MAGISTRATB'S COURT.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 124, 18 February 1908, Page 9

MAGISTRATB'S COURT.

POLICE (k'sESi (Before' Mr. W. GRital "S^) ' UNLAWFUL SU.L- 01 BEER ( " .• Charles Clarke, alias not guilty to a chargo' of* having ift»Wel]ingS.' ton on January 26 unlawfully sold •' beer to Leslie Roy Gapp, .withoiit-Jiqldingi a,licensQ to sell thoi samo. ': Sub-Inspector... O'DonDv^Eii^'ifconfltip^itii' l *tbo ; ' caso for the'' prosecutionf appeared for tne defend?®;!'''"'"! cj William John Dunnq,, probationaryc'cSii-, 11 stable, • stated' that-on Sunday'/ January-' 26,' ho. v.-as standing' on; : a ; "cbrrfir fl'ear.-'th'oJTeiP askfefl witness and:his ftifclld-/CltpiJ if ,; they' could' go .a .beer..: Witness- and'Oipp l rfcpiied-. . that Vtndy would : liko d"lsfefflfp4Hd"-aillotfe(l' defendant' to. >, place ' qf close by. Clarke 'took_A ,: 'bo'ttlt) j , 'of'>be l er ,i fronl' J his pocket,'', and gave "Oh'-ret 6 quest, Oapp'-'paia',tho' Mh for'thS peer. .' ' . ... • , ; '.' n .f'l'W..? Lesljo Roy Capp, probatldnafy-'-'bonstabie/' gavo; corroborative 6vidb(i6e7 ; ' : «»?. . Charles Clarke, labourer, /slh'tflipySa't' ho" know witness Capp byi Eighty.'b f ilfc 'hM ivd'ror 1 soldjor .given 'him any Beef. in, question 'ho: gave' foffr botiles' : awSyy hilt', received no, mbnoy ' for 'it?''' 1 ' 1 ""*' m . tI : To; tho' .Police i WitnfeSs :: "botfght • ; 2J IJ QSzeri'.' bottles 'of:.beer -on' tho. I'HfiKjjrj?4b its'ito hive' a supply ,in for Sunday,'" arid a drink' before tea during the wedfc. V.. ' IT " v " His Worship held that 1 ,Bfr , ''th^ 7T 6tid , pnc¥ , defendant must bo convicted l and' L 'fined ,v £s; v and costs 75., iri prisonnicnt, forty-eight T £ouJS! r to' l W'alloftHT in which to-pay the-finoy,' ; alleged' 1;: • Mary .'Wilson, alias' •JJlGirr/wpleaded /not guilty to a charge of theft >on r oivi.ialjoutr December--26 of 'a gold also'of various articles valuo of £16 17s. 6diy itho* property:?'of'. Harriett Olive. \ ■ ' 1 ■ j«v ' iiuwtntnr"

; Mr. Cook ajjpoarod fori"•'acousodji'> whar» ploridod not guilty. ' ,', r ■;& r,C" Jifo , EFidenco given byJ'Jlrsr.s Oirvo .that !aho was' staying; with her. :! sistcr•in'-'-Gonstabio l Stroet, at which place- defondanfci'was cmployed as a servant. packed' in readiness to. leave for''..Auckland,; arid oh- the date i mentioned'■-in the!,infDrniation she and her sister—left the housn m charge of defendant. Tho boxes .were not. locked.. Witness locked , £H:i) iS boX'e£ ;lieiQro sending theni on to thb^'A'uclcland' , :b'6at, mid on srnvnl at. the\northei;!i port' shii''found' thb articles imentipnoft - rhiissing. "'"-Witness had not 1 let tho key go but'-of "her possessTorf in tho 'interval, ' and; tlitf 1 b'6se# \®SrpTstili' locked wheii sh'o took' 'thou!' at', Auckland.' Th'o' artidc# w bf%loih'm'|f' (pr&i' duced) belonged'to witncks"' : 'Wyori'd a ; hat' ; ■fitness" had not given db'Ktidalrit, any .clothe'

