MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

Press, Volume LXVI, Issue 13883, 7 November 1910, Page 3

MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

(Before Mr H. W. Bishop, S.M.) Three first offenders for drunkenness were each fined os, in d|efault 21 hours. Samuel Clark was lined 10s, in default 49 hours, for :i I breach of his prohibition order. In i the case against Walter Poulton, j charged with the theft of .a tent and j other articles of the total value or j 18s. the property of C. Layers, Chief- j T>eteetive Btshop said there was an j element of doubt as to ivhether ac*- j cused really stole the good?. He wa_> accordingly dischargwl. Gillon Anderson was adjudged the putative father of an unborn illegitimate child, and was ordered to find .a surety of £100 that lie would contribute towards its support.

i LYTTKLTOX. (Before Captain J. A. H. M.irciol, J.l'J Two first offenders charged with drunkenness were convicted ;m<l discharged. One of them was ordered to pay for the hire of ;i cart used to convey him to the lock-uo. (Beforo Mr C. Forrier, J.P.) James Siiarp. a fireman lawfully eitRa.yod on Uonrd the steamer Hanmto, was fined and costs for rofiisins duty on the passage from Dunedin to Lyttelton on Friday nijjht. LEESTOX. (Before Mr H. W. Bishon, S.M^ On Friday. David W. Prossi-r was charged with being drunk during the currency of a prohibition order. After hearing the evidence of Constable Collett, wliicli went to show that the. defendant had improved since the. charge was laid some mouths aso, the M:>aistrato decided to deal leniently with him, and iunined a fine of 10s and cods, in default 48 hours' imprisonment. His Worship cautioned the defendant not to come before him on a similar charge, or ho uould be tent to P.ikn.toa. A similar charge against Walter J. Stephens was withdrawn, the defendant hiving gone to the Pnkntoa Home tor Inebriates ior six months on his own initiative. A prohibition order was issued apainst ;t man for Hie u'-n;i! term on tlio application of his wife. H. NVave and Co.. Ltd., in liquidation, for whom Air instructed by .Mes-srs Wynn-V.'illiams and Hroun, appeared, applied for an order on a iiulvmcnt summons for £1 4s 6d acain.st "Pnvid McClure. The M.ngis--trate declined to make, on order. In same v George C Jones, a claim for the recovery of £"20 Is Id paid by Xeave and Co.'on behalf of deiendant to the Leeston Engineering Company, Ltd.. in October, 1909. judgment was given for plaintiffs for iho amount claimed, with costs. Two old a'j;o tensions were prautc-d, one for £23 and" the. other fox the full amount.