THE COURTS.
.W' ' DOCTOR. CHARGED WITH INTOXICATION. By Tel«gr»pli—Pror» A»jncl«tlon. AUCKLAND, May 1. Last niglit, a motor car, driven by a medical man, mounted the safety zone in Queen Street, aiid-collided with the centre tramway pole. This morning, before Mr F. K. Hunt, S.M., the doctorj concerned, who”, had. spent the night in the Police Station, was charged with being intoxicated while in charge of a. car. He was remanded on, bail of £IOO. On" counsel’s request the Magistrate ordered' that the accused’s name should be suppressed in- the meantime. WOMAN SWINDLER. ; By Tei«ffr*D.h —P r«*s Association. WELLINGTON, May 1. Daphne Jean 'Stanton (20), married, but whose husband was stated by her to. bo in Sydney, got twclvci months in Borstal to-day for obtaining two frocks, a skunk stole,, a handbag, a bead necklace, a brooch and a hat, valued at £44 13s, from Abrahams Ltd., representing herself as the wife of a wellknown person in Kilbirnie, and saying she would pay by cheque. When recovered the goods had depreciated b.y several pounds. She was admitted to probation for two years in January on four charges of false pretences.
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Timaru Herald, Volume CXXV, Issue 17945, 2 May 1928, Page 15
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189THE COURTS. Timaru Herald, Volume CXXV, Issue 17945, 2 May 1928, Page 15
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