MAGISTRATE’S COURT

Grey River Argus, 20 June 1933, Page 2

MAGISTRATE’S COURT

YESTERDAY’S CASES. Air. W. Meldriinh S.M., dealt with the following cases at the weekly sitting of the Magistrate’s Court at Greymont h, yesterday. AFTER HOURS. Pour first offenders found on licensed premises after hours were each convicted and ordered to pay costs. One second offender wa-s convicted and fined £1 and qosts. For drunkenness, an offender convicted three times previously in the last six months, was convicted and fined £l. WANDERING STOCK. John Joseph AlcGrath was charged by Thomas Merriman, poundkeeper, of Runanga, with allowing a ba.y mare to wander in McGowan Street on May 10th, and was convicted and fined 5/wilh costs. For a similar offence on April 11th, John Sweeney was similarly dealt with. Expenses of the informa-nt amounted to 13/-. ALLEGED FRAUD. Appearing on remand, George Rossi jChampion, 31, was charged that onl' | April 1, at Greymouth, with intent to defraud, he obtained from Lawn and Fleming £l/17/6 in cash, and collars ■ valued at 2/6, by means of a valueless cheque for £2/0/6. | On the application of Plain Clothes Constable Hay, accused, was further reLnanded until this morning. CROSSED LINE WHEN NOT CLEAR | William Frederick Harley was chargvd that at Greymoulh on May 22 being the driver of a, motor car proceeding' along tin l Brunner Road in the Mawhera Road crossing did attempt to cross tin* railway line when the same was not cle::.r. Defendant • lid not appear. I Evidence was given by Allan Marshall, engine-driver, that when shunting in the yard in Mawhera Quay on Alay 22, he saw defemla.ut approaching the crossing in his car and then strike the engine .jyhich was stationary. waiting for the points to be I shifted. f Defendant was convicted and fined • 10/-, with costs 10/-. MAINTENANCE UNI’AID. ) , Joseph Johnston (Mr. M. B. James) was charged with failure to pay maintenance on an order made against him on February 2‘Jth, 1932, at the rate of 12/6 p»'r week, the arrears of which to May 22, 1933, amounted to £5B 6/6 Defemlr.nt applied for variation of the order. Senior Sergeant (’. E. Roach appeared for the Education Department. He stated that not one I penny had been paid by defendant. I n thi‘ course of his evidence, John- ’ ston stc-ted that he had earned £l2 from th< County Council on a contract job. and £6 of this amount had gone t<> pay arrears and fines in connection with the Unemployment levy. He 1 lived with his people at Kaiata, and I had travelled round with his brother I and the. race horse Eaton Hall, his brother, who owned it, just paying his 1 After hearing the evidence of John--1 ston, the Magistrate said he was quite > satisfied that if defendant w::-s able to travel round the country xvith a ’ racehorse, he was able, to support the ' | child he had brought info the world, t J Defendant would bo convicted and sentenced to one month’s imprisonment, i warrant not to issue so long as dei fondant p;-id £5 into Court within i seven days, ami the balance at the rate of £1 per month. The applica- , tion for variation would be adjourned I for three months.