MAGISTERIAL.

Press, Volume LVI, Issue 16885, 13 July 1920, Page 4

MAGISTERIAL.

MOXDAT. (Before- Mr S. E. McCarthy, S.M.) BF.UXKEXXESS.

Seven first offenders were r-ach fined ."is, or in de-fault 24. fours' imprisonment. A ' statutory fir*:, offender was fined £1. John Hiifchc?on, :t second offender, was fiiK>d 5 os, or-in default 48 hour-' imprisonment. Arthur James Barge-. •'■ third offender, was ci-dered V, come up for' sentence, when called upon, and John Kelly, another third offender, was sentenced to fourteen days' imprisonment. OBSCEXI2 LAX OUAC.T<:. Timothy Kiordan pleaded gvulty to drasbreaking his prohibition order. and to using On the fiMt two charts he v:js convicted and discharged, end on the third v.-in convicted 1 ;nri fined £H. THEI-'T. Lvdhi Coxitis (Mr C. iH. Thomas) pleaded S--.il? v ■'■'■> the. theft vi a blouse-, valued at £2 12s Gd, the property of the D.I.C. ChieM%Me>*tive Melivenoy stated that the .■.reused vas a thc-p assistant at the D.I.C. Her movements wor.: regarded as suspicious, and th? pi-lioe being- communicated with, she v.-?.- detected by Constable Sher-hau in the ic* of walking away with the- "louse in her hiind-batr. Itr Thomas "said that the accused had on excellent, record. She h:.d placed the hlotu-a and u soli ,jaciot on one side for a. customer. The customer, however, did not. come bach. and the accused put- the jacket bade into stock, hut took the blouse. She could prive i:o reason for he.r action. Sho was a widow with a famuV to support. Accu-sed was convicted and fined XlO. ADJOURNED. Frederick James Jones was charged with having diown persistent ciueJty to his wife. Fanny St-.u-ens Jone3, r.nd his infant chiXl, and was called on to show why separation, maintenance, and <rti3.rdia-n£hip orders should not be issued against him. The evidence showed that the- defendaut was in the habit of striking his v.'ifc when he was drunk. On his consenting to a -prohibition order being issued ajrainst him. tho ease was adjourned sine die, the Magistrate- warn ins the defendant that ho did nut regard cases of men striking their wives "as being e.ueh. as should be met with a fine, but rather with gaol. CIVIL BUSINESS. Judgment was given for the- plaintiff by default in each of the following cases:—Bristol Piano Co., Ltd., v. Catherine Warren, £17 193 lid; J. S. Ellis v. Harry Anderson, £5G 17s C-i; H. J. Otley v. James iloCullough, £10; same v. Thos. Barron, £'o 7« 10d;J. A. K.edpath and Sons, Ltd.. v. Himß and Co., £!) 10s sd; ChisnaU and Stewart v. John Kob-erUon, £'•'{ sa: lioath and Cd., Jvtd., v. Sarah Ann Church. £5 5s lid; F. A. Cook, Ltd., v. John Farrinston, £-24 -Is 3d; Bristol Piano Co., Ltd., v. Mrs Louisa GoodalL, £5 11- Gd - . • , G. flard-iker was ordsrod to give Harriet Jane Browu possession of a tenemeat on or before August; 13th. The defendant was also ordered to pay rent amounting to £3 In the case, "William Tonie. (2lr E. V» r . White.) v. jfiirv Denhohu (Mr C. S. Thomas), a, claim for £70 in respect of furniture allegedly wrongfully detained, the plaintiff was in., .suited. ~ ~ The West port Coal Co., Ltd. (Mr r. D. Sargent), claimed £4 0s 3d from Charles A. Oakes on a judgment summons. The debtor was ordered to pay the amount at the l „,tc of -3 !>J weekly. A COLLISION CASE. Alexander Moore, milkman, cf Uppor I'ic- | cu-tou (Mr K. T'.vyneham). proceeded against J E. \V. Cross, farmer, ot Yaldhurst road (Mr F. "VV. Johnston), claiming £15 in re«nrcl of damages done- to the plaintiff's ho-se and r-art by tho defendant's- motor-car on the Yiddhiirsfc road on the evening oE April tiSth. Tho defendant, counter-claimed for £7G Co Oj, damagss resulting from alleged negliccent driving on the yart of 'tho plaintiff- judgment was reserved.