HAMILTON POLICE COURT.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LV, Issue 16761, 30 January 1918, Page 6

HAMILTON POLICE COURT.

OLD OFFENDER'S FRESH CRIMES. [lit TELEGRAPH.OWN CORRESPONDENT.] HAMILTON Tuesday. To charges of attempting to obtain, and obtaining, goods by false pretences, John Ranskie, alias Robinson, pleaded guilty at the Police Court to-day. He was sentenced to six months' imprisonment on each charge, the sentences to be concurrent. Senior-Sergeant Cassells stated that aocused was an old offender, and that in 1913 he was declared a habitual criminal. He was liberated in 1917, and again commenced to prey upon the public. Ranskie wifc further charged with obtaining £15 by means of a valueless cheque at Auckland from G. Porritt, and was remanded . to appear at Auckland on Thursday next. I As the result of an accident at the Rua- . kura State Farm about three weeks ago, , when his companion was shot, Charles [ Dalgety, a telegraph messenger,' under 16 [ years of age, pleaded guilty to illegally [ carrying firearms. Tho magistrate said the I lad had probably received such a fright j that it would be a lesson to him. He , entered a conviction and discharged the l lad. For failing to sound her motor horn ; when approaching a vehicle on a bridge a . young lady was fined 7s costs. Her neglect , had resulted in the car striking a buggy j and throwing out the occupants, who were considerably injured. Their expenses for f medical attendance, amounting to £10, f the young lady agreed to pay. For colliding with a tram at Horotiu, while driving a motor-cycle and sido-car,

For failing to sound her motor horn when approaching a vehicle on a bridge a young lady was fined 7s costs. Her neglect had resulted in the car striking a buggy and throwing out the occupants, who were considerably injured. Their expenses for medical attendance, amounting to £10, the young lady agreed to pay. For colliding with a tram at Horotiu, while driving a motor-cycle and sido-car, Andrew Gray, who was severely hurt, and whose cycle and car were smashed, was ordered to pay costs 7s. Louis Murray and Frederick Lee pleaded guilty to taking and killing native game out of season. Senior-Sergeant Gassells asked for a substantial penalty ns, he said, a good deal of poaching was going on which was very difficult to sliest home. A fine of £2 was imposed in each case.