MAGISTRATE'S COURTS.

Press, Volume LVII, Issue 10777, 3 October 1900, Page 3

MAGISTRATE'S COURTS.

Elizabeth Adams was sentenced to two months' imprisonment by Mr Beetham for habitual drunkenness. Alexander Cony was fined 10s, and a first offender ss. THEFT OP CARRIAGE LAMPS. William George Brookland, who was charged -with, having stolen a pair oT carriage lamps, valued at £5, ou September 28th, was fined 40s. LAYING TOTALISATOB ODDS. Two charges against Alfred Muir, and two against Matthew Livingstone, for laying totalisator odda at .Riccarton on August 16th, -were ordered to be struck out by Mr Beetham. The defendants had been remanded several times on the application of the police, and Inspector Ellison now applied for a further remand, as Detective Marsack was still absent. Mr Harper, who appeared for the defendants, objected to the remand as unreasonable, and his Worship upheld the objection. MAINTENANCE. John Harborow was ordered to pay 5s a week towards the support of his daughter. Mark Adams compounded for the future weekly 'payments towards the support of his illegitimate child fly paying tie lump sum of £40. RANGIORA. P. Cook, who rode on the East Belt footpath with his bicycle, had told Constable Evemden the rqad was not good enough Messrs Good, Todd, and Wilson, J.'sP.' fined him £ra and costs.! ILL-TREATMENT OP DUCKS. Pive boys named Richards, Thompson and Wheeler, admitted pelting with clay and killing with eel spears five ducks at Cam L i. , They P lead «d;. they did the act thoughtlessly. The smallest boy was discharged, three -were fined 5s each, and four were ordered to pay 10s for the damage and costs, and were informed the law provided three months for a first offence and twelve for a second offence. In default of the fine the imprisonment was 24 hours. CIVIL CASES. W. Lilly, infant, by nearest friend J Valiance, jun. (Mr Johnston) v G. H Hutcheson, £7 10s, balance on sale of a horse Judgment ex part© for plaintiff. Mr Johnston applied for immediate distress, saying he was instructed defendant had sold the horse. The Bench wished for some evidence. As this was not forthcoming they cud not make any order.