MAGISTERIAL.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume XXIX, Issue 7813, 4 June 1909, Page 3

MAGISTERIAL.

ASHBURTON, FRIDAY-, JUNE 4

(Before Mr V. «-. Day, S.M.)

MOTOR BY-LAWS. Sydney, Frjsierick Napper was charged, on the -information of the police, with drivhig'ri motor-car along a public place; Yiamely, East street, at a greater kjkmxl than eight miles an hour, eonirary to the Borough by-laws. Ivlr Buchanan, who appeared for the ' defendant, asked for a further adjournment for -one week. , . : „ Sergeant Fouhy offered no 'opposi- • tion, and the hearing of the fc^se was ddjourned till June IJ. 1 CYCLISTS IN *RO¥BLE.. . ; A number of charges were!'brought against cyclists for riding bn.'the 'Ash-bin-ton traffic bridge between?<the hours of sunset and sunrise without having proper lights attached to their bicycles, ,and paaalties were imposed-as follows: Annie Meharry, 5s and costs 7s 6d; : ."Fraolt Steele, ■ 10s and costs 7s; Nellie T3rridloy, 5s and costs 7s; Thomas Miles '&; and costs 7s; James Millari, who is under 14 years: of age, was convicted and discharged; Douglas Thomas and Charles Blair; convicted and ordered to •pay costs 7s each ; ' James Gudsell, 6s and costs 7s. „.■!... DRIVING VEHICLES WITHOUT LIGHTS. • Andrew Young, for driving a vehicle across the AshburtoU traffic, bridge after sundown without a light, was fined 5s and costs 7s. In all -the 1 foregoing cases, Mr Purnell append for the County Council, and the."informations were, laid by 'James I'jnidsay, acting-inspector for the County Council. ■ : ■■ assault.::' ;. ;• , Tlichard Rogers (Mr Crisp) was charged ■en the information of William Stewart McDowell (Mr Buchanan) with assault ( by striking the iuformaut on the Lund 1 with a piece of timber. The informant, a blacksmith at Hinds, stated that he had engaged the defendant to work for him as rouseabout for 30s a week and his keep. "With this arrangement the defendant appeared to be satisfied at first, but . after working for one day he told witness that he was leaving. Upon offering Rodgers 5s for his day's work a "dispute arose, and resulted m tho plaintiff being struck by Rodger^ on the; hand.-and this necessitated the; attendance of a doctor. • Uil'i It 'was alleged for the def.eilfie °that; "McDowell was the agressor, ian?I I9that the"-blow was struck by Rodkers ."tinty jiseSelf-defence. ..V-i | ; After several witnesses had been •Jifcard, the Magistrate convicted and .fined the defendant £5; m default, qne 'month's imprisonment „]/• '"•''The Court records showed that tho defendant had prev£q\isly : been convict.cd of a similar.otfppce iat Hakaia. : CIVILr,OASES. '. Judgment was.-giveh for plaintiffs m the cases, Isabella/"Wilkie (Mr Buchanan) v. -George Wonnacott; for £4 and costs; and Shearman Bros. (Mr Orbell) V.-.W. Courtney, for £4 18s 9d, with costs' 10s:' a::'": ■' ■'••'■.'