MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 109, 31 January 1908, Page 9

MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

(Before Mr. W, g' Riddell, S M.)POLICE CASES. ' , DISMISSED A strongly-built foreigner . named Antin Lar&m 'pleaded not gmltv to ,av charge.-of: being an idle and disorderly-person--Witlrm-snllicient lawful means of support. After hearing the evidence the. information WAS dismissed. '• ■~[ . ALLEGED'FALSE PRETENCES A young man named. Joseph .Dubv. alias James Dale, appeared chargcd,. on' foilr,in-, formations Vith having obtained o sums • of. money .totalling £2 15s. trom John GibsonSmith and Reed Glasson,. hv a .fiiljse. pretence, also,, geparato informations attempting to obtain the-,sum olo3v 4d...frx)pi Chas. Porter, and the sum .of.;7s. 6dv ifrom: M'Donald : Asplatid, by means of a certain false' .pretence. Defendant * pleaded-: not. guilty to each , charge. :,;. y S ' : Accused 1 was. ronlartdtd ; ; until bail being allowed in fhe suinvof two sureties of £23 e-icji " CHAHC.ES OB '"HI fx" John Moir was convicted and 1 fined —10s.,■ in default' • "sdreii, for theft; of :i blanket' midf's?! suifE from. '/TheBethel." in Tory Street.. ..v. : : George St'af?oAl : w^ ,r *ftnlarided ''li'ntil tliis morning on a .chargo thelt of a'pair of -'boofo, Talucd'.,at tho "property of Alexander;lHagel...;: ;:V;j'}'-;,v'V' '''' '■\ !'l . Win. .Hughes and Tliphard'l'at-rick Welsh appeared on a ,'pbargb :! '[if Aljeft at Wellington in February, Xoi>7,' ot' a gun' valued ■at £6, the-property of' TVffl.-Jidnihnds. carer taker of the Karori Reservoir. Welsh had already pleaded guilty'to'the'charge/ion. Wednesday, and'the chargo against Kim-was. withdrawn by leave of ..tlio,,Court... Hughes pleaded guilty. ; The :polico. stated that, the gun disappeared in pawned by-Welsh- for £2. Welsh, gave liis correct'name-and address"" but disappeared from his lodgings, andvwai .onlv. nrrested "at Hastings a .few days. ago. He had made , a statement which.'was found to bo correct ;to the- effect that' Hughes'had' given"lnm~the gun to, pawn,. hut he did'.'not had been stolen'. Both to Nelson arid'obtained effiployiuentr -There was no reason to suspect-Wcfeb.'ct any share in the theft hp,yond pawning, the-J;uh', : 'said the Chief Detective. Nothing whatever '-was known against him previously. ' Hughi® was remanded for sentenceJuni'il--th«-"iiioromg^:i '-.i.-'..-ALLEGED INDECENT ASSVLI.T, An elderly man, Roderick.H'Kenzio, was remanded-until February.'.s; on two charges, of indecent assault. . vi.-.V:'-, ~

MISCELLANEOUS /Fjr insobriety Edward ::Donovoivwas :coii-n victed'and lined 20s. ,m' default"? dava' •imprisonment. ! I'lorenco M'Donald and Charles Dawson vreta each convictcd and lined 10s., in default 4.':! hours' imprisonment, for.-aisimi-lar offence..: Charles Heron was convicted and -I fined 1.05., in default 48 hours' .imprisonment, for jnsobriety, .find was' convicted'.and .fined £5, in default 1.4 days' imprisonment for. using obscene language in the- bar of tho -Club Hotel.. ,- . A plea of not guilty was,entered bv William John .Hockley to a charge of failing to provido for the support of his illegitimate child. On tho application of Mr. Dunn, who. appeared for complainant,. the case iyas adjourned until' Monday. Bail was ■ allowed m self £50, and two sureties of-£25 each;