REMOVAL OF CARDS

Grey River Argus, 18 February 1942, Page 3

REMOVAL OF CARDS

From Military Register FURTHER REMAND FOR SENTENCE. IP.A. WELLINGTON. February 17. In the Magistrate’s Court to-day 'before Mr. J. L. Stout, S.M., Henry Joseph August Berthold, clerk, appeared for sentence on seven charges of wilfully deceiving the Director of National Service by removing ballot cards from the register. John Lamont Howard, musician, appeared for sentence on two charges of offering bribe to Berthold, and one of failing to report for military service. Hubert Edward Howard, Trentham Camp, and Francis Joseph Dwyer, hotel manager, each appeared for sentence on one charge of offering a bribe to Berthold. In all cases, a remand to February 24 was granted. Senior Detective P. Doyle said that two more cases would definitely come on next Tuesday. . Mr. W. G. L. Mellish, counsel for Berthold, applied for bail, which was refused.

"I think he had better stay where he is,” said Mr. Stout. Mr. R. I. M. Sutherland, counsel for J. L. Howard, opposed the remand in the case of his client. Howard, he said, originally came before the Court, charged with failing to report for military service, and he pleaded guilty to the charges with which he was faced. He saw no reason why imposition of sentence should be delayed. "I think there is very good reason,’’ said the Magistrate. (‘This is a series of charges, and I think they' should all be cleaned up and dealt With together. I may be wrong, but that is my opinion.” Counsel then referred to the length of time spent is gaol by J. D. Howard. "Any time he has been in gaol will be taken into consideration when he is dealt with in these offences," said the Magistrate. Bail was renewed in the case of Hubert Edward Howard and Francis Joseph Dwyer.