MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 88, 7 January 1908, Page 7

MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

7 (Bcfocfi Mr. W. G. Riddell, S.M.) IDLE AND DISORDERLY. )i ; A sturdy sailor , named Alfred Burneclo,. alias I'earce, with many of tlio attributes of ' , tho sea-lawyer,- entered-a plea of notguilty' , to a charge of being all idle and disorderly , person with insufficient lawful'means of sup-- , port. Accused mado the most of: tho caso for tlio defence, arid argued ' fluently. It j was stated by the police that accused had been handed' over to a constable )-by, two , young moil, from whom' defendant'hpd tried , to " cadgo " money—a smnll sum of 2d.'to , make up 4d. to get a pint) of beer.' Evidenco i was called to show that accused had'made , a practice of stopping people and asking ', them for monoy, and lmd done littlo' or no , work for. the past month. : , ■ Accuscd alleged that the cvidonco that ho had gone up to peoplo and'asked- them for money was false. Whon ho approachcd the two men who handed him over to-tho police he was. under tho influence of liquor, and lmd gone up'to them under the impression that they were former shipmates of-his. He had been at sea for 16 years, und . only a month ago was paid £11' when ho loft tlio. schooner Joseph Sims. Accused urged that Ije could get a place on a Wool ship now loading for Homo, but on' being pressed; as to whether ho had approachcd the -captain of tho vessel was understood to say that lie had not done so yet; ' He' must play, tiio garno and, hari;; off until, tho vessel was near soiling, when better wages would be offering if ' men were scarco. . ' ■ ' The Court' held that the evidenco was against accuscd, .and imposed a penalty of ono month's imprisonment with hard labour. '. 'CASES REMANDED. f Lawrence Hanratty appeared, in answer to a charge of having, caused, bodily' harm to Thomas Lacey. It was stated by : the police that Lacey was still in tho hospital, as a.rei suit of injuries received, arid was not in : a fit state to appear. A reinaud until January 13 was granted. 1 . A well-drossed young .man,. Arthur Dowell Sehapera, w ; as charged'with the theft "of. a set of instruments valued nt 305., the .property of. A. il'Vicar, and on a eecond: information with tho' theft of ono,.tio-piii, one gold stud,. a set of' dumb-bells, and doveloper, and one revolved, (tho property, of 'George Robinson, and of a total, valuo of £9.105. - Accused pleaded guijty to both charges. ; Acting Ohief-Detectivo Broborg asked for • a remand until Friday in order that an effort might bo mado to -recover the stolen property, and .also to mako further inquiries about accused. Accused was accordingly roniandod until Friday, whon ho will cotno up for sentence. ■Phylis Ferraro appeared in answer to a ohargo of having, on January 1, assaulted Gustavo Tamm with intont to. do grievous bodily harm. Accused was. further remanded until Wednesday.' James Armstrong, remanded ) from . last week, came forward' in answer to .a charge of theft of two silver teapots, valued at 30s;, the property of- Some person unknown. Accusod pleaded guilty to having had tho goods in his possession, but not guilty to' tho charge of theft. 'The police, asked for a further rqmand until January 13, in order that accused might be given an opportunity of finding the man who ho sta,tod had) given him the teapots. Bail was allowed in tho sum of £10 in accused's own recognisances.' Andreas 'Anderson'. was brought forward on a charge of having, on Dccomber 28, at Ekotahuna, stoleirthe siim of £16 in money, tlio property of ono Mangusom Accused was remanded to appear at Eketahuna on Monday next. .' .' '. . , . 1 A remand until Wednesday was. granted in tho case of Patrick Brady, charged with stealing tho sum of £6 in money, tlio-pro-perty of , George Salcon. ' ' • ~ ' UNLAWFULLY ON PREMISES. ■''/ An'elderly man, John Angus, came forward for sentence on n .chargo -of having been found at' night without lawful excuse on the premises of Charles Georgensen, No. 73 Courtenay Pjhce. )"A conviction' was onf tered,"and, defondarit was discharged'.. " j , . MISCELLANEOUS. Two well-dressed women, Maud Basan and Catherine Milkin, alias .Kitty; Smith, pleaded not guilty ,to charges of importuning. Both defendants asked for a remand, in order that they might bavo an opportunity of obtaining the services of a solicitor. Remands were granted until Friday, bail being allowed in the' sum of £10, and one surety of £10 in each case. ■»'. For insobriety Matthew Moore was convicted and fined 10s., in default 48 hours' imprisonment, and Jessio Jt'Ewan was convicted and discharged. Three first offenders were convicted and fined 10s., with the alternative of forty-eight hours.' imprisonment, and two others were convicted and fined 55., in default 24 hours' imprisonment. Emma Hogaii pleaded guilty to a charge of having left her child without adequate, means of maintenance. Defendant consented to an order, to contribute 6s. per. week towards tho maintenance of tho child.