MAGISTRATES COURT.

Press, Volume LXI, Issue 11872, 20 April 1904, Page 2

MAGISTRATES COURT.

Mr W. R. HaseWen, S.M., occupied the Beach at the Magistrate's Court yesterday. DRUNKENNESS. A first offender, charged witi drunkenness, was fincH 5s and ccets, or in default, twenty-four hours' imprisonment. Another first offender was fined ?s and cost?. Margaret Webster, as an habitual drunkard, waa sent to gaol for three months. • Silas Knight, for whom Mr Bruges appeared, was charged with being drank -while in charge of a horae and cab. A further adjournment was granted on defendant's application to allow the production of witnesses. PROHIBITED PERSONS. John Nixon, Kate Brown, Thomas Richards, each charged -with being on licensed premises during the currency of prohibition orders against them, were fined 40a and costs, or in default, fourteen days' imprisonment. ALLEGED FALSE PRETENCES. Francia James Smith was charged on remand with having on April sth attempted to obtain from Henry Charles Bayfield a bicycle valued at £15 by means of false pretences. Mr Hunt appeared for the acciued, and Detective Chrystall prosecuted. Evidence was given that accused attempted to purchase a bicycle from Messrs Best and Towne's in a wrong name and by giving a wrong address. Tho Benoh eaid there was no case, and accused -would .escape, this time. FORGERY AND UTTERING. Francis E. Rubery, for whom Mr Hunt appeared, pleaded guilty to having forged a, cheque far £6, and "purporting that ib was signed by "F. S. Cooper," to have uttered the document to Mrs Caroline Watte, wife of the licensee of Tattersall'a Hotc4. Mr Hunt said accused pleaded guilty, as ib was desired to save the prosecution further expense. Accused was remanded to the Supreme Court for sentence. THE SHOP HOURS ACT. Kenneth Matheeon pleaded guilty to a charge of having failed to close at 1 p.m. on Thursday, April 7th, and was fined 20s aud coste. James Boot pleaded guilty to lia,ving employed a youth under eighteen rears of age, on Easter Monday, in his bakehouse, contrary to the provisions of the Factories Act.. A fine of 20s and costs was inflicted. Inspector Lomas prosecuted. •MAINTENANCE. James Henry Ralph, for disobeying an order of the Court for maintenance, was sentenced to one month's hard labour. George J. Cotton was ordered to pay 7s per week towards the support, of his illegitimate child. George Albert Boakes and Henry John Boakes were each ordered to contribute 2s per week towards the support of their mother. SUMMARY SEPARATION. lEmma Rouse applied for summary separation from Alfred Rouse, her husband. The order was made, with custody of children, defendant to contribute 15s per week so long as the children are under sixteen years of age. Elizabeth Hansen applied tor a separation order without maintenance from her husband, Charles Hansen. The order was granted. Mary Annie Murray was granted summary separation from her husband, John Oswald Murray, the latter consenting to an order compelling him to contribute 27s 6d per week towards the support of Mrs Murray and her three children, of whom she retains the custody.