POLICE COURT NEWS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LIII, Issue 16300, 5 August 1916, Page 5

POLICE COURT NEWS.

SEQUEL TO ABDUCTION.

SENTENCE WHEN CALLED UPON.

The young man William Francis Miller (Mr. A. Moody), who was brought before Mr. E. C. Cutten, S.M., in the Police Court on Thursday, charged with assisting in the abduction of a girl from Chelsea, was brought up yesterday before the magistrate for sentence. Mr. Cutten said that after going into the case he did not think Miller had played such an important part in the affair as he (Mr. Cutten) had been led to believe when the case against the other man concerned was heard. When improprieties between the girl and the other man had first taken place. Miller was shocked and informed the girl's mother, but later on he appeared to have given some assistance. He was easily led" and had allowed himself to be persuaded, consequently ho would be given a chance. He would be convicted and ordered to come up for sentence when called upon. ABSENT-MINDED TRAVELLER.

Thomas Fiulay Leathart was charged with failing to produce his railway ticket when requested to do so by the guard. David Knight, a porter," stated that on July 1 he was on a train from Auckland to Papatoetoe. After leaving Penrose ho went through a carriage and asked for all tickets. He did not see defendant until an inspector drew his attention to the fact that defendant's ticket had not been punched. A ticket inspector stated that when he asked defendant for his ticket he produced it immediately.

The defendant said he boarded the train at Penrose, and did not see or bear the porter. He was talking to a friend. The magistrate said it was clear that an unintentional offence had been committed. At the same time it was the duty of passengers to keep a look-out for the porter. Defendant would be convicted and ordered to pay costs, 18s. MISCELLANEOUS. Raoul Lampriere was fined 5s for not having a proper headlight on his motorcycle, and was convicted and ordered to pay costs, 7s, for allowing the motorcycle to remain in Queen Street for an hour.