MAGISTRATE’S COURT

New Zealand Times, Volume XXIX, Issue 6178, 9 April 1907, Page 7

MAGISTRATE’S COURT

MONDAY, APRIL 8. Uirforo Dr McArthur. S.MA Persons charged wbh d run kennoss were dealt v/ilh as follows: Francis Allan Clark Hcroml ’offender), convicted ami discharged; Kdward Hawkins (second offender;. eonvicled and dmeharged; one first-oh-m-Fr '.-as convjejed and discharged; Uir<''' o'lmrs, who did not anpear. were fin'd Mr:. Joseph Tliom.-i •. Daly, a young mail, employed My .Mr KiiO'di Thawley, grocer, of (MiJ»a .‘-M-erd. as a delivery man, pleaded guilty to mmapproprialiou of six «nms of monev colh-cjrd from oi-s. of a to!a 1 Value of .I'd ID Mrl. Ghi'-f----!•<•(•!!i’.n McGrat.li .-aid the neem-cd rdeared nut from Wellinglon, and returned later, v.'lim he was at mice arrested. There wan al-o a sum of d,'2 lent hy Mr Tl»av;h\v jo be consider'd. Mr Dunn, tor flui accused, ashed for a remand to enable him to inouire inlo certain c/mimsta ncr«s which find j ust i-orne to his knowledge. Remand was grunted till Anri! Jolh. Rail was refused. Frederick Johnson, formerly a steward on the Tonic, plumb'd guilty to the Ihrft of Ih irty-six silk handkerchi-fs and twelve neckties, valued at TJM, the properly of Joseph Manavier, while cmnloyed as a cool; al: the W hangamomnna Hotel on December iMfh. M»■ Toogood, for the accused. pointed mil that: all the articles had been restored. Hr- was ordered to come up for sentence if called on, and was advised to go llomfyiu a.crordaime with requeds in cerlaiu letters fonml in hir possession. He promised to do so. Harry Dwmu'd Tomlinson was brought up for sentence for having nnpi’on rin led lo his own use certain i mms of money received at Wellington, 7’eione. and Johnsonvilie for the Anslralian Temperance and General Mufiml Assurance Society. M r AVilford, for the accused, urged that am ■•used should he merely convicted, and onh’rcd lo come up for sentence if railed on. He stated i hat the Mayor of I’eione and many other reputable people wen* willing to eomo forward and give accused a good character. Mr Grey was ia adv to give accused employment, even with' liis old employers if necessary. His Honor took the course suggested, and advised accused to keep his hands off other people’s property in future. Frederick *»e <rge Thu rst on pleaded guilty to the theft from Robert: Todd at Wellington of a silver watch, valued at ,tS. Chief-Detective McGrath said the watch had been ••eeovered. but .l'l had to be paid on it. His Worship ordered licensed to pav the ,ot, and come tip for sentence if called on. He pointed out that he was connected with certain other trouble with a voting woman, and if ho did not go air’ do the right thing for her he would bo liable to be brought up for sentence. Accused promised to do as advised. 'Harry "Wong Gye, an old offender, for having obtained three sums oi ,£5 each from Robert Anderson at Wellington by means of valueless cheques, was sent to prison for six months. Charles Thomas Scoringe. charged with theft of fiur gold rings, a gold brooch, and a silvc. watch and chain, valued at JJ-i. the property of F. Levin, and with having absconded from the Hurnham fnduslT'al School, was remanded till Friday next. Harold Sydney Curtis was ordered to pay ,Cl a week towards Iho support of his wife and child under a separation order and Us costs. He was warned that if ho failed to comply ho would find himself on the Terrace.