MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 46, 18 November 1907, Page 8

MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

(Before Mr. W. G; Riddel], S.M.) Tho business at the Magistrate's Court was disposed of in half an hour on Saturday morning. An elderly woman named Beta Dawson appeared in answer to two charges, tho first of drunkenness and the second of tho theft of an umbrella valued at 10s. 6d.: Defendant pleaded guilty to the first charge,-and stated that she had no recollection of tho second offence. She was convicted and'fined 10s., in default forty-eight hours'" imprisonment, for drunkenness, and wus convicted and discharged, and ordered to pay costs 65., on the second charge.

I'or disorderly conduct in Taranaki Street whilst under the influence of liquor, Thomas Foley was convicted and fined 205., in default seven days' imprisonment.

A conviction and fine of £3, in default seven days imprisonment, were recorded against Nicholas Crawford for having comStreet a . grossly iudcccll t act in Taranaki Edward James Lcydon came forward on a charge of theft on October 12 of. a postal ??$ ct fl va u <*> tat £3. Chief-Detective jVlUrath asked for a-remand.until Wednesday Air. 1. Jackson, who appeared for defendant, made no objection, and the remand was granted, bail being allowed in self JtSU and one surety of £50. , A . young man named John Moffatt, defended by Mr. Jackson, pleaded not guilty to a . charge of having insufficient lawful means or support, Mr. Jackson said defendant had only arrived from.the South.three weeks ago.. During that period he.had'been employed for a week at one place and for live days m another establishment.- Subsequently ho was attended to by Dr. Herbert and had been ordered to rest .on account of an injury. Bail was allowed in a sum. of £20, and one surety of £2QI . . . Lizzie. O'Flynn was conVictod and fined 10s., jii default forty-eight Jiours' imprisonment, • for drunkenness. .Two first-offending inebriates wore convicted and.fined 55.. in default .twenty-four hours' imprisonment, and one was convicted and discharged. \ .; Charles Sullivan pleaded not guilty. to a charge of behaving in such a , manner .'in Grey Street as to occasion a breach. of' the peace, and was convicted ■ and discharged; '