MAGISTRATES' COURT.

Press, Volume LXVIII, Issue 14327, 12 April 1912, Page 3

MAGISTRATES' COURT.

|'■ _ . ! (Before Mr T. A. B. Bailey, S.M.) j i>iuxkenxi::;.s.- :- ---i Y.ipht first offenders wore each liner: .-,, in default -4 'hours' imprisonment. ! anil another was convicted and dis I a prohibition order bein. i tnk*>n out against him. A female first I offi'iid ol " »'n«i remanded for a. week __\{«>\an(ler McDonald, with two preI *.;„ ( is coiivictions, wns convicted iiiit I fmed -o.*. in default IS hours' imprisoni nieiit .John Bruce was convicted anc; fined 10s, forty-eight hours being allow•cd for payment. OH.SCKNK LANGUAGE. Alexander Martin, alias McClelland ; „as chargfd with drunkenness and i nsins obscene lanyuago. On the 'first 1 charge he was convicted and discharged, I and mi tli o second he received twv ! montli>' imprisonment with hard ' labouri DEFAULT CASES. .Judgment for plaintiff, by default, , with costs, was given in each of the : following cases:—R. B. Wilkinson (Mr ; C'lininghain) v Aubiev Whittington, :£[) 18s 3d: .Mrs A. Wicks (Mr Cunitig- « ham) v Aubrey Whittington, 1.1:1 lis ;«id: Abdullah 'and Cordes (.Mr E. T- } Harper) v J. O'Neil, £2 10s: J. H. j Suckling and Co. (.Mr Dacre) v H. ; Love, £'.i 17s (id; Heath and Co., Ltd. (Mr Cuiiinghaiii) v George Aldridgc, i'l l~s (id; W. H. Downer (Mr Gresson) ! v -J. C. Paget, £'): Jlriscoe and Co. : i.Mr Vincent) v J. Haigh, £12 l!.)s ;kl; |H. Matson and Co. (Mr Alpers) v I Ales. .Stark, J£i)l 16s; A. E. Downing (Mr Cuniughaiu) v William Conlin. I'Js lld: same v William Tavlor, 0s lld; G. M.cClatchio and Co., I'.td.'LMr Cunii!gham)v Elizabeth Hanson, Ms: V. D. Kesteven (Mr Leathern) v J{. Gallagher, ,C_o; liowron Bros, and Co., Ltd. (Mr Anthony) v John C. Cameron, C3l Is; Eva Mellish (Mr Moslcy) v F. Lfiimphreys, £1; Henry Heai'held (M.r Dacro) v Joseph Hcnrv Twomey, los; J. 13. Downes (Mr'■ "Walton) v L. (i. Ansell, £42 _s 8d; New Zealand Farniers' Co-op. Association of Cantorburv. Ltd (Mr Walton) v A. .Stark, £01 hs Id: Labourers' Union v W. E. RoseSmith. Cl Is: Ross, and Glondining. Ltd. (Mr Fi T. Harper) v A. 11. Brooks. ,£Bfl los Od : Christchurch Press Company v G. W r right, £(i (is 2d; Thomas Dnffv (Mr Beattie) v Charles H. Walter nnd Charles Lockhart, £1G Is. (A third party to the action consented to judgment-.) .lUDGMEXT DEBTORS. Michael Murphy, of Ohakune (Mr Leathern), claimed from James Murphy, of Christchurch, £'D 4ls Ocl, on a judgment/ obtained on December 17th, lf'oß. Debtor appeared, and was sworn and examined. No order was made. A" DEFENDED CASE. Archibald Gledhill (Mr Johnston) claimed from J. P. Herrick (Mr Leathern), £_3. being a commission of •') por cent, on a ])roperty at 40 MacauIny street, Addington. which the piaintilT alleged he had been instrumental iv selling for defendant for £100. After evidence had hern heard, judgment was given for the plaintiff for £7 and costs. (Before Mr" H. Holland, J.P., and Mr H. Langford, J.P.) CHAUGE OF INDECENT ASSAULT. Vincent Fuss, Lester William Davies, John Clarence Khnsly, William Frederick Tapling, Goorgo William Deyell and Mance Ruhino, were charged with indecently assanltms a female over tho age of twelve,years and under the age of sixteen years. The. accused were committed for trial, hail being allowed in each case of £00, and one surety of £00.