MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

Press, Volume LXVI, Issue 13876, 29 October 1910, Page 3

MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

(Before Mr T. A. B. Bailey, S.M.) Ono first offender tor drunkenness -.vas fined 5s and costs, in default twenty-four hours' imprisonment. Albert Mabley wa_i fined 7s and costs for cycling on a footpath. Hugh Christmas and Joel Graham were each lined 10:=, and'costs for cycling at night without limits. John Addison Clark was fined Is, and Edward I>erry (.Mr Leathern." was convicted and discharged, for taking part in a procession which liad not, been sanction*..! by the City Council. On Sunday, October l>th, tho Oddfellows, headed by Derry's Band, inarched from the "railway "station to the Cathedral, where they attended .service. They, however, did not pet a permit from the City Council to parade certain streets, and, therefore, committed a breach of the by-laws. vSumuel Wilson was remanded till November 4th on a charge of stealing a leather bag, tho property of ... J. Anderson. .Mrs Green pleaded "Not guilty" to leaving a tram car whilst in motion. It appears that she got off tho oar near Jlreeze's road, New Brighton, before the car had stopped, and she f-H-Defendant stated that the car had stopped, but as sho -ias alighting it moved on again. Evidence was called to show that the car had not stopped, though it was slowing down, when defendant left it. The Magistrate ordered defendant to pay tlie cost- of tho prosecution. Christian Dyhrberg ivas ordered to contribute 3s per week towards the support of his mother. Thomas Coulter (.Mr Hunt) charged James .McKnight (Mr Donnelly) with assaulting him. Tho plaintiff, who was postmaster at Islington, said that defendant went to his shop and used insulting language to his daughter bocause he had not received a letter earlier than he did. Witnets heard tlie remarks and went in tho shop and put defendant out on to the footpath, and defendant struck him twice. Other witnesses gave evidence corroborating plaintiff's statement. Defendant, a youth, denied tliat ho intentionally assaulted plaintiff. Coulter, ever since he was a small boy had been intho habit of hitting him and kicking him without provocation". Ho did not make uso of the language attributed to him. Tho Magistrate convicted him and fined him __.•> and costs.