MAGISTERIAL.

Press, Volume LI, Issue 15449, 30 November 1915, Page 3

MAGISTERIAL.

(Before Mr H. W. Bishop, S.IL) DRTNKENNESCJ. Donald Holloway pleaded guilty to charge of being drunk while in charge of a horse and trap m Jbendalton road oa Saturday last. He was further charged with a breach of his prohibition order. His wife, giving evidence, said he was vers - much given to drink, and thought it would be advantageous lor him to be put away for twehe months. I The Magistrate therefore declared i him t« be an habitual drunkard, and ; committed him to Koto Roa for twel\ej months. IDLE AND DISORDERLY. j Marv Mar?den Baines pleaded not guutv" to a charge of being an idle f.itt disorderly pel son in ttiat sno had insufficient lawful means of support. Sergeant Jackson said she had lived . in a house with a woman named Reilly I and others wlio had since been sentenced to terms of imprisonment. He had been into the liouse, and seen | them all drunk. Accused had no' moncv and when arrested said she had had lki food lor twenty-four hours. Atcu-cd denied having 1:0 means of fiin|!ii)rt. She denied having said she , woiijld like to go to .Mount Magdala j Honie if she wore arrested. She would j rati or J£o to I Tie Magistrate sentenced her to I three months' imprisonment with hard j labcur. TIIEFT. Bobert Pobar pleaded guilty to a cha -go that, on November L'tith. lie stole"' the sum of -ds, the property of .Mary Little, and was sentenced to three months' imprisonment with hard labour. Francis George Ki'ld, for whom Mr Cassidy appeared, pleaded guilty to a charge that, 011 November 13th, he did •■teal a wristlet watch and two bracelets, valued at £-1 10s, tho property of the Christehurch Veterans' As- . Miciation. ] Chicf-Detectivo Herbert said that ac- ' cu>ed stole the articles named from th/> stalls of the bazaar held in the King Edward Barracks for the benefit of the wounded soldiers. He had been f-us-pected of-tho theft, and 011 being interviewed by a detective admitted stealing the articles-. j Mr Cassidv sr:id he had known ac-i cu?ed for some time, and was thunderstruck on hearing of tho th"l't. Ho had bivti drinking, and went, to the bazaar and had taken the articles in an act or ; fooli-dinos:,. Me was a man of excellent i character and held a good position. The Magistrate: "But drink doesn't make a man a thief all at once." Con- | Mr Bishop said that he could 1 not understand u man imperilling his | ititure prospects by a conteniptiblo j tlielt of this description. ,- l shall, how- | ever, treat him as a first offender and line him X' j or one month's imprisonment."' CIVIL BUSINESS. Judgment for the piaintiff by de- ■ fault, with costs. wa> given in • each of the following cases: — 1 K. I'. Jerman v. .1. A. Heale, £8: ; Messrs Garriek and Co. v. J. Manning, j £3 7s; Trade Auxiliary Company of j N.Z. v. Joo Wiison. £1 0s 'id ; sanio v. ; F. A. Dominick, £1 17s 9d; same v. j M. Cole, £4 0s Od: same v. William 1 Eddy, £.1 6s 3d ; same v. James Kerr j fatten-on. £l_ 3ssame v. J. J. Mc-j Xamara, £6 7s; same v. J. John, £2 •~.s; same v. F. M. Ludwig, £1 Is; same J v. K. I. Lord, £0 19s; same v. William \ Hamer, £1 is; same v. J. Harrop, £3 j Is 3d; same v. W. Spence, £3 3s; same 1 v. A. E. Dixon, £4 7s (id; C. E. T. Hill ! v. Alexander McMullen, £3; Charles ! Nelson v. Claude Hobbs, £1 ; Boaton ; and Ulrich v. J. W. Morris, £6 18s; P. Mahoney v. P. Percival, £22. (Before Mr T. A. B. Bailey, S.M.) CLAIM FOR £92. I Tho hearing of the case of Champney ' v.-Cook was resumed yesterday afternoon. Alfre 1 C'onversChampnoy (Mr M. Donnelly) clnimerl the sum of £92 from Herbert Henry Cook, trading as H. M. Cook and Co. (Mr Johnston), alleged to be the balance of a sum of £100 received by defendant from plaintiff, to be held in trust, or at call. After hearing tho evidence, the Magistrate reserved judgmont. I ... . ;