THE COURTS.

Press, Volume LXI, Issue 18488, 16 September 1925, Page 5

THE COURTS.

* MAGISTERIAL. TUESDAY. (Before Mr Wyvern Wilson S.M.) DRUNKENNESS. For the second time in six months a labourer Patrick Michael O'Rourke -was charged with drunkenness. He was convicted' and fined 20s in default 48 hours' imprisonment. Two other labourers, who appeared, for the first time on similar charge*, weie convicted and fined ss, in default 24 hours' imprisonment. RELEASED ON PROBATION. When Albert Grubb, fitter and turner, Caahel street, aged 2*2 years, appeared sentence on a charge of having stolen a bicycle, his solicitor, Mr W. F. Tracy, said what the young man wanted was someone to control him. In view/ of the fact that Grubb had already spent a week in prison he suggested, that he be placed under the care of the Pribation Officer. His Worship said the police had reported that the boy' 3 father was a drunken waster, and he wanted to check the accused from following in his father's steps. Grubb was convicted l and released) on probation for two years. Special conditions were that he abstain from liquor, and that he should keep away from licensed premises and racecourses during that time. "IDLEI AND DISORDERLY." Sentence of one month's imprisonment, with hard labour, was passed ,on Edward Dodds aged 26 years who has no fixed place of abode, and who appeared on remand on a charge of being idle and disorderly. Police Teports concerning the prisoner, said liia Worship, were unfavourable from Invercargill and Gore. Dodds, it appeared, was lizy and an absolute liar. •MAINTENANCE. ''Convicted and sentenced to one month's imprisonment with hard labour in tho Wellington Prison," said his Worship wheri dealing with a case in which Arthur Furncss, of Wellington, was charged with the disobedience, of a maintenance orcksr in respect of his wife, (Before Mr H. Y. Widdowson, S.M.) CARRIER'S CLAIM. A Linwood carrier, George Arthur James, claimed from W. Cameron Wall, motorgarago proprietor, Riccarton, the sum of £l9B. The statement of claim sot out that on April 30th last defendant seized the plaintiff's truck, 4-cylinder engine, one overcoat, apron, and day-book, and drove away and deprived plaintiff of the use of these things, thereby causing annoyance, inconvenience, and injury to credit. The defendant, James alleged, had refused to give up possession, though demands by letter and in person were made by plaintiff. The plaintiff had to hire another truck at £6 a month. He claimed possession of the truck and other chattels or £l5O value of tho truck; £5, value of other chattels; £lB as the cost of hiring another truck for three months; and £25 general damages. 1 After hearing the evidence his Worship g»vo judgment for James for the return of the truck and chattels; £lB for the hire of the other truck; £5 general damages, and costs.