COURT NEWS.

Manawatu Standard, Volume XLIII, Issue 293, 5 April 1921, Page 6

COURT NEWS.

MISSING BICYCLE RECOVERED. In the Magistrate's Court this afternoon, a young Hindoo named Natha Andrews appeared before Mr J, L. Stout, S.M., in answer to alternative charges of having stolon, or converted to his, own use, a bicycle valued at. £ls, the property 'of J. C. T. Salmon. Evidence was given by Mr Salmon and a constable from Levin regarding the, recovery of the bicycle-in that- town, where it- wa? in the possession of accused..., v _, jA "Accused staled un oath Tnit-lie'had pilr-' chased the bicycle from a man in - Pal-, merston North while he was’iu this .town for a week-end in search, of work. Accused stated that a taxi-driver witnessed the transaction and. the case Was' adjourned until to-morroW morning in order to allow accused an opportunity, of finding the; man in question. THREE MONTHS FOR THEFT. Charles Richard Neave Coutts pleaded guilty to having stolon a suit case and contents, valued at £l3, the property of Scobie Ryan. Tic also admitted having wilfully damaged a police cell. Senior-Sergeant Fraser stated that the man had stolen the property, from an hotel ?<t .Shannon,, and had been caught making off wit ii it. When locked up he had inflicted damage to-the extent of 30s to the cell, by breaking an article of furniture and chipping; 1 pieces of wood out of the door. Accused was sentenced to three months’ imprisonment with hard labour on the major offence. A conviction was entered in tho latter. REMANDED TO BULLS, With his,brother, Francis John Coutts, accused’was remanded to appear at. Bulls on Thursday, where the pair will -answer a joint charge of having, with intent to defraud, obtained goods valued at £1 5s Id from Mrs Russell, .storekeeper, at Kaka-ri.-vi, by falsely representing themselves a.s employees of the Kakariki Freezing Works. AIAINTENANCB ORDER! Jesso Warbcll Winslow was -ordered to pay 25s a week towards his wife’s maintenance.