THE COURTS.

Press, Volume LXVI, Issue 20028, 9 September 1930, Page 6

THE COURTS.

MAGISTERIAL i MONDAY. (Before Mr E. D. Mosley, S.M.) DRUNKENNESS. Charles Henry Rochestor, aged 51, was sentenced to 14 days' imprisonment with hara labour for drunkenness, having been three tfmos previously convicted in tho past six Annie Lund, n domestic ag«d 43, with one previous conviction in the past six months, was fined 20s, In default 48 hours' Imprisonment, tor drunkenness. REMANDED, Charged with being In a state of intoxication in charge of a ear in Travia road on September 6th, a man whose name was suppressed in the meantime, was romandod until Thursday, bail being allowod In self £35. Mr D. W. Russell, who appeared for accused, asked for a romond until Thursday. "We hove a good defence." he said, "and special circumstances whleh I cannot state to the Court at tbe present may Ipfluonce your Worship in granting the request." "I will suppross his namo in the meantimo," said tho Magistrate, "but make no promises for the future." INTOXICATED IN CHARGE. Charles Stitt Martin was charged with being intoxicated while in charge of a motor-ear in Ferry road. Mr C. S. Thomns appeared for accused, and pleaded not guilty. Sergeant Kelly stated that Martin was found staggering about in a drunken condition in Ferry road at 2.30 a.m. on Sunday. His car was standing across tho road. Constable Joseph Thompson gave evidence that accused was drunk when arrested. He was trying to start tbe oar, bat could not do so. He and a friend had been In the telephone box, and his companion was also slightly under tho Influence of liquor. Mr Thomas said that there was no question about the state of his client at the time of the arrest, but he was not in the ear and could not be said to be Intoxicated in enure? of the car. A companion with him had rung for a taxi to take accused homo, and other arrangements were to be made to take the car away. Accused had driven tho car to the bowser at the corner of. Ferry road and Fitzgerald avenue, and until he hnd been out of the ear for a time he had felt no offocts of the drinks ho had had at the party. Tho taxi call had been made from tho box on the corner, and accused hnd been arrested soon after. Accused and a companion gave evidence. "Accused must he convicted," said tho Magistrate. "Whisn he drove frjm the house he was then no doubt under the influenoe of liquor, and is liable to answer for It. Accused manifestly was not fit at any timo after leaving the house to drive the car. When he left the car he was absolutely drunk; he must have bean intoxicated actually when he was in charge of it." Accused was fined £lO and costs, and bis license was cancelled. William Laurence Lnughlin (Mr R. J. Tjoughnan) pleaded guilty to a charge that on September Bth he was in a state of intoxication while in charge of a motor-car. Sergeant Kelly stated that accused was arrested at 12.40 a.m. yesterday, driving up Victoria street and into Durham street. He was absolutely drunk and did not seem to know where he was. Mr Lonehnar said that the police got probably the worst impression they could of the offence. Tho man had an impediment In his speech, making him appear more drunk than he was. He must bo dealt with in the same way as the other man, said the Magistrate in inflicting a fine of £lO, and ordering his license to be cancelled. TRAFFIO CASES. For overloading a taxi, Raymond Albertson was fined 10s and costs. Charles E. Hollis and David James were each fined 10s and costs for failing to park a car alongside a kerb, A charge against George Colin Dingle (Mr P. W, Johnston) of driving a motor-cycle in a dangerous manner, was dismissed. William G. Shackel, Jan., was fined £2 and costs on a similar charge. For driving at a dangerous speed, Reginald William Edgar was fined 20s and costs. A similar oharge ogoinst Frank Lncknor was dismissed, John Marshall was fined 10s and costs for using an expired number disc. Raymond Harold Taylor, vrJjo eyoled cast » stationary tram, wag fined log and eosta.

For having a noisy exhaust oo his motor* ayele, Albert A. Mintrom was fined 20s and costs, , For parking a car over the time limit, Cecil A. Quane (Mr J. Oorbett) was fined 5s and costs. Norman Young was fined 10s and costs for parkin; a cor in a prohibited area. A similar chargo against Mrs Deborah Smith was dismissed. Mr» Marjorie H, letter (Mr J. Corbett) was fined 10s and costs for not com. plying with a traffic signal. William Henry Oliver was fined 10s and costs for being an unlicensed driver of a motor vehicle, and 5s and costs for having no head-light affixed to it. Mrs Gertrude Owens- was fined 10s and costs for having obscured number-plates on a car. MAINTENANCE CA6ES. (Before Mr H. P. Lawry, S.M.) For disobedience of a maintenance order, Joseph James Gallagher waa sentenced to tlire* months' imprisonment, the warrant to be suspended provided he paid 8s per week off the arrears in addition to tho amount of the current order. For a similar offence, Walter Falrllo Wb.lt* was sentenced to one month's Imprisonment, the warrant to be suspended provided. ho paid 2s 6d a week off the arrears is addl> tion to the amount of the current order, FAILED TO MAINTAIN CHILDREN. For failing to maintain hie three children, Thomas Hillier Green waa ordered to pay 87b 6d a week maintenance, and for disobedience of a maintenance order was ordered to pay £1 Is and <"osts.