LAW REPORTS.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 101, 22 January 1908, Page 11

LAW REPORTS.

: -fr- — . SUPREME COURT. IN CHAMBERS. His Honour Mr. i Justice Button held a Bitting. in. Chambers yesterday morning.. 'Loavo was granted to the trustees in the estate of A- L. Gordon (deceased) to sell property, on the motion of Mr. M. Chapman, KC. * ' .' MAGISTRATE'S COURT. POLICE CASES. (Before Mr. W. G. .Riddc-11, S.M.) At the Magistrate's Court yesterday a first offonder for drunkenness was convicted and fined 55./ in default 48 hours' imprisonment. Another first offender, who did not.appear, was. convicted and fined 10s., the amount of bis bail, in default 48 hours' imprisonment. DISORDERLY BEHAVIOUR'. Coiin Cameron, a young man, admitted having, on January 20, behaved in a disorderly' maimer whilst drunk at -Thorndon Quay.'"'.;.'. . , , ..I A fine of. 405., with costs 65., in default goven days' imprisonment, was imposed. INDECENCY. Jamos M'Nally, a seaman, pleaded guilty to a charge of having, on January 20, committed a grossly indecent act within view of persons passing along Eva .Street. •_ His Worship convicted accused, and nnea him £3, in default seven days' imprisonment. : 'ALLEGED INDECENT ASSAULT. Edward Winter was charged with having, on January 17, indecontly assaulted a girl Bg6di9 years at Oriental Bay. Chief Detective M'Grath applied for a remand nntil January 29. ; • Accused was remanded accordingly on ban, himsolf in, his own .recognisance of £50, and two sureties of £25 each.. • ASSAULT. The hearing of tho case aaginst Lawrence Eanratty,, chargod with having, on January 3 ; unlawfully-'assaulted Thos. Lacey, was conMr. P. Jackson-appeared on behalf of the accused. ' v \! ■ i Accused, • who is a wharf labourer, gave evidence 'that be" and prosecutor occupied »djoining rooms- at a boarding-house in Willis Street. On January 2 prosecutor gave him a severe beating. On the following day witness and prosecutor again fought. Is cither Was'sober. He (accused) knocked prosecutor down three times. ,As prosecutor would not get up afeain ho went away. The back-yard in which tho fight took place was aspbaucd 'in places. 1; -1 ■ .■' '•. .- ■ John Whitton, who lodged in the same room as acctlscd, also gave eviderice. His' Worship held thai the evidence was against accused. Falls on tho hard ground might hav^'been responsible for somo of tho injuries. Accused might have had some provocation, but, in the opinion of the Court, not sufficient to warrant hira in committing such an aggravated assault. He (His Worship) woukT-lake into consideration the fact that,accused Bad been in gaol eighteen day 3 awaiting trial. Accused would be sentenced to ono month's imprisonment, with hard labour; > : ■