MAGISTRATE’S COURT

New Zealand Times, Volume XLII, Issue 9718, 21 July 1917, Page 10

MAGISTRATE’S COURT

POLICE AND BY-LAW CASES. The following cases were dealt with l)y Mr S- E. McCarthy, S.M., yesterday : Two first-offending inebriates were fined 10s, in default twenty-four hours' imprisonment, and a third 20s, 'or forty-eight hours. William Hickey, on a charge of being an idle and disorderly person, was remanded till Monday. Edward Francis, for failing to entol under the Military Service Act, was convicted and ordered to come up for sentence when called upon. The defendant had enlisted, and was waiting to be called up to go into camp. Frederick Selby, a, seafaring man, who appeared to be recovering from a drinking bout, denied being a rogue and vagabond. Defendant, who was found sleeping in a timber-yard, was convicted and ordered to come up tor sentence when, called upon. A prohibition order is also to be issued against Selby. Tho case against Kenneth Jolm Matheson, who was charged with stealing a case of kerosene, valued at 15s, was adjourned till Monday. John Joseph Moran, a young man of seventeen years of age, pleaded guilty to stealing two dozen razors, from his father, John Moran. ChiefDetective Boddam said that tho defendant had disposed of the razors to a second-hand dealer for £2, and only four of them had been recovered. Tho value of tho property was £6 15s. According to the information given to the police the father of the lad was afraid that his son would enter upon a career of crime. There was some bad blood between them, and Moran was desirous that the boy be committed to a home. The father, in evidence, said that Ids son had got out of his control, and he wanted to do the best he could for him. He was a bad boy, but only towards bis parent. Another witness said that the. lad had been in his employ, and he found him to bo honest, and was willing to take him back again. Tho trouble between defendant and „his father was one regarding money. Young Moran met with an accident some time ago while at bis employment, and received £l4O as compensation. This money was received by Moran, senior. The magistrate said that the boy’s father had a perfect right to keep the money in trust for his son. In the circumstances defendant would be convicted and ordered to come up for sentence when called upon William Spence Murray, for having dazzling headlights on has motor-car was fined £3 with costs, and was convicted and ordered to come up for sentence when called upon for failing to stop when requested by a constable Edward Stephens, for having dazzling lights on a motor-car, was fined ids and costs. Biding a motor-cycle along the foot path on tho Hutt road cost Ernest Valentine Sanderson 20s and costs. , For allowing stock to wander, James Carson, George Hudson, Valter Hadley-, and Neilie Cox were each fined 10s, with costs; Alfred Bradley and Ernest Hadiey each £3; Charles D. Hargreaves and Joseph William Brown, 30s each, together with costs. Leslie Jones, for negligently driving a motor-car on the Te Horo road, was fined £2 and costs, and Ernest Hunter and John Turner for hawking without a license, were each fined 20s, with costs. Driving a motor-car at night with insufficient light cost Alex. F. Smith lOi.