THE COURTS.

Press, Volume LV, Issue 16558, 25 June 1919, Page 4

THE COURTS.

MAGISTERIAL.

(Before Mr S. E. McCarthy, S.M.) DRUNKENNESS.

A male first offender was convicted of drunkenness and fined ss, in default 24 hours' imprisonment. Another first offender was emanded for .a week, and a third, who had been under mcdical treatment, was convicted ur.d discharged ar.d crderad to pay medical expenses 17s 6d, ia default seven days' imprisonment. Edward S. Brown, who pleaded guilty to charges of drunkenness and procuring liquor while prohibited, was remanded lo see if orrangoments could be made for hio reception at Koto Roa. John Anderson ar.d Join Walsh pleaded guilty to charges of drunkenness, and were each fined £1. in default seven days' imprisonment. Eva Orell pleaded guilty procuring liquor while prohibited. Accused was convicted and ordered to come up fer sentence when called upon. VIOLATING A SANCTUARY. Claude Thian pleaded guilty to killingnative game in a sanctuary, Hart's Creek. Mr Ju. J. Grcsion, who appeared for (he- Acclimatisation Society, said the case in which accused was concerned was connected with charges he aid by the Court three weeks ago, but on that occasion accused had not been. served with ha summons. A fine of £2 and cc3ts was impoaed. MAINTENANCE. Andrew James Mason's order for tho maintenance of his wifo was increased to £2 a week. ALLEGED THEFT. Wm. H. Forsyth (Mr Sargent) pleaded not guilty to a chargc that, on May 3rd last, h« aid steal an overcoat valued at £10, the property of H. S. S. Kyle. The occurrencs *va« alleged to have taken place at the New Brighton rat-os. After hearing the evidence, accused was committed for trial, bail being allowed, self in £20 and two sureties o£ £10 each. THEFT. Wm. Downcs appeared on remand charged with, the theft, on May 18th, 1918, of a rug valued at £5. the property of Wm. Hookham. Mr Johnston appeared for accused. At the last hearing of the caaa his Worship pointed out that ho had no jurisdiction, owing to the fact that the alleged offence was committed over 12 months ago, and that the case would have to go to the Supreme Coirrt. Accused pleaded guilty to the charge, and was committed to tho Supremo Court for sentence. Hail was granted, eelf in -?o0 and two auretws of ±'25 cacb. APPEAL COURT. IrBESS ASSOCIATION TKJjEGEAM.') WELLINGTON, June 2-1. In the Appeal Court, in .'the cueg Ciiuningham versus the King, tie to tho point reserved in the judgment already delivered, the Court held that the regulations in question were not ultra vires.

GISBORNE SESSIONS. (PRESS A3SOCJATIOK TELEGRAM.)

GISBORNE, June 21

At the Supreme Court criminal session, there were five sexual charges on the calendar, three being against one Maori, and two against another Native. The Grand Jury made the following submission:—TUie jury views witty apprehension the cumber of indiotments for r.cxual crimes presented to theni, and the genera! growth of this class of orimo throughout the Dominion. His Honour eiu\l he quite agreed. He tad eaid himwll on a reoent occasion that he thought the time had arrived when Judges should consider the adviaabilty of flogging in these ca,3es. . Judges had the -right to order flogging, atr.l it was a question of whether that right should not b& inflicted with a view to deterring those inclined to euch offences.

The following piif.onma oppcared for eentenco:—Hotens liehutai, aliaa Itangi, forgery, twelve months; Kawa Takoko, forgery, two years' probation, the money to be refunded; Camille Body, for aa indecent offence against a boy of five years, an\l Joseph Sutmw, for tho alteration of a' registration card, wero ordered to conic uu for f«>nlence when called upon; Clarence Collier, alias Jock Thompson, for the theft o; £75, v,-a<j admitted to probation for two years, and ordered "to make restitution; Arthur Leslie Beete, for the theft of a- motor-cycle, was admitted to probation for two years; Emma' : Gra.nt, charged with tho theft of £7, received six months' imprisonment.