MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 146, 14 March 1908, Page 7

MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

POLICE CASES. ; : (Before, Mr. ,W, G...Riddell, S.M.) . . : * OBSCENE.-LANGUAGE. , ■ : Thomas Symonds, a young man,-pleaded ;guilty 'to"al v dhargo Of.having', usedr.obscene Uailguago'm Courtan'ay'Place/on.'the previous; levelling. .'. .1 .f'.-iiR-Vi . Sub-InEpector'.O'Donovan-. Btatedi.'that - ao- j • cusied had been twice convicted of drunken-/ :ness.., _A fjne„qf ';£5, in-default 21 days' im~ • : ; iniposed, and no timo was : . r •allowed., in-which to pay tho-amount.; .... THEFT FROM A WAITING ROOM Ronald-Grant Gilbert,: alias" Moore, ; alias ~ - Williams)'! dejiicd-? from the : r waiting . roomfi at 'the- Ferey * Wharf, a - dross';."v ..basket -.c<>iitainiiig; ;goods ii valued at £5, the .'• 'property; of- EdwinsAbbottrPhelps.. •..., :/. •„ '.' Eyidence':''.waS!'.'gLveii. by frthe -.caretakei' of ; / ■'the that'she had' seen a youth,.;, -.appear Mice W the. acoused. in tha ' • ■iricinity of tlie, waiting; room;, on [theVday;. .was stolenr; ; A, joung woman ' • purchased/ some, ',x-v frqnviirecnsed (wlio gavb tlie name, "Geo. i , 'Williams,^Cambridge'.,TeiTace,at;a sec<)nd-;/a.' Iharid.-'dealer's* shop. Detective Cassells de-,' ~'Posod ; that, accused fold him that his mate, ' . ,'.'Gp.o.' ,WaJU?>iiK"^>!;as..th9;,wspng r do?f, • ;'Ac- ; , H cused finder the p'ama of./; George / Cfambridge'r, ;*.'■ «Term9;ip!tej^' : >. ijn Xho "jiame" of"''William?;' ;*;, ■ Accused, in.oyidcnce, jStafed that hia'mato,' . • .who ;l\adj He thoiiglit;'"gonei l 'to Sydney,'-stole" ; V.' Tihel . . Chief-De'tec'tiVß''jsl'Grath ) /ill reply to ". the -. c. Court, 1 , mentioned., that accused ..had l -'been-. souteiie«V-to : . ouG-iuoii,til's ■imprisonment for theft he bad recently.,. ~/ . been cpjnTni.tts^"^ 1 Court for . .^senterice/oii ; / , v /p' r X'ii; ;*, SentenceAva& deferred until Monday. •' 1 ' r ; was..cKafg_6d t '.'. ' a-ladyrs wa'telf and, chain,/{; :, v.l^^., -* : *. polled aw*y : io'a£to.na.';andtKer''case'6h'e'adcK : ','. i at,tbe'.' I /: ijhQUSo. (jf.:'Mr. i ßrauiia, v Kelburno: -'v-// ■ .f:;'*X; Y/Mrs.' ; i' : -Cooper.;. housekeeper,. , at . . Mr.;-..,: ; 'Braunu'-s',' deposed' 1 that accused 'came tc tho ■ , iViqiiso!;! 1 V : of//-I';®,. ■ had,.; ./ ,b(^;.jiv^*;h^^majß*VjtJJerf^>;'*:)^|toe»*''jfi- ? ' xlnd^;^e"?wi»tyi!^3^l>aift\ : imo%;tbßfa^i'! i VJ'' ' "ticlfc's^hvliiqlishe/handed. over;*;to/hipi.. .'She/.