POLICE COURT NEWS

New Zealand Herald, Volume LI, Issue 15645, 26 June 1914, Page 5

POLICE COURT NEWS

THEFT FROM BOARDERS.

I WOMAN'S SUDDEN LAPSE. I ! . Vii theft of iwo suits of clothes and a ' silver watch and chain, of a total value of lof £9 15?, was admitted by Ida Maria . Drown, alias Oordon (Mr. W. E.'Harkctt), ■ who was charged at the Police Court, he- : fore Mr. E. C. Cutfen, S.M., yesterday. Chief-Detective McMahon stated that ; tlio woman v.si tod two of the rooms of the I house in whif'i ehe was boarding, and ' look tho goods mentioned. These she 1 pawned. So far as tho police knew tlio ; accused had an otherwise clean record, ' and they were inclined to think her lapse ! had been due to drink. She had given tlio i police every assistance in their endeavours ■ to recover the goods. I Mr. Hackett said his client had arrived | from England about seven months pre- : viously. It, was understood that slid was • well connected at Homo, and that nor re- , latives would be prepared to help her. : The present suggestion waa that she should : De allowed to go to ho Home of the Good | Mieplierd, at ( hriftcnurch, and wai; thero ' until money was sent out by her relatives I to enable her to take a passage to EngI land. I Upon the undemanding that the ac- ! cused became ati inmate of the home re- | ferred to for 12 months, or until disj charged by the authorities, she was ] merely convirted and ordered to come up • (or sentence when called upon. j THREE MONTHS FOR THEFT. i Timothy Ryan, alias Walsh (Mr. J. R. ' l.'.uidon) pleaded not guilty when charged j with stealing a gold watch chain, valued I at £4 10s, the property of Thomas Crawlord. The evidence (or the prosecution I was to the effect that Crawford missed the I chain between June 2 and June 9, from a I room at his father's stables in Cook Street. j Later. Ryan went to a second-hand j dealer's shop and sold the chain for 30s. j The magistrate sentenced Ryan to three J months' imprisonment with hard labour. FRIENDLESS OLD MAX. I A man named Edwin Wintorham, who | gave his as 65 years, appeared on a j charge of vagrancy. Inspector Johnj ston stated tliat the old man visited tho ' police station on Wednesday night, when I lie complained that lie could get no work, i that he was compelled to sleep out, and | was Living on scraps of bread. He was | then in a most neglected state. Iho ; accused was remanded lor a week. | DRINK AND PROHIBITION ORDERS. j One female first offender was convicted ; of drunkenness and discharged, while two i malo first offenders wore convicted and ! fined 5s each, tho default being fixed at i2\ hours' imprisonment. William McKee, | who was drunk while in charge of a horso j and cart, was fined £1. Samuel Walker, : j alias Williams, alias Jones, Thomas . Smyth, and Henry John Cashell (Mr. J. r'. Pullen), wore each fined £1, in default three days' imprisonment, for breaking I the terms of their prohibition orders. Mary ! Ann Windsor, -who appeared. on the j broach of her prohibition order, } w;i<i ordered to bo imprisoned for seven 1 days.

j FOILED AN ENDORSEMENT. j A young nun named Keith Russell I .lows {Mr. .J. 1!. l.undon) pleaded guilty • it.> a (!i*nje of forcing the name of L. \V. 1! Meiili to an endorsement on a cheque for • j £10. • I Jones and Mcu'i. it was shown, were ' staying at the .-line boardinghouse i'l • i Ma'ivli l.vt. and "tie day Mouli left a • ' cheipie upon tho table of on" of the ■ I general rooms of ::i • house. Jones took 1 j 'possesion ■>! it, md going to a branch 'I of tli" National V.ink up-ncd an account >! with the cheque, end >l.u>equontly drew ' ! upon it. Ij The acufwl vjs committed to tlio I j Supreme Court f ; r sent«Miro. i MISCELLANEOUS. 1 | For driving a vehicle across the intersection of Queen and Wellesloy Sireets at [ other than a walking pace, Walter Low 1 was fined 3;. and ordered to pay 7s costs, • ulrle denize Hopkins, who (ailed to 1 cairv out lie ius'.riii tiens of a poiico con- •' stiihle on point duty, wits ordered to pay ' l'« co?is. - A man named Anthony McShane ' wa« fined £1 for committing a nuisance. ' Herbert Stevens iMr. J. R. Lundon), 5 who was charged with committing a seri- ' ons offence, was remanded until \Vedne->- ' dav. Hail was fixed at accused's own | Do'nd of £200, and two sureties of £100 1 each. J Leaving a tramway carriage on Saturday : night while it was in motion, resulted in * Frederick Smith receiving injuries to the s nose and chin, and in the issuing of an 1 order by th 1 Court for him to pay thi ' cosks of an ; '(ion h' irjli',. again : hir. James Jess Hills, 'f I'almerston North, . | for not keep ,12 his Northern grazing pro. . pertv dear of rabbit. vras fined £?. and <»:derorl to pay £1 &s .-os's, in respect to onr'i iif two rharjjos. n