COURT NEWS.

Manawatu Times, Volume XLVI, Issue 2166, 4 July 1922, Page 11

COURT NEWS.

YESTERDAY'S BUSINESS. (Before Mr J. L. Stout, S.M.) THEFT CHARGES. Arthur George . Barr was charged that on June 30. at Palmerston North, he did steal a set of stocks and dies valued at £6, the property of Robert Kirkpatrick. Accused pleaded guilty to the offence, and elected to be dealt with summarily. Detective-Sergeant Quirke, who appeared on behalf of the police, stated that the acidised was a hard-working young man, and prior to this lapse nothing was known against him. He, however, had succumbed to temptation and sold the tools for 30/-. The accused was very steady, and for several years had been supporting his mother and the family. His Worship stated that he would take into consideration the accused’s previous good character, and he would be admitted to probation for a period of twelve months. He would have to refund the money he received for the tools. In conclusion, His Worship •stated that he hoped the accused would make the best of the chance given him. Robert James Mitchell was charged with (1) the theft on or about Juno 29th, 1922, at Palmerston North, of two soft collars, a tie, a silk handkerchief, and a comb, of a total value of 13/-, the property of Sydney Richard Ryan; (2) with the theft of a silk handkerchief valued at 3/-, the property of Charles Alfred King; and (3) that he did steal a silk handkerchief and a watch, the property of C. E. Thomas. The accused pleaded guilty, and elected to be dealt with by the Magistrate. Detective-Sergeant Quirke stated that the accused, who was only 1(1 years and 3 months of age, had been an inmate of the Weraroa State Farm, and recently was licensed out to a farmer of Kiritaki. Pie left and came to Palmerston North. During his stay at an hotel he purloined the articles mentioned. When interviewed by the police the accused admitted the then The i ac i was not too old to return to the school. His Worship convicted the accused, and ordered that he be returned to the Weraroa farm. BOUND OVER. Charles Edward S. Elliott was bound over to keep the peace in respect to M. Richardson, of Tiaketahuna. An order was made that Elliott lodge a bond of £2 and His Worship stated that should'a breach of the peace occur again, defendant would have to forfeit that amount, and also lose his old age pension. CASE ADJOURNED. After hearing evidence for the prosecution in the case in which David Edmund Porter, of Shannon, was charged with being drunk while in possession of a motor car, an adjournment was allowed until July 10th, on the application of Mr M. H. Oram, who appeared on behalf of the defendant. POLICE COURT. At the Palmerston North Police Court yesterday morning, before Messrs E, L. Broad and C. F. Spooner, J.’sP., R. s. Abraham was fined 10/and costs for obstructing the cycle track in Church street with his motor car. Walter Turner was convicted and fined 10/- with costs 2/. for leaving his motor car in Church street without lights. F. and R. Campbell, chemists, of Feilding,was mulcted in the sum of 10/ and 7/- costs for signing a receipt without its being stamped.