MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

Sun (Christchurch), Volume 1, Issue 3, 9 February 1914, Page 3

MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

A DIFFICULT CASE. Christina M 'Guire, a prepossessing young girl, aged 17, who appeared in Court on Saturday with her mother, was again in the dock to-day. On the first occasion both mother and daughter were charged with being idle and disorderly persons, having insufficient lawful means of support. It was explained by Sub-Inspector M'Kinnon that proceedings were only instituted with the idea of removing* the daughter from surroundings that were plainly deleterious to her morals. After hearing evidence Mr Bishop adjourned the case until to-morrow, on condition that the girl should go to .the Salvation Army Home in the meantime. To this she agreed, but she did not stay long, and fled hurriedly from salvation. Consequently she appeared again to-day on the same charge. '..' Why did you run away 1 " asked MiBishop. '/Because I didn't like it/' responded Christina smiling sweetly at the bench. "I am going to deal with her under' Section 25,'' said his Worship, '' and in the meantime I shall sentence her to a month's imprisonment. She will only have to spend a day or two in gaol apart from the other prisoners, but something must be done to stop the course she has embarked upon.'' Section 25 of the Industrial Schools Act makes provision, for the reception of any prisoner under the age of nineteen into an industrial school provided she or he has been sentenced to;a term of imprisonment. " " GATHERING GOODS. Frederick Kennedy, a first ; offending drunk, had three other charges opposite his name. He had evidently been on an expedition with the idea of furnishing his bottom drawer, a&l the net result of ftis three raids had been two silver forks valued at 10/-, four tumblcra valued at 2/-, and a table." knife valued at, 2/6. "'.'-, The Sumner Gala had evidently been too much for Kennedy, who'had taken -x few 'mementoes from each hotel he went into; He pleaded guilty- was prohibited for a year, arid fined; 20/- on each' charge of theft. As air alternative he was given the, option of going to 'gaol for fourteen dr.ys. • I ; ' BEER CHEWERS: ! ; ; David Rowc and Leslie Sy.k as, Svjio : put their 4ru«t in the generosity of their ! fellow beings and begged alms an [■(•'juiliel' Street, appeared i<» ;ins.ycr fto | c \ )'a,rges of feeing' 1 dle "an; l': i so f dcr ly per - sons. The arresting constable gave evi-

denee as to the accused's doings. They stopped numerous persons, -amongst them a plain clothes constable wh_P promptly arrested them. Before this stroke of bad luck they accosted Sydney Smith, a shepherd, and ijisked for "a couple of bob for beer." They were told curtly to "work for it like I do." '' Rowe has a very bad record,'' said Mr Bishop, "I will give him a month's imprisonment and you, Sykes, will go to gaol for seven days." UNDIGNIFIED. Mary O 'Oonnell, who got into an undignified attitude on the racecourse on Saturday, appeared to answer to a charge of inebriety. She was found by the arresting constable attempting to stand on her head against a tree. Her attempt" at skittishness cost her 10/with the alternative of 48 hours in gaol.