MAGISTRATE’S COURT.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 16749, 2 June 1922, Page 9

MAGISTRATE’S COURT.

TO-DAY’S CASES. CHRISTCHURCH. | (Before Mr Wyvern Wilson, S.M.) DRUNKENNESS. Henry John Beck was charged with being found helplessly drunk on the Woodend Road on May 26. and was i ordered to pay costs, in default 48 J hours’ imprisonment. ; A first offender was fined os, in de~ 1 fault 24 hours’ imprisonment. "OH, I’M SORRY” Mary MoEngnev. voluble as usual, pleaded guilty to a charge of being found drunk in High Street yesterdaj’. Accused had hardly stepped into the box before she broke forth into a torrent of explanation. “ I’m sorry, your j Worship. I’m doing my best. I’m j working. I haven’t been before the T ‘A-urt for nine months. I was tempted, j I just had one little drink, and it went 1 to ray head. Please give me a chance 1 and T won’t come before you again.” The magistrate: “ Well, you hove a j good list of convictions—about 120, 1 think ” j But, yqur Worship, I’ve paid for | all that in the past, and I’vo gone , straight for nine months.” After considering the matter, the magistrate decided that there had been an improvement in the conduct of the accused during this year, and for that reason she would he convijrted and fined 10s. in default 4.8 hours* imprisonment. lIEF OR M A TORY ESCAPEE. Mavis Ramsay, aged 19 years, was charged with, on April 14, escaping from the Salvation Army Reformatory Home. Sub-Inspector Simpson stated that the accused had escaped in the com- - pany of two other girls, who had since j been caught. She had been convicted lon a. charge of being idle ami disorderly last year. The magistrate said that he would j have to do -omething to escapees bc- ! sides sending them back to the Home. The accused was sentenced to fouri teen days' imprisonment, and on the | expiry of the term she would hare to { go back to the Home. ALLEGED THEFT OF MONEY. William Broome Oant was charged ! that, at Duv.xuehelles, between Qcto--14 and December 16, 1919, bo received £54 os on terms requiring him to account for that sun to Gordon H. O’Callaghan and that he fraudulently omitj ted to pay £29 5s of that to O’Cal- ■ laghan. i Chief Detective Cameron asked that the case should be heard at A karoo. The accused, in asking for bail, sail that he had been in custody for over a month, and had been brought from New South Wales to answer the charge. The accused was remanded to appear at A karoo, and bail was allowed in self £IOO, and two sureties of £SO each. ALLEGED THEFT. Charles James Flutey was charged with, on May 31, at Christchurch, breaking and entering the warehouse of Maddren Bros, and stealing therefrom ! four bolts of Hessian, valued at £l2. Bail was not allowed, and the accused was remanded to appear on Wednesday. O BSC JENE LANGT7 A 0 E. Herbert Gloeson (Mr W. F. Tracv) i pleaded not guilty to having used obI scene language, on May 6. within the I hearing of passers-by, in a public place. Defendant was fined .€3 and ordered to pay expenses THEFT OF CYCLE PARTS. Robert Edward Downing, aged 16, pleaded guilty to having stolen cycle parts valued at £2 6s, the property of 1. H. Patterson, Papanui Road. Chief-Detective Cameron said that the accused was at present out of work. 1 ami he had been in the habit of visiting the shop of complainant, a- cycledealer. On one afternoon lie was left in charge of the shop, and it was then .that the theft was committed. The accused had been before the courtlast June on three charges of theft, and .a month later he was charged with false pretences. On these charges the accused liad been admitted to probation for two years. Mr A. Bissett (probation officer) reported that tlie accused’s conduct had been satisfactory during his probation period. Ho seemed to b»> a good lad as long as lie was in employment. It would probably be better if he went out into the country. The magistrate said that he would treat the case leniently, owing to the youth of accused. He would bo admitted to probation for three years, and ordered to pay lOs 6d, the value of the stolen goods unrecovered. He was also ordered to remain indoors after 8 p.rn. for six months, and was advised I to get work in the country as soon 1 as possible. ALLEGED ARSON. James Walkington Smythe (Mr A. S. Taylor) was charged with having, at Teamanura, on May 5, 1922, wilfully set fire to a building. Chief-Detective Cameron stated that the accused Lad been arrested in Wellington, and that he had arrived this morning from 'Wellington. Tho magistrate refused to allow bail, and the accused was remanded to appear next Friday. DISPUTE OVER OYSTERS. Richard Carey (Air. R. H. Livingstone) was charged that on April 17, at Riooarton.. he did assault Alick Blackwood. The evidence stated that the defendant, who kept an oyster stand, had knocked a plateful of oysters out of the complainant’s hand with his crutch. The defendant, who stated that ho had thought the oysters had not bee paid for, was fined 20s and ordere.l to pay witnesses’ expenses. BY-LAW CASES. For dangerous speeding. John Brown | and Oy Higgs were each fined 40s and costs. For leaving motor vehicles without I lights, Goorge H. Christie and Alfred | Empson wore each fined 10s. Fred Curtis and William Joseph LonJ don were each fined 10s for riding bii cycles without lights. Ernest J. Fisher was fined 5s for leaving a car unattended. L. Jenkins, for having no registration mark on his motor-cycle, was fined 5s and costs. William Charles Sanders was fined 20s for driving a 1 motor-car without lights. hor leaving a car without lights, Tho 3. W. Wooelrnffe was ordered to paycosts 7s. Henry Searle, for leaving a motorcycle without lights, was fined 10s and costs. Theodore Julius Caesar was ordered to pay costs 7s for leaving a motor-car without lights. For permitting accumulation of rubbish to be contained in unsuitable tina, Annie Collins, Louisa Annott, Donald Bowen. Ann Mcßeth, Margaret Sexton and Johnston Thomas were each fined 7s costs. Harold Offering, for discharging a ; firearm in the city, was fined 20s and 1 costs. For speeding. Reuben John Robin 1 aou was lined 20s and costs.