..Detective Komp also ■: .Wilson clothing in question wero^'riot'hers;"■"Sho 7 had 1 borrowed, them 'Sot the ■•'dSt; "'ind .'iiitoifded Teturriing thorn, 1 hut. was arrosted on a cbargo'-ifdraiikbhn6Ssf and could not. rot-urn - tli&rolstbee. Witness knew nothing about tho jewellery alleged to have been stolen.<*<•*? • His Worship stated that, although thero was a suspicion, as far-as'thfrTing and the banglo were, concerned, iiot sufficient to convict upb'nl^J?ofeMSht J 'inifit.. I bo convicted of theft of-fcbWtotfafcS*ft'f"iclofh-' ing found on her and A fino of, 405., ,in default seven'..days' would bo l imposed. - ■;-, .- -■ •. ' 6ii'i ' RESISTEvG THD'POLICEasnI i& - Alfred' --Richardson,' pleaded ' not .guilty to, U. charge, .-.of"jiiivrrig' assaulted John Devlin injtho. barlbf tp" D'uKp of. Edinburgh .Hotel,. pleaded guilty to. a .secbiut'.cliargoV.of lijiying; resisted'. Constahlo -yjulsiivinT'the' execution ,of.his .duty. 1 .. Eridehco was given '6/ Sos®»n£ ftoU}'" tliaf' defendant struck 1 an old' 'jhan''named'' John" Devlin .on tho faco'. .wi,£h "Ijis Jc'liiicKfcd'l'fet."' ,In. the opinion of cowardly, assault. . ■kicked and tried, to !.bi't<j;. "A.large'; hbstilo ,crowd gathered in tho strtopt, ;and- 7 .n'riot'was' almost croat-od. 1 Defendauit'^lpiva^.Vthat ',lio ! had been,' provoked into $tnkifc^ppv)m;''', who' hit witness when he.' askflir'liim for' a 'match.' On tho . charge of assaWt a".conviction. and' fino of £3, .in default days' imprisonment-, , was imposed. Oiil tho. chargo of resisting the police'defoiidant- was convicted and'sentenced tc> fourJeM'"days', miprison.ment with'hard labour\ ' •* y* ' ! 0 : . ; ' . ?;.,'CRTJELTX;.TO; , |:q^F^^- . The Socioty for tho to Animals through its ■ Inspector," P. Seed, proceedetl against Antoriib-'Fr.iiidi, who was charged with cruelly .ill-treating...a horso-on-January, 14 by "'alloTving," 1 fc,.. 'to bo driven ■ and'worked'XwhenjjtjWTia iao#, | jilthy. condition and unfit "to be so" used, :

pvidencb" showed' that the" horso was ill charge of a boy, , who was driving for defendant.

His, Worship' held, that defendant only, had himself to blame for tho position ho found himself in. It was impossible for animals to make any protest,, and {ho Court must protect thorn.. :Owners;of liprses must sco that th|?y_sjeated jfcji.eir animals properly. . Do-., fendant was convicted and lined £5, and Costs • .4*ll' Os;; iu default 21 days' imprisonment,■ feven : days'to'ho allowed to pay tho lino.-. "" Thoi'Souiety also sucd.Matthow-Babich for, 'illjtreating a.horse by working .it in-an unfit ■■ -condition, "'".'.-.-i',. > .- L.. Evidenco' was called.to provo that defend'.aut 'd'rbVothb horso in a lisli 'cart when it ii-jyas. suffering from navicular disease. - Tho Inspector of tho.Socioty arrested.,the horso and had it examined by a veterinary surgeon, with-'the-rdiult ' that it 'was condemned., and.' .•^estroyodr.^:,;' '.. Defendant stated that hp . purchased tho horso, from, a mail who..was going to Italy.- . '.'Tlio ijian guaranteed the liorso 'as sound.'-'-'; *A ' •liiio of £3^ ; ahd'cost's £2 10b. Gdi, in default; -l-l days' - imprisonment, was imposed, seven.days i to'bo allowed' in- which to . pay ; the ;. ..line. %, Merodith appeared for ttie. prosecution' in; both,,cases.' " ■ r ! y

