MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 187, 2 May 1908, Page 6

MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

POLICE GASES. (Before Mr. ,W. G. Riddell, S.M., on Friday.) ' , ' : DRUNKENNESS. 5 Two, first offending inebriates . were-each fined 10s./in default 48 hours' imprisonment. i A. AY. Valentine was remanded for curative treatment. ' , ■. 7 SHOP-LIFTING. t . , A scries of charges of, thefts from shops ill 5 the,city .were .preferred,against two women, , Mary Richards and Margaret Russell; The valuo of the.goods stolen totalled over £9. Mr. Jackson appeared for the defendants l and, on their behalf,, he-asked, for leniency. 7 Chief Detective M'Grath'stated that the t women were caught in the act on Thursday 3 afternoon. Business people, had been complaining a great deal of shop-lifting by people who camo in ostensibly to buy. His Worship imposed, a penalty . of .£3 on the first count and ordered accused to come up for sentence if called upon; Tho goods had been recovered and he hoped that' tho lesson would bo sufficient. SLY GROG-SELLING. V < J. P. and Kate Mowbray, refreshment 0 room keepers at. Lambton Quay, pleaded . guilty to charges of selling porter arid beer to g William M'Dermott and James Colligaii, J without a license. Mr. P. J.'O'Regau aprr pcared for defendants 'and urged mitigating g circumstances: !_ Tho Magistrate' convicted: the.malo dey fondant and ..inflicted a fine of £10, and costs 75., and,tho wife was ordered.to corno up for n sontonce if called'upon. ' • ' 1 ALLEGED BETTING WITH INFANTS. * Charges of making bets at Miramar on April 20 with persons they knew to bo infants (under 21 years of age) were brought against Jim Stelin and Dick M'Donnell. / " \jVlr. Jackson, who represented the. defoud- „ ants, asked for an adjournment till Wedncs- " day. , ■ This was agreed to. -• ALLEGED ASSAULT. , : ,f A charge of assault was brought by Jchn Samuel Lambert .against Charles Dudley a Styles and James Shivnan. Mr/ F.mlman o' appeared for the defendants. From the evie dencc, it appeared that the defendants had b annoyed plaintiff in tho Wadestoivn Club, o and as ho was returning home in tl»e even-, it was alleged that he was ift

but the defence maintained t! at Lambert had been drinkins and the assault was denied. The case'was dismissed. ' ' . mSCHARGING A REVOLVER. S. A. Judd was charged y-'Jth discharging a revolver in Brooklyn without thepi'iniissiori of tho City Council. (Accused • did not .appear,' but pleaded'guilty by letter),; • Evidence was givon. by -William Agato to the ofTebt that a shot passed' oier-his shoulder and buribd itself in'a bank.'' "Wit- ■ ness stated ..that this was-.t.hb fourth timo lie bad;been fired, at.' Ho-also said' fhat-thero ' had been family trouble between tliem. , , His Worship imposed a - fine of £3 with costs 143.,'"in default seven'days' imprisonment. " ' ; \ , MISCELLANEOUS. : Robert Rollo was fined 405., in default sevon days' imprisonment' for disorderly cMduct. in Manners Street. ... .'■• On a charge of using obscene language- in Adelaide Road, Henry Edwards,; who did not appear, was : sentenced to'-twent'y;one days'hard labour. " . Upon a chargo of using obsjc'.ie language at Alma Lane, George Hastings was sentenced to ono month's-imprisonment with hard'lab-' our.. '. ■''' For ill-treating a horse,' Robert Taylor was fined £3 arid costs 75., in default fourteen days' imprisonment. . ' : • For,entering the.Victoria"'Hotel during the currency of a prohibition order- against' her, Sarah Fallon was fined 20s.' : aiid' 7sl costs, in default' sevon days' imprisonment'. . ' A girl, aged 19, pleadcdrguilty fo'a'chargo of obtaining £2 by false 'pretences. . After a 'severe lecture from the Magistrate, sho was ordered to come up-for sentence if called upon. „ -' . * . A remand until' Wednesday was granted in a case in which Thomas'Kano, alias James Hays, alias Keene, was charged with assaulting D. Wishart and robbing him of £7 10s. '. A chargo of forging the namo of G. Williams'to a cheque for £10 on the' Bank of Australasia against Percival John -Hughes was also remanded till .Wednesday.'

CIVIL SITTINGS. . A case between P. F. Brosnahan (plaintiff), and Henry Savage, for the .'Mokau Timber Company (defendant),' was. set -,d<rwn for hearing, but plaintiff did not appear and the caso was struck out,- costs, amounting •to £25 Is.; being allowed.'. A counter claim for £67 19s. Id. was allowed with costs i' 2 13s. Gd. ■ ; ; , 1 ■ ■ ■■■' • . Judgment by default, was granted in a case Lilian May M'Farlane v. John Tclfcr for £12 9s.' with costs.. / , \ • '.. l ,'