COURTS AND OFFENCES

Hawera Star, Volume XLVI, 7 September 1926, Page 9

COURTS AND OFFENCES

ABSENCE OF CRIME AT MASTER TON.

(BY TELEGRAPH PRESS ASSOCIATION.) MASTERTON, Sept. 7. The Supreme Court sittings opened to-day, Mr. Justice Ostler presiding. There were no criminal cases, and the Judge was presented with a. pair of white gloves. His Honour congratulated Masterton and district on the absence -of crime, which was no uncommon thing. POUR, MONTHS FOR FRAUD. CHRISTCHURCH, Sept. 7. Alfred Genet was sentenced to four months’ hard labour to-day on a charge of fraud. The police said the accused went round selling art union tickets and did not account for the money. He obtained the tickets under a false name.

-SERIOUS CHARGE AGAINST WOMAN.

WELLINGTON, Sept. 7. The ease against Elizabeth Ana Wylie, married, aged 49, of unlawfully using an instrument on three married women, with intent to procure a certain result, was continued before Mr Page, S.M., to-day. The court was cleared.

Allan Mangusson, hotel-keeper, aged 62, gave' evidence. To counsel he stated that he was not giving evidence to escape possible arrest. He understood the police knew what he was 'going to say. Mr Page said he thought that if an undertaking had 1 been given not to prosecute, as suggested by counsel, it should be stated. The chief detective said that application had been made. The accused pleaded not guilty, reserved her defence, and was committed for trial, bail of £309 in two sureties of £l5O each being allowed. SUMMONSES WITHDRAWN.

WHANGAREI, Sept. 7. At the Magistrate's Court, before Mr Cut-ten to-day, the adjourned hearing of summonses against 149 miners from Wilson’s eolqiea’ies, Hikm-angi, who had been cited for taking part in an 'alleged unlawful strike, was resumed.

The inspector announced 1 that the Miners’ Union, officials, on behalf of their members, had given the 'Minister of Labour an assurance -that they woo'd not repeat the offence, and expressed regret. Under the olr cum stances, Be asked for leave to- withdraw the summonses. This was granted.