CITY POLICE COURT

Otago Daily Times, Issue 17322, 23 May 1918, Page 7

CITY POLICE COURT

Wednesday, May 22. (Before Mr EL A. Young, S.M) A Reservist in Trouble.—David Darin was charged with being a reservist and changing His address without notifying the Government Statistician, and further with changing his name without the consent of the Minister.—Mr Sourr pleaded guilty to each charge.—Sub-inspector Matheson said defendant was a resident of Sydenham, where he got into monetary difficulties He left this place, and went to the North Island, and assume*! the name of Taylor. He subsequently came down to Burnside and still adhered to the name of Taylor.— Mr Scurr explained that this man took the hook of a slaughterman named Taylor, and only while engaged at slaughtering ' he was knovm as Taylor.—Sub-inspector Mathieson said defendant's son, who was approaching military age, had taken the name of Taylor, the latter having been quite frank in stating that it was to dodge militarv servioe.—Mr Scurr said it was the intention of father and son to enlist when the latter turned 20 years in July.—The Magistrate said the explanation given by defendant was not satisfactory, and he was fined £10 for the first offence, andi £2 for the other, with total costs (14s) with the alternative of five weeks' imprisonment. By-law Cases.—James Peebles and James Halligan were convicted and ordered to pay costs (7s) for allowing a horse to wander at St. Kilda. Charles Edward Clark© was fined 20s, with costs (7s), for riding a motor oyclo across the intersection of Rattray and Princes streets at a speed in excess of six miles an hour. John Barnes pleaded not guilty to a charge of neglegently driving a motor car in Rattray street, and driving a car on to the footpath in Princes street. —Constable fearoe stated that defendant drovo with two wheels of his car on the footway at Watt's corner.—Sergeant Murray gave corroborative evidence.—The defence was that the car was driven on to the foot plates at the corner, which the police claimed' formed _ part of the footpath.—A fine of 10s, with costs (7s), was imposed. A charge of driving on the footpath was withdrawn. Maintenance. —An affiliation order was made against John Davidson alias Dalton m respcct of his illegitimate child, an inmate of an industrial school. The amount payable weekly was fixed at 7s 6d. Costs were fixed at 6s. Mary Willis applied for a maintenance order against her husband, John Willis, for whom Mr Scurr appeared. —In reply to counsel, she admitted that she had been _ provided with food and clothing, and said that she was not in good hoaHh- She had about £40 in the bank. —Jje Magistrate dismissed the application without hearing the defence. Failing to Register Dogs.—Mary M'lvor pleaded not guilty to two charges of failing to register two dogs owned by her.—The Magistrate adjourned the case to enable the dogs to be registered. An Indictable Case.—John Alexander 5?.^ rtso " Ivas oha rged wijth obtaining from Wuliam Stuart Wilson a side-chair valued at £40 4s 6d_ bv means of a valueless cheque with obtaining from Jas. Barclay £10 by means of a valueless cheque, and with receiving from Frederick John Townsend a watch ano chain, a ring, and a sovereign* case, of the total value of £10 18s, by roeajis of a valueless cheque.—Chief Detective Bishop said the offences were admitted by accused—Formal evidence was Riven by each of the complainants and bv Detective Sergeant Cameron.—Accused pleaded guilty, and was committed to the Supreme Court for sentence. I