MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

Press, Volume LXV, Issue 13375, 17 March 1909, Page 2

MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

Mr H. AY. Bishop, S.M., presided at tho Magistrate's Court yesterday morning.

One first offender vas fined os and costs for drunkenness, with tho usual alternative, and another first offender was convicted ar.d dischar_ed. Timothy Driscoll, who was before the Court on Monday on a char_e of drunkenness, appeared on a si".;:hir charge yesterday morning, this b< ing his third offence in six months. He w.us fined 40s, in default 14 days. Bella McKe_ney, well known in Police Court circles, was lined 10s and cost*-, in default 4S'Hours' imprisonment for drunkenness.

Margaret Isles, with a lons record of convictions, appeared on a charge of vagrancy and having no visible* means of support. A Salvation Army officer appear*-.!, and asked that the Army bo allowed to take ehar_o of the woman. Accused was sentenced to three months' imprisonment, the warrant to bo suspended so long as she remained in the Salvation Army Homo.

Francis James Cox was remanded to appear at Oainaru on Thursday on a charge of stealing four golf sticks, of the value of £2.

Caroline Pyni* (.Air Hunter) was fined 10;, aiK; <■<).-.:.>. iii default fourteen days' i;ii)>ris<Minient. on a charge of proourin•_ !i(ji!'>r during tlie currency of a jii-tiUibition order, an<l Kliabeth Ohl-s->n. for whom Air Hunt«r also appear'l, was mulcted in £o, in default one

I'lonili's imprisonment, Tor supplying liquor to tho first-named accused. Florence Nevil-e was granted a sej>nrnti*Jii order .".gainst lic-r husband. Henry F. Neville, who was ordered to pay 3!)s a week towards the support of h'-r and his three young children. The applicant was granted custody of tho thi I<l re n.

Florence S. Lawrence- was charged with fulling to pull down the tworconied cottnee occupied by her after being ro(,ii-frsti'd to <!o so by tho City Council authorities, o-winK to the dwelling being insanitary- and constituting a menace to the public health. Mr Fisher appeared for the Council. Defendant denied that the house was a menace, and the case was adjourned for a week to enable the District Health Officer to be subpoenaed.