MAGISTRATE’S COURT

Manawatu Standard, Volume LIII, Issue 19, 19 December 1932, Page 8

MAGISTRATE’S COURT

CHARGES OF BESETTING. SPECIAL FIXTURE ARRANGED. The announcement that arrangements had been made to adjourn the cases to a special fixture tor their hearing in February was made by Mr J. L. Stout, S.M.i in the Magistrate’s Court to-day, when charges of alleged watching and besetting at Longhurn, as a sequel to the freezing works dispute, were preferred against a number of men. The area at the back of the Court was packed with onlookers, including a number of women.

William Frederick Watson, a labourer, appeared on a charge that on December 6, at Longhorn, with a view to compelling Longburn freezing works employees to abstain from doing a certain act which they had a legal right to do, viz., proceed to the Longburn freezing works, he did wrong!Lilly and without legal authority watcli and beset the Longburn workers in Foxton Line, where such freezing workers appeared to be. A further charge of a similar / nature In respect of December 3 was preferred against accused. Two other charges against him were that on December 1 and on December 2 he did use insulting language in a public place, the main Longburn-Foxton Road. Mr McLeavey uppeared for accused. The Magistrate intimated that lie proposed to adjourn the cases until February 1, and stated that, provided an undertaking was given that accused would refrain from any activities of the nature alleged, all would bo remanded without being required to find bail.

Counsel saic] he had been instructed to give an undertaking on behalf of Watson, as requested, and asked that he lie remanded without bail. “If lie commits an offence in the meantime, and is convicted, that will l>e taken into consideration in fixing tire penalty,” commented the Magistrate. “It is unusual to remand without bail, but the circumstances are unusual, and 1 will take that procedure in remanding accused to appear again on February 1 on condition that an undertaking is given that there will be no interference with the men at Longburn. lam granting a special fixture for the hearing in order that these cases shall not be held up.” Oswald Saunders was charged with alleged watching and besetting on December 5 and 6 and with usuig insulting langauge on December 2, 5 and 6. He was further charged with assaulting Ivan Oliver on December 5. Mr McLeavey appeared for accused, who was remanded to February 1, without bail, on the same understanding. Eric Furclias Anthony, a slaughterman, was charged with alleged H atching and besetting on December 8 and 9, and with using obscene language in a public place on December 8. Accused also was remanded to February 1. John De Cleene, a butcher, was charged with alleged watching and besetting on December G and 8. This case, in which service had been effected on summons, also was adjourned until February 1. Leon Dennan was charged with alleged watching and besetting, with assaulting Herbert Eden, and with using insulting language on December 5. Eric Charles Flanagan was charged with alleged watching and besetting, and with using insulting language on December 5. Stephen James Havill was charged with alleged watching and besetting on December 1, and with using insulting language in a public place. Francis Kale was charged with alleged watching and besetting on December 1 and 3 and with using insulting words on December 1 and 3.. James Learmonth was charged with watching_ and besetting on December 1 and 5 and witn using insulting language on December 1. These cases, all served on summons, were likewise adjourned until February 1 next. ’MISCELLANEOUS CASES. Herbert West Hunt, a labourer, of Awapuni, was charged with tailing to provide his wife and wo children with adequate maintenance. —Senior-Ser-geant Whiteliouse stated that defendant was earning only 10s a week. — The Magistrate said no order could be made. Fleas of guilty were entered by Sydney William Morris, aged 45, alias Sydney William Jackson, alias Morrison, alias Mortenson, to being deemed an idle and person with insufficient iawful visible means of support; to being found on licensed premises abter hours; and to giving a false name, under the Licensing Act. Senior-Detective Quirke said accused had a record of various charges at other centres, —Accused was sentenced to one month’s imprisonment with hard labour on the first charge, and on the other two he was convicted and discharged. John Henry Hodge was charged with an offence under the Police Offences Act in Cuba Street. Accused, for whom Mr McLeavey appeared, pleaded guilty. A fine of £l, with 3s, costs was imposed. Stephen Havill, similarly charged, pleaded not guilty. After hearing evidence the Magistrate inflicted a similar jfenalty.