MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

Press, Volume XLVIII, Issue 14524, 28 November 1912, Page 3

MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

(Before Mr T. A. B. Bailey. S.M.) DRUNKENNESS. A statutory first offender was fined ss, in default 24 hours' imprisonment, for drunkenness, and another, whose j head was swathed in blood-stained bandages, waa similarly penalised. REMANDED ,'. William Page, a young man, was charged on the.,infor_p-at>ou i! oivV- , ilhftm. Henry; Wilson tliac ion the atl* May-ho incurred a ; debt .of £14919s _d, bb_iiiii-: ing c-edit by fraud* > ' . A remand was granted-till Wednesday next on. the. application of tho Chief-Detective. GAOL FOR A VAGRANT. Georgo Humphreys-, pleaded not guilty to a charge.of vagrancy. The police stated that during the past few months he had'done littlo work of any consequence, and Detective Regan said that accused was often in tho:company of . thieves and other persons of bad character. After hearing evidence for tho defence, tho Magistrate said: "I don't understand why this man does not go into the country. Three months' imprisonment." BAD LANGUAGE. Thomas Henry Bransgrovo (Mr Leathern), who was charged with using indecent language, did hot appear. It was stated that accused, when refused the use of tt shopkeeper's telephone, used tho bad language. He had been under the influence of drink. Accused was convicted and ordered to pay costs. RULES OF THE ROAD. • For riding a bicycle on the footpath, Frederick Ambler was fined 7s and costs. James Gryham was fined 10s for riding a motor-cycle at-more than a walking pace over a crossing; George Baldwin, who had sitailarJy broken the by-laws with a motor-car, I was also fined 10s, as was William ! Charles Saunders.: .William Page, said i to have been driving a car at twenty- ' five miles an hour was fined- 20s. George Loughton was fined 10s for driving a vehiclo over a crossing when a train was approaching. George F. Scott, on each of two charges of driv- j ing a motor-car at an excessive rate I of speed, John Meredith, and George Henzel were fined 20s and costs. VARIOUS BREACHES. _ Augustus Walker was convicted and discharged for.doing an act calculated to frighten passers-by in a public street. Culien's, Ltd., were fined os on each of four charges of breaches of the Factories Act. ! Wm. Shirley, for'cruelly ill-treating a horse, was fined* 10s and*7s costs. Herbert Williams 1 was convicted and discharged, for.selling a newspaper on the railway station without permission. THEFT.

Hugh Jowsey, charged with stealing goods valued at £4 10s, pleaded guilty, and was fined 40s, and ordered to pay 24s expenses. Tlie articles taken wero plough chains and swingle-trees irom a paddocK.

LYTTELTON.

(Before Mr H. W. Bishop, S.M.) DRUNKENNESS. A first offender, charged with drunkenness, was convicted and fined os and costs, in default twenty-four hours' imprisonment. BitOKEN PROHIBITION ORDERS. Stephen Lambert was fined 10s, in default forty-eight hours' imprisonment, for procuring liquor during the currency of a prohibition order. John Charles Ferguson Watson was charged with entering the licensed premises of the Albion Hotel, during the currency of a prohibition order. Evidence showed that accused had gone straight from the Court, aftei being served with an order, to the hotel. He was convicted and discharged. William Patrick Loader was convicted and fined 10s and costs, in default forty-eight hours' imprisonment, for procuring liquor during the currency of a prohibition order. SUPPLYING A PROHIBITED PERSON. . Andrew Coglo was charged with supplying liquor to William Patrick Loader, a prohibited person After hearing the evidence of Constable Potte»\ his Worship convicted accused and fined him £5, in default one month's imprisonment. SEPARATION ORDER. Victoria Violet Vida May Crocker

(Mr Beswick) applied for a separation order against her husband, "Wiiiiaih Thomas Crocker, on the grounds that ho had been cruel, and was a drunkard. After hearing the evidence, his Worship made the order, and directed that complainant should have custody of tho child and that defendant should contribute the sum of £1. per Week towards the maintenance of his wife and child.

CIVIL CASES.

Judgment by, consent for £41;<1.\,8d, was give ! n in the case of Shepheard and another v. Jan_e_,-S_naU ;f orvgoodai plied. . . . Judgment by default was, given m the case of Dr. J. Guthrie.(Mr Guningham) v. William D'Oridant, claim £6 3s 6d. : . -.■■-..■ ■ !: "" -: ■" ■■;- ■';.

CONDEMNED BUILDINGS.

The Lyttelton Borough Council (Mr Beswick) applied for leave to pull down a building belonging to Samuel Henry Salt, which had been condemned-by tho District Health Officer. Costs wore granted to applicant. An application in respect of portion of a building occupied by Charles Albert Rich was adjourned for two weeks. The Council also applied for leavo to mako structural" alterations and repairs, as required by the District .'Health Officer, to a building belonging to Harry Haydon. There was no appearance of Hay-, don, and an order was made for tho work to bo done in four weeks, with costs against defendant.

TEMUKA

(Before Messrs J. Blyth and 6. Gentlemen, J.P.'s.) Charles Double and Arthur Eden were charged with provoking a breach of the peace in King street, Temuka. Each defendant was fined 10s and Is costs. Thomas Crevey claimed from M. Hendri, hair specialist, Dunedin, thb stim of £5 for a switch of hair which had gone astray -when it was in the hands of Hendri. Judgment was given for tho amount' claimed, and costs £1 Is.