POLICE COURT NEWS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLIII, Issue 13235, 21 July 1906, Page 7

POLICE COURT NEWS.

THE GLENALVON' BURGLARY. i

ACCUSED. PLEADS GUILTY

The hearing of the* caio against Henry William S. ' Patriot!, a man:'of 'about 35, of breakins' and entering Gleaalyon, the well-known ba&rdiugbouso, and" stealing £555 .in notes find gold, and a'■ quantity -of. jewellery, : valued at' £50-; the property of R. W. ;Yoimg, and.! quo pair of boots, ■ the'.'property of David Friedlandcr;- was proceeded with at the ; Police Court yesterday, before Mr. R. V. Dyer, Sir. '■■''■ Chief-Detective MarSAek appeared lor;the prosecution. . ■ ;''"' •■. Robert Whitley Young, who described: himself as the manager of a station near Blenheim, said that ho and hi* wife were staying at ' Glcna'von in the early part of the present mouth, and intended proceeding to Canada. On July 10. witness and his wife went for a trip into the country, and on returning to Glcnalvon on the following day found that a Gladstone bag, which be had left in his room, had been cut open from end to end. On examining the bag he found that £300 in circular. notes, £50 in gold, and about £50 worth of jewellery, which he ,had placed there before leaving, were missing. Witness identified the circular notes, and the sovereign bag produced as his, Ho also identified some of the jewellery produced.' David Friedknder. who was staying .at Glcnalvon on July 10, said; that the boots produced belonged to him, and were stolen from outside Ida room. ,-

Minna Helmbridt, a housemaid at Glenalvon, also gave evidence.

Theresa J. Ravanagh, a boardinghouseceeper in Wellesley-street, said accused called upon her on the morning of the 11th inst., and asked for lodgings, which she gave him. He told her that he was a remittance man. and on the following day gave her £31 10s in gold to hold for him. She gave him a receipt for the money. Subsequently he got £2 of it from. her. .. On the- 13th accused was arrested at her house by Detectives ffollis and Shine. Witness handed the £29 10?, which accused gave her, to the police. , . Charlotte S. Sharp, employed at Miss Kavanagh'* boardinghouse, said accused gave her the greenstone bangle and pearl brooch produced upon the day following his arrival at the house.

Maud Taylor, assisting her sifter, Mrs. Wright, at the Harp of Erin Hotel, Ellerslie, 'identified the- accused as the man who, subsequent to the date of the burglary, offered her a ring, which she refused. She identified the ring produced as the one in question. Accused, she said, after offering her the ring, gave her a brooch, which she subsequently handed over to the police'. Witness also saw him give a ring and brooch to her sister, which were aleo handed over to the police".

Detective Hollis gave evidence as to arresting accused, in company, with Detective Shine. On searching IParton, witness found the circular notes produced. He also found several articles of jewellery, all of which had been identified by Mr. Young as his property. Accused was wearing the boots which belonged to Mr. Friedland'er. Miss Kavanagh handed £29 10s in gold over to him, which, she said, was given to her by accused. . Miss Sharp and Miss Taylor also handed the articles which wero given to them, by accused over to the police. Accused l pleaded guilty, and was committed to the Supreme Court'for sentence.

ROGUES AND VAGABONDS. { A charge of being- without lawful excuse upon the premises of Mrs. Irwin, in Alex-andra-street, was preferred against Mary Sluice. Accused pleaded guilty. A similar charge was preferred against Louis Larsen, who. pleaded nob guilty. : Larsen, who had no previous convictions ' against. him, was ordered to come up for sentence when called upon. Tho woman Sluieo having a bad record, the magistrate sent her to prison for six months. ' , - ' ' Florence Nicholson, a young married woman, pleaded not-guilty to. a charge of being an incorrigible rogue and vagabond. Mr. Hackott appeared for the accused. Evidence was given" by Constables Rowe , and O'Grady to show that' accused was living "iri a whare at Waikumeie, and consorted with bad characters. Accused said she was living with a man named Green, who supported he*. She did his housework for him. She admitted previous conviction.* but had not misbehaved herself since- she had been with. Green. Green also. gave evidence, and said that lie was prepared to support her. The magistrate decided to,adjourn the case for three months to see what her behaviour, might be iii the meantime. Edward Fry, a tall, strapping ydunfe man, of the labouring class, pleaded not guilty to a charge of. being a rogue and vagabond, in that he was found by night without lawful excuse in the yard at the back of the. police station,^ in O'Rorke-street. Evidence was given ir support of the charge. Accused' denied that he was a rogue and vagabond, and explained that he had just come down from the Main Trunk railway works, and had spent all his money, amounting to £17. The Salvation Army offered to fake charge of the man, and provide him with work. This was agreed to by Mr. Dyer.

