MAGISTRATE’S COURT

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXX, 13 March 1936, Page 2

MAGISTRATE’S COURT

The following cases were dealt with in the Magistrate’s Court to-day by Mr T. E. Maunsell, S.M. : Cyril Humphrey Nieoll was charged with stealing an electrolux valued at £7 10s, tlie property, of Teresa Allsopp. Detective J. McLeod said that defendant was given a cleaner to sell by a Pahiatua resident. He had taken the cleaner away, sold it and disappeared. He had not accounted for the money or the electrolux. The money, £7 10s had been refunded to complainant since the information was laid. Mr W. C, Harley appeared for defendant, pleaded guilty, and asked for probation. Defendant was admitted to probation for two years, a special condition being that he observe his prohibition order and take out another when that expires. Albert Edward Snowden, represented by Mi J. R. Kerr, pleaded guilty to a charge of using threatening words to Edward Woodward. He was fined 10s, costs 10s, was bound over to keep the ■peace in the sum of £2O, and was ordered to come up before the Court in six months if called upon. On a charge of using obscene language lie was convicted and discharged. William Arthur Westrupp. was charged with failing to give way to the right at an intersection when driving a motor vehicle.

Traffic Inspector C. E. Parkinson said that an accident occurred at the corner of Hampden street and Wainica- road, and Westrupp had failed to give way. Frank Gorrie in evidence said that he was driving his motor cycle slowly along Hampden street in an easterly direction, and when he was, almost across the road a motor cycle driven by'Westrupp struck him.

The Traffic Inspector said that defendant was understood to be an ambulance driver, .‘in Wellington, over 'here ion holiday. There was too much of failing to give way. The Magistrate fined Westrupp £2, costs 13s, and the conviction was endorsed on the license. E. Williams for riding a cycle at night without a light was fined £l, costs 10s. For driving a heavy vehicle with no reflector attached Herbert Hall was fined 10s, costs 12s. Selwyn Winston Whibley was charged that on 13th February ait Appleby he drove a car in such a manner that having regard to all the circumstances of the case was dangerous to the public. Mr C. R. Fell for the Country Traffic Inspector said that defendant was driving a borrowed car from Mapua to Nelson, and as he came to the Nelson end of the Appleby Bridge lie van into the leading horse harnessed to a drav which was being used at a gravel crusher recessed from the road. The horse was severely injured. Anyone reaching the bridge could see the horses 550 feet away. After striking the horse defendant vent on 70 feet before he stopped. Defendant had no license. Mr J. R. Kerr for defendant said that he could only explain the accident by saying that defendant was not used to the car and became confused. Certainly no one would run into a horse deliberately. A fine of £3. costs £1 6s was imposed.