MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 190, 6 May 1908, Page 4

MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

POLICE OASES. (Before Mr. W. G. Riddell, S.M.) indecency: A man named Solomon' was arraigned o: two charges, the first of drunkenness, am tho second: of having committed ail mdecen act in Manners Street., On the first charg defendant was convicted,';.and fined 55., ii default 2i Hours' imprisonment, and On th second a conviction "and.fine of £5, and cost 45., iii default 14 days' imprisonment, wa imposed. Sir. Wilford appeared for the de fence. . . DISORDERLY CONDUCT. _■ George Schofield pleadejl guilty to a.chargt of disorderly conduct: on; Lambton Quay whilst under the influence of liquor. A fim of 205., in default seven days' imprisonment was imposed. THEFT OF PIG-IRON. : : Three youths, ranging from' 17 to 19 year of age, were charged with having, on'Apri 30, at Wellington, istolcn six bars of pig-iron valued i at, £2 ; 10s., the property of Davi< Hyderi, Pleas of guilty were entered in eacl case. Sub-Inspector O'Donovan informe< the Court that defendants took tho iron fron lurideif.^yaclit and took it round to a second-hand dealer to •_ whom they sold it for Bs. 6d. Mr. P ! Jffclts'on'j. who appeared forMSitfc) of the fendants, ; .jurgetl - "that. defendants took thi . iron believing that,it. did-not .belong to anyone. His Worship said tie'was prepared tc give defendants a chance, and convicted anc ordered.them,to come up for sentenco'-whe'r oalled up, on'condition that they went tt .work,,and .that tho.^mpney.received for the iron'bo'refunded'. 1 ; .OBSCENE LANGUAGE. . . . Thos. Byrne was charged (1)' with drunkenness, . and (2) , with having used obsceiu • language. A fineof 10s., hi default 48, hour s: imprisonment, was imposed on the .firsl charge, .and on the. second charge deferidani ■was; convicted- and fined. £5, in. default, 14 days' imprisonment. ; .MISCELLANEOUS. Ernest Wehrstedt came forward, in ariswei to a oharge of havingj on March 16, at R'aurimu, forged the name of F. M'Beahto s tolegram to Herbert Wills, Wellington. Or the application of Chief Detective M'Grath, a remand until this morning was granted. Two first offenders for drunkenness wert convicted and'discharged. • i • i . ; CIVIL BUSINESS. ..'V; (Before Mr. V W. G. Riddell, S.M.) ; v . 'UNDEFENDED CASES. ; Judgment for plaintiff'by default of defendant was entered in the following cases H. Price and, Co., Ltd., v. C. Reicho, £1S 3s. Bd., oosts £1 13s. 6d. j D. Benjamin and .Co. v. Ernest J. August, £11 6s. 5d., costs £1; E. Reynolds and Coil Ltd., v. J. F. 'Duggan, £17, os. 10(1., costs 155.; Jas, Caleb .Trickett v. Annie Fisher, £8, costs ,£1 3s. Cd.:j Arthur Cocks and Co., Ltd., v. Sydney Jones, £3 18s. Bd., Costs 10s.; Thompson Bros., Ltd., v. Arthur Narb.ey, £23 Bs. 9d., costs £2 145.;. Wellington City Council v. Win. Rawson Aislabio, £3 55., costs 55.; Spencer George Radford v. Richard. Albert Siva ill, £2 ss. 7d., costs 65.; Wellington Loan Co., Ltd., r. John Pauling and G. W. Harvey, £7 175., costs £1 lis. 6d.; A. H. and R. T. Tu'rnbull v. Jessio Cameron, £27 os. 2d., costs £3 25.; R. and E. Tingey and Co., Ltd., v. O. H. Berg, £29 2s. 5d., costs £2 145.; Mrs. A. o'Donnell v. Alexander Pater,son, .'£6 175., costs £1 3s. 6d.; S. Luke and Co., Ltd., v. John A, Lawson, £4 10s., costs lis.; Cadbury Bros., Ltd., v. Mrs. Emily Riggall, £1 6s. 9d., costs os.; W. and G. Tnrnbull and Co. v. Colin A. Mason, £61 Os. 3d., costs £4 6s. 6d.; Maisey and Johus v. John A. Lawson, £3 35.!, costs lis.; Ann Mary Stevenson v. Wm. Lapworth, £12 125., costs £l'l4s. 6d.; E. Reynolds and Co., Ltd., v. j. A; Robertson; £3 15s. 6d., costs ss. In tho judgment summons case, Andrew Mowat Gow v. James Merrio, a debt of £19 155., defendant was ordered to pay the amount due before August 5, in default} ono month's imprisonment, warrant to bo suspended so long as 10s. per week is paid off the amount. A FENCING CONTRAGT. A considerable portion of the afternoon was occupied in the hearing of a case, Wm. Watson and Robert James, of Akatarawa, labourers, v. Thomas M'Carthy, settler, Wollington, a claim for £22 Is. 5d., balan'co alleged to bo duo on account of a fencing contract on defendant's property at Akatarawa. For the defence it was urged that the work had not boon carried out in accordanco with tho terms of the contract.- After hearing the evidence of tho two plaintiffs, defendant, and several witnesses, His Worship stated that the wliolo arrangonient between tho parties seemed to liavo been somewhat looso. . A written contract had been, entered into, but instead of going straight . ahead ivitli the contract plaintiffs allowed defendant bo'employ, them' at day labour ;aml then went back to the fencing. His Worshia nonsuited plaintiffs,, with costs 19s. Mr. Jack>on appeared for plaintiffs and Mr. Moran 'or defendant. A DRESSMAKER'S CLAIM. Jane Seigel, dressmaker (Mr. Himlmarsh), ued Win. Waters, plumber (Mr. Kirkcaldie), or £44 Is., a claim for goods supplied. Jvidence showed that tho goods were supilied to defendant's wife on an order signed iy her husband. Defendant admitted hav-

ing given- the order for certain clothing which he understood his wife was in need of, but he had not anticipated a bill for £44 Is., such an order, ho urged, as no working man could afford to give. Ho had specially cancelled an order for a suito of furniture set down in the claim. His Worship gavo judgment for plaintiff jfor £18 19s. 1 ,• costs . £2 Bs. CONCERNING A FROCK-COAT. 11 Solon)on' Green, tailor (Mr. Cook), sued ro John Morris and Co., dealers,-Tory Street (Mr. O'Leary), for £1 175., balanco of ac:o count for. goods sold and delivered,, the item m in dispute being the cost , of'a frock-coat. 10 His Worship' gavo 'judgment for plaintiff,' for ■j 165., and costs Gs. .