POLICE COURT NEWS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXIII, Issue 19412, 21 August 1926, Page 14

POLICE COURT NEWS.

"THE ETERNAL TRIANGLE." RESENTMENT OF A WIFE. BRICK THROUGH A WINDOW. A charge of committing mischief by wilfully breaking four panes of glass, valued at £l, the property of Edwina Bertha Hawthorne, was admitted in the Police Court yesterday by Eileu Shippen, aged 36 Senior-Sergeant Edwards said accused had a disagreement with her husband and left him a few days ago. On Thursday she had some drink and went back to tho house and deliberately threw a brick through the window. Accused: He had another woman in tho house. The Senior-Sergeant: The eternal triangle, Your Worship. The Magistrate, Mr. Poynton: That us enough to aggravate any woman, but it is no excuse for breaking the window. As accused had not previously been before the Court, the magistrate ordered her to come up for sentence if called upon within three months. She was also ordered to pay for tho damage to the window within seven days. ASSAULT ON A SEAMAN. A plea of not guilty was entered by Richard Morgan, aged 20, charged with assaulting James Alfred Dyke. Dyke, a seaman, said lie entered tho bar of a hotel and asked accused for a drink. They had a fight, but it was witness' fault as much as accused's. Witness had not received any injury. Cross-examined by Chief-Detect ive Cummings, witness said his teeth were not damaged, but later he said one tooth was knocked out. After he left the hotel accused hit him and knocked him down. Roy Lowe said he saw aecused strike Dyke twice in the street. At the second blow Dyke fell and was nearly run over by a motor-bus. "Accused was convicted and ordered to pay costs and witnesses' expenses. IMPRISONMENT FOR, THEFT. Sentence of threo months' Imprisonment was imposed on George Ross Champion, aged 24 (Mr. A. Moody), against whom were eight charges of theft of surveyors' instruments of a total value of £56 3s. Mr. Moody said accused was a decent young chap but was casiiy led. His father was prepared to make restitution. Chief-Detective Cummings said accused was very fortunate in getting probation previously. He had three convictions. Accused was sentenced to three months' imprisonment on ono charge and was ordered to.como up for sentence if called upon with twelve months on the others. He was ordered to make restitution of £22 8s within 12 months, and the articles recovered were ordered to be returned to the owners. SHOWCASE BROKEN. Three youths, Cyril George Greenwood, ageel 19, Angus Joseph Hare, aged 18, and Chris Hare, aged 16, admitted stealing four pairs of socks, three pairs of suspenders and two pairs of braces, of a total value of £2 6s 6d, tho property of Victor Lionel Baker. The chief detective said the accused broke a showcase outside a shop .and between them stole the articles enumerated.The stolen property had not_ beon recovered. Greenwood had previously been convicted for theft; and the case had bfen adjourned for .six months. The magistrate remanded accused in custody for a week in order to oMain a report from the probation officer. MISCELLANEOUS CASES. Thelma Frances Goodley, aged 19, pleaded guilty to four charges of theft of dresses, gloves and hosiery of a total value o! £8 19s, the property of her employer. On the application of tho senior-sergeant a remand for a week was granted. A fine o! £1 with costs was imposed on G. Holt, a hawker, on a charge of using an unstamped and illegal scale. An inspector said he saw accused using a springbalance with which it would be impossible to weigh accurately.