MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

Sun (Christchurch), Volume 1, Issue 7, 13 February 1914, Page 10

MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

(Before Mr T. A. B. Bailey, S.M.) AMATEUR PIRACY. James Hanley, Richard Olliver, and Augustus Barrett appeared to answer to a charge of stealing a boat valued a('£s, the property of Thomas Lamont, of New Brighton. Mr A. T. Donnelly appeared for the two first accused. Lamont gave evidence that he had missed his craft about the first week in Januarv. On January-15 he saw his boat at Herring Bay. It "had changed its colour from red to yellow'' and the pain Ling had palpably been done in a hurrv. It was padlocked to a post on the river bank. The three boys had explained that they had been given permission to use the boat by another man.' ; The constable in charge at New Brighton gave evidence as to his having cav.ght the three youths red-handed iy vhc boat. He had seen them rowing i towards Sumner, and had pursued them in another boat three miles down- the cstv.ary. He stopped them and made them tow him back again. The boys had two bicycles in their boat, and intended :to disembark at Sumner. Mr Donnelly contended that the three yorZ-hs were not definitely connected wiili the £>oat.. They had been, as they thought, given permission to use the boat, and had put their bicycles on . board because they would not be safe ■ if left on the bank. His Worship said that he considered Barrett innocent. He would be dis- ; charged, but Hanley and Olliver would be fined £3 each and given seven days , to pay. . . EY-LAW BREACHES. Basil Morris, for cycling without a , slighi, : was fined- 5/; without costs. Al- ; berc Vi?er was similarly mulcted. Wilfred Lawson Broad, who rode a motor-bicycle over the crossing near the Bank corner at a greater speed than a walking pace, was fined 10/- and order-ed-to pay costs. ; RECORD REPUDIATED. William Murray appeared in the dock with a tired expression and a great show of virtuous indignation to answer to a charge of drunkenness and of using obscene language. Senior-Ser-geant Mathieson produced a lengthy record, but Murray indignantly denied ownership of the doubtful testimonial.. On pressing-he admitted however that he. had had one or two previous convic- . tiens. He wan convicted and discharged" on the charge of drunkenness an i for .the other offence he was sent to fjr.o 1 for a fortnight. • ' DEFENCE PROSECUTIONS, Failure to render personal service "brought a immber of youths before Mr T. B. Bailey this morning. They wove dealt with as follows: —S. W. Armstrong, fined 20/- and costs; Led Mooney, convicted and discharged; O. B -.ttcriield, 20/-. and costs; Rupert Cal- : vert, 10/- and costs; R. Cummins, 40/a:i 1 costs; L. C. Dennis, 20/- and costs; H. L. Eivy, 40/- and costs; R. Eskett, f -convicted" but not fined; J. Fuss, 40/"aiitl costs; J. Gallagher, 10/- hnd costs; ' H. "O. Hayes, 40/- and courts; S. A. Hill, " 10/- and costs; W. L. Ilowioon, 40/- aind ; co::tr. ; S Leshlce, convicted. and diseharged; E. L. Ncalc, ; 40/-'~and costs; ■ W. O 'Malley, 20/- and costs;' M. Robinson, convicted and discharged; G. Scott, : 20/- and costs; W. Skelton, convicted and .discharged;- J. r ~Stcrlingi, 40/- and costs; P. S/ Timms, convicted and dis- • charged; F.vTiiielly, 40/- and, costs; B. . Topliss, 20/- and costs; H. Warburton, .4-0/- and costs; Leslie, convicted r". and discharged\ H. ,G. Whitfield, 10/»nd costs; H. Willis,'4o/- and costs.

LYTTELTON. (Before Capt. R. Hatchwell and Mr C. Ferrier, J.'s.P.) , A lad named Claude Olsen was conand ordered to pay 7/- costs for ! fybling at night without a light. On the* application of his father a prohibition order was issued against a young man. BANGIORA. Before Mr E. R. Good, J.P., and Mr W. G. .'Whiteside* J.P., Lionel W. Dorreen was charged with making a false declaration under the* Marriage Act in Aug. 2.9, 1913, by stating that his name was John Joseph Bell, and his age as 23. His real age is 18 yeai'S. H. J. Bathgate, deputy , master of Burnham Industrial School, s-aid that accused vras a former inmate, of the institution, and was .discharged when he married. 3>exendant pleaded yuiltv, and was committed to ftie Supreme Court for sentence 4 .