POLICE COURT NEWS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLIV, Issue 13477, 2 May 1907, Page 7

POLICE COURT NEWS.

FAILING TO ACCOUNT FOR

MONEY.

At the Police Court yesterday, before Mr. G. C. Kettle, S.M., a young married man named Edward Williams . pleaded guilty, through his . solicitor, Mr. J. R. Lundon, to receiving between December 1 and. April 8, various sums of money amounting to £9 15s 9d, and fraudulently omitting to account for the same, to the Fresh Food and Ice. Company., Chief-Detective Marsaclc explained that the accused had been employed by the Fresh Food and Ice Company to deliver milk and butter, and bills, and collect accounts. . Instead of handing in the full amount of moneys he had received from various customers, • accused had deducted small amounts, extending over a period, of four .months. ... - ..,,., .-..., -..-,. - . ' , : : Mr. Lundon said that accused/ who had previously borne a good character, had had a very hard struggle, as his expenses amounted to much more than his wages. His Worship said it was quite clear that accused was not entitled to be dealt with under the First Offenders Act, as the thefts had extended over a considerable period. However, looking into the circumstances, he would accept what Mr. Lundon \ had stated—that Williams' expenses were more than his "wages would give him a chance of paying ' a fine. -' ■' '■ Accused was convicted, and fined £10, and was also ordered to refund the stolen money (£9 15s 9d) to his late employers. ILL-TREATING HORSES. Two young men named Robert Stott and Reginald Hardy pleaded guilty to ill-treat-ing a horse at Birkenhead, the former by allowing the animal to be ridden, and the latter- by riding it. ,' Constable McGilp stated that" he had cautioned Stott against using the horse, and some time afterwards saw Hardy riding it. When the saddle was removed, cores were found on the horse's back, and it was not in a lit state to be worked.

His Worship stated that there -was no excuse for Stot-t, as he could well afford to keep good horses, and maintain them in first-class fettle.

Stott was lined £2, and costs 7s, and Hardy £1, and costs 7s. E. Cammick, a lad, was charged before Mr. B. W. Dyer, S.M., with cruelly illtreating two horses by working them while suffering from sore shoulders, and Thomas Bowden ' was chai-ged with causing the animals to be worked. Defendants pleaded guilty. Bowden said that Cammick was not- responsible for working the horses. Mr. Dyer said that the case was a bad one, and that some of tne eores on the horses were half-an-inch deep. Cammick was convicted, and ordered to come up for sentence when called upon, and Bowden was fined £5, and costs £1 Bs.' Mr. Brookfield prosecuted on behalf of the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. ..;,..

THEFT OF MONEY AND DRAPERY.

William Rae and Morris Joseph Morri&sey, who had pleaded guilty to stealing a quantity of drapery and money belonging to George Court, and who were remanded for the probation officer's report, were brought before the Court. His Worship said that the report,was unfavourable to the accused, and he sentenced each of them to three months' imprisonment,. , , , "•-,,,-.:■.' ■ MISCELLANEOUS. A youth named William Draper pleaded guilty to assaulting Claude Marmont, and was-convicted and discharged. His Worship said that the case was Dot a bad one, and cautioned Draper about taking the law into hie own hands. Isabel Carwardine, charged with drunkenness and with committing a, breach of her prohibition order, was convicted and discharged on both counts, on promising to go to the Door of Hope for three months. William Shannon,'a third offender, was fined £2 and costs, or in default 14 days' imprisonment for drunkenness. Two first offenders were each fined ss, and costs 13s, or in default 24 hours' imprisonment, and another, who did not appeal*, was ordered to forfeit the amount of bail, £1.