MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

Press, Volume LXIII, Issue 12477, 12 April 1906, Page 2

MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

Mγ V. G. Day, 8.M., presided yesterday at the Magistrate's Court. A first offeiider was fined 6e for drunkenness. Mary Kerr wee charged with th© breaking of a w.indow, and procuring liquor, being a prohibited person. On the first charge she wae fined 10», end ordered to pay for the damage. On the second charge she ■was oonvicted and discharged. Daniel Gunn, charged with assault on a girl under tue age of sixteen years, -was rermuwJed until the 20th met. Bail was allowed in £100, and two sureties of £50 each.

John Carr, alias Clarke, alias Chnrchfield, cfoargied with the theft of 5 bales of wool, valued at £65, -vras also re.Tnanded until the 20th inst. He same bail as in the previous case was allowed. William Murray pleaded "Guihy" to the theft of three blankets, and was fined 40s, and ordered to refund the cost of tlie blankets, 355.

Nicholas Mallouk was charsed with hawking without a license. Hβ said he did not know be ought to have one. His ignorance cost him fire shillings. James Hill, for having carried on the business of a hawker without a license, wa« fined 5s and costs.

Martha Bear and H. Rowland were each fined 10s and ooste for riding bicyolea on the footpath.

I For riding a bicycle along Oxford terrace at night without a light, Kathleen Garvey was fined 20s and coste. For cruelly ill-treating a horse, Patrick M'Cabe was fined 40s and costs, in I default fourteen days. j Michael Mcllroy, charged with un--1 lawfully assaulting Mary Wiid, was defended "by Mr Donnelly, who said accused had. been already considerably punished in connection with the ease. The Magistrate taking this into consideration, fined accused 10$ and costs. Selina Paiker (Mr Hunt) pleaded not guilty to a charge of using obscene language. After hearing evidence his Worship inflicted a fine of £0, or, in default, three months' imprisonment. Edward Home pleaded "guilty" to seven charges of theft from various house, including watches. jewellery, and 60 on, the total value being £76 18s lOd. The prisoner wae remitted to the Supreme Court for sentence. Henry Pryor applied fpr sureties against J. B, Hill, who, be alleged, had behaved in a threatening manner to wards him. The argument for the defence was that Pryor had been too familiar with Hill's wife, and thie was the cause of the quarrel. Mr Hunt appeared for plaintiff and Mr Donnelly for defendant. After hearing evidence his Worship said there was not sufficient to justify his binding defendant over. The information was dismissed, without costs.