*;'{ i/ : "thought;jthat HKey ■ . f D.Gtective i"Williams *rMi.W!i" ; evidence" that 3 ■v/ ■ : 'accused handed : the watcn, and:chain over;',to'- v / r 'Trim'; stating tlttKSMlbfecaineiUwai-SJthey did l :, ; i'not;, belong,!,tp.rMiss / Weir, shortly : ', after.' he ■. .obtained th<?m, i frpm Miss Cooper. "'Accused. - •also / said^tliat/; hid: .'was the, duty v. ,; *;; ' 7of Wd'^whef-rttevMquhrfc aVtieliis . i; .'fromorUim,-''apd:- : tliat^'^he^'dia.:''not.;;kriow./who ... ' was the o.y/11,91:.' 1'.i,,. ;•* : ''; . Acciiijed ? y in /evidence,'. stated. that he. had .'../.y ■ ' no* liutention' Vof-.'i appropriating', tlio/articles,/: , . ■ . ,wliicii : ,'irouldAm v hdvo:,beeij liandwl.'. £ • ; •fovoj'-l-tb '...;;/;. ' ;(whq.iii;..lie' she; ' :*r'etui;^'to;'\Yeltii;Kl on ' . .> .. S v.'His.iiWorsEipij'sai'a "accusedrhad ; : riot.been ; CouS/'prenpuiilyji/and '.that.-.the ~ ;,ariicle.^* : 'iirit6„h,i3,; possession..in.;, a'/.;j J ( 1 vlegitjm|i.t.o;: : inanp.pr....v'-It aras, hotrever; his-, 'J.. {'.dutv-.toj liave, rcturuod tlie'm, 'which.' he; had ~ . : ' ribV' .doiiei; .but;, had : rctained;-,:iKi'fsession;. of . .;. : tliem" for' several weeks. It might,, be a , .1 i hard case, but, taking.'all the circumstanees ' 7 iinto. ,c'onsidei r ation, ..he-must'-enter up..a«. ■ r coiivictioii.../No penalty wpuldy.'how.ovtr/jba imposed * ' 1 , 'MISCELLANEOUS ' -George Green .was! oonvicted and ■. : , fineil 20a./. \yithvcosts '75., in default sdven - Idaj'S' imprisoumout, oi}. a: charge of having been drunk whilst -.in*, charge of a* horse m ; ■I Tory Street. *• ' • ; George Morgan,' who"-admitted' having 4pjiied/:a v ;tl'ain| at .Ter.Aro station' it :\ 0 : wai in-motion/ was fined 10s., vrith coats Vs., L'i&default 24.'.hbuTatiimpnsdnmentV: 1 i vif:;/. ..-.V:. , ■ •'• ;''JohiiiHorris.Dnia-.xharge of. haTing dnyen,.v:. • "tfrvehicleriiteotherthan'a-. walking pace across tho'interstctton- 01 H.irbour Street and Lamb- •■• ton. Quar, iras convicted and fined. 205., .with ■ • costs 13s.i.»m imprison-'. . topire -v^ifrgd..EyanSji'charged 'with-having negn-> , ■ gently, driven-an j express Street, waa i,; ■ (>onvioted"Bnd: iined\'4os.',..withs costs-205., in. • . default! seven ."xlays') .imprisonment..: On. be-,, , tfllf of tho prosecution, Sub-Inspector O'Dono- , . ran l stated that'the offenoe was.committed at , ■> ' \ citcht and . Allanis was : , 1, 1 'lii3ayy.f:'.:As 1 result ;of;defendant;t'iirning : his:.' /v.- ! ahorse rpund. in:.fronts of. a. car, instead of-.-1 iwaitmgv'for ■» .-minute or? so,- ra .woman was ' ■ iknooked- downy. and- tho, wheel of the express • noarlv passed, over, her.! ,-.., His Worship em- . ' phased the serious nature of thp off?lice ' ■'■■■. AHhur Harold Smith was charged, with.;, ,'5 • ? iliavmg atteaiiited to-dosert'. : his wife without f -makingiprovision fori.licr 'niaihtqriaiico.. Mr.. AVilfdrdj-who' appcarod for,the defendant, 111- ■ ' ,timiit^'^thiV ; -ah : 'ord'dr : : of.Consent.bad'been 1 '?; / ' ' ' 'filed;"' 1 ■: ■ • William 1 Dbyiitail, a young man, was chargal'ftjth'ite'vjtig;'' oh'-.'Maroh 2, assaulted , • ; Sing -fcho ahsenoo- of a wit-,. 