MAGISTRATE'S COURT

New Zealand Times, Volume XLIII, Issue 10136, 26 November 1918, Page 8

MAGISTRATE'S COURT

YESTERDAY'S POLICE CASES. The sitting of Uie Magistrate's Court j t-Kiei day wus conducted by Air I'. V. i'raz"er, rf.M. .tieien iluuiow, a young girl, for whom Mr H. V. Willis appeiiieu, pleaded giuiij stealing tnu suui ot 13s, and fruit to the value of 6s 9d, the pioperij of Karantzo Bros. , Inspector Marsack said that tho accused was employed at the shop 01 Karantze Bros., and was detectea leawng tne premises with a bag of' Iruit for which she had not j'aid. The Inspector added that he was of the opinion that the girl was not overstrong mentally. Mr Willis said that the accused, who had been in Wellington a few weeks, could offer no reason for stealing from her employers. Her parents resided at Dunedin. He 'suggested that the girl be allowed to take a position at Otaki. The Magistrate said that he would like to hear more about the accused, and lie would adjourn the case for a few days. The defendant was remanded to December 2nd.

Martin Samuelson, who was charged with using objectionable language, was fined £2, in default seven days' imprisonment. William John Parker, who was charged with stealing a watch valued at .£5 the property of Mary Maud Sharkey, admitted the offance. He said he had been discharged from the army and had beon earning .£s_at his trade at Feilding. Ho came to Wellington, contracted influenza in the train, and as soon as ho was able to get np took more drink than was good for him. He was in a muddled state and did not know what he was doing. Inspector Marsack said that the accused 'stole the watch from a bedroom which was next to his own at the hotel where he was lodging. As regards not knowing what ho was doing, Inspector Marsack said that tho accused gave the watch to a woman to pawn and was waiting for her to return with ths money.

Parker was sentenced to two years-' reformative detention. David Jame'3, who was in arrears to the extent of £d 12s 6d in respect to a maintenance order, was sentenced to 30 days* imprisonment at New Plymouth, and the warrant ordered to be suspended so long as 7s 6d is paid, os of which is to be set aside for payment off the arrears. The defendant, who did not appear, was ordered to pay JBI Is costs.George Richards, who had failed to keep up his payments on a maintenance order, was ordered to be imprisoned for fourteen days unles s he makei regular weekly payments of £2 and pays £1 Is co?,ts in addition.

Elizabeth Jane Trembath, who sought a maintenanco order against her hui> band, John Trembath, had her application granted. Maintenance at the rate of £i. a week was allowed in support of a child, and the defendant is to pay £1 Is coats.