; MISCELLANEOUS MATTERS, ■,/ .-A A charge of,, disorderly. conduct in Cuba •' - Street, whilst-under " the - inttuenco ■ oi ! liguor, . y.-as. proferred-.against John. Good. - His .tt'or- 1 .rship..- warned defomjant, who admitted the,. , ; 6lfeuco, c tp: in future, 'and'-'.' entered.,a.couyiction and discharge. " ' Adol'ph'., Npwmaa cairio forward in .answer, ' .to! a;,phargo pf .pssaulting . Marklen' ...' hi l tent.,to' j Ci\uso i hiin actual bpd.ily harm.!, Mr.!,IP. JaofeonT-fpr-th'oidefcnce,.'asked for! a'' -remand- until.-., Wednesday. ' Chief Detective ,-M'Grath., .remarked - that', tho, case, . as 'h« ~uriderstoodi it,>was .pot -a .very,'serious one.. ~Bail-.ii\;as al.lowp4..in,iho,sum.6f!£3oi"aud "baa ,'it iurpjy;.of,;£3o.j.!,.,',-' !\'! •i- Hor'bert .vlidwin'Hamilton' Bird ■ma4(}otl tb:..-appear; 011., February.. 19 011 'a: • pharge-.. of,,ihayuig, .! on. 'Decemberlo> .'ebni-.' '.. pf/goo'js valuod. at £67 55.,. .tho-prppcrty-pfjlliomas .VI. Shore.' MK'.Jaek-.--soil, appeared^,for, tbo* prosecution, and -Mr:'... - ,Von Haast f.or tho defonce. . Bail was allowed '< tho sum of £20, and' o'no surety:°of. £20. •; .' "7 An elderly man, Peter Browni alias Albert Rigby, pleaded./ hot! ;: guilty to "a • charge of ;Aoiiuiiitting!,an ; indecent act at Oriental Bay, ! aiid! l .!was'..cp.iiyictod.!,and "sentenced) to threo : .months'.! imprisonment," with hard, labour.';. Joseph;"Daljy alias James' Dalo, who had..already,"beeii" remanded on f several 'occasions,' ". was;!'furth'er reiuaindiid untir.l ( 'ebfuary : 24 on-!.; charges.' of. obtftiniing, .and attqinpting ;' ; s to; obtain small sum's ,of nioney. frpm 'clergy-'-' !;moii'fby l !means' of .falsb.'preterices. Chief'D&; , tcctiyb'.MfGratli'jilforiiied tlio Court that lie; . 1 •ii'ajd.'; received.;..word!'!that, morniii'g that ;de-,;-'; v--]fpndaht"was"'iiot' fit to-appear.' ' ■b' Mnality was. reached in, the ..case! in"; which!, ■ ,was '.charged ■nith '-havingi',. ..used; provoking and insulting ', ■ : to .Clara Euddy r wHo madoiin ap-.-l)licati6n'ibr,!'suret'ies !of tlio" peace, ' His Wor- . Hshfp!'lield' r that'!'it;was' clear 'frbm"thb evidence' I botweon tho. parties.; w - as li'ound ova to keep ."tho peace complainant for: six months,-in tho ■ .Isum of £25,' and-bnof surety of'£2s, and ,(6rtlrod„tp pa^oo'its K '£2-55.... Mr. Jackson ap*:-.-■pearyd" fpr-.'qp.'nipjaiuant, ; and .Mr.' Blair .for.. . pofenykn|^ y ;., s .^''.;:! 1 .!',.-'- ■: • '^^^~|Leriilffl^n7pc^^!'iiot. jto. 'chafgo ..of : y,b,eliavingi.. i iii.,'such a . manner ill ." . as.,to occasion a breach of-the', peacpr":.-After; liqaring, tbq. oviden'ce, His ! Wor- . ship 'entered a'conviction aiiil. lino: of lOs.j ■iu';derau[V.:43"ho i 'irs! : . i imprisonment. V Ar,!!jpmig!. aiaii t ■-^tatDjl-rJjy'^tlip. polico'.to, bp Javstejvard. on the ;stcabier. Ruapehii','. was . convicted., and, fined, ri!3,. and,.costs,.3s., .*iii default.-soven days' : imppisonni|cht'",. ,'.fpr,' usingj ;,obsceho languago ■» ••'div. Ihe^Qu^an'ii'.Wh^rf. 1 ; , :r. ' ', . ; iii A!!drayni'ari,|'p., ( ll'Milla'n, '. was. . chargod . (1) .",V?itlV, hayingn Attempted .on,; January 13 to| d?;ive.*his',7yelyclo,"across tho;.railway.;ci-oss- - uig il at t -!Dayjs!,Stj ; eet -while, an c'ngino .was. approactiing,' ' with, failing to. comply .'V ; •ifltf!' tho" samo"'"6'ccasi9ii with'."..tho :-notico;-.-Stop 1 Look out'for 'tho'cngiue!'' '•Dei'"'/ (•fendairttfploadcd■ ; that ;• the dray»> wheel -bad> . stuck .. iu tho . line before' the engine canio ,intb !t 'sight;' fi .A ! '.;dbnviction ; and fine of 20s: , : 'and'-'qpsts- £1; 6si was'viiriposed on the ; first ; . •.charge;!'aiid'''- : a' conviction"; only ■' was recorded 1:■ .'bni 'tho !";S(icbnd v 'ihforniation.• '!', !' _ ;; ' - 'S. jGliarloS Edwiird : Hdron was' coiivicied, and; ■ .'Js., in default seven • Vdays'--'imprisonment,ifor .procnrjng_ beer; dur- ; ing'-.tliis■;currencyVrofy- a' prohibition;. order. . ■agailist' himself. • " • ; '! • •;. : .■■•-. I:. Cbas;' S.' Bailey was convicted and' fined, v