SAILORS IN TROBULE. Rabberfc Knoth, Gustaf Tinberg, ' and Alfred Nordling, three Swedish sailors, were charged with destroying a sofa, clock, and ■a lamp, valued at £15, the property of Job an Akclson, captain of the barque Endymion. The accused, who were undefended, pleaded not guilty. The captain of the Endymion, Johan Akclson, said that on Wednesday he left the ship, and when' he came back lie found a clock, lamp, and a. sofa knocked to pieces, and everything else upside down. The first mate! of the barque said he heard the accused in the cabin. He was threatened that unless they were paid off ho would got a " jolly good hiding." He was satisfied that Nordling did the damage, and that Tiraherg and' Knoth were present. The second mate said he heard talking in the cabin, and he was sure it was the three accused there. They made ■a- disturbance on deck by throwing the lifeboat, apparatus about. lie could not be sure who did the damage, But it was one of the accused. When asked by Mr. Dyer if they had anything to say, Tinberg and Nordling declared they were innocent. Knoth said he was drunk, and knocked the clock over going down the stairs, and also smashed the lamp. He did not know anything about the breaking of the sofa. He alone was to blame. His Worship said he was determined to see that sailors obeyed their officers. Ho severely cautioned Nordling and Tinberg, and convicted and sentenced' Knoth to three months' imprisonment. V " : '

ALLEGED BIGAMY. A, young man, Claude Clarence Neville, was oharged with bigamy. Sub-Inspector Gordon applied for a week's remand, and for the case to be heard at Auckland. Mr. Martin, who appeared on the accused's behalf, asked that the case should be heard at Nelson, Adiere the alleged offence took place. The only thing to be proved was the first marriage at Waihi, and Neville would make a written statement admitting it. The accused's witnesses were at Nelson and Collingwood, and it would not be fair to him toeing them here. Mr. Dyer agreed with this, and ordered the case to be heard' at Nelson. ■•■.. CHOIRBOYS' PRANKS. Three small boys were charged with wantonly disturbing the r£? ce by ringing doorbells in St. Stephen's Avenue. They pleaded guilty. Sub-Inspector Cordon said the offence was committed when they were re* turning from a choir practice. . Mr. Dyer suggested. tint v a. good caning would be the best thing for them, but the boys said they, had already had that. Upon promising not to again offend. His Worship severely cautioned the accused, pointing out the folly of the practice, and ordered them to come up for sentence when called upon.

BREACHES OF THE LICENSING ACT, ■lames Brett was charged with being found on the premises of the Falls Hotel, and with having beer in his possession during the currency of a prohibition order. He pleaded guilt)'. . ,it 3 Mr. Dyer s-aid prohibition orders must be enforced. On the first charge he would! fine accused 30s, and lfe 8d costs, and on the second £2, and 7s costs, the alternative in each case being one month imprisonment.' ■•■:';■"'

SEEKING INFORMATION FROM THE : WRONG MAN. ••■ David Co«4M»*ti was charged with: b«»>.g found on. the licensed 'p*eau*e* of.-' the City 'Hotel'■; Oil Sunday, ; July : 1- ;. •• Me explain**! thai fat* went to see- the* license... ■' Sergeant '■ Murphy said ''Coleman.': accosted him ' (then in. plain f;l«ithcJ and Constable Eecies, and asked where. *b» license •*»»«, as be wanted adrink. - . " * ■ The accused,V : who said he had coin© 253 mite* io ; answer to the,., charge, was fined £2. of an alternative pan* month's impriJioU* ment. " \- , .RATHER 'GO TO GAOL... ■ James f Johnson, 19 ><*<"•-- of i g.\ was charg*d ..with having fraudulently omitted to account for 9%, collected on behalf of Tbontas Cole: , Sidj-laipeotor Gordon applied Mr a wees remand, .■»>'... that arrangements might be made for the boy's return to the Burnham Industrial School. , ' Johnson objected. He sate? be would rather go-to gaol than to' the school.' ■ . Mr. ■ Dyer granted; the remand. ..'■ A FAMILY QUARREL.

