LAW AND POLICE.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXXIX, Issue 12068, 11 September 1902, Page 7

LAW AND POLICE.

„ *>. •■ POLICE COURT NEWS. JIESSKS. Luuest Fohd and J. ATKIIS", UP.'-, presided at the Police Court yesterday. Drunkenness: Four first offenders were convicted and discharged on payment of ' * costs, and William Belts wag fined ss, or in'default ?A hours' imprisonment. John Charles McAuley was fined 20s, or in default seven days' hard la Dour, for his third oifenco within six months. Theft of a Ring: Geo. Sulla, alias Jure, a young man, for whom Mr. Alexander appeared, denied the theft of a gold ring, valued at 255, the property of Arthur Tate, JCato said that on the- 6tli nit. he met accused in Wyndham-street and allowed him \o try on a ring that he (witness) was wearing. Witness was then oiled away, and said he would get the ring from the accused later on. Witness afterwards made several attempts to recover his ring from tho accused, without result. Geo. Bonovitch said accused sold the ring to him for 10s. The defence raised was that Tate owed accused money, ami that the ring was held, as security. Tate denied this to the Court. A fine of 40s and costs, !'/>, was imposed, or . in default 11 days' hard labour, and the ring ordered to bo returned to the owner. Remanded: John Quint) was charged with theft, in that, having received tho sum of from one Elizabeth King in terms requiring him to pay the same to .John Raphael Lundoii, did fraudulently omit to pay the same. There was a second like charge .in respect of the sum of 14s. Mr. Recti appeared for accused and asked for a remand. He said Hie case was simply a. matter of accounts between the parties, and that it was necessary to go into the question with his client. Chief-Detective Grace objected, and said the remand was with a view to defeating the ends of justice. A remand was granted till Tuesday next, and accused allowed bail in 0119 surety of £20. Walter Frances Swift was remanded till the 15th ins'., on a. charge of that on January 15 last at .Auckland, being adjudged a bankrupt, be did, between November 19, 1901, and December 11, 1901, in incurring : it. debt and liability for the sum of £23 lis Bd to one John Jones obtain credit from the latter by false pretence. Bail was allowed in one surety of £50. Withdrawn: Charges against John Chtirton of breaches of the Auctioneers Act were withdrawn by leave of the Court, Mr. J. R. Reed, who appeared for the prosecution, intimating that tho matter had been settled. Committed for Trial: A young woman of respectable appearance named Minnie Godwin, alias Goodwin, was charged with tho theft of a quantity of miscellaneous household articles, of the total value of £13 13s 6d. the property of Horace Simpson. Evidence in support of tho charge was given by Horace Simpson, who said accused had taken the articles while in his employ as a domestic servant. Accused told the Court that Mrs. Simpson bad told her on entering the Simpsons' service that a number of articles were stolen by 9 previous servant, who was now in Rotontit. Accused maintained that she was now charged with the theft of these articles, and that others mentioned in the charge had been purchased by herself. Sho admitted to Chief-Detective Grace that she was at present under probation for 12 months foi theft. Accused was committed for trial. Committed for Trial: Two young men, named Charles Arthur dandelion and Bernard Ganderton, were charged that on August 25 last, at Onehunga, they did steal from tho dwellinghouso of one Francis Gregory Welsh two pairs of silver sugar tongs, eight forks, 2?, silver-plated spoons, one silver-plated sugar basin, six silver tea spoons, one pair of salt spoons, one carving knife and fork, and two tweed coats and vests, of the total value of £0, the property of Francis Gregory Welsh. ChiefDeteetice Grace prosecuted. Francis Gregory Welsh, an elderly man on crutches and minus a leg, a settler, residing at Upper Queen-street, Onehunga, said on the evening of the 25th ult. the accused came to his ' house and had some music and entertainmem in the front room. During this time one of the accused left the room and was absent for a short period, and was followed by his brother's retirement on his return. After a while Arthur Ganderton suggested an adjournment to the adjacent hotel for the purpose of obtaining a drink. While ! proceeding down the road one of the ac- i cused said he must leave, as he had to go and catch a 'bus. Witness accompanied the remaining accused, Arthur Charles Ganderton, to the hotel and parted with him there after having a drink. Witness returned to his home and next morning missed a number of article; (produced in ' Court). Witness valued the articles at £12. Lauri Solomon, assistant pawnbroker to Mrs. Levy, carrying oh business in Victoriastreet, said that a portion of the goods produced were pledged with him. Liko evidence was given by John Mendoza, pawnbroker. Detective Hollis also gave evidence, and deposed to recovering a quantity of the stolen property. Both accused pleaded guilty on being eharged, and were afterwards committed to the Supreme Court by Mr. 11. W. Brabant, S.M., for sentence. Another Charge: Arthur Charles Ganderton was then charged with the theft from the. person of Francis Gregory Welsh a gold watch valued at £6. Chief-Detective Grace prosecuted. Webb, deposed that he. " was proceeding down the road to the hotel 1 in company with the two Gandertons when the accused remarked that it was a cold night and offered to button up witness top coat. This he allowed accused to do. On removing his coat on his arrival home, •iter parting with the accused, witness ! • missed his watch. He identified the wat■■ - produced in Court as his property. . omi 1 Mendoza deposed to advancing accused ~<- 'on the watch. Detective Hollis deposed to tracing and recovering the stolen property, and said accused admitted tho theft when arrested. Arthur Charles Ganderton was then further charged, with stealing frja the dwellinghouso of Hcttie Whitehead a suit of clothes valued at £5, the property ci Charles Edward Dumper. Chas L .Dumper, 1-rocer, said he missed the lothing reduced) from Whitehead's Coffee , I Mace, where he was staying. After hearing turther evidence accused was committed lor • trial on both charges. (Before Mr. R. W. Brabant, S.M.) A Stowaway: William Kay, a trocrcr, lately belonging to the Australian lf:n•monwealth Horse, remanded from Jno l -/ on a charge or travelling hereon Sydney . and Auckland by the i.s. Waikare without . paying bis fare, in order that the police might communicate with his friends in DunediH to see if they would pay to , amount of the fare, was brought before the Court. The police stated that the reply received was unsatisfactory, and accused was ordered to pay the amount of the fare. *a 17, 6d, or in default undergo 1* days bud