THE COURTS.

Press, Volume LXIV, Issue 19259, 14 March 1928, Page 4

THE COURTS.

. —« —_ MAGISTERIAL. TUESDAY. , (Before Mr E. D. Mosley, S.M.) ■ DRUNKENNESS. A first offender for drunkenness was fined 20s and costs, in default 24 hours' imprisonment. Another first offender was fined 10s and costs, and ordered to pay cab hire, in default 24 hours'' imprisonment. Patrick McGinn was fined 20s and costs, in default 48 hours' imprisonment, for drunkenness. ■ REMANDED. Wilhelm Back, a Finn, and Alfred Norman O'Meara were charged with the theft of a gold watch and chain and a pocket wallet from the person of a man named Smith, who was drunk. The total valuo of the goods alleged to have been taken was .£lO. The accused were remanded for a week. COMMITTED TO THE SUPREME COURT. Norman Clark was charged with breaking, entering, and theft from a shop dwelling owned by a tobacconist named Kupries. The value of the goods alleged to have been stolen was £2O. Accused, who was not represented by counsel, entered a plea of not guilty, and after evidence had been taken, was committed to the Supreme Court for trial. Bail was allowed in £2OO and one surety of £2OO. ASSAULT AND DAMAGES. John McGillion was charged with assault and with wilfully damaging furniture to the extent of £5. He entered a plea of not guilty. He was represented by Mr J. B. Batchelor, Sub-Inspector Fitzpatrlck said the accused resided with his brother-in-law at the latter's residence. On Monday night he came home drunk, and was told to leave the house. He attacked his brother-in-law, a man named Bultitudc, who subsequently went to call the police. While he was away McGillon smashed up some crockery and furniture. McGillion was fined 20s and costs, in default 48 hours' imprisonment, on the charge of assaulting Bultitudc, and was fined £2 and costs, in default one month's imprisonment with hard labour, on the charge of wilfully damaging the furniture. He was ordered to pay £5, the amount of the damage, and was allowed 14 days in which to pay. STOLE MOTORCYCLES. Edward William Langloy and Alexandci Browne, each of whom was represented by Mr F. D. Sargent, appeared for sentence on a chargo of converting to their own use two motor-cycles. Chief-Detective Carroll said that on the evening of March 3rd, at Now Brighton, the two accused had broken into a garago and taken the two motor-cycles. They rode them as far as Ashburton, and on the way detached a side-car from one of the motorcycles nnd abandoned it on the roadside. Later one of the machines was abandoned. Langley was well known to the Court, and appeared to be the cause of the trouble. Langley was sentenced to thrco years' detention in the Borstal Institute at Invercargill, and Browne was fined £5 and costs, and ordered to pay for the damage to the machines. (Before Mr H. A. Young, S.M.) CIVIL JURISDICTION. Judgment was given for plaintiffs by default in the following coses:— Charles S. Thomas v. W. H. Long, £1 4s; Sucklings, Ltd., v. C. Anderson, £1 3s sd; Aslibv, Bcrgh and Co., Ltd., v. G. Sutton, £1 lis Gd; N. Neylou v. C. Hamilton. £lO 14s 2d; H. Odell and Son, Ltd., v. T. O. Hav, £1 7s 6d; Trade Auxiliary Co. of N.Z., Ltd.. v. Rawson, Smith, Ltd., £7 13s lOd; same v. P. J. Thorn, £1; R. E. McDougall, trading as' Aulsebrook and Co., v. E. Stephens, £6 5s lid; Ballin Bros., Ltd., v. H. Duncan, £l7 0s 6d; W. R. M. Unwin v. J. Cashmere. 17s (id; John Burns and Co., Ltd.. v. J. Burke. £IUB lis lOd; Home Supplv Co.. Ltd., v. Lawrence Edward Dyer, £3B I?'; John E. Barrett v. Joseph Ayres, £7 10s; N.Z. Automobiles, Ltd., v. A. Lillcy, £l2. ''in a case, Jessie Hay v. J. Murphv and M. Murphy, .iudgmu.it was given for "plaintiff for £4 10s by default. An order was made fer possession to be given by March 20tii. : DEFENDED CASES. jiert. Lane (Mr G. A. G. Connai) claimed ftom Henry le Compte (Mr W, F. Tracy) the sum of i'9s 10s Bd, being damages as s result of a collision in Victoria street between a motor-cycle ridden by plaintiff and a motoi-ear driven by defendant. Negligence on the part of defendant was alleged. Judgment w: - given for defendant. Judgment for defendant was given in a case in which th' Tai Tapu Co-operative Dairv Co.. Ltd.. claimed £5 Ss 3d from H. Bliss, jun. JsabM Stnbblmg »-is nonsuited on a c'aim i nr <-q i2s agnin?t Catherine Blo e? ,

Fred. Gibson (Mr P. S. Wilding), a paper runner, claimed £35 Ss 6d as damages to his motor-car, from Alan Moore (Mr A. W. Smithson), contractor, resulting from a, mishap to plaintiff's car on January 19th, 1928, at the junction of McKenzie avenue and Hopkins road. Defendant had been excavating the road for sewage purposes, and it was alleged that he had not properly filled in the excavations, thereby causing the accident. It was also alleged that no light or other warning After evidence had been heard, the Magistrate said that he was not satisfied that damage had been caused by the unevenness of the road. Plaintiff was nonsuited, costs being allowed to defendant.