MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

Sun (Christchurch), Volume I, Issue 35, 18 March 1914, Page 5

MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

(Before Messrs T. Wallace and H. Crowther, J.Ps.) BREAKING AND ENTERING. Robert Dickson Warden, aii ex-Burn-ham boy, appeared to answer to charges of burglary to the total of seven. He pleaded guilty to all of them, and was unrepresented by counsel. The \ goods were stolen from the dwellings of John R. Preece, Susannah Pritchard, Mercy Marriner, Henry Woodcoek, James Ross, William Passman, and Richard Martin. The charges, all breaking and entering, covered a period of two months, and involved thefts of money totalling about £l6. The other articles included a suit, shirts, braces, socks, and several gold rings. Richard John Martin, cycle mechanic, gave evidence as to his having left his house at 8,30 p.m. on February 12. The; house was well locked up. On Saturday, February 21, he returned, and the first thing he found was that a suit and his razor had disappeared. The suit produced was the one in qupstion. • John Passman, of Dallington, said that he left .his house on February 17, and when he came back he found his purse missing. It had about £2 or £3 15/- in it.

Other witnesses gaye details as to having missed the various articles contained in the charges. Detective Began gave- evidence with regard to the arrest of. accused in the public bar of the Wellington Hotel. When searched he had all the stolen articles produced in Court in his possession. Warden was committed for sentence to the Supreme Court. _ JUVENILE COURT. ' Four juveniles appeared before the Court this morning. One- was charged with cycling on the footpath and waa convicted and discharged. Another youth was charged with stealing a revolver valued at 15/-, the property of William Taylor, of Rieearton. He was convicted and ordered, to report himself at regular interval* to the authorities. Yet another pair of youths, overcome with a love for song-birds, stole two canaries. Previously one of them been after larger game, and. robbed f owlhouses. "Are you guilty?" asked the clerk. "No," said the elder youth, "I Was, but I -*•aan not now. Mother's paid for the canaries*'' The local constable said they were "two very - bad boys, it would be difficult to find worse." They were convicted and ordered to come up for sentence when called upon, and to reporfe themselves once a week for a year. BROTHERLY LOVE. Albert Highstead (Mr Fleshor) asked that his. brother Walter Highstead (Mr be bound over in sureties ofthe court to keep th-3 peace against him. Evidence was given to show that Walter had given Albert "a bang" in the street, and had told him to "put his hands up." Albert was of the opinion that discretion . was the better part of valour, and rang up for the policed There was evidence to show that Albert had given provocation. His Worship said that before he could make an order he would have to be satisfied that plaintiff was in fear of bodily injury. This did not seem to be the case, although it was highly improper for defendant to act as he did. The information would be dismissed, but if the 'caae came up. again both parties stood a chance of being bound over. BY-LAW BREACHES. For cycling on the footpath, Alfred Westall, Patrick Egan, and Hugh Smith were fined 7/- , with costs. James W. Avery, for cjeling without a light, was convicted and discharged. For similar

offences, M. L. T. Bush, William Perry, and James Hanvmon were fined 10/--George Jackson, who said his lamp had been stolen in town, was convicted and' discharged. ; Arthur Kopple was fined 10/- for riding his motor-bieyele along the Sumner Road at an excessive apoesi. Frank Fairwek|her, for not sounding his horn, was fined 10/-, and Roye© Wilson, for driving at an excessive speed over a crossing, was similarly with. Percy Breach, who left his fcart and horse unattended, was convicted and discharged, Annießell, at lady motdr-cyelist, was fined-10/- for riding too fast over & crossing. Th®ma» N. Pratt, for allowing Ms horse to winder, was convieted and discharged. LYTTELTOIf. (Before Mr H. W. Bishop, S.M.) At the Lyttelten Magistrate's Cacart this morning, Richard Wakolin, jun„ was charged with supplying liquor to John Orton Gebbie, a probibitedparson, on December 26. WaitoHn ploaJ« L guilty and was fined £5 and costs, week being allowed in which. to p:iy the money. • "*".TVAlbert. Foote, for two breaches' of Lis prohibition order, was fined .19/*' o» each charge, in default seven imprisonment. Walter Harper was charged with procuring liquor during the currency of his prohibition order. Ilepleadid guilty, and was. fined\lo/-, in default 48 hours' imprisonment. A week was allowed to pay the fine. Andrew James Berry pleaded- guilty in respect of a breach of a maintenance order for 5/- per week towards ibs support of his son, and on . which arrears amounting to £lB had accumulated. Berry was ordered to pay 5/per week off the arrears, in default three montfag* imprisonment.' The original order was suspended till the arrears are paid up. - f ~ ■. civil casesl Judgment was giyen for John Alexander Newell v. Mark - claim £1 15/-, and ''6o»tpK-. 4 ' . On a judgment summons case A. F. Clark v. Reuben Whitford> claim £3 5/4,. defendant was. ordered to pay 2>*6 weekly, in default'three days' imprisonment. .•••• Owen/>G. Swan was ordered to pay Charles G. Thurston -the sum of £BS 14/-, in default a month's imprisonment. . ; " . :J v ; .''Vjar