COURTS AND OFFENCES

Hawera Star, Volume XLVII, 3 May 1928, Page 8

COURTS AND OFFENCES

DOCTOR CHARGED WITH INTOXICATION. (BY TELEGRAPH —PRESS ASSOCIATION.) AUCKLAND, May 1. Last) night, a motor car driven by a medical men mounted a safety zone in Queen Street and collided with the centre, tramway pole. This morning, before Mr. Hunt, S.M., the doctor concerned, who had spent the night in the police station, was charged with being intoxicated while in charge of a ear. He was remanded on bail of £IOO. On counsel's request the magistrate ordered that the accused’s name he suppressed in the meantime.

GOODS OBTAINED BY FALSE PRETENCES.

WELLINGTON, May 1

Daphne Jean Stanton, agedj 20, a married woman, but whose husband was stated by Tier to be in Sydney, got 12- months’ Borstal treatment today for obtaining two frocks, a skunk stole, a handbag, bead necklace, a brooch and a hat. to the total value of £43 Is 3d. from Abrahams Ltd., byre presenting herself; as the wife of a well-known person in Kilbirnie, and stating tha t she Would pay by cheque. When, recovered the goods. had depreciated by several pounds. She was admitted to probation for two years in January on four charges of false pretences. DRUNK WHILE IN CKHARGE OP A CAR. AUCKLAND, May 2. At the Police Court Sir Graime Lockhart, aged 31, ,was charged with being in a state of intoxication while in charge of a motor ear. He had his license cancelled for twelve months and was fined £SO, with an alternative-of three months’ imprisonment. THEFT OF MONEY ADMITTED. WELLINGTON, May 2. ; Thefts of amounts totalling £132 5s 8d from the Hutt Valley Power Board was admitted by a clerk, named Edgar Bulwer, aged 40, at the court to-day. The evidence stated that the accused was a meter reader and his duties were to read meters and collect money owing on accounts. Receipts had to bo given and duplicates taken for the board. It was discovered that a large number of consumers were in arrears, but many produced their receipts. Then it wasfound that accused had not mad© duplucatcs. The accused made restitution of £76 6s Gd, stating that this was the full amount taken, but subsequently other 'defalcations were found. The accused was committed for sentence. , . UNUSUAL CHARGES. CHRISTCHURCH, May 2. In the Magistrate’s Court, Harold E. Goggin, acting secretary of the Metropolitan Trotting Club and W. H. Mo Dougall, totalisation proprietor, were each charged “that on March 11 at j Oh i-iis.tehurch, being, a servant of the j New Zealand Metropolitan Trotting 1 Club, did unlawfully permit to be received an- investment on the totalisatoi otherwise than the totalisator itself. The cases were adjourned sine die on the application of . the Grown Prosecutor. .. .... MINERS FINEDWESTPORT, May 2. At the Magistrate’s Court this morning,. 338 miners were proceeded against by the inspector of awards for a. breach of the Labour Disputes Investigation ‘Act namely an illegal strike. They were fined £159 10s, plus costs. ADMITTED TO PROBATION. WELLINGTON, May 2. At the Court to-day Leonard Henry. Angland. aged 40, a painter, and Eldward Valentine Shramba, aged 34, a labourer, was sentenced for breaking and entering and theft. Angland was admitted to probation for two years .and Shramba for three- months.