MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

Oamaru Mail, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 10593, 24 October 1910, Page 4

MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

(Before Mr T. Hutchison, SJVI.) RANGING TJIE CHANGES. A young man named Daniel Connor pleaded guilty to a charge of, on Oc-tober-21,'-stealing tlie sum of £l9 10s, tlie of the North. :Otag6 Joqkey Club. 1 ~ r&Sergt. •-£>tagpoole_ said tliat - accused -went'-down--to the racecourse on- the JPate."-lnentioiied with a postal note for he the ticket >s : ipx:''3publedv<so •as .to - show "the"" "•20." - same "attendant - ''Here's, a •-■ a- attendant gave-him the .\ticket ► -.'immediately -discovered his 1 nustnker • -

,for defendant, said the / ■ ' facts as lie had--them were somewhat ; When accused handed in the ; postal anpte lie said to the attendant, "How 'iioes. that strike you ?" The man Replied; "It's a bit big." desired to liear the . evidence so that be-might determine ■: which-of these versions-'.was correct:.• -r-Bdward Rowlands, "the . attendant, , • said.-'that accused came -to the ticket box:-liolding the npte so as not to show : the-"shillings," and saying, "Can you .•'7cl^4llgei•i•'a-••de20••...110te?. , • , -Witness said, -Pivtet's- -liave. -a look," and, taking the ;iiSte-in>iJiis:= hand, - gave accused the change without looking- at the note again. • r ' iGonstable Cassidv stated that, having learnt that- accused came down from Kurow with. a-postal note-for, 20s, he went to :him and asked him where he changed it. Accused replied that he changed it in Oamaru. Sergti Stngpoole '• then asked to see accused's ticket, and accused said- he ■•Lad lost it; but- when they were taking him to»tlie ticket-box he said he had and the note. He had had ■ - notes for 20s, and one of these, he ■fiad changed in Oamaru. ; - :'-Mr '■ Hjorring: Accused had .a at Kurow, and was said -to-ibe-]ionest. ■ Hjjorringi addressing the Court, suggested; that a fine would be a sufiicjeut penalty. Accused liad notintend:ed -tpCibe dishonest, but the attendant, - fbx;nofc3opliiiig atlhe note, liad placed • iu liis way. said- he could see. 110 ~ Mitigating- circumstances in the case : . ?Ifowas-a£surd to say the man was tempt?. not tempted at all. . He • • -^acE^ob&ined-. .the • money by a trick, ■■■iattcL'; -would. ■ be sentenced to three with hard labpr. still pressed for leniency " accused's youth and preivious good, character: It was v^ry : hard tq-jjfendT-sucira young,man to gaol. He thought -probation might be-given, as, ifiithe' Sttendant had taken proper care, -accused -iTOulel iot have been afforded ~ ithe • voppqjHunJit-y of committing the ; tlieffc."'- • argument, Ins Worship r •''(^^^^ii ! tOa»«!bnsider the penalty,,, and ■ ieniandeU acciised to Wednesday in or- : de?- : th;it a ..probation officer's report., -iriiglvt?-.be obtained. . -OBSCENE LANGUAGE. ■-A young, man was charged that on ' Septemlliir :25 Ke did use obscene language'; within, the hearing of passersstreet. •*. -He pleaded not pulty, and was delended by Mr Ong--/PJie evidence called went to show that :xomplained: of j was . made ''^•-^UBe5 t 'bf-in-?»!'fi8h i: shopvlate..at- uiglit and ]iearii r 'v';by ■ -two constables, who were passing :by.- . - . --After-hearing evidence, his Worship ' "was satisfied' that the lanr was used . and circumstances ' poiirted ' to" defendant as being the of- ■ feiMer. •' ""The time and' other circumstances reduced the offence to one-^so. ■ far'as such an offence could be .trivial— proportions. Except that, defendant- had g;one into the box. and,- • that such language had.not beenused- at" all,- he might have, imposed'*^.; conviction and 110 penalty.-. Biltf after the evidence that defendant - liad> given j he would be -fired 40s in default two | weeks' imprisonment,

REMANDED. ' to a charge of-bejng an idle and-'disordcrlv- person - within ; the- - mean-; ing'of tlio Pbliee Offences" Act in thatf lie had yisuffw lent lawful and visible means' t. . . „ 1 - Serfeeanf* Stagpoole asked- for -a- re-; mand'td'^Toiid.iY* 1 next, which was granted. •Accused May I have -bailr - : - His "Worship.: Have you any money PI, Accused I have £5. • I-..think that IS a:-sufficient answer to the charge. -His -\\ orsliip remarked that the .position'was a peculiar one, and fixed bailju a deposit of ~£o.