MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 130, 25 February 1908, Page 4

MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

POLICE CASES. (Beforo Mr. W. G, Riddell, S.M.) ALLEGED SLY GROG-SELLING. A plea of not..guilty^' ivas entered,by. John Turner .'to two separate ; informations 'charging him' with having sold' beer. on. February: 1 a lid S respectively without' having' a licenso to do SO. M: .' : - ' Sub-Inspector O'Donovan , conducted 'tho case for 'tho prosecution,' and Mr/ Wilford'ap-. peared for'tho,'defendant. Evideneo was given by .probationary Constable Dunn that oil February 1, lie, ahd,an T other probationer named Capp and two other men-went to tho Strand Cafe,! Moleswdrth Street,- ! and' ordered supper, from defendant.' Subsequently witness asked defendant.. for: . some beer, two bottles of -which' were forthcoming and duly paid for. On February -8 witness bought. another bottlo of-beer from defendant and 1 paid Is.' Gd. for it," ' ■ ; • ' Corroborativo evidence'was, given by' Probationer; Capp. '■ ; ; . Sergeant Lyons deposed that on-, tho night of February 8 ho searched defendant's premises under a search warrant and found ono partially -.Hllcd' and recently opened bottlo of beer. , DofeudaiitV wife said tho bottlo in question': had' just j been purchased for private, use. Mr. Wilford • impressed upon tho Court the fact that tho result of the raid was' one half filled bottle of beer.' i ' , Defendant on.oath admitted'that ho gavo Dunn .the beer; on- .both .occasions, but stated that, no payment, was. made for it.' Three other witnesses gave: evideneo : .to tho, same.'effect. \ ' His Worship reserved his: decision. ■ TROUBLE ON A SAILING SHIP. Troublo between two of tbo crew, of the sailing ship Dechmont on January 23 led to Robert Ness, carpenter of the vessel, being charged with assaulting Frederick. Scliliuder, ah A.8,. on tho ship. _ Evideneo was called to prove, that' complainant had words with tho mate on January 2", when defendant' in-! tcrfered 011 behalf of tho mate and inflicted an injury, to complainant's, 1 eye, which had to bo attended to by a' doctor on arrival of the vessel at Wellington. .Complainant' alleged that the assault was quite unprovoked as ho was proceeding about his work, at the direction of tho mate when tho carpenter stepped in. ; Dofendant called evideneo,. to. show that complainant; was of a quarrelsomo disposition and had had'several disputes with tho . mate and members of tho crow during the voyage. " ' ■; His Worship held that the whole matter was perfectly clear, and tho' evideneo was against :'complainant.' Tli'o . carpenter, '»■ petty officer, .had some .right to ■ The information would ho dismissed with costs £1 Ills. Mr. Jackson appeared for complainant,: and Mr. Blair for defendant. EXPENSIVE DRINKING. ■ Thomas Mooney! appeared oh a chargo of di'unlcoimcss, and 011 a separata information was charged with wilfully breaking a pano of : glass-valued ut £S, tho property of Williani 1 K«Hv.

It was stated by the police that defendant went "into "Barrett's Hotel on Saturday afternoon,: aiid, on being refused a drink went out into tho street and threw a stono through tho window. °

On tho cbargo of drunkenness defendant was convicted and fined 55., in default 24 hours imprisonment, • and. on " the second charge lio was 'convicted; and fined 40s':'and ordered to pay for tho' broken 'window (£8), laulfc 14 days' imprisonment. \ '

V OBSCENE LAXGTHGE charge of having used -obscene language on the platform of the Lower'Hutt railway, station on J''ebruary .22j was preferred against Hobert Bradley. Evidence wasCgivcn thai tlio languago complained of■ had pwiii lused when defendant, who was alleged to bo .under. tho liifluenc. of drink., was' refused. ad, - mission to railway, carriage. -' His Worship considered tho language complained of was very bad and convicted and. Jined defendant £o, and costs ISs./ in dota"'p 14 days.imprisonment'... : llichard Williams, • for having used obsceno languago in Taranaki Street-on Febru- •? ry uV convicted and fined £3, in dolauit t tlavs imprisonment;.; ' '. 1 -\

. MAINTENANCE CASES. , ■ William Gray, Hall Baillie, was ~ convicted - ana sentenced to one month's imprisonment - tor disobeying ail . order to pay 30s.'po'r"weok ! towards tho suppoft of his wife.aiid children,' 1 tho warrant to bo suspended so long as the (25].) P® r w ' ee k is paid off;the arrears

William.Alfred Barrow was ordered toxoutributo tho sinn of lO?'., per 'week.-towards the .maintenance of his wife. ' . illia.m-Hockley-- was ordered;to cohtributiotho sum of is. per;week tpwards-tho; support of his illegitimate child, and was also ordered to pay costs ami expenses,-totalliiig £8' 18s." and to. find, security in. tho sum-, of. £'30,'"; in dolault 3 months' imprisonment ' Mr. Dunn appeared - for, complainant, and Mr. P. Jackson for defendant. - 11

MISCELLANEOUS. Phillip Desuiza, expressman, was-convicted and fined us.,, and costs 125.,.f0r. a broach of tho.radways.byldws, in going on'to a platform' ot tho .Crovonimont. Railway .Station ; without an order for luggage • Finality was reached in the case of Joseph Daly," remanded for ' sentence a' number' of times 011; seven charges' of obtaining and' attempting to obtain/.various small isums of money from lodal ■ clergymen by: iueans. of."false^pretencp^V v: r His' Jvorjship' sentenced accused ; to, three.. months', imprisonment witli haW labour,;■ p'ri; the,' first- "cnargQ. and'imposed a'similar sentence oavtlic 'other, charges,, to run .'concurrently/with :tlie first." . .; For halving committed \a •' grossly .' Indecent act. in a -public-' place, AlfrMl Gholmondeley was connctod: and,fined £5, : iiudofault seven flays imprisonment:. His \Vorslup remarked that such offonces. were' becoming' far too common.' IP-" r -" •:

_ Philip Ryan: was ■; charged with having on December 7,' at Lytteltou, cbmmmitte'd an indecent act, .and was remanded, to, appear at Lvttolton on. March 2. V.i ! > Henry Preston, .brought .. forward jbn a eliargo of r being.:an - idle: arid disorderly 'person; with .insufficient lawful /means of support., informed the.Court that' lie hadb'eeri working on various boats on. tho wharf. -...His "\Vorship said he was prepared-to believe defendant's story, and discharged- him. '" ' '' .Timothy, Donovon '< was /.convicted. and.-.fined in default ,48. hours' imprisonment,", for nisohnetr; > One first offender was. convicted and fined 10s., in default 2A limit's* imprison- ■ nient," and another' was ! convicted, aiid'fined 55., in dofault 24, hours'. imprisonment." -/ . A prohibition order, was issued , against Joseph, Thomas Barrett,, to, havo' 12 currency. :.- ■ ••• '