MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 95, 15 January 1908, Page 4

MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

\ tOLIGE CASES,, * (Before Mr, >W, Cr Riddqll, S M.) " 'AN INDECENT ACT . ; : :*£i V 3 ": J s' ■" K'u -v i'A -■■ ■■■•■. i' t'l POINTED REMARKS BY THE COURt.! A young, man >, named David: Brograus : waachargfed.with'havmg comniittcd a grossly "n*" 71 decent act in, a yard in -Vivian Street." v Ar>-: ■■ cuscd pleaded ' for <v clianco to- get out of Wellington.'. Ho, informed.. the. Court- that ■ 1 lie had only-just como- out .of gaol, when-;no vr was . arrested >• almost ummediatolyi-for the ■■ [ abovo offence.-:He denied.that ho Avas under - the. influence of, •liquor.- atrtho time,"'as" the - .police,.had stated,, and-did .not'.think he wafi doing anything nrong , t / His Worship hold that tliij -fact that aocuscd was; sober,did not strengthen hs casj, and added that eases of indecency were bocpming too common altogether m Wellington,* scarcely, a .flock passinfrnv which some person ■' did not .coinorbefore- the Court: charged With having committed an indcccnt act Accused would bo convicted and fined £3. jn default,l4 days imprisonment. l Accused asked for ■timo.to pay tbo fine; but clie application : *va.' : - v ' ' refused,. *^.''-v,v;.;!tijj'j.j V/V-Av.^'V- ' THEFT t OF AN,OVERCOAT. * 1 A ; plea of^,''G uilty" ,\vas, entered) by .. Win; - - >" JJrew, charged with. > stealing an overcoat valued,at £2, the propelty of Jeremiah CurJi* 11 ** M'Grath informed the' Court'that. the.-.overcoat was stolen :from the - 'pooypfrtho Manqfc ■BrotJiers?;School,' and'-was - sold to a dealer ,tl>e same day for 2s. Accused was. remanded: until. Friday.- for to - enable inquiries ,to bo made into. his .previous' ' character f , » • \ » MISCELLANEOUS V , T>\ o first .offonders - for - drunkenness were • 1 ;i brought; for ward, > each being,: pOQVictej : - ■fined,,ss., in default.24- hoursCimjJnsoiunenW* >