CITY POLICE COURT

Otago Daily Times, Issue 21976, 10 June 1933, Page 2

CITY POLICE COURT

Friday, June 9. (Before Mr H. W. Bundle, S.M.) DRUNKENNESS, Ernest Edwards was fined 40s, in default four days’ imprisonment, for drunkenness. . . Thomas Hector M'Coughan was similarly charged and fined 20s, in default 24 hours’ imprisonment. UNREGISTERED FIREARM. James Mooney, for being in possession of a firearm, not being the owner thereof, and delivering up a firearm without a permit, was convicted and ordered to pay costs (10s) on the first charge, and convicted and discharged on the second charge. The defendant found a rifle while fishing on Cod Rock, and after having it in his possession for some months, he lent it to a friend who was found in possession of it by the police. THEFT OF BICYCLES. Albert Leslie M'Keagg was charged with the theft of two bicycles, valued at £2 and £6 respectively, and was represented by Mr E. J. Anderson, who pleaded guilty on his behalf. —John Graham M'Leod was charged with receiving stolen goods, and pleaded guilty. He was represented by Mr B. A. Quelch. Chief Detective Young said M'Keagg who was a young man with a bad record, had stolen the two bicycles and dismantled them, selling the parts. He had admitted both offences. The accused M’Leod was a much older man, being married, with six children, and employed as a surfaceman by the Taieri County Council. He had taken the bicycle parts from the younger accused and must have known that they had been stolen.—Counsel for M'Keagg pleaded youth in extenuation, and stressed the fact that, although the accused had a bad record, he now gave signs of settling down to hard work.—Mr Quelch, for M'Leod, said his client had acted more foolishly than criminally, and stressed the fact that any penalty imposed would fall heavily on his wife aild family.—The magistrate said the theft of bicycles was a despicable offence, and, there was absolutely no excuse for the accused M'Keagg, who was already on probation. He would be sentenced to six weeks’ imprisonment on each charge.—-M'Leod was remanded in custody till Monday. ' INTOXICATED MOTORIST. Thomas Alexander Landreth was charged with lieing intoxicated in charge of a car and procuring liquor while prohibited. —Senior Sergeant M‘Lean'said / the accused had previously been before the court on a similar charge and had had his license cancelled. The court had later reviewed the case and remitted the penalty mainly on account of the man’s excellent record and the good report furnished by the police. The police who knew him still spoke well of him, but it . was difficut to get away from his latest breach. He seemed to be a young man quite unable to resist the temptation of drink.— Mr E. J. Anderson, for the accused, said he had not been intoxicated, having had only two small drinks. He was unfortunate in having the attention of the police drawn to himself through a cyclist striking his lorry. He was a married man with very heavy commitments, hard working and industrious, and was spoken of highly in the district. Counsel suggested the imposition of strict safeguards and restrictions in preference to a heavy penalty.—The magistrate said that in dealing with Landreth he must remember that he had been before the court in 1931. He now came up on a similar charge nothwithstanding the concession made to him on the last _ occasion. He was deserving of no consideration, notwithstanding his reputation for honesty and industry.- The matter could not be regarded lightly. The accused would be sentenced to one month’s . imprisonment, his license\ would be cancelled, and he would be prohibited from driving for five years. J A FURTHER REMAND.

Arthur John Thomas Wilkinson, charged with manslaughter, in that he did unlawfully kill Peter Smith, was again remanded on the application of Chief Detective Young. Mr J, C- Warrington again appeared for the accused and agreed to a remand until Thursday next. REMANDED FOR SENTENCE. Stanley Bathurst Worling was charged with being drunk and disorderly, using obscene language, and committing mischief. —Senior Sergeant M'Lean said the accused had gone to a certain house looking for hie mother, and when told she was not there refused to leave, but made such a nuisance of himself that he had to be removed, but not until he had broken some windows. When ejected he stood in the middle of the road and used the most filthy and obscene language in, the presence of women. The accused had a bad record. —Mr W« L. Moore, for the &c----cused, pleaded the effect of drink. His client was not yet 21 years of age and was married, with two children. He could not stand drink and on this occasion had no recollection of what had occurred. The Rev. L. B. Neale was prepared to keep an eye on him in future and arrangements would be made to make good the damage done.—When the magistrate suggested probation Mr Garbutt (probation officer) said that Worling had previously been on probation and had been an utter failure. The magistrate then remanded the accused till Monday to enable a report to be furnished by the probation officer.

A CHIMNEY FIRE. Henry George Vernon, for allowing bis chimney to catch fire, was convicted and discharged. UNEMPLOYMENT TAX. Frederick Theodore Badcock, for failing to pay unemployment tax, was fined 20s and costs, UNIFORM NOT RETURNED, Reuben Rooney, for failing to return uniform and equipment to the Defence Department, was ordered to 1 pay £9 6s 7d and costs (10s), MOTORISTS. CHARGED. Alfred Hay, for being an unlicensed motor driver, was fined 5s and costs, John Coory, similarly charged, was also charged with driving a motor car without the prescribed lights.—The case was adjourned f6r further police" evidence to be called. . Nigel Barclay, for leaving a motor car unattended in Princes street for a period longer than that prescribed, was fined 10s and coats. Edward Flawn, for driving a motdr lorry without proper brakes, was fined 10s and costs. Lindsay Haworth, an unlicensed motor driver, was fined 5s and costs (10s). John Malcolm, for failing to drive his motor to the left of the centre line, was fined 20s and costs. Edward Farris, an unlicensed motor driver, was fined 10s and costs, and for driving a motor truck without a silencer was convicted and discharged. Anthony Hesse, for permitting a truck without a silencer to be driven, was fined 20s and costs. John Alfred Palmer, for riding a motor cycle without an appropriate assigned number, was fined 20s and. costs. MAINTENANCE. Matthew Alexander Clydeddale (Mr O. G. Stevens) applied for cancellation of a maintenance order in respect of his wife, Ellen Reid Clydesdale, who was represented by Mr J. N. Smith.—The order was suspended in the meantime, and the case was adjourned sine die.