THE COURTS.

Timaru Herald, Volume CXXV, Issue 18503, 26 February 1930, Page 9

THE COURTS.

ASSAULT ON POLICE. By Telegraph—Press Association. WELLINGTON, February 25. “The police are charged. with the duty of maintaining order; and they have to exercise considerable forbearance at times. Where there is a concerted assault made as in a case like this, I cannot deal leniently with the matter.” So saying, Mr McNeil, S.M., sent James O’Neil (32), a waterside worker, to gaol for a month, for assaulting Constable Ritchies, and resisting arrest. A charge against Hugh Tanner of assaulting Sergeant Edwards was dismissed, the Magistrate considering there was reasonable doubt that the blow was an accidental one. The affair arose from some rough play by a crowd after a dance, requiring police intervention. WATERSIDE WORKERS FINED. Albert Edwards (65), Henry William Burroughs (46), Victor Telcher (41), all waterside workers, were to-day each fined £lO for the theft of meat and butter from the liner Rangitane CHARGE OF THEFT.

By Telegraph—Press Association. DANNEVIRKE, February 25. Robert Gunn McLeod, aged 22, manager of the Dannevirke branch of the Community Stores, was on bail till March 5 or. a charge of stealing £53, the property of Charles Mac.kie and others, trading under the name of the Community Stores Ltd. An application for the suppression of the name was refused. TWO MONTHS’ HARD LABOUR. By Telegraph—Press Association. BLENHEIM, February 25. Edward Hahood (21), a recent arrival from England pleaded guilty to converting to his own use a motor truck, valued at £3OO, the property of Jeffery, McGlashan and Inglis, Riwaka, Nelson also to the theft of a case of benzine valued at 19s 6d, belonging to Inglis, also the theft of a pair of boots valued at 20s, the property of E. W. Sharpe. Mahood’s excuse that he had teen drinking, was considered by the Bench to place a more serious complexion on the offence, as a grave danger to traffic. He was sentenced to two months’ hard labour on the conversion charge, and convicted and discharged on the remaining counts. MIDNIGHT ARREST. By Telegraph—Press Association. AUCKLAND, February 25. At Broadway, Newmarket, at midnight, Constable Hendren observed an electric torch flash on the doorway of Howie’s gramophone shop, some distance away. He ran to investigate, and arrested a young man, Robert John Bolton, an Australian, who had been working as a labourer. Bolton had in his possession screw drivers, files and a pair of pliers, also a seven chambered revolver loaded in six chambers. It is alleged that the file was broken, the break corresponding with the file end found in the keyhole of the iailway station door previously. Bolton was charged at the Police Court this morning with being found by night in possession of house-break-ing implements and a revolver. He was remanded' for a week. It was stated that further charges will be made against the accused. APPLYING THE REMEDY. By Telegraph—Press Association. CHRISTCHURCH, February 25. On many charges of theft mostly of motor car and motor cycle parts, Charles Owen Voice (22), a carpenter, described as a ringleader, was sentenced by the Magistrate (Mr E. D. Mosley) to four months’ hard Jabour. Thomas Charles Dickson (19), also a, carpenter, was sent to the Borstal for two years. A third youth, Hugh Grant Anderson, concerned in but one charge, was admitted to probation for two years. "The number of crimes committed by young people is getting notorious, - ’ said Mr Mosley, “it is very hard to know what to do with them. We may only take the remedy the law allows, and that with no uncertain hand.”