CITY POLICE COURT

Otago Daily Times, Issue 18515, 28 March 1922, Page 9

CITY POLICE COURT

Mondat, March 27. (Before Mr W. H. Bundle, S.M.) Theft of a Clock.—Robert William M'Tntyre was charged with stealing an alarm clock, tho property of Hayward Henry Smith, stated to be a great friend of accused’s.—The facts as set out were that accused stole the clock in Wellington from a personal friend, and after that accused disappeared. M’lntyre was later arrested in Dunedin for drunkenness, and then the truth leaked out.—accused pleaded guilty to the theft of the clock. He asked for clemency, stating that he was a married man, with a four months’ old child, no iiad no intention of stealing the clock; he took it for a joke against his friend Smith, and returned it as soon as he came to himself. , He had served two years at the front.—Questioned by the magistrate, accused said that he had not appeared earlier because he was ill.—Mr Bundle remarked that he saw accused had been before the court on several previous occasions for theft, and fined ‘lntyre 40s, cautioning him that if he came before the court again he would get a lengthy term of reformative treatment. Maintenance.—Dunoan Cairns M'Diarmid received a sentence of one month’s imprisonment for disobeying tin order to contribute towards the support of his wife, a condition of his release being the payment of arrears amounting to £4 2s. A separation order was made between George William Poulter and his wife; the facts of the case as disclosed by E. J. Smith being that defendant had left New Zealand, and was last heard of in Siam. Inquiries had been made in New Zealand and of the British Consul in Siam, but no trace had been found of him. He had been away five years, and had paid nothing towards his wife’s support.—Evidence was giyen by the wife, who said she was about 60 years of age, and at present had a temporary job.—His Worship granted a separation order, and fixed' maintenance at the rate or £2 per week, past maintenance £SO, and solicitor’s fee (£o).— —Henry Wright was charged with disobedience of an order for the support of his three children, the arrears amounting to £32.—Mr Allan, who appeared for the complainant, said he would agree to an adjournment for a month, as Wright had paid £2O into court.—His Worship granted an adjournment accordingly. Later Wright was charged with failing to maintain his wife.—Mr Allan appeared for complainant, and Mr Brown for defendant.—After hearing the evidepce of the. wife, his Worship made an order for the' payment of 15s a week, with solicitor's fee (£2 2s). It was explained that only two of the children wefe now with the mother, the other being with the father, and that he had to . pay 10s a week for each of the two. Military Missions.— For failing to attend parades under the Defence Act in the direction of what is termed “personal service,” the following fines were imposed against the following youths:—Arthur Walter Armishaw, £2 and costs (7s); Robert Stanley Anderson, costs (10s); Russell A. Ross, £3 and costs (7s); Robert Hubbard, 10s and costs (14s 6d). Charges, against George Parker, Lewis William Jenkins, Duncan M’Mullan were adjourned for three months, his Worship warning the defendants that if they did not attend in the future they would bo dealt with at the end of the three months. A charge against Leslie George Coghill was dismissed. By-law Cases.—Ernest Graham was fined 6s and'costs (9s) for leaving a motor oar without lights. For riding a “bike” without lights James Hardy was convicted and ordered to pay costs (7s), and Andrew John Davidson and Charles Alexander Brown were fined ss, with costs. For driving a motor car without lights Alexander Nieper was fined 10s, with costs. Edward Wolfenden. for leaving a spring oart unlighted in tie street, was fined ss. with costs.——William Charles Burrell, for allowing a chimney to catch fire, was fined 10s, with costs. Matthew Norman Johnston, for whom Mr B. S. Irwin appeared, pleaded guilty to a charge of allowing a nuisance to arise on his premises at St. Kilda, contrary to the borough by-laws.— Mr F. B. Adams, who prosecuted, said the •ase was not a very serious one. About a load of manure had been lying in the yard, not in a bin, as required by the bylaws.—Defendant was convicted and ordered to pay court costs (7s) and solicitor’s fee (£2 2s). A Batch of Drunkards.—Two first offenders were each fined 10s or 24 hours in "gaol. Michael Delaney pleaded guilty to drunkenness and to committing a breach of his prohibition order.—Sub-inspector Eccles said that defendant had been found drunk in High street, with a bottle-of beer in his pocket.—Delaney admitted that he had been prohibited as one of the conditions under which he had been admitted to probation for theft.—Fined 10s, or £4 hours, for drunkenness, and 40s for breach of order.——Alexander Livingstone, who did not appear, was fined 20s, with costs, for entering licensed premises during the currency of a prohibition order. . i