MAGISTRATE’S COURT

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXIII, Issue 7869, 3 August 1911, Page 2

MAGISTRATE’S COURT

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 2. (Before Mr W. G. Riddell, S.M.) RECEIVING STOLEN GOODS. ■ Charles Scarlc appeared for sentence on charges of having received from Allen Leo one case of cocoa valued .£7 10s and ono caddy of tobacco valued at d£s 15s, veil knotting them to have been dishonestly obtained. Chief-Dotectivo Brober'g stated that for some time past the accused had been in collusion with Lee, a storeman in tho employ of AV. and G. Turnbull and Cola April last ho received from Leo a box of cocoa for which lie paid him HI 10s. Ho then sold tho goods to a grocer for H 7 10s. Last mouth ho received the box of tobacco from Lee. Although this was his first appearance before tho court tho chief-detective suggested there was no excuse for his dishonesty. Ho was a man of business and had been trading iu a fairly largo way. Mr A. Blair, on behalf of the accused, stated that ho had not received any payment.for the goods ho sold to the grocer. Ho'thought it was a case in which leniency might bo extended. His "Worship was not prepared to admit tho accused; to probation. Ho would impose a line, which must, however, bo substantial. On the first charge accused would bo fined .£2O and ordered to repay tho value, of the goods, in default two months' imprisonment, and in the second charge would be fined £lO and ordered to pay the value, of the goods, in default one month’s detention. ALLEGED FALSE TELEGRAMS. Kenneth Douglas Melville Calders appeared on two charges of having, on July gist, at Wellington, caused a telegram to be sent to John Donald AVellford Mcßeth, Wanganui, purporting to bo sent by S. Burnett. On the application (of Chief Detective Broberg accused was remanded for a week. Bail was fixed at JMO, with two suretics of H2O. (Before Dr A. McArthur, S.M.) DISPUTE ABOUT A HORSE. • Charles IV. ilayliss, carrier, Wadcstown, sued William Hargreaves, expressman, Khandallah, for X'l.'i ss, being the price of a horse bought at auction. Mr P. tV. Jackson appeared for plaintiff. and Mr T. S. Weston for defendant. From the evidence it appeared that the defendant bought tho horso at public auction', it having been represented to him that tho animal was broken to chains. Subsequently it was ascertained that tho horse had been used in harness in the city, and defendant holding that there had been a misrepresentation as to the quality of the horso refused to take delivery. Judgment was given for defendant with costs amounting to H 3 Gs.