving stolen property, ana years’ hard labour, ali concurrent. William Leonard Brewer, for theff cf the Ocean Beach payroll of £827. pleaded guilty, and was sentenced to two years’ hard labour. Thomas Harold Brewer, for re ceiving money, knowing it was dis honestly obtained, was ordered tw«vears’ reformative detention. FALSE PRETENCES CHARGE AUCKLAND, February 19. A middle-aged man, Philip Fielding Farn worth, was remanded today on a harge that on February 19, with intent to defraud, he obtained from Charles Luther Lee. £2<>, by falsely representing he would he paying the amount to two detective-sergeants as « bribe to arrange that a bookmaking business carried on by Farnworth and Lee would be free from prosecution. The Magistrate refused to suppress the name.

DISCHARGING OIL IN HARBOUR. AUCKLAND, Feb. nary 19. Henderson and Macfarlane Ltd., as agents for rhe Danish ship, Astoria and the Shell Company of New Zealand, as agents for the Norwegian ship Andrea, were to-day fined £2*s and £59 respectively for discharging oil into the harbour. It was stated that the first ship’s offence was due to a misunderstanding of the Danish officer’s order. The Shell Co. had done all that was possible to help the Harbourmaster. ILLEGAL MANNER OF SALE. WELLINGTON, February 19. Percy L. Brady was to-day fined £5 for disposing of shoes by means of chance, and £1 for obstructing the traffic in Willis Street. His manager, Allan Perry, was convicted and discharge'!. Odd shoes wore thrown into the street, so that people could claim mates. XIxLEGAJj ft'JLXi M UA.xi.iXKi iiv JN. WELLINGTON, February 19. Francis Richard Holtom, of Paekal.ariki, and Walter Leak, were fined £5 and costs Tor exhibiting a film at Plimmefton, when they were not hold prs of exhibitors’ license in respect of the hall. It was stated that the {■remises had been found unsuitable, Fnd that defendents were under notice to make a lean-to fireproof, but had shown before the work was done POET’S APPEAL. LONDON, February 18. The New Zealand writer, De Mon-t-alk (who was sentenced for obscene publication) has lodged notice of ap peal.