POLICE COURT NEWS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LIX, Issue 18277, 19 December 1922, Page 7

POLICE COURT NEWS.

SERIES OF BURGLARIES.

YOUNG MAN CHARGED

. Six charges of breaking and entering j and theft were preferred against Summers Eeruika Edwards (Mr. Kayes), aged 28, in the Police Court yesterday, before Mr. J. E. Wilson, S.M. It was alleged that between March and December acoused broke into five chops, three in the city and two at Royal Oak, and stole §o6ds of a total value of £117 17s 6d, ie offences being committed by night. The evidence snowed that about March 5, William Frederick Gaze's drapery shop, in Karangahape Road, was entered, a window in the workroom being broken, and a woollen frock, valued at £3 9s 6d, was taken. About a fortnight later John Kershaw's grocery shop in Pitt Street was broken into and a quantity of cigarettes, valued, at £4 sa, stolen. Between April 13 and April 18, W. B. Darlow's bag manufacturing premises, in Rutland Street, were entered, and goods valued at £20 8s removed. Goods valued at £30 were removed from G. H. R. Worsley's drapery shop, Royal Oak, about October 6,. entrance to the premises having been obtained by forcing a window, and a month later the premises were again entered, goods valued at £30 being stolen. The value of the recovered foods was about £25. Between October 1 and October 24, the shop of Elijah Orman, bootmaker, Royal Oak, was entered, and boots valued at £30 were taken away. Detective O'Brien produced a statement by accused, admitting the various offences. In it he stated he had given some of the stolen property to relatives. They were not aware that the articles had been stolen. A quantity of the goods had been recovered. Constable Barnes corroborated the detective's evidence.

Accused pleaded not guilty, reserved his defence, and was committed to the Supreme Court for trial.

In view of the circumstances of the ease bail was refused. Counsel said that nbout 18 montliß ago accused ha 1 met with a serious accident, sustaining injuries to the head. Evidenco would be called at the Supreme Court as tj his mental condition.

MISCELLANEOUS CASES. A young miuj_, Alfred Edward Barnes. admitted a charge of assault, but denied having used obscene language hi the street. Accuoed oahl he merely gave a man s> push as the mm was annoying him. He did not remember having used obscene language. When t'i 0 assriitod man was called before, the Court the magistrate said that accused seemed to have done more than give the man a push. On the assault charge accused was sentenced to seven days' hard labour, and on the other charge accused was convicted and discharged. Charles McGeahan was sentenced to one month's imprisonment for drunkenness, this being his sixth appearance within six months.

A similar sentence was imposed on William Betts, who made his fifth appearance for drunkenness within six months. He had 139 convictions.

For having used obscene language in tho street while drunk on Saturday, Joseph Braslin was fined £3, in default 14 days' imprisonment.

THEFT CASE REMANDED. Neville John Gall, aged 30. appeared on a charge that about August 1, 1922, being a servant of the Auckland Education Board, he stole £19 9s, the property of the board. "Accused, who had been arrested in Wellington, was remanded for eight days.