MAGISTRATE’S COURT

Manawatu Standard, Volume LVI, Issue 142, 18 May 1936, Page 8

MAGISTRATE’S COURT

SUSTENANCE CASES. Mr J. L. Stout, S.M., presided over to-day’s sitting of the Magistrate’s Court. Several men appeared charged with obtaining sustenance by means of false statements to the Unemployment Department. Kcre Carter, of Shannon, for obtaining £2l 6s was ordered to repay the amount with costs 10s, in default two months’ imprisonment with hard labour, the warrant to be suspended as long as £1 a month is paid. Thomas F. Jamieson, of Shannon, for obtaining £24 IQs 6d, was treated in the same manner, default being fixed at two months’ imprisonment. Another Shannon resident, Victor V. McEwen, who received £l7 12s 6d from the Department, was also ordered to pay back the amount, default being fixed <nt Leonard A. Newdick, for making a misrepresentation which gave him £3 15s to which he was not entitled, was ordered to repay the amount, in default 21 days’ gaol. Default was fixed at one month in the case of H. IV. Oldham, 1 who obtained £3 12s by misrepresenting a statement to the department. TRAFFIC BREACHES. C. L. Keating (Mr Rowe) pleaded guilty to failing to give a signal to turn. This arose out of an accident which occurred in Rangitikei Street and resulted in a car following defendant’s vehicle swerving off the road and colliding with a tree. The fine was fixed at £2 with 10s costs. R. W. M. West (Mr Grant), the other driver concerned in the accident, was charged with negligent driving and pleaded not guilty. After evidence had been heard he was fined £3 with costs. Failing to keep a vigilant look-out when crossing the-railway lines cost J. Walker £2, and 3s costs. Two charges, brought by the Kairanga County Council, alleging failure to comply with the building regulations, saw Kenneth McKelvie Duncan fined £2 on each charge, with 24s costs. DISTURBANCE AT DANCE HALL. Percy Sieverts was charged with using obscene language in a public place and also with assaulting Harry J. Sutton. He pleaded not guilty and Senior-Sergeant Moriarty explained that defendant had caused trouble at a dance hall. When refused admission he had used insulting language to the doorkeeper and had subsequently assaulted the manager as. he was leaving the entrance. Complaints about defendant’s conduct had been made beforo and three times lie had been refused admission to the dance because on his first visit he had attempted to secure a fight in the hall. Evidence was given by ill' Sutton as to the language used to the doorkeepci and of the subsequent assault. Defendant had jumped on to witness and had put a headlock on him, both falling into the gutter. The police had l>een notified, said witness, who added that defendant had been under the influence of liejuor that, night as he had been on previous occasions when 1 seeking admission. Defendant denied that ho was drunk, hut the doorkeeper, from the box testified that defendant had had liquor. lie also alleged that an aggressive attitude was adopted by the voutli. , „ ~ Defendant denied all the allegations from the box, stating that ho had not used bad language and had jumped at Sutton more for self-protection than anything else. Defendant called a witness to say that he had been practically next to the doorkeeper but had not heard any bad language. . . , Air Stout said there was no doubt defendant was going around making a nuisance of himself. Ife pointed oat to defendant that he could not have people like him or his friends going about causing trouble. The Magistrate added that last, year he had i issued a warning following trouble at 1 a dance that he would not have youths : doing so in future. . Defendant was fined £2 with costs ■l6s in default fourteen days’ imprisonment on the charge of using obscene langauge. For the assault defendant I was sentenced to It days’ hard labour without the option. REMAND GRANTED. Joyce Beverley Barker, of Palmerof Palmerston North, was charged with attempting on May 16 to defraud the Premier Drapery Coy., Ltd. of two dresses of a total value ot £7 14s 6d. Detective Barling stated that accused had communicated with i the store stating that the dresses uere

for a resident of Featherston Street. She said she would call for them, but later sent a chil dto collect them. The firm, however, had become suspicious and the police were called in. The delivery to accused was witnessed. The detective added that the accused, who was 18 years of age, had given previous trouble. The Magistrate remanded accused until Wednesday, when a report from the probation ojfficer will bo produced.