MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

Press, Volume XLIX, Issue 14854, 20 December 1913, Page 15

MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

(Before Mr V. U. V ay, S.M.) DRUNKENNESS. N Two first male offenders for drunkeness, were each fined ss, in default 24 hours' imprisonment aud another was convicted and discharged. .... Thomas Jackson, charged with being drunk and disorderly, was fined 40s, and costs. A TRIPLE CHARGE. Thomas Buttorfield was charged with drunkenness and obscenity, and with having damaged a stretcher and a cell door valued at 30s. On the charge of drunkenness, he was convicted and discharged, for having used obscene language, he was fined 20s, in default 7 days' imprisonment, and for damaging the coll, he was convicted, and ordered to pay the amount of the damage, in default 7 days' imprisonment. A charge against him of theft of a pair of trousers and a clock was dismissed. 7DISMISSED. A chargo against James Mullins, of using obscene language, was dismissed. INDECENCY. Lizzie Gillias," charged with committing a grossly indecent act in the public gardens, was convicted-arid ordered to come up for sontence when called upori only provided she remained three months in the Salvation, Army Home. OBSCENE LANGUAGE. Charles Snook, charged with using obscene language, consented to a prohibition order being issued against him, and was convicted and discharged. BY-LAW BREACHES. For leaving a train whilst it was in motion, Augustus Barrett and Ernest Edward Harper wero each fined 5s and costs. Watson Din well, charged with cycling on the footpath, was fined 5s and costs. George Burgess, for motoring on a j footway, was fined 40s and costs. Michael Hyland was lined 10s and costs, for cycling at night without a light. ..

Thomas O'Rocke, for leaving a vehicle with a horse attached witnout 'chaining the wheel," was fined 10s and costs.

For motoring too fast over a crossing, William. Ilowe, Jack Lawrence, Walter Nicholls, Ida M. Cowlishaw, and William Johnston were each fined 40s, and costs. • William John Good, for motoring too fast, was fined 40s and costs. For allowing a horse to wander at large, Frank Anderson, James "Watts, William Moore, and Alfred Buxton •were each fined 5s and. costs, Charles Leonard Brown and Albert Porter each ■ 10b and costs, and John Orton Gebbio convicted and discharged. TRUANCY CASES. For failing to send children to school. Robert Gray was fined os on each of two charges, Charles Wellman 2s, Catherine Madden 2s without costs on each of "two charges. FACTORY BREACH. Louis Munns, for failing to close his shop at the specified hour, was fined 20s and costs. AN AFFILIATION CASE. In the caso of Myers v. Crozier, an application for an -{filiation order, Mr C&fisidy, who appeared for the plaintiff, said that his client had succeeded in an appeal to the Snpreme Court, and also on a mandamus. The fact that costs wero not paid was no ground for a stay of proceedings as against Myers. .Mr Eric Harper, who appeared for the defendant, contended .that before tho plaintiff could start a new case he must pay the cost of the previous case. His Worship said ho would not hear the information until the costs in the previous action wero paid. / VAGRANCY CHARGES. Martin Joyco appeared on a charge of vagrancy in that he had insufficient means of support. Accused was sen- " tenced to one month's imprisonment. John Reardon (Mr Donnelly) also appeared on a vagrancy chargo, but tne information was dismissed. Mary Jane Thurston and Owen Gladstone Swan also appeared on a charge of vagrancy in that they occupied a house frequented by undesirable characters.

Tlie magistrate convicted the accused and -sentenced them to two months' imprisonment. William Lyndhu*l>t and Elizabeth Black, alia*** Lyndhurst. appeared «n. vagrancy charges in that they consorted with reputed thieves and proetit.ites.

Mr Donnelly appeared for tho accused.

A conviction was recorded in each case, and each accused was sentenced to three months' imprisonmentWilliam Williams and Thomas Mc-

Guiro pleaded not guilty to charges of vagrancy. * McGuiro wa? acquitted, and William., was sentenced to two months' imprisonment.. (Before Mr T. A. B. Bailey, S.M.) ALLEGED INDECENT ASSAULT. William Jesse Worman, who was doscribed as a "fettler" in the iron industry, pleaded not guilty to a chargo of indecent assault on a small girl, aged four and a half years. The accused pleaded not guilt*?, and wa. committed for trial, bail being al- . lowed, accused in £100 and one surety in £100. A SERIOUS CHARGE. Thomas Geary was committed to the Supreme Court for sentence on a charge of carnal knowledge. ASHBURTON. (Beforo Mesrs H. Davis, R. Galbraith, and J. Scaly, J.P.'s.) John Clark was fined 10, in default 48 hours' imprisonment, on a charge of drunkenness. A prohibition order was issued against Todd, alias "Scotty" Thomoson. A fine of 20s and costs was imposed on Thomas Black (Mr Kennedy), for driving a motor-car over the Ashburton Bridge beyond the speed limit. W. P. Begg was fined a similar amount on a like charge. A caso against S. K. Garrick* was adjourned to January 16th, and H. B. Day'was fined 20s and costs for driving a motor-cycle at too great a speed. Alexander Shaw, George Gilliat, and W. Olds: were each fined 20s and costs for riding motor-cycles beyond the speed limit.