MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

Manawatu Standard, Volume XLIII, Issue 1702, 16 December 1919, Page 3

MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

CHARGE OF THEFT. At (lie Magistrate's Court yesterday bft fore Mr J. J:. Stout; S.M.. Albert Whit? tombe was lvmaiieJi'd to Huntly to answer a charge of alleged theft, by-law oases. Minnie Bellworthy, charged with having ridden ;t bicycle, on the lootpath jn the Ksplanacio reserve, pleaded that she was a BttJrJiger 1 toPalmcrston North and did not know the by-law. Senior-Sergeant Frasor said that he considered notices should ho .posted at' eacli end of ( the footpath as a ivu'rplng to cyclisis. The .Magistrate concurred with the, suggestion, and convicted and discharged the uel'endant. . UichardS. Abraham, liildus K. Bergersen, Stanley Wells and K. H. Begg were each charged with leaving their motor tars in public placcis without lights, and were each iincdil with 7s costs. Luxford Petti, for having no Iront number on his car, was fined' £1 with 7s costs, and Fredrick Tlioifyns Lov'ejoy, for having no frpnt number attached to his motor cycle, was fined 103, with 2s costs. David llundy was charged with leaving a car with no front number in Coleman Place. Tho charge was withdrawn by the police, as further proceedings were to bo taken. William Urayhain, for a similar of'tonce, was lined £1 with costs 7s. A'iel Sorensdn, for riding a motor cycle with no front registration, was also 'charged with i ailing to register his machine in Palmerston. Senior-Sergeant Fiaser, 'who appeared for the police, stated that Sdrenseii's bike had been originally registered in Tauranga, but hud been, sold and resold several limes before it came into accused's hands. Accused was lined 10s and costs 7s on the first charge, while on the second charge ho was lined £2 with costs 7s. Samuel Andrew, for negligently driving a horse vehicle, pleaded guilty, and was lined £1 and costs. Peter Or, for riding a bicycle on the footpath, was fined 10s with 7s costs.

John Sweeney was charged with careless driVihg while in charge of the Tost Office mail van. Mr Cooper, who ippearecPfor the: defendant, asked that the case, be adjourned on account of the absence of witnesses for die defence.—Senior Sergeant B'raser appearing for the police, objected, on the ground, iliat lie was not informed of the 'proposed adjournment until about 10 o'clock this morning, and consequently had his witnesses on the spot. Quo of these, Mr Gif'foid Moore, solicitor, had come from Pa'nk'ukariki. I? was resolved to take Mr Moore's evidence and then adjourn the case until January 19th. —Mr Moore said that he had witnessed the 'collision at the cn'.'ier of Cuba and Rangitiki i streets between the| Post Office mail van and a motor bicycle, lie was standing in front of the Imperial Hotel at the time. He saw the motor bicycle coming across the street from the direction of the Royal Hotel, and instead of keeping to the left side of the street had cut round within a few feet of the right hand corner. The Post Oflice ear came. «p Rangitikei street and turned' into Cuba street to go to the mail box there. The bicycle'tried to cut in front of the van lint was too late and tlic van . struck it and passed over a wheel of the 1 cycle. The driver of thf> van had applied l his brakes. Mad the motor bicycle gone Ito the proper"side of the street Mr Moore . mainlined that the accident would not. I have occurred.—Cross-examined .Mr Moon; I sdid that the bike was going at about 15 ! miles per hour. —The case was then' adjourned until JanuiH'v 19. William George Charles Smith who was charged' with a like offence asked for an adjournment which was granted. STATISTICS CASK. Thomas Arthur Kf'rdie, butter and cheese factory manager of 'Ashhurst, was proceeded ituainst by. tiro' Inspector of Factories ou p. charge of neglecting to make answer to questions asked by the Government Statistician; and had a further charge made acains't him that lie did refuse to fi!! up and supply a form required in connection with the statistics. On the first charge defendant was fined £5 and costs 7s. while on the .second, he was convicted and discharged: OTHER CASES. Jeremiah O'Reilly, on a charge of drunkenness, was convicted end fined 10s. in detank zA hours' imprisonment. , John Quinn, who did not appear, had three -charges oi a breach of prohibition ord ; r "prollei'cd against him. Sergeant FitzPatrick Stated that on November 3 accusednad been found in the Railway Hotel with a glass of beer; on December 1 he was found in tin; Commercial Hotel. On the 27th of November constable Ferguson hud seen Quinn" in tin; Central Hotel.—Senior Sergeant'; Eraser-said that other charges were pending against accused.—On the iirst two, charge's Quihn 'was discharged,' but on yie third he was convicted to undergo" reformative treatment on Roioroa isiand for a period of three months. lleiiry P. Tucker, licensee of the Club Hotel, was' charged with having permitted drunkenness on his premises. ' Mr 11, R. Cooper appeared for the defence, and the case was adjourned until January 19.