NAPIER COURT

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XIX, Issue 29, 21 January 1929, Page 5

NAPIER COURT

(Before Mr. A. M. Mowlem, S.M.) TO-DAY’S CASES. The first sitting of the Court presided over by the Magistrate since the holidays was held in Napier today when a very lengthy list was dealt with. Owing to the police being unable to locate the principal witness. Joseph Coyle, who appeared charged with assault and robbery at Napier on December 27, was remanded to appear on February 4. I■:>•> 1 ■:>•> '» • allowed in his own recognisance of £5O. Oswald Charles Morgan, who appeared on remand, pleaded guilty to obtaining the sum of £5 by means of false pretences at Westshore on January I.—Detective Fitzgibbon stated that Morgan came into town during the holidays, having with him a good sum of money. He got drinking heavily, which no doubt was responsible for the offence. M hen away from drink he was a hardworking man. Following the holidays he was arrested on a charge of helpless drunkenness, having been in custody for a week for medical attention. The accused was ordered to come up for sentence within two years and to refund the sum of £5 within one month to Mrs. O’Sullivan. For failing to comply with the condition of his release on probation at Nelson, John Daly, who had just completed serving a sentence of 14 days at Napier for theft, was sentenced to three months’ imprisonment.

A pica of guilty was entered by Dennis Edward Richards and Stanley George Haward Jones to a charge of driving a car on the Awatoto road on December 10 without being the holders of motor drivers’ licenses.— After hearing the evidence His Worship convicted and fined Richards 10/and 10/- costs, and Jones 5/- and 1.0/- costs.

For driving a car without a rear light. Alexander Duncan Neal, who pleaded guilty, was convicted and ordered to pay costs 10/-. Patrick Mahoney pleaded guilty to negligently driving a motor-lorry in Edward street, Napier, and further, with failing to give way to a tramcar at an intersection.—Alter hearing the facts His Worship convicted Mahoney and fined him £3. with £1 3/- costs. John William Hogan, carrier, of Taradale, who did not appear, was charged with carrying a load in excess of the regulations allowed by the license.—A fine of £1 and £1 I/solieitor’s costs was imposed. Fines totalling £6 and costs £5 3/were imposed against Svenson and Co. for operating motor-lorries within the borough of Napier loaded in excess of the weight permitted by the regulations.

For using obscene language in Waghorne street on January 16, Owen Mulholland was sentenced to two months’ imprisonment. The accused stated that he was under the influence of liquor and had no knowledge of using the language which was of a most disgusting nature and used to two young ladies. As a sequel to the Tangaroa occurrence, E. Hewitt it. Derbyshire, O. Mulholland, .1. McKenzie, T Maddin «nd R. Farmer appeared charged with procuring lawlessness. Charges of intimidation and assault were also preferred against the accused, with the exception of Farmer. Mr L. A. Rogers, who appeared for all the accused, stated that as some of them were likely to join a Pacific boat during the week, he would like the case to proceed without delay. His Worship did not think that from the behaviour of the accused that they had shown much consideration in holding up the sailing of a boat. The application for an adjournment for one week was granted.

Herbert John Wing (Mr. Mayne) pleaded guilty to converting a bicycle to his own use on ’Xmas Eve.—Detective Sergeant Fitzgibbon stated Hint one of the messenger hoys from the Telegraph Department left bis outside a restaurant to go in for a meal. When he came out he found his machine missing. Two days later the accused, when seen, volunteered the information that he had the bicycle in question. The whole incident was just a foolish ’Xmas action without any criminal intention A fine of £1 and 13/- costs was inflicted.

A fine of £3 was imposed against Kathleen Cavanagh, who pleaded guilty to using obscene language in Owen street on ’Xmas Eve. On a further charge of assaulting her neighbour, for whi'-li a plea of not guilty was entered, the defendant was convicted and discharged.