1 ... noss,' the lieanng' of tho case. ira»»deferred :.•*• until r, Kiai^'nex't;.//'v.. ..I 'oTwo'first offenders, charged with drunken-••. - •' fihed 'ss.,Vin d^ault'24' ' : mnprisonment '■ "jl'i • 1 / '> 1 CIYIL CASES. , 1 • htr- !'-■(Botoro Dr.- A-.:M'Arthuri'S.M.),!i ■\: r ; A SHIPPING CASE : a-Young's' Chomical Company .claimed, froni •:./? itlie:Sfe*j J SiVill,'andi'AlbipiiiCompanyi •LW;,-;:; •4;(j ■ 7s,j'-'tbe"-: value fof ' a-.'.-jar of.-t-mctnre of -• opiumy whicli-was broken during transit from ■London* owing: :it,-was alleged;, to* nocbgtot,-:.*- '•*. .-ian'd' feMcilftll' h(vhtiling.'*'"V; :> :'■•*; .Vl.i/;■■'!, -V; ~,;Mi\''N(»Ve/ip'iearcd; qnbqhalf/oftlieplaili-/ /^S,VI^-:^/r^dwf.for>-.t^6^dybn4ante.^ i .-;s;>y.;' . -"tHiit/'thc;/daMagO;;v!- ; : i ■ aroso ,: tTirougTi'•'the failTt'.' df: T ,tlio ' plaint'ilta . ' ,tteni^lVs'^.M K .tliat'\'t|i6' 1 p46ka*;'o in '-Khich \ •tjio' goods'.'-were"cbntained-' waa;-. insufficiently.protected; and-that* tho risk of consequent.-.; > . dama|drWs : :Bastvbjf\ , : .ri<nifXM<irtfefc fe M|^n.>ljiirito'ffs"'thCT'»olTes..Vf''lt^-*:*yV*^, ; -jva^ \that'\\m.a^-'.^,,: •fsWl baf to the plainlifls succeeding. ":Then.: • ,v "'jagaiff^jt'fwas' 'iUßfiittM. ; ftM"to\ : plamwff3Mf'' 'owii 'bfifeo the: dlfmago" aroso fronrtho, negli- .*' v. J .NeglU/i..;'-// .goiic'o , wfts, r inca-ns'admitted,' ,r. " •>but, 'oven assuming Shit: was the. esse, plain-, •, ,■ ' ,H§s 11-;I 1 -; . '-exemption' of tho•'•bfll -oftlading,'and,' .tWo-*,•• - • fore,' oould not succced.: Furthor, Jlr. ifjws v * '•''^fc^e^tHlt'bTK^toWpteiiitiffs'^fl-lmV';^:.*;'.' rtny d'isi lbeftiol- if tlltfy were entitled to sucfceed ,l at J aIN was- tho- net/niToice'Valti* ,of« .v ■tho l goods,>and«what..thM'oost.was-had* not i • "been prow:d».«.Laf.tly,,A(ik.waa„submitted, that,;,, 'tho! !ol^m.;j*as\''4npt.'jnade t ftinw.v • limited in- that behalf by the bill of lading, although it was stated that if this had boon * tho» tohMftjcctuuu it;nTOuld:.iprobably. ha?o w been waiieilo, 1 C irt->. n ' Mr*, in reply, maintamod that , tlio conditions 011 !ho bill of lading, purporting to exempt' tho difendant company fronr ha- ,• bilitv w<tfo' uiitcaS6nablo;'and-could ■ not be " relibd Htl'aS H defeuoe 1 * Mr- arC 'inviting-His Worship' - . 'to over-rule decisions of .the English Court of.: ■ Appeal and 1 tho Houso of. Lords. . .. . ; Decision was resorved. • I '•/. ' ■'" "