MAGISTRATE'S COURT

New Zealand Times, Volume XLIX, Issue 11168, 25 March 1922, Page 12

MAGISTRATE'S COURT

YESTERDAY'S SITTING t POLIC E AND SUMMONS PROSEULTTONS HEARD. SOME SERIOUS CASUS. -Police and. summons eases m the Magis:r.-i:e's oun. yesterday were disposed ot by Mr I. lv. Hunt, S.M., who occupied the bench. Two first offenders for drunkenness were tre-i.ted in the usual manner. Bertha Edo was lined 10s and costs ior breaking a prohibition order.

A BED AT THE POLICE STATION! A yoiuig man named Arthur Henry AVest, who, it was said, gave himself up at the police station at about midnight the night previously, was charg. ed with being an idie and disorderly person, having insufficient moans ol support. 1 it was stated that tho accused was a seaman, but had been out of work, and having nowhere to sleep, he decided to call at the police station for a bed. On the condition that he remained in the of tho Salvation Army authorities until he obtained work His Worship ordered tho youth to come up for sentence when called Upon. ALLEGED BREAKING ANI) ENTERING. Thi'a,’ youths, Robert William Childs, lolm Stephen Dunn and Charles Edward AlcAvoy, for whom Mr A. B. Sieve;right appeared, were charged yyitn breaking and entering the dwelling of Edward Samuel Russeil at Red Rocks on March 3rd and stealing one tin of condensed milk and one tin of salmon, of a tonil value of 2s. On tie application of Sub-Inspector McNamara, a remand was granted until Wednesday next, it being intimated that there were other charges likely to he preferred against the accused. Bail was allowed in tho sum of £lO. TWO YEARS’ PROBATION. Robert Aberciombie Brown, alias J. C. Brown (Mr J. O’Donovan) was charged with, at Wellington on March 4th, he did, with intent to defraud, obtain lroin John Alonroe the sum of £o by meant of a valueless cheque or awn on the bank of New Zealand at Auckland. Another charge of obtaining the sum of £'4 19s Gd at Palmerston North on March 10th. from William George by means of a cheque cn ihe National Bank, Auckland, was preferred against him Chief-Detective Kemp said that l-i March of last year' the. accused arrived from Auckland and made false representations to a man named Cudby. He then later went to Palmersson North and operated a third blankcheque.

The magistrate agreed to give the accused a chance and sentenced him to two years’ probation, ordering him . p 2 y tlle Sllm of £l7 at the rate of ICs per week.

LICENSING CASES. Francis Joseph Foley (Air A. AV. Diair) was charged with supplying liquor at the Brittania- Hotel to a native on December 19th. The circum■tances, it was explained, were that a man had gone into the hotel for six ■ square riggers” of beer, which were taken into Miramar, being 4 no-lioenae area The defence was that the beer had been ordered and the defendant • n a rush hour, did not know that tho puronaser. was a Maori. The ease was dismissed. Eruera Carrington was fined 40s for failing to notify that liquor was to be taken into a no-lieense area. AT THE RACES. Joseph William Collins was fined £lO and costs for trespassing on a racecourse. AFTER HOURS.* CHINESE SHOPKEEPER FINED. “That’s the inspector; if you want cigarettes wait and see if he go out of the shop.” The above remarks were directed to a customer for cigarettes in the shop of Ohung Lee nop by the Chinamen himself the other night when Inspector Bailev, of the Labour Department, made a few little informal visits to detect the sale of cigarettes after hours. Mr Bailey told tho court that the Uiinaraan sold . cigarettes after hours and when acquainted with the fact that he was the inspector, the celestial said the “clock was fast.” . The Chinaman was fined 40s and costs on each of four charges.