MAGISTRATE’S COURT.

Manawatu Standard, Volume XLIII, Issue 245, 31 January 1921, Page 5

MAGISTRATE’S COURT.

THIS MORNING’S CASES

This morning’s sitting of the Magistrate’s Court was presided over by Mr J. L. Stout, S.M.

Florence Rolands applied for ft separation order from her husband, Joseph Rolands, and a maintenance order for herself and two children. 'I he orders were granted with 30s a week for complainant and 10s a week for each of the two children.' REGISTRATION OF A OAR. Richard Joseph Harper, for whom Mr Ongley appeared, entered a plea ot not guilty on charges of having the rear number of his car not easily distinguishable and of having failed to register his car. Constable Bell said he had been unable to read the figures which appeared to have been put on with red chalk. A garage clerk from Wanganui gave evidence to the effect that tho car had been delivered to defendant at Feilding, bearing the garage number, WIOOO, on a cardboard or wooden slab in red paint as was tho usual practice with the firm when delivering a new car to a purchaser. Mr Ongley submitted that the Act made it clear that, the person driving •the car was tho responsible party and there was no evidence that defendant was driving at "the time. On the other hand SemorScrgeant Fraser contended that it had frequently been proved that a master was responsible for tho acts of his servants in this respect. , . . . His Worship reserved decision. ALLEGED FALSE PRETENCES.

Alfred Jesse Burling was charged with having on January 3 obtained £ls from Alfred E. Pond by falsely representing that lie was in the employ of Robert Burling, ol Masterton, and that the latter had promised to finance him to the extent of £4O. Mr Cooper appeared for accused. .. Alfred E. Pond, proprietor of the Occidental stables, Palmerston North stated (hat accused accompanied by his wife came to the stables on tho afternoon of January 3 They were in a hurry to catch a tram and stated, both talking at. once, that Mr Robert Burling had promised to finance them to the extent of £4O and that accused had been to Alasterton to got it, but Mr Burling had been away at the Marlon races. Later they had found that lie. was staying at the Grand Hotel in Palmerston North, but as they wore in a hurry to got away, if witness gave them an advance ot i,to they would give witness an order for to present to Mr Burling that night, the order was written by Mrs Burling and signed bv accused, and it vvas understood that witness should take the other £lO as he had advanced Mrs Burling small sums previously while she was staying at his house. Sr the guest of his wife. Witness gave them ft cheque for £ls, which had since been debited to his account. On going to the Grand Hotel that evening witness found that Mr Burling had not boon there. On January 21 witness received £lo m .a nionev order telegram. This was after witS had been to the police and accused h tS Burling, farmer, of -Masterton, c a id that ho did not know accused but knew of him. Ho had never financed accused and ho was at home on January 3. 110 had not "been in Palmerston North about that time and. had never been to a men meeting in his life. , *To Mr Cooper: Accused was witne.... JoJ cousin. Witness did not know him P “S pleaded not guilty and was committed to the Supreme Court for frtal. Bail was allowed m one surety of £SO o two of £25.