THE COURTS.

Press, Volume LXIII, Issue 19032, 21 June 1927, Page 5

THE COURTS.

MAGISTERIAL. HOBDAY. (Before Mr E. D. Mosley, S.M.) DRUJfKEJfNESS. Msvy Ann 'Windsor, found drunk in Tuam street, was convicted and ordered to cctoie vp for sentence when called upon within three months, on condition that she stays in the Salvation Army Home. Daniel Fitzgerald, who was found drunk in Cashel street, was fined £l,' in default 21 hours' imprisonment-. ■William Grainger was fined 203 on ft charge of drunkenness. OBSCENE LANGUAGE. Fanny Johnson, aged 33 .was charged with using obscene language in a public place. "I'm very sorry, sir, she said. ~ not addicted to using strong language.' "I don't -want to send a young woman like you to gaol,'' said the Magistrate. The woman was placed on probation for six month?. Andrew Parnell McGuire, who was represented by Mr Lockwood, pleaded .guilty to itsing obscene language in the early hours of Sunday morning. A fine of £3, in default 14 days' hard labour, was inflicted. "What you want is a jolly good hiding lor using such language," said the Magistrate when Allen Stanley Stuthbridge plead- . ed guilty to using obscene language. "Isn tthe English language good enough? You ought to be thoroughly ashamed." The accused was convicted and fined £3, in default 14 days' hard labour. An application for the suppression of the accused's name was refused. CHARGE OP THEFT. Alexander Boag, aged 19 years (Mr G. Lockwood), was charged with having broken into the warehouse of C. Were, Colombo street, and stealing therefrom £2 6s 7d in money. Detective Laugesson's application for a remand was granted, and bail was allowed in the sum of £IOO, with one surety of £IOO. " BY-LAW BREACHES. The following were convicted and fined for driving unregistered motor vehicles:—William Miller 10s and costs, William Cock 10a and costs, Albert E. Eden 10? and costffi. Fergus Ferguson 5s and costs, James Carnegie 5s and costs, Herbert Belcher 6s and costs, George Tret he way 5s and costs. <T. H. Sutherwood was convicted and discharged for a similar offence. A charge against Frederick Mannand ■ William Mann of using a steam waggon, without a license was adjourned for a fortnight after legal argument,' to enable counsel to go fully into the matter. SPEEDING. For driving at dangerous speeds Frederick Oldridgc was fined £2 and costs, and Walter Tisch was fined a similar amount.. A charge against H. P. H. Roscoe was dismissed. William McGregor Turnbull pleaded not guilty to a similar- charge, which arose out of his colliding with a motor-cycle. He was fined 20s and costs; and ordered to pay 10s towards repairing the damage done to the cycle. For pillion-riding, Jack Anderson and C. Belcher were each fined 20s and costs. Alfred O'Malley and Gerald O'Malley were ordered to pay costs 10s. ; John William Bean was fined 10s and costs j for- cycling on a footpath. Graham McKechnio was fined 10s without 1 costs for ridjfig a bicycle without a light. Cutting a,- corner resulted in D. N. being fined 20s and costs. , (Beforo Mr H. P. Lawry, ■ S.M.) I MAINTENANCE CASES. J". H. Inglis, . who did not a.ppear, was charged with disobeying the termß of a maintenance order. Mr P. Jones, Maintenance Officer, stated, an order had been made against Inglis on August 3rd, 1923. He had only made one payment and was now £IOB 10s in ariears. He' was in partnership, in a email farm, and had stated that he oould make no payments. Inglis was convicted and sentenced to eix months' imprisonment, warrant to be suspended eo long as defendant pays 8s a week off the arrears, in addition to current payments. Emily May Coldbeck (Mr W. J. Sim) proceeded against her husband, Henry Edward Coldbeck, for separation, guardianship, and maintenance orders. Mrs Coldbeck. stated that ,her married life had been' very unhappy. On one occa- :. -eion her husband £ad assaulted her, and so "' badly was she bruised about the face that she was unrecognisable. - After this assault she decided to leave him: She had been' going with defendant since she was sixteen, years old, and he had always exerted a domineering. influence over her, which had al-' ' most amounted to hypnotism. She believed that he had taken lessons in hypnotism. When they had been separated . for some time he had. written to her stating that unless ahe returned within forty-eight hours hj& would - sell-up the home and take away the children.-' He -.affirmed that "I. wjll .be' master "in my own- -Some, even if - it Is - ODly as . large as a-, dbg. kennel.". Mr Sim: Is that a fair example of your j husband's affection? Witness: It is a very goo?l one. A number of letters wero produced, which had been written by Mra Coldbeck to a | ' raa>o named Bradley, and to another named Brownell. Both men were married. Witness admitted having written the let- . ters, but she stated that it had been done at her husband's dictation. Mrs Coldbeck was examined at some length as to the contents of the letters. ■Qn& ! of the letters was unaddressed, and witness could not remember-having written it 1 to > anyone. It was not a letter. [: Mr McCarthy: To whoin was the lettei 1 written? - ~ : The Magistrate: Don't you know Mr McI C&rthy that women eorrietimes have a habit of com&itting their thoughts to paper with- \ out their being addressed to anyone? Defendant, in evidence, denied all. allega- ' tions of cruelty to his wife. He had refused to allow his wife to see the children so long as she was going, with another man. ! The children were now boarded out. He did not think that his wife was a fit person to ' have charge of the children. He admitted- \ that he had been in' Several employments; f during his married life, hut. denied-having* t quarrelled with his employers. . He also . aenied having gone to Australia m 1910 to.. escape military training. . ~ ' Mr Sim: Do you keep a hottle or chloro- ' form in the house?— No. , • . 1 • The separation and guardianship order?. - were granted,-and maintenance wa«-fixed at- . £2 5s a week. • ■ . ADJOURNED. , 3 An adjournment for a week was'gtaiited' ' in the case in which Elizabeth Tinnelly > (Mr W. J. Sim) proceeded against Charles t Tinnelly (Mr K. M. .Gresson) for mamten- > ar.ee. The case was adjourned for a weeJc r to enable the parties to arrange a settle- ' ment.