vlOs.'"'for i away" from,, liis -horse'- and ;Veiii6ld''in'Htintbr'GtrcGt so' as to'bo unable 'to- havo-fuU'control thereof. -«r JFor disobedience"pf ■an '■ order under -tho.'-.r-iDcstitife' -Porsons Act; for. tho • maintenanco l of} his' wife 1 and'children/-.Thomas Anderson-.'was'-convictcd-'and to one. month's Tmpnson'm(!nti<''ahd,.ordered to' pay. costs ,£1 :-is!.j ''Witfrantt'.tav : *be '-suspended- so long as -10s: ; 'por' l woek'-is'paid off the-arrears. '■ • .»• *; Ilicardus ' JohiU'Honry -pleaded/ not guilty n ;to' IV'dHai;ge of loitering-on.-> the footpath ■■Willis Street and refusing to movo on whenr - -ordored to-do-so by .-a-constable.Defen-. >dant was convicted' arid' fined • lOs'.', arid costs " :15s.'X'.' A-.-'.":: >•;

A prohibition order, to liaro ; currency for 12 months; -was' ordered to issue against Alary "Lee:; • r- ;

■n 'Fen- -insobriety.: Thomas -.Scott was: ..con-'--. :.victcd»ancl fined-205.. with-the alternatno of so'ven'days'.' imprisonment; < Michael M'Deiv.v <> :.mott '• was •■' convicted ''.and .fined 10s., - in- do-': - •fault 48 hours'.: imprisonment. .- Five first ■;offe'nders ■.we'rer:dcalt ■ with-—ono - was' con-*> «victed'.;ahd),fined'.:.los.-,; iii dofault:4B'•• hours'-* - linlprisoiinfeht;.iijsecond.,los.,.- or .24:, hours' imprisonment-, two wore convicted .and fined < ■:. -55.,- in 1 default 24 hours' imprisonment and • •itlifr fifth: was-convicted' and discharged. , i; ft in'.-aid I-' -i i- V- ?•: