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(For Press Association.) i ASHBURTONy June 18. ! James George Murphy, with several aliases, to-day pleaded guilty, and was committed to the Supreme Court for sentence. on .a charge; of breaking and entering and thoft, : and on a further charge of escaping while in. lawful • custody. i WELLINGTON, June 18. The adjourned cases in which William and James Han' were charged-with bookmaking in Willis Street on various dates were dealt with by Mr. Riddell, S.M., to<lay. The: defendants are father and eon. William Han pleaded guilty, and was fined £3 and costs, in default 7 days. On a second charge he was also convicted and fined £1" and costs or 48 hours. His father, James Han was fined £2 and costs, in default 48 hours. CHRISTCHURGH, June 18. I Peter Georgius Junime Da Warrmorr has been sent to goal for one month as a rogue and a vagabond. He has been passing himself off as deaf and dumb, making, house to house visitations in . the city and suburbs, and trading on J the sympathies of "the charitib'y disposed. He called at the house of tho chief detective, where the wife gave him sixpence, but the chief followed ; him to an hotel and found that he could make; his 'wanis known at a bar in good -audible language, and so his career camo to an end. The man had been** given garden work,- arid began, but cleared as sodiv its his employer's back was turned. • i