MAGISTRATE’S COURT.

Waikato Times, Volume 105, Issue 17750, 29 June 1929, Page 9

MAGISTRATE’S COURT.

SITTING AT MORRINSVILLE. CAR AT EXCESSIVE SPEED. SEVERAL OTHER CASES. Before Mr. F. W. Platts,- S.M., at Morrinsville, Catherine Mark was charged with driving a motor car in the main street of Morrinsville at an excessive speed. She wfis con\icted o.nd ordered to pay costs and her driver's license was cancelled for six months. . Irregular Attendance at School. !

Charles Perry was charged with not sending his children to school regularly. , , As it was the third time.the accused had been before the court he was severely reprimanded by the Magistrate. and warned that if he came before the court again he would be sent to gaol. lie was fined £B, with costs.

Judgment Summons. D McL Wallace v. A. H. Ensor, claim £2 15s. Ordered to pay 20s forthwith, balance in one month, in default four da vs’ imprisonment. Arthur Eady Ltd., v. George Casey, claim £l3 18s—Ordered to pay 20s per week, first payment on July 4, in default 10 days’ imprisonment.

Theft of Overcoats and Hats,

John Walter Smith and Norman Webb were charged with stealing overcoats and hats from a cloakroom at ! Cambridge* where a dance was being held on June 8. Both accused pleaded not, guiltv Constable Hceps stated that, on 9th June he received advice from the Cambridge police of the loss of overcoats and hats taken from a dressing room whilst a dance was proceeding. After ninking enquiries he interviewed Webb ■and look him to the police station, told him he was suspected, and took his statement lie interviewed Smith at Walton and Smith said he had lost his own hat at the bail and taken another In exchange. Ho denied knowing anything about the coats. A W. Robson of Morrinsville, said he met Smith and Webb at Hamilton, and went to Cambridge with them in Smith’s car. He left ,hi s coat and hat In the dressing-room and when he went for them they were gone. Several olhcrs had also been taken. He took a

coat like his, and left his name and address where the coat could be recovered. When lie went out there were a number of coals in the back of Smith's car, also some hats. Smith claimed the coat he had taken, and he gave it to him.

Norman Webb said he drove to the Cambridge bail on June 8. He was sitting in the car most of the night talking to a friend. He left his coat and hat in *-be car whilst he had one dance, and when he came back the bat was missing. Whilst he was in the car Smith came out, with 3 coats and 2 hats, put them in the back of the car and made some remark about havIng made a good haul. Coming home he found a hat in the back of the car. He did not know who put it there, but as lie had lost his own he look it. He wore no coal coming home. He was quite sure that Smith brought out 3 coats and 2 hats and put them in the back of the car, and said, “What do you think of that for a haul ?” W. J. Neville, who was with Webb in the car when Smith brought out the coats and hats, confirmed the previous witnesses’ evidence, The Magistrate said that the evidence was sufficient to convict Smith of stealing, but not enough to convict

I Webb of theft, but, of receiving stolen goods and Ihe charge was altered to , that effect. r i Smith was sentenced to one month's ' imprisonment, and Webb was fined £5. The property is lo be returned to the owners.