MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 81, 30 December 1907, Page 9

MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

' POLICE CASES. Mossrs. H. J. Williams, R. Tait, and J, Shepherd, 'J.P:'s, 1 presided over the sitting of |tho Court held on Saturday morning. Four, first offenders were,. convicted on V charges of ; drunkenness • and discharged. Laurence Ryan, a previous offender, was fined 55., in default 24 hours' imprisonment. A, first offender, who did, not appear, -was fined 10s., the amount of, his .bail.. Two habitual drunkards,; William Ballantyne and . Charles Sullivan, were ordered to come up for' sentcnco when called • upon, the'- understanding being that they would at once join the vessels upon which they stated that they ; ■ had . obtained . employment.' An old i' man ' named. David Barry was remanded until .Monday, to enable him to receive medical attention... . • ■ -" ' ■' ■ 1 A young man named James Gilmour,' who : pleadwr guilty-to"a charge of indecency, was , - • ,-convicted'and fined-40s.i in default 14 days' , imprisonment';"-- Sub-Inspector 'o'DonoVan ; the Court that tho I 'accused''was : .fined "for a'similar offence the previous morn- ' i»g- - ' ■'.;' ;• . CHARGE OF ASSAULT. -,'■ William Miles, a fruit hawker, ■'charged:'.'-,, with- assault, - admitted having ■ struck : Laurenco Ryan m Cuba Street on Friday.' Sub-luspoctor O'Donovan stated > that the assault r ' : was'"entirely ' unprovoked: There;' were throe witnesses to prove - that accused rushed at Ryan,'-who was under the influence" of liquor,-and .struck him so violently thathe 1 fell oil' ■ tho curbstone, sustaining a scalp it ound, ■ which' had rto be stitched. l said' that Ryan called him names, took' off '" ' his- coat to i fight .''-him; and to go 'away.'.; 1 ■'"; \. ';■'•,' - ■ } ' The "Bench :-'Have you any witnesses to prove that? : - Accused: 'No.- ■ .' 1 ? The Bench : You are fined £2 25., which includes ;£l Is.' medical ' expenses and wit- -: nesscs'. expenses 18s. The alternative is-14 ' days' imprisonment. ' ■/'■'. V • ' ALLEGED. THEFT. i ' Patrick Brady, who was charged with haying, on December 27, stolen six pounds in money'from One* George Talcon, was re-; , maiided until Friday,: as the case could not be-dealt with by Justices. ~ : A young > 'man . named -James Mahon pleaded'guilty to having stolen a suit of clothes valued at £5,. the proporty of John J.' EckhofiV and' a gladstone bag containing a suit of-'clothes, a 1 shirt, collars,: etc.,', . valued in all at £5, the property of John M'Gregor. Chief Detective .M'Grath stated ■'■■' V"> that" accused stole-the'-goods 'from bedrooms '■ in tho Palace Hotel, where he was lodging. ■ .; First of all, he' took:''them to a shop, arid, . . . subsequently, to the railway station, whero - ho was arrested by Detective Cameron, just as lie was about to take train for the country. 'All the.property had been recovered.. On March 4, accused,was sentenced, to ono month's' imprisonment for theft- at Timaru, and, .previously, ho . was -fined 40s. and costs for resisting.tho.police.-, -. ; : Accused-was.ordered to. be imprisoned .for tv."o months.. : v , FALSE PRETENCES Robert Blaeklock, alias Walker,,.admitted, having obtained .board and lodging from. Albert B: Hansen, Sydney Street, by means, of falso pretences.. Chief Detective M'Grath , stated that accused'told Hanson, who, is .au expressman, that lie was an inspector in tho . Telegraph Department, and desired to : obtain board and lodging in a quiet private houso. • Hanson, who was not >id the,,habitof keeping' boarders, allowed liim to . board ' and lodge at his place. At the end ■ of; the . ' first fortnight; accusal stated that he had not yet received his wages. His wife had, ho said, sent him 305., and Hansen agreed to accept £1, and; allow- him to, remain another fortnight, at tho end of which period ho disappeared. This- action was a particularly moan one, as he was in constant work whilst ' lie lived at Hansen's place,' and spent his earnings in liquor. Accused, who was a gardener, had never been employed in the Tolegraph . Department, and lie had ',- not given his correct name to Hansen. ,': yhp accused: T' am willing, to pay him; if I- owe., him anything.' I was under tho in- . • fliionce of liquor'all the time, and did hot' know what 1 was doing. , The Bciich: Were your drunk when you engaged the accommodation?. '' Accused: I believe I was. ... : Tho Bench: You are fined £2, in default' 28 days' imprisonment. ■Accused: Will you give Die time to pay?.I The 'Bench: No time will be allowed: / : ALLEGED WIFE DESERTION.' . , • Sue Young, who liad been arrested on a : charge' of having deserted- his wifo at Magv tertonf was remanded "until Friday, • ':