POLICE COURT NEWS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LX, Issue 18297, 13 January 1923, Page 7

POLICE COURT NEWS.

THEFT AND FALSE PRETENCE. OFFENDER TO HAVE A CHANCE. A wish to give an accused man a chance was expressed by Mr. J. Wf Poynton, B.M-, in the Police-court yesterday, when Edward Lowery George appeared on a charge of stealing a tent and, fly, valued at £16, and of obtaining the sum of £11 10s by false pretences. Detective Knight . said that accused was arrested on board the Navau, in which he was a fireman. Accused made a statement, in which he said he hired the tent from.'Edward Le Roy in April last. He had' not paid any money for the tent, and on December 4he sold it for £1. At the same time, although he had no fowls, he advertised that he had SO purebred pullets for sale at £11 10s. He had an answer to that advertisement, and he received a cheque for £11 10s from a man who applied to him. That money accused Baid he used in paying debts and supporting his wife. The Magistrate: I will give him a chance, and will' refer the matter to the probation officer for a report.

' OBSCENE LANGUAGE, A fine of £2 and' costs, in default seven days' imprisonment, was the penalty imposed on Dennis Hever, a seafaring man, for using obscene language on Thursday. The evidence was that the accused used the language in a loud voice; "" OASES ON REMAND. : ' •' " The man has" got a leer on his face, which is not very intelligent." With this remark, the magistrate remanded William Aitken for seven days for medical observation. The charges against accused were that he used obscene language and caused wilful damage to a pannikin, valued at Is, the property of the Government. The police stated that the accused's conduct had been extraordinary since his arrest. On a charge of bookmaking, Henry Clifton Sallery (Mr, Luxford) was remanded on bail until January 18. Two charges in regard to the stealing of iron, valued' at £20, the property of Wingate and Co.. were preferred against Gordon Le Pine. The accused was remanded on £50 bail. ■ ■.-", SUNDAY TRADING, A large number of cases against shopkeepers for Sunday trading were dealt with, .and fines of 20s and costs were inflicted. In the great majority of cases the offence consisted of the sale of cigarettes. In one instance, it was stated that the accused person was at church at the time of the alleged' sale, and when .called the woman in question stated she had had no interest in the shop for about a year. The charge was dismissed.