POLICE-COURT NEWS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LV, Issue 16816, 5 April 1918, Page 7

POLICE-COURT NEWS.

-', THEFT OF SHIP'S- STORES.\ t A imaiipi' George Yates, pleaded guilty in the Police Court yesterday before Mr. 1 WyVern s ' Wilson, S.M., to stealing a compressor, valves, and other ship's stores, .valued at £3 :2s 6d, and a watch, valued at£2.ios:' \X-/;,J <i:; ; 1 fiptji f The .' chief< detective i said that | accused, being dissatisfied with the food oh the ■ vessel, in revenge -i ■■>.. took ' spare ■ parts of machinery from the hold; and stole the engineer's watch! Mr. McMahon pointed out that it might have been serious if the parts had I been , required, owing to a mishap. * He said accused , wag 'not wanted back on the ship. ,•■.., j ■■■ p> , - ) Accused Was sentenced to two/month*' imprisonment. V^.- -■■■-As,',' ? ', A youth, aged 17. (Mr. Meredith), was charged before , Mr. E. C. Cutten, S.M., with forging and uttering .a/cheqiw, for £100, and obtaining a motor .side-car by means of a false pretence. ' ; '; .•< :', Evidence, was, given to the effect that accused went into Merson Brothers' shop, in Bymonds ■ Street, and inquired the price of ' a side-car. 'Machines were shown nim, and after giving his name, a false name, he left, saving he would, call next day. The' following • morning he tendered a cheque for. £100; signed "C. Garlick," and obtained possession of the; machine. The cheque, when presented, was dishonoured. -.;When arrested by plain-clothes Constable • McHugh, accused said the machine was in a parage at Papatoetoe, but made no other remark. - The machine was recovered where mentioned, put ■ it was considerably' damaged. ■ Accused pleaded ■ guilty, and was ' committed to the Supreme Court for - sentence, bail as before being allowed. ' William' M. Harkms admitted assaulting C..E. Nichol and G. A. Lawrence. SubInspector ' Wohlman said that defendant went to work under the influence of liquor, and when two mates tried to get him to lie down he ( assaulted them,' one having bis eye blackened and the other his teeth broken. h Defendant,, who said he had no recollection of the matter, was fined £4, half the fine to go to the complainants. Ada Warner admitted • damaging seven panes of glass, valued at 14s. Sub-Inspec-tor Wohlman said the defendant went to a house to see a friend. She was given liquor and then asked for tea. When this was given her she became abusive and threw stones through the windows. Defendant was fined £2 and ordered to pay 22s r 6d damages. ...... For being drunk when prohibited, John A. Pryor was fined £1. Walter Hart was fined, £3 and 4s costs for being.drunk, using obscene language and damaging.' a motor-car. , Clifford Payne was. sentenced to seven days' imprisonment for. using obscene language while drunk. Three first offender's for drunkenness were, dealt with. G. Delaney was ordered to come up for sentence when called upon, and prohibited for using obscene language in a tramcar.