MAGISTRATE’S COURT

Press, Volume LXXXIII, Issue 25282, 6 September 1947, Page 2

MAGISTRATE’S COURT

(Before Mr S.M.) FIGHTING IN PUBLIC PLACE Patrick Wicks, a ship’s trimmer, aged £5 vears, and Stanley Duke, a bootmaker, aged 18 years, appeared on charges of fighting in Lichfield street on September 4 Both pleaded guilty. For the police, Senior-Sergeant G. H. L. Holt said that when arrested Wicks was i:nder the influence of liquor, but this ciid not apply to the same degree in Duke’s case. Wicks had deserted from a ship to get into the country. The cause of the fight was apparently too much drink, said Mr J. K. Moloney, who appeared for Wicks. Accused were singing Irish songs and then they started fighting. “They were not singing ‘When Irish Eyes Are Smiling’,” said Mr Moloney. One of the accused had received a black eye. “You are only 18 years of age and apparently were under the influence of liquor—where you got it from I do not know. For one of your age you have a formidable list,” said the Magistrate, in lining Duke £2. Wicks was fined £3. DRUNKENNESS Seven days’ imprisonment was imposed on Richard Coughlin, a labourer, aged 57 years, of Dunedin, who pleaded guilty to a charge of being drunk in Armagh street on September 4, after having twice been convictewfor drunkenness in the last six months. “I think the best place for me is gaol,” said Coughlin, when asked by the Magisirate if he had anything to say. ON ENCLOSED PREMISES A man whose name was ordered to be suppressed was remanded for one week on a charge of being without lawful excuse on enclosed premises. Bail was granted on accused’s own recognisance of £lO, and one surety of £lO. CONVERSION OF MOTOR-CARS David Alfred Nelson (Mr W. R. Lascelles), who at a previous sitting of the Court had pleaded guilty to converting to his own <use seven motor-cars of a total value of £2435, appeared for sentence. On the charge of conversion of a car valued at £315, the property of Rona McDougall, Nelson was convicted and fined £lO, the fine to be paid at the rate of £1 a month out of money earned by accused. Until the fine has been paid the accused was placed under the supervision of the Probation Officer. On the remaining charges, Nelson was ordered to come up for sentence if called on within 18 months, a special condition being that during the first 12 months of his suspended sentence he should not drive a motor vehicle of any description! TRAFFIC BREACHES. Fines were imposed as follows (except where otherwise stated) ~ for traffic breaches: —proceeding against traffic lights: Thomas Charles Bonniface, £2. Parking without sufficient lights: Mervyn Coburn, 30s. Parking near fire plug: Christian de Rink, 20s. No lights on cycles: Noel Downing, William Bashbrook, Mervyn Clark Watson, Alfred Wise, each 20s. Failing to give way: Frederick Goddard (Mr R. Twyneham), 30s; John Leonard Cowie, 10s; Benjamin Oakes Moore, £2. Failure to indicate right-hand turn: Donald James Malcolm, 10s. Parking near tram stop: Arthur Lansdel Gray, costs only. Passing stationary tramcar: Randal Carl Neithe, £3. No driver's licence: Elizabeth Parker, 10s.