TWO DAYS’FREEDOM WAS FAR TOO MUCH

Manawatu Times, Volume LIV, Issue 6945, 26 June 1929, Page 8

TWO DAYS’FREEDOM WAS FAR TOO MUCH

Police Court Cases

Tlie Palmerston North police were busy on Monday, judging from the prisoners before the Court yesterday morning. Soon Back. Discharged from a prison camp, after serving A sentence of IS months on June 22, William George Bac was arrested by Detective Barling and Constable Colbourno on Monday and appeared in the dock yesterday morning charged that on June 24 he did steal £2O, a brooch valued at 10s and a purse of the same value, the property of E. F. Jones and also that on the same date he did steal £6, the property of A. Nutting. Accused, quite a young man, pleaded guilty to both charges. Senior-Detective Quirko explained than prisoner visited a bedroom in a local hotel and removed a purse containing the money and brooch. Bac was seen leaving the building and when accosted returned £ls 10s.

Later in the afternoon he stole £0 during the course of a weight-lifting exhibition, the weight being a drunken man. The subject remarked on his loss and prisoner returned £5. Mr. A. McLavcy, who appeared for Rae, stated that his client was on his way to liis homo at Clive, Hawke’s Bay, when he fell in with a man at Taihape who had spent most of his life in prison. The pair started to drink and moved on to Palmerston North. The offenders had been _ committed under the influence of liquor. If accused was allowed to proceed to Clive, where he would be looked after by relations, he would voluntarily take out a prohibition order. “Those are cases where I will have to inflict terms of imprisonment,” said Mr. J. L. Stout, S.M. “Accused is sentenced to six months on the first charge and three months on the second, tho terms to be concurrent.” An order was made for tho restitution of £5 after Senior-Detective Quirke had informed tho bench that Bao had £l2 in his possession when arrested.

Salesman Sent to Gaol. Joseph Cecil Hayden was the next to appear in the dock. There were three charges. The first was that he did obtain three pounds of sausages, valued at Is Cd, by presenting a false order, purporting to be signed by one P. C. Jensen. The next charge preferred was that prisoner obtained a pair of shoes valued at £1 5s from a local firm on tho representation that he was a farm manager named Murdoch. The third was one of stealing a bicycle valued at £ll os, the property of A. Cooksley. Accused, who was arrested by Detective Barling admitted all charges. Hayden, stated Senior-Detective Quirke, had been working as a salesman but had been sleeping out. The bicvcle was one under hire purchase. “I am afraid it is a case for a term of imprisonment,” was Mr. Stout’s comment in sentencing prisoner to a month on the first charge and three months on each, of the others. The sentences are bo be concurrent. Idle and. Disorderly. Richard Corbett Carroll, who was found drank in King street and was given a night’s lodgings by the State, had a further charge of being an idle and disorderly person preferred against him. Sergeant Joyce informed the Bench that prisoner, who admitted tho charges had been hanging about the town in the company of undesirables and was always drinking. He had been warned out of town several times but ho had made no endeavour to get work. He was no doubt cadging drinks. j For accused, Mr A. McLcavcy, stated | that he had come to town from a job j and had scattered his money. Prisoner had also received £3O from an estate in Taranaki. This money had gone the same way. Prisoner had left counsel’s office tho day he was arrested to catch the train for Ohura but had fallen before reaching the station. If given a chance, he would leave right away for Ohura, an allegedly dry district. His client had 6s 4tl in his possession. t Mr Stout: I note you say allegedly.j Is thcro anything against him before? Sergeant Joyce: “He has a list.” On the charge of being idle and disorderly, Carroll was convicted and ordered to come up for sentence when called upon. For the breach of sobriety, prisoner was fined ss, in default 24 hours. Mr. McLcavey: “He won’t be able to catch the train with Is 4d.” Mr. Stout: “He will be, if he does the 24 hours.