The case in which Sophia 'Ellis', a married! woman, 'charged Arthur arson, her brothel, with assaulting her on the evening-! of the 4th ' ins:., by striking her with hi? fist, and kicking and punching her. while ? she was on ' the •".- ground, was again brought" .'lip,'"' A'' counter-charge km made by Pearson that. Mr*. Ellis assaulted., him* by striking him with a tup, and used insulting language. Mr. .1. 11. Lundon appeared for Mrs. Ellis, and Mr. Sk*l : torr for Pearson. The 'cast* 'for Mr*. Klis having been concluded last week, evidence' for th& defence was- given. Pearson said that Mr?. Ellis and 1 lie wer© not on visiting term;., but .-ho called at his bouse in Grafton Road.on tho evening of the Iti" in.it. She wins under the influence of drink. Almost a* goon as Mrs. Ellis arrived at the- houseshe begar abusing the father of a person •who was in the house at the time, and made' insulting " accusations. She. then entered the. sitting-room,, .where he (Pearson) was, and again denounced.the same- person. for giving a ring of a deceased woman to an intended bride. Witness got up, and, after an altercation, Mrs. Ellis yva*, put out. At the same time she'-struck him. and .'used' insulting language. He denied ill-beating and abusing her, and alleged that Mrs. Ellis caused the' disturbance. Several witnesses gave corroborative evidence. Mr. Kettle said ho ' regretted to see a brother and sister quarrelling. He thought (Pearson did not do more than was reasonably nerecsary to get Mrs. Ellis away. Ho dismissed the information against Pearson. Shortly after Mrs. Ellis'left the Court a daughter of Mr. Pearson's ran into the Court crying-, stating that Mrs. Ellis had hit her on the face.

Mr. Kettle declared such an act was contempt of Court; but perhaps the "poor woman" was not responsible for her action. If she did such a thing she would have to bo put under restraint. V Mr. Skelton: It is quite likely she is not responsible for bet action. That is the second, occasion on which the family of Mr. Pearson has been insulted in the precincts of the Court. .

On Mrs. Ellis being brought back to the. Court room she denied having 'struck, the B ir '\ , . . ', His Worship strongly advised Mrs. Ellis to control herself, and keep apart from bw brother, as they could not agree. The parties then left tho Court,

MISCELLANEOUS CASES. '", Michael Fisher, foi whom Mr. J. It. Lnii■don appeared, was charged with assaulting Alfred Mines and Alfred Aldred on July 11. Accused pleaded not guilty. Aldred and Hines said that they were standing outside the Opera House on the- night of the lit It inst., when the accused-rushed; out and assaulted Aldred. Hihes endeavoured to pull Fisher of}', but was ..assaulted in his turn by accused! who knocked him down. '■:■"' Both identified Fisher as the" man who assaulted them, ami said they gave him no provocation .whatever.- Further evidence as to identification waif given, and Sergeant, Hails sen said he arrested accused while he was running away. Fisher said that a general disturbance occurred outside the United Service Hotel, and ho carao into contact with Hincs, with whom he had a scuffle. Ho denied striking Aldred. Mr. Lundon called several witnesses. The magistrate said he was .satisfied that Fisher assaulted the complainants, and sentenced . him to two months on each charge, the sentences to run concurrently. , .' . : ■ " Henry Smith, for whom Mr. Haekett appeared, pleaded not guilty to a charge that, being the,tenant of a house in Alexandrastreet, lie knowingly. permitted its use ?as a brothel. The police called evidence in support of the charge. ':.'■' Mr. Haekett said accused was charged last week with keeping the place as a brothel, but the charge was dismissed. The magistrate convicted■„; the accused, and fined him £5 and costs. ~ > Three young .men, charged with assaulting a boy, were dismissed. . Several persons .'were before the Court and/charged with breaches, of the by-laws? Mr. Dyer remarked that 10s and costs'. seemed to bo no deterrent, ~and the fine ought to be increased to' £1: The following de-. fendants -were each fined 10*, and.-7* costs: Henry Gadd and Alexander Stuart, driving without lights; Ebcnezcr Briggs,;- trotting a horse and cart round a corner: and William t's;aii for driving a horse and cart on the footpath in Deadwood Terrace. -For failing to register their dogs, when required to do so, George Owen, William Eddowes, Frederick Mitchell, and John Hadficld were each -fined 10s, arid-7s costs. , There were eight first offenders charged with drunkenness, and six of them were fined 5s and costs, The other two, who did not appear, were ordered to forfeit the amount of bail, £1. Richard Envin, who admitted he was a second offender within six. months, was fined £2, and 2s 6d costs, or in default seven de.ys' imprisonment.