MAGISTRATE’S COURT.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 18010, 22 November 1926, Page 4

MAGISTRATE’S COURT.

CHRISTCHURCH. (Before Mr H. P. Lawry, S.M.) REMANDED. Leonard Wright was charged with breaking and entering by day the premises of Agnes Leslie, Riccarton, and stealing jewellery and money of a total value of £2l. He was further charged with having attempted to break and enter by night the premises of Walter Stanley Bean, with intent to com : mit a crime. On the application of Chief Detective Gibson, accused was remanded to appear to-morrow. DRUNKENNESS. Kathleen Watkins admitted having been found drunk on Saturday* evening. As she had spent the week-end in the cells she was convicted and discharged. Two men who had been found drunk bn Riccarton Road on Saturday' night were each convicted and discharged. They had also spent the weekend at Hereford Street. JUST OUT. Margaret Cecilia ITansbury, who has just been released from gaol, pleaded guilty to a charge of drunkenness, but not guilty' to having procured liquor from some person unknown while she was the subject of a prohibition order. The woman, appealing for another chance, said that she was only out of prison a week, after serving a three months’ sentence. Senior’ Sergeant Martin said that ITansbury was saturated with liquor and he thought a week's remand would be beneficial, to enable her to get it out of her system. “Oh, how could I be,” declared Margaret. “I have not had the chance. I have not received any money' from my friend at the lake and he has my jewellery. Give me another chance and I will take the pledge,” she added. T!he Magistrate thought that a remand to Wednesday would be sufficient. A BELFAST CASE.

William Smith, an old man, was charged with being found drunk in a public place and also with being found by night without excuse, but in circumstances not indicating the commission of, or intent to commit, a crime, on the property of John D. Johns. Being somewhat deaf, SergSant M.'Gregor bawled out the charges in the old man’s ear, and he cheerfully admitted having had some liquor, but he did not think that he had had too much. As to the other charge he said that he went into a garden to get out of the road of larrikins. Constable P. Moore went into the box to give evidence, but did not get far when the Bench stopped him. “Do you think the man can hear that?” asked Mr Lawry'. Constable Moore had another try, raising his voice. “Can you hear?” the defendant was ‘asked. “Oh, I don’t hear what he say's; I’ve known him for forty years,” replied Smith.

The evidence was that Smith was found under a shrub in a garden. He was taken out on the road and charged. The Magistrate said that he would not convict on the drunkenness charge as the man was not in a public place when found. On the other charge he would be fined in default fortyeight hours’ imprisonment; ✓* THE COURT CLEARED. An application was made for an affiliation and a maintenance order against Ernest Henry Albert Adam. The Court was cleared during the hearing of the case. The Magistrate dismissed the application. MAINTENANCE CASES. Joseph 11. May was charged with failing to comply with the terms, of a maintenance order, the arrears being £29 ss. Defendant was sentenced to one month’s imprisonment in Paparua Prison, the warrant to be suspended provided 5s was paid weekly off the arrears as well as current, payments. (Before Mr IT. A. Young, S.M.) TRAFFIC CASES. Cyril Burford was fined £2 for not having a proper silencer on his motor cycle exhaust. Benjamin Lamb was fined 20s for leaving a car unattended. Robert Ross was fined 20s for having failed to register a vehicle. George Ferguson (Mr D. H. Hall) pleaded not guilty to a charge of driving at a dangerous speed. Mr Loughnan, for the prosecution, stated that defendant had driven along Ferry Road and in “cutting in” in front of a tram he nearly* hit a motor coming the other way. Had the tram not pulled up -and the motor swerved on to its wrong side, there would have been two collisions. Defendant stated that he passed a stationary tram and he pulled up on the tram rail. The motorman had started without looking ahead. The magistrate said that two weeks had elapsed before the defendant was told that the prosecution was likely. He therefore, had no opportunity to get witnesses. Tt would be sufficient if he were ordered to pay costs. Ronald C. Nicholl pleaded not guilty to a charge of passing a stationary' tram at the corner of Madras Street and Cashel Street. Motorman Tillyshort said that the tram was “braked down” and the defendant, who was driving an omnibus, came past. Defendant .said that the tram had not stopped when he drove past. The charge was dismissed on payment of 30s witnesses’ expenses by' defendant. RAN GI ORA. (Before Mr C. I. Jennings, J.P., and Mr W. A. Rowse, J.P.K L. M’Nish, of New Brighton, charged with breaking a window the property of Josiah Hands, was fined 10s and ordered to pay' the cost of the damage in default 7 days’ imprisonment.