MAGISTRATES’ COURT

New Zealand Times, Volume XXX, Issue 6490, 9 April 1908, Page 2

MAGISTRATES’ COURT

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 8.

Mr W. G. Ricldoil, S.M.) Chailes Spenditf, win pleaded not guilty to committing a breach of the peace in Lambton Quay, was fined £l, with costs 4s, in default seven days’ imprisonment. CHARGES OF THEFT. Frank Delaney Lawlor, who was brought up on remand for‘sentence for theft of a suit length valued at £2 Ss (>d. the property of Alfred Watkins, was convieled and ordered to come up for sentence when called upon, provided that ho stays for three months in the Old Men’s Home.

David Brograus was remanded until April 15th on a charge of stealing a gold chain valued at £l2, the property of Charles Porter. Peter Joseph Kruas, on' a change of stealing a cheque valued at £l4 6s od, drawn on the Now Zealand Railways, the property of the Belfast Picnic Sports Committee, was remanded to appear at Christchurch on April 10th. Ada Listen-, for whom Mr P. Jackson appeared, was charged with theft of a rolled-gold watchi and of a goldmounted silk watch guard, the property of Archibald Black. She was remanded until April 15th, hail being allowed in the accused’s own recognisance of £4O, with two sureties of £2O each, or one of £4O.

ALLEGED HO USE-BKEAKIN G. John McCormack was charged with breaking and entering the dwelling of Alfred Wildon Harrison (the Palace Hotel), and with stealing therefrom two rings.

Nellie Bryant, a housemaid at tho Palace Hotel, stated that she shared a room with Miss Flood. When she entered the room on tho nigjht of April Ist, she found two men in it. They said that they had mistaken their room, and she drew back to let them out. She then found that her box, the chest of drawers, and the beds had been upset and searched. She missed a ring from her box. The ring produced was exactly similar to the one she had lost. She recognised the accused as one of the two men who were in the room.

Similar evidence vas given by Ellen Flood, and Annie Butler, a barmaid, who occupied the next room, and whoso belongings had also been ransacked.

Constable Brown stated that he had arrested the accused in the Palace Hotel, whore he found him bailed up by a number of men. The accused was placed in a cab in Customhouse quay, and on the way to the station ho put his hand outside the window, and the witness immediately heard a jingle as of money falling. The witness immediately stopped the cab, and made search for the article which ho thought had fallen, but found nothing. The

witness denied having dropped anything. Frank Kirwin said that he ound the ring produced on the morning of April 2nd in tho gutter in Customhouse quay. The witness handed the ring to Constable Wright. Constable Wright deposed that when he had received the ring he took it to the Palace Hotel, where it was identified by Miss Bryant. Sub-Inspector O’Donovan intimated that this was all tho evidence he had to offer. There was, however, another important witness, who had captured tho accused in the hotel. This witness had had to go to New Plymouth on business. The Sub-Inspector therefore applied for a remand until Friday morning, Tho accused objected to a-remand which, however, his Worship granted.

A MAINTENANCE CASE. Harry Brown was ordered to pay tho sum of 7s u week towards the support of his illegitimate child, together with confinement expenses £lO 10s, and costs, £2 2s. Ho was also ordered to find security for payment of the amount in his own bond of £6O, with two sureties of £BO each, in default two months imprisonment.

(Before Dr A. ‘McArthur, S.M.) TRUANCY OASES.

For failing to eend their children regularly to school the following were fined 2s, with costs 7b:-W. Andrews, Michael Bird. diaries Cameron, Michael Faul, Mary Hughes, Joseph Kenedy, Frederick McFaddon, Thomas O’Gorman, A. W. Scoullar, Harry Somes, Gcorgo Slant, and Mrs Tarendale. A fine of 4s, with costs 7s, -was imposed on Benjamin Dally, Rose Swinerd (two convictions), and Thomas Williams, and Charles Lancaster was fined 10s, with costs 7s.

BREACHES OF BY-LAWS.

Arthur Bray was fined 10s. with costs 12a, and John Thomas Backhouse was fined 10s, with costs 13s, for driving round tho corner of Willis street and Lnmbton quay at other than a walking pace. John Newberry, for failing to keep on tho near side of the street when passing a bicycle, was fined 10s, with costs 11s. Arthur Bray was also fined id, with costs £1 19s, for failing to keep a vehidd bo was driving off tho tram-line for a distance of forty feet in front of tho tram.

John Collie, for failing to keep in order a drain connected with a stable in Hanker street, was ordered to pay costs 7s. William John Braniff, for 'commencing to erect buildings in tho Hataitai road without a permit, was fined £l, with costs 7s.

Arthur L Williams for allowing horses to wander at Ihona Bay, was fined ICS. with costs' 7s. John Stannnrd and Alfred Alders, for similar offences at Johnsoimllo, wore each fined ss, with costs £1 2s 6d.