THE COURTS.

Press, Volume LIX, Issue 17882, 1 October 1923, Page 6

THE COURTS.

IN OTHER PLACES.

MAGISTERIAL.

■•■■■■ SATURDAY.' ' (Before Mr H. Y. Widdqwson,. S.JL) ' •'" ; .'.'" drunkenness. ..':";:;,..• , , A Blatatioiy,first offender was convicted and fined. 10s, in default H houre' imprisonment. . ' . ' ■ HELPLESS DRUNKENNESS. . Hugh Findlay.'pleaded - guilty to a charge of • helpless drunkenness, and to a further charge, that he did procure liquor during the currency of. a prohibition order. On the .first oliarge he was convicted.and ordered to pay medical expenses 17s £d, and on'the second he was convicted ..End fined 40s, in default 14 days' imprisonment. BREACH OP PROHIBITION ORDER William Simracnds, 54 years of age, pleaded guilty to a charge that h-j was found drunk in Manchester street, and to ft further charge that "he did procure liquor during the (currency of a prohibition order. On the first charge the accused was con- 1 victed and fined 203, in default three dayß imprisonment, and on the •second he was fined; £3, in default one month's imprisonment. WILFUL DAMAGE. John Broderick, aliaa John Golding, Appeared charged that lie did 'wilfully damage one blanket, the property of the New iiqvland Government, thereby committor,,' mischief to the value of 14s, and further, that ho did use obscene language in Caehel street. Senior-Sergeant P. Lewin stated that the accused had been arrested far using obeoetie language, and when„.he had been r-laced «». a cell he had ccntinued'to use the language.A constable had blocked up the tiaTMloor in the cell with a blanket to prevent the language being' heard by' passers-by,' and ■ the accused had pulled it cut and torn it into P 'Or?the'fir*t charge he was convicted and ordered to pay the cost of the blanket, in default Beven days' imprisonment, and. on the second he was convicted and fined *B, in default one month's imprisonment. : . -"■•'." OBSCENE LANGUAGE. Thomas.Robson appeared charged that he did use obscene' language in Allen street. Senior£erge.-irft P. ' Lewin said that the language had been heard by several-people,, including some women. , Tha accusal" stated that he had only arrived from . Flat, Point. Masterton. on Thursday. He denied having used- the said that the of. such a disgusting nature that he would sentence the accused without the option of * He%«* convicted - and- to 14 days' imprisonment, with bard labour. •■■'■ JUVENILE COURT. ~,.-. 'for si few days, and' then had sold it for »>• The •adjourneH . the case for twelve months. . During that, time the lad is t6 be under the discretionary control of .he Juvenile Probation. Officer, and he isi to dbetam from going' tc. picture«*»*».«* going out in. the evenings without the control of the .c&cer.

PRISONERS SENTENCED. tnaw *ssoi4*no» txliobah ) _ ' WELLINGTON.- September 29. Mr Justice MacGregor sentenced Claude Hasref to twelve month?" hard labour for CTift wtering and theft. James. Moore revived a sentence of si* month.',imp r*onraent with hurt Mwur for the theft of ft purse at Taihape. Hugh Leonard McNeill receivwd six months' reformative treatment for stealing a postal packet while employed in tho Wellington Post Office. ,

LIQUOR IN PROHIBITED AREA. (PBESS ASSOCIATION TJSLEOBAK.) NEW PLYMOUTH. September 2fl. Henry GrylW was convicted in the Police Oouxt on a change of keeping liquor at Mokau. a prohibited are*, and failing to comply with the regulations. The defence was that defendant was merely p«J»n| through the.King Country. He was ordered to pay coste, £2 15s Gd. and two cases of whisky . were. confiscated.