MAGISTERIAL.

Press, Volume LV, Issue 16610, 25 August 1919, Page 3

MAGISTERIAL.

SATURDAY. (Bc-foro Mr T. A. 13. Bailey, S.M.) ■ DRUNKENNESS. A first offender waa 'fined ss, in default 21 houis' imprisonment. COMMITTED FOR TRIAL. In the co3c atfr-inst George Judge (Mr Cuthbert) for having carnally known a. years of age, accused was committed to the Supremo Court for trial. Bail was refused. THEFT. Joseph Delauey, who had been convicted on Friday on charts of Laving stolen articles from the Wellington Hotel, came up for sentence. Senior-Sergeant Cummings eaid that prisoner had not given the police any assistance in tracing the missing articles. On the charge of stealing a rug and cloak ha was sentenced to three months' imprisonment, ar.-J for afcaling a cushion to ok month's imprisonment, the sonlenecs. to bo concurrent. On a charge of having stolen a. bioyclo ho was remanded to the 27th inst. ALLEGED THEFT. Jesaio McEwen, an elderly woman, was charged with having stolen £10, the property of Clara Correll. Accused, who was yot represented by counsel, pleaded not. guilty. After complainant had given evidence the case was adjourned, on the. application of Chief-Detoctivo Mcllvoncy, until Wednesday REMANDED. A thirteen-year-old jjirl, charged with having obtained goods b'y false pretences from Kincaids, Ltd., was remanded until a sitting of tho Juvenile Court to-morrow. In Friday's "Press" if.. was incorrectly stated that Mr C. W. Purnell was appearing at tho Supremo Court with Mr M. J. G ros so a for the defendants in the case Harrison v. Ashton. Tho correct name should have been Mr H. C. Orbell. Leeston. (Before Mr T. A. B. Bailey. S.M.) Edith Jane McClure, a single fill, 18 yeais of age, for whom Mr It. Twynehem appeared, was charged v/ifh causing thi death of her infant female illegitimate child (hrough omitting to use proper means for its comfort and safety.

Dr. Volckmun rrivo /•rid'cico to the efoc.t that he was callod tr> tho house of accused's parents at ift.Sfi on ths jimming of June D3rd. He found. i!ix» pirl in hc-i, together with a iicwly-borll fernajfl. child, which was ■then do.Ki. Accusal had ioH 1-ini that tho child was horn, iv| i!;« -.'early hours of tho monuns, und itJisit- e'k: had fr.;nt"d. n.i.vl knew nothing iyiovo {&;• h«j;i v! -, whan it was found that th\» ; \i:a.nl wa« dead. A post mortem fTtaviiiiiMion had 1 shown 1 h:it the infant wai hnr.i inive. cut \V>.i;V,> "-ore 110 marks of violence o'i tho bc-:lv. In witness'* opinion t-h? ciuhl won)' 1 . ]:av« lived if it had rec»ivfi j.'rop ia: U".- IsitUi.

.Tiio ovidenco -,of olli'CJ! ■'wilu?j-.=c3! '.vent, to eiiow that were-iltreo oilier .children in the b«l with '••neitJwr--they nor anyone(ek? Tfrhat had happened until' acciiaod,/ tratjVJei'"'si- cohlesreion at 8 o'clock in the'lhormnrrr* ; " • After Jien.rinsf ] the evidence th© ifagisirate held tha t there "was r.o' {o (*o'bfiforS 'll jury and dismissed thp ... t ■Siiti-Inspcetor •Muli'tihoy conducted 7 the proeecution. ... .

THEFTS." FROM CHINESE. (PRESS ASSOCIATION TEMEGKAM.} s FOXTOX, August 03. At the local Court yesterday Mr Stout. S.M., oonvioicd and fined a man £10 for theft of vegetables from a Chinese garden, and two young men £10 each for stealing vegetables, and iS each for assaulting ■ a Chinaman. Five beys wore convioted _ and fined 15a each for etealing- from a Chinese shop vricrlow. SMUGGLING BY FIREiLAK. (press association telegb'am:) NAPIER. AugusS 23. A fireman n<uned David Hird, from tho Camana,' wan noticed in the .street by ths Collector of Customs yesterday carrying a bulky parcel under his _ arm. He vras atowped, and wis- found in possession of articles of tho value of £1, which had not paeaed the Customs air.l which he v:aa erv deavouriug to cic.ll. Hird appeared at" the Polico Court to-day, and was fined £25, the minimum pen-'iltv, in default t*.vo month's imprisonment.