IN THE COURTS

Gisborne Times, Volume LXV, Issue 10230, 8 January 1927, Page 8

IN THE COURTS

IDLE AND DISORDERLY

HOW MAN LOST FOUR TEETH,

Tile story of how William Sutherland came to lose fow teeth was unfolded before Mr. E. U> Lev* vey. S.M., yesterday, when Sutherland was charged with being idle and disorderly in that he had insufficient lawful means of support. Constable Thompson said accused had "been consorting with convicted thieves and had no pioney. Scrgt. Dempsey said accused had been warned by the police to _ get work. He had stayed at various boarding-houses during the last six weeks and at one of them had left as a result of trouble with the proprietor, in which accused lost three or four front teeth. Sutherland said he came to Gisborne' with £ls and tried to get

Cross-examined by Sergt. Dempsey, ac used admitted lie had left a board-imf-hcuse because tire proprietor had assaulted him and accused linn of goin * through the rooms. He had lost his money two days after Ins arrival in town. . . . . In entering a conviction against defendant, the Magistrate said lie would be given an opportunity to get out of the district. Sentence would be deferred till Monday, and if accused was still here lie would be sentenced to three months imprisonment without the option.

dangerous driving

MOTORIST FINED £lO

When Hilton Henry Smith a veung fanner with a full car set o bp Gladstone Road tor a dance at Patutahi on Saturday evening last he little thought how expensive the trip would he. Yesterday, how cvc jG before Mr. E. C. Levvey, S.M., lie was convicted and fined £lO on a charge of driving in a manner dangerous to the public. , " Traffic Inspector Scott said, defenclopt “flew past another car m Giad- .. > no Road as if it were standing snll.' ! It was then about 8 o clock in the evening. . Defendant said lie was not going very fast and had merely increased his'speed in order to. pass anotner car. He was not exceeding 20 runs tU The Magistrate: “What! Not ever 20?” Defendant: “No!” ; , Y r Phe Magistrate, sceptical!} . xec, J qV tlic Inspector had chosen to tell me what speed you were travelling at” asid Mr Levvey, in entering a conviction, “you might have lost vour license. As it is it will cost you '£lo.” . NEW POLICE OFFENCES ACT IN tFOR.CE. c-T.inrpFKS-OIT ARRESTED "" WITHOUT WARRANT.

WELLINGTON, Jan. / ■ The first prosecutions under the Police Offenders Amendment Act or last session' giving power to the police to arrest without warrant persons thev have reasonable cause to believe have insufficient lawful means of support, wap heard by Mr Riddell feAL, to-dav Three men who had been sleeping out on Mt, Victoria were advised to secure work. Ihej vitie < icted and ordered to come up foi sentence if called upon withm six months. —P .A.

ALLEGED MURDER

further remand

Charged with the murder of Cecil Thelwall, Gurnet Wolseley McMim appeared before Mr E. C. Lewie,, S.M., yesterday. , Accused who was represented by S V. Beaufoy, was remanded tin Jan. 11, hail being granted in two securities of £250 and one ot £ooo.

CHINAMAN TIED UP AND ROBBED

TWO MEN CHARGED

HAMILTON. Jan. 7. Two young men, William. fribson Young and Leonard David Williams, visited the shop of Toil San Mon Zoo at Rotorua on December lj and presenting a screw wrench at him called upon lnm to put up Ins hands. The Chinese was bound and , ni „g C cl and the robbers took iAo from his pockets, and £lo from the till On leaving the victim was tied up in a back room. Accused were arrested at Morrinsville where they were charged with robbing Zoo nt £3!) and rasing personal violence. Accused were remanded to Rotorua on January 11.—P, A, DISMISSED CHARGE, COMES ON AGAIN ACCUSED’S PROTESTS OF NO USE AUCKLAND, Jan. 7. William Haggard, tim'd pJ, against whoifi if charge .of breaking and entering a tobacconist s shop in Parnell Road. and stealing goods valued at £3 8s 6d was preferred m the Police Court yesterday and was dismissed by Justices of the I eace was re-arrested by the police. He was again charged in the Court todav with breaking, entering and theft from the shop, and in addition, alternative charges of theE and’ receiving were laid. Hoggard protested that the case had already been dismissed, but Mr F. K. Hunt, S.M.. said there was nothing to prevent the police bringing the charge again. They might have more evidence. Accused was remanded until Monday.—P. A.

ATTEMPT TO PICK POCKET

CUNNING BUSTLE DOWN GANGWAY MAN COMMITTED FOR SENTENCE AUCKLAND. Jan. 7. A case of - attempted pocket picking was heard at the Police Court to-dav when William Morgan, aged 38 years, stated to „be a recent arrival from Australia on holiday, was charged with attempted theft from the person of Henry Taylor, of Wellington, who with his wife and child, is spending a holiday in Auckland. Taylor said he was carrying a child down the gangway of the ferry steamc.v, when in the crush accused crossed witness with his left arm. At that moment witness looked wn mid ~n-.\ »n< use »> Hire*’ fingers and thumb of his right hand in his left breast pocket, where he had his watch and chain. He also felt pressure applied to his right side. Both witness and accused alighted from the gangway at the same time. Morgan hesitated for a moment and then hurried off the wharf. Witness gave chase and eventually a constable arrested accused on a moving tramear. After some discussion Mr F. K. Hunt, S.M.. agreed to adopt a sug-. gestion Mr Singer, for accused, that the charge should be reduced to one of attempted theft. He would convict accused and remand hi”’ until Monday for sentence.— P.A.