THE COURTS.

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THE COURTS.

MAGISTERIAL.

(Before Mr H. W. Bishop, S.M.) DRUNKENNESS. Three Srst offenders were each fined os for drunkenness, in default 24 hours 'imprisonment. William Inkster was nned 10s, in default 48 hours" imprisonment, for a second offence of drunkenness. Margaret Isles pleaded guilty to charges of drunkenness, using abusive language, and damaging a constable , .? macintosh. Sho tvae warned by the Bench not to come up again. If she did, sho would oe severely dealt with. She was convicted on each charge and discharged. PROHIBITION ORDEBS. George Diovell was convicted of a breach of his prohibition order, ano was discharged. {/cvii la j a nee was convicted of a second breach of her prohibition order, and was fined 20s, in default sevon days' imprisonment. Annie Maria Hill was fined 20s, in default 14 days' imprisonment for a second breach of her prohibition order. Rasmus Christian Framsden • was fined 10s. in default 48 hours' imprisonment, for a breach of his prohibition order. BARMAN FINED. Joseph Dineen (Mr F. K. Hunt), a barman in the Queen's Hotel, was charged with supplying liquor to a man in a state of intoxication. Mr Hunt pleaded guilty, and said that the man to whom the liquor was given was not so drunk as to be noticed by the barman when he straightened himself up to go up to the bar to ask for a drink. The police evidence was that the man was very drunk, and Dineen gave wrong information when asked for his name. A fine of £10 and costs was inflicted SUPPLYING AN INTOXICATED MAN. Alfred Whitehouse, licensee of thr Queen's Hotel, was charged with supplying liquor, through his barman. to a person in a sta f e of intoxication, and with permitting drunkenness on hi.' licensed premises. Mr J. A. Cassidy appeared, and pleaded guilty to the charge of supply ing liquor, but said he contested the charge of permitting 'drunkenness as Whitehouse was nwaj fro the hotc at the time of the alleged offence A fine of 20s was inflicted on fbp charge admitted, and the other charge was withdrawn by the Dolico. MAINTEN * NCE CASES. Ada Elizabeth Rowso was granted sonaration from her husband, Willin" Charles Rowse, with the custody of the'r children, and a maintenance orde of 25s per week against him. Richard Carcv annlied for a reduction of the order of 22s 6d per week against him for the maintenance of his wife. The order was reduced to 15s 6d per week. A MARSHLAND FRACAS. CHARGE OF ASSAULT. Before Meesrs C. P. Agar and H. J Crowther, J.IVs, at the Magistrate. Court yesterday, George Sands (Mr J. \. summoned John Michac 4 ,arschawßki (Mr J. A. Flosher) for as cullit. Tho evidence for complainant's cas* was that Gearschawski camo _to his placo at Marshlands on Anniversary Day, when the Sands's had a can yoked up and were going out. Geaischawski was very drunk. He go! into the cart and would not get out. He said ho was going to have a sleep in it. The Sands's took out tho horse When the shafts dropped Gearschawsk fell out. He thereupon chased om of the brothers into the house with r. stick, and brought him up in the fron room, with the door between then They managed to get G-earschawslri o\ into the back-yard. Then there was scuffle, in which Goarechawski develo; ed a black eye. He was treated fo this by the Sands family. While ha\ ing attention for the eye, ho jumpe up and hit complainant on tho side'o the head. He next bombarded . motor-cycle and side-car with brick and stones and smashed it up. Then was a great deal more trouble befor Gearschawski was got off the place, am then it was only on the persuasion o< his father that he went. A warrair was issued for his arrest next. day. The defendant gave evidence tha the row was brought about throng John Sands bringing out a rifle with bayonet on the end of it, and pointin it at him. He had no drink that da;. He was taking a short cut throup Sands's place, goi",? for his cowwhen r.ttifkcd him. Dr. Inglis, called to give evidence snid He examined defendant on the night of Docerrber 16+h, aid foum , hi*n from cuts and bruise about the eyes. He appeared to hexcited, but witn , ooiild detect nEi'gn of liquor on him. Gearschawki vr>e convicted of th< assauU. and fined £10. A" , "list Fame defendant 'here wo , another charge of Cfitisin? wi'fnl darr .'(ire +o a motor-cvHe w* h<- : on<nn<? to Wm. Josenh Ferguson. TJ"< estimated was £4 1~ S "H

was oonvictnd nn-i fined £1, and orde , ed to pay the damage aid co^ts. A of a">":il l by GenRoo" , ™ s;<i*i'i« nnd n-sWi-on by hi'n» Snids f>~ sii'ffies for him to keep the peace, we* withdrawn. JUVENILE COURT. BOY BURGLAR GANG. The three small boye whom tht police weie pursuing on the Port Hili on Sunday were brought before Mr. Jb W. Bishop, SM., at tne Juveni; Court yesterday morning. Two of ii.o were ageci 12, and tho otiier was thi; teen. They were charged with biea» ing into the Atlas Biscuit Factory, c ]>ocomber 12th, and stealing there/ro & in stamps, 10s in money, and swee to the ra.luo of 20s; with breaking ai • en c; ing Sneil's office, on December li and stealing therefrom money ai 1 etamp« to the value of 12s, and wit breaking and entering the Governoi Bay Hotel on December 20th, an stealing 2 dozen bottles of aera i ' waters and other goods, to tho toi value of £1 10s Bd. A general plea of guilty was enterr though the theft of some of the ank. mentioned in the charges was denied. ! Chief-Detective Bishop said that tho j boys were newspaper eellers about the streets, and had formed a gang tnsdei tho leadership of oue of the boys of 12. the smallest of the three, who had been convicted of theft three years ago. This boy was an o-phan. and his adopted j father appeared in Court. It had been said by the lads that their leader was goin? to Duncdin, and would make a great haul down there. In the places broken into they left indecent drawings, and wrote indecent words about the walk. The narente of tho three were called tip ana received a lecture from the Bench on how they had been looking after their children. The boy with the previous conviction was sent to Burnham Industrial School, and t*»e others were convicted and discharged.