CITY POLICE COURT

Otago Daily Times, Issue 21940, 29 April 1933, Page 5

CITY POLICE COURT

Friday, April 28. (Before Mr H. W;’. Bimdle, S.M.) TWO YEARS IN BORSTAL. Eruekt Busbridge and Andrew Gordon Campbell appeared for sentence on six charges of theft and one of converting a car to their own use.—The magistrate raid it was obvious that Campbell was in need of discipline. He would bo sentenced to two years in the Borstal Institution on the charge of converting the car, and would be convicted and discharged on the other, charges.—Busbridge) for whom Mr C. J. LV White appeared, was remanded until May 5 to allow the probation officer to make further inquiries. A SERIES OF CHARGES. William Arthur Stewart, Charles Pereival Robert M'Creath, and Albert Harris were jointly charged with breaking and entering the premises of the New Zealand Express Company, Ltd., and stealing petrol valued at £1 12s, and, further, with attempting to break and enter the shop of Harry Wimpenny with intent to commit a crime therein.—Albert Harris was charged with breaking and entering the warehouse of Scott and Wilson and stealing goods valued at £2O. Harris and Sharp were jointly charged with receiving goods valued at £l4 19s Id.-—On the application of Chief Detective Young, the accused were again remanded for a week. DRUNKENNESS. A first offender charged with drunkenness was fined 20s. in default 24 hours’ imprisonment'. UNLICENSED RADIOS, For being in possession of unlicensed wireless sets, Alexander Corbett was fined •10s and costs: John Pearce was convicted’; John Matthew White was convicted; William J. Wilson was fined 10s and costs. UNLAWFULLY ON PREMISES. ■ Anthony Cabral was fined 20s and costs for being found unlawfully on licensed premises, , CHARGE ADJOURNED. A charge of procuring lidfuor while prohibited preferred against William GibSon was held over until Monday pending defendant’s appearance in maintenance proceedings. NEGLIGENT DRIVING. Edwin Peattic was charged with driving, a motor car in a negligent manner across the intersection of Stuart street and Cumberland street, which he crossed against the lights. A fine of 20s and costs was imposed. Douglas William M'Coy was charged with negligently driving a motor car in George street, and was , fined 20s and costs.

SUNDAY TRADING. Albert George O’Neill was charged with keeping his shop open for trade on a Sunday, and was fined 10s and costs. DANGEROUS DRIVING. Andrew Watt was charged with driving a motor car in a dangerous manner. — Senior Sergeant Martin said the defendant was an unlicensed driver, but as be was accompanied by a licensed'driver no, charge was brought. He lost control of 'his ; vehicle in a narrow street and struck a tramcar, subsequently, climbing the footpath" and knocking down several veranda posts. The whole thing was the result of ignorance of handling a car.—" The magistrate said considering defendant’s position, that of a relief worker, he could not "impose a fitting penalty. - Watt would be fined £3 and costs. - 1 WEIGHTS AND MEASURES ACT. Edward John Dodds pleaded guilty to selling Green Island coal to a customer as Taratu coal.—Mr G. H. Lightfoot said this was a difficult sort of case to prove, but the defendant had been very frank in, the matter, and had assisted ;,the department .to clear the case up. Mr Lightfoot said the two coals were lignites and. difficult to separate, but they had an idea there was a deal of it going on.— Defendant was fined 20s and costs. . HEAVY TRAFEIC LICENSES. Andrew H. Muirhead was convicted and ordered to pay costs (10s). for failing to pay a heavy traffic license, Edward John Dodds was charged with failing to pay his heavy traffic fees, and fined court costs. '■ UNLICENSED DRIVERS. Andrew Fibbes, jnn., was charged with failing to ..'report ’an accident, and also with being an unlicensed motor driver,— Andrew .Fibbes, sen., was charged with employing an unlicensed motor driver. — Senior Sergeant Martin said: the younger defendant knocked down a boy in Cargill road; He took the injured lad home, but failed to report the accident. The matter came to the notice of the police through a telephone message. He was alsp an unlicensed driver, although a competent one.—The younger defendant was ' fined 10s and costs on the first. charge and convicted and discharged on the second. Fibbes, sen., was fined 10s Ivon Robert; Lennon, an unlicensed and costs. motor driver, was convicted and discharged. George William Robinson, charged with being an unlicensed driver and the driver of a, car without a warning device, was fined 20s and costs on the first charge and 10s and costs on the second. Naylor Wilson, similarly charged, was fined 5s and costs. Norman Mathewson, for driving a motor cycle without, being the holder of a license, was fined 10s and costs (3s). , . ,^- Norman Arthur, similarly charged, was fined 5s and costs. OTHER MOTOR CASES. Henry Johnston Turnbull, for driving a car' without the prescribed lights, was fined 10s and costs. Walter Harrison was charged with affixing to a motor cycle a number which •was not ite assigned number, and was fined 10s and costs. For operating a motor lorry'without the proper brakes, Sylvester Russell was fined 20s and costs. COMMITTED FOR SENTENCE. Norris Cochrane Kerr was charged with breaking and entering the house of Alexander. Cook with the intent t 6 commit a crime therein, Mr A. N. Haggitt appeared for the accused. —Alexander Cook said that he left his home on April 13 for a holiday at Brjghton, leaving the house securely locked. All the windows except one ,were secure. When he returned five days later he found that the house had been entered and a gold watch, two rings, and a five-shilling and a fourshilling piece, a decanter, a rug, a flask, and a bos of cigars had been stolen. There was evidence that the intruder had drunk tea and wine and taken food while he was there.—Detective Taylor produced a statement by the accused in which the offence was admitted. Some of the property was recovered, the accused directing the detective to the place of concealment. —The accused pleaded guilty and was committed for sentence to the Supreme Court.-