MAGISTRATE’S COURT.

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXIX, Issue 8852, 1 October 1914, Page 7

MAGISTRATE’S COURT.

police' BUSINESS YESTERDAY. Yesterday’s Biting of the Magistrate’s Court was presided over Dy Mr D. <3. A. Cooper, S.M. A young man, Louis Bomb, pleaded guilty to theft of five sums of money, the property of Henry Innise. It was explained by Chief-Detectiyia Broberg that accused had five previous convictions for theft. He was engaged as a driver by the .firm of Inniss and Son. and it was during his employment there that he misappropriated the money. Accused was convicted and ordered to refund the amount stolen (*66 9s sd), in default two months’ imprisonment., Catherine O’Connor. - with two previous convictions, was fined *62, or seven days’ imprisonment, for drunkenness, and for a breach of her prohibition order was fined 10s. or three days. “This woman is quiet and inoffensive. Her main trouble is drink. She is a widow who has raised a large family, and it ie the first time she has been before the court.” This statement was made by Mr H. F. O'Leary, in asking for leniency on behalf of Mary Stent, who was charged with being an idle and disorderly person, in’ that she consorted with women of ill-fame. She ■was convicted and ordered to come up for sentence when called Upon, and a prohibition order was taken out against her. Robert Wright, charged with being disorderly while drunk in Willis street, was fined *6l, or three days' imprison* ment. For insobriety, Hugh Hatley was fined 10s. or forty-eight hours' detention; Charles William Hill *6l, or three days; and William Whiteside £3, or fourteen days. A plea of not guilty wag entered by John Williamson, who was charged with, the theft of a gentleman's dress coat and three waistcoats, of a total value of *66 10s. the property of George R. Rogers. A remand was. on the application of the police, granted until Friday. Mr P. W. Jackson, appeared for a man named John Ryan. who was charged with receiving J 625 and a silver watch from Jenny Lind, knowing the same to have been dishonestly obtained. A remand was granted, until Wednesday next, as the principal witness for the prosecution is at present in Australia. An application that bail be reduced was refused, the original bail of *6so' standing. , "I don’t know nothin’ about it,” derilared James McCnll. who, together with Patrick Brady, was chargetT with stealing a pair of men's boots valued at 15s 6d, the property of A. Dimdore. A shop assistant. Henry Herbert Lippitt. gave evidence that he saw the two accused near Dimdore’s shop, and that he witnessed Brady take a pair of boots from under his coat and hand them over to McCnll; The boots produced belonged to witness’s firm. ''All I can say is that I know nothing about the boots; I've never seen them before, and as true as I am standing here I never* touched; them,” said Brady. A sentence of seven days’ imprisonment was imposed upon each defendant;