MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 232, 24 June 1908, Page 11

MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

/CASES

(Before ,Mr. 'W. G. Riddell, S.M.)

THEFT OF LEAD. • The youth, Edward Wilton,, remanded from Monday on a charge of stealing a quantity of load and copper valued at £1, was brought forward for sentence. : ' His Worship said that this was the fourth timo.defendant had been convicted of theft. Ho had been/given opportunities and had boon convicted and ordered to como up for sontehco when callcd upon in the hope that :ho would turn ovor a now leaf, but ap- • pareri'tly he had "a mania for .collecting old iron • and lead, and selling it to dealers. Further, defendant did not appear to bo ]>articular where ho found the. load, ctc. It appeared to the Court that .Wilton should be, placed, under'some discipline. He would .be convicted and sentenced to ono month's imprisonment with a .rocommendation that . he, should, bo, sent to an - industrial school — defendant'to bo kept-apart from tho other prisoners pending tho arrangements for tho . transfer to tho school. BOTTLE HAWKER IN TROUBLE. , :A young man-named.Geo. Hastings, a bottlo7gatherer, pleaded not guilty to a charge of: theft of a shirt valued at 'ss. .6d;,. the property, of John Vogel. .Evidence for 'tho prosecution-' showed that tho shirt was re-moved-from the front of Vogel's shop in . Cuba! Street on'thenight, of June. 22.' Eviderice .was- given by Constablo - Lister," and accused. ' .' His Worship imposed a conviction aiid'son- ' tenco of -14 days' imprisonment. THEFT OF THREE GOLD RINGS. : A plea of, guilty was entered by a middleaged i'inarried man named Wm. Newman, a plasterer, to-a charge of. stealing thrco gold rings of a total value of £12, the property. of Jessio Jamieson. Accused was remanded until Friday for sentence, tho polico to.mako further, inquiries in'the -meantime.* ; . MISCELLANEOUS. Lizzie Leitli, alias M'Laughlin, .was convicted and finfed'Ss., in'default 24 hciurs' imprisonment, on a',"charge, of' insobriety. Oil ''a': second ..chars® 'of being an" idlo and- disorderly r'person, within the meaning-of ;tho Police Offences Act, 1884, in that she has insiifficient' lawful means of support, the same defendant .pleaded not guilty, and asked,'or a remand until June 26. Bail was allowed in r tho sum of £10 and one surety of £10. . ;ForVinsobriety, James Baxter was .convicted ,ajid - fined 10s., in default ,48 .hours' imprisonment; four first offenders' wero convicted-: and fined' os., in- default :24 hours' imprisonment j and a fifth was convicted, and discharged'on condition/that ho paid 17s; 6d. gaol expenses. Wm.' Gribble,' charged' with '-wifo- desertion at Auckland, was reinanded ; to appear at jiuckland'on June 26.. CIVIL BUSINESS; (Before Dri A. M'Arthur, S.M.) UNDEFENDED CASES. , ' Judgment for /plaintiff by default' of do- ; fondant was eiitered'in tho following cases:— Stary 'Jane Julia Styles v. Richard Pratt, t £1 15s. '9d.,, costs,'7s.; The New -Zealand Express Co., Ltd.,.Yl&- Jamieson, £1 15s. Gd., ' costs os.; Unite^pFarmers'. Co-operative" Associatioh,'Ltd;,Joseph John Kitnptonj £2 : 55;,-costs 10s,;. Frederick Townshend v. '/Vlfred DaliieinVsltonj £16 lSs.' 6d., costs ; £1 10s., 6d.; James Smith and Sons v. Edward Fullerj 16s. w., "Cost's; ss.snmo v; John■Rpffinald : Welsbyji £11 lis. 3d.,, costs 165.; Sidney Scott v. John A. Lawson, £25' 3s. 5d.. costs £2. los. ' .' JUDGSfENT - SUMMONSES." William Jamieson was. ordered'to pay forth- , with to Charles Coles tho sum .of £9 135., in £ default seven-vdays' imprisonment; the warrant ,to be suspended so long as £2 a month is paid off the debt. ■ , ■ . . Alfred Carruthers was ordered.to pay forthV w-ith' to'D/find J. Ritchie the sum of £14 7s.' 6d.j in default fourteen days' imprisonment, arrant to be, suspended so long ' as jlOs! a iveok is paid off the arrears. ' - Peter M'Cabe was ordered to pay £s;'/45., fortliivith io 'Caflo.tta .Treadwoll, -in default'; seven days' -'imprisonment..; -, Charles Sebastian Newson was ordered to pay £lt)'l6s. 9d. to' Jerome Bacovicli ® or bgfore ■ Juno 30,' 'in default seven days' imprisonment. ' ' 1 ; —, ■ CLAIM FOR FREIGHT ON WOOt. Dr. A. 31' Arthur, S.M., gave his reserved decision in tho case of the ■ Wellington and ( 'Wanganui Steam Packet Co., Ltd ; .- (Mr, r Johnston) v. J. J.. Bourko (Mr.. M'Grath),. a 61ftim for £66 18s.'; being the,balajice duo. to . plaintiffs for j freight for eonveyanco. of ; wool in"' the steamer Stor'mbird. - Defendant bad. a contract from the New Zealand Ship-' ping Company to recondition certiin wool; damiiged ;by the fire on board tlitf steamer' Tiirakina'. , j Defendant wanted tho jrool taken . to Xapierj and negotiations wer'i 1 . entered; into with Johnston', arid Co. on behalf of plaintiffs. -, Tho difference bstween tjie partie.H, . arose ,in reference to the contract'- matin between -them as to the price to paid for the, carriage of tho wool. Defendants paid the'sum of £7 10s. into court. After uealing with the evidence at considerable length His, Worship said it was his belief r that thero had b?on ,considerable talk ahnM tho prico tho v/oo lwaa to be-carried for,,l'tut no agree- | meht.iyiis ontercd into. There,,)vas no reason to believe that anyone was wilfully distorting .his '.viow of' the facts, but' such- misunderstandings as had arisen in- {tlu's case only empliasised the necessity for having a memo, . however brief, -of what tjio contract -wagj. or of calling a third party,''disinterested, to hear the terms of the agreement. Judgment would • be'ft>i-/plaintiffs' for the ampunj; claimrd, lesa £7 10s. paid into court,'; v«t]i costs £s'Bs; i ■ DEFENDED CASES. . (Before Dr. A; irArUuir,' S.M.-) Evans and Son, of the Lower Hutt, nur- ■ aoryjne.n, sued M. Sullivan for '£8 balanco of money; alleged tp„ bo owing for work dono .an'd: services-'rentlfei-pit in tho formation of a-lawn for defendant at the Lower Hutt. Defendant counter-cliimca for £10 on the ground that plainti/fs.- took certain bulbs and plants out'of the ground and failed to replant them, tho result being that they died and caused a-loss jjf. tho amount claimed to . defendant/. Aftcir l'leaifiig the evidence, His Worship gave -judgment" for plaintiffs for £2 10s. on tho-cJnims and .for- defendant for £2 on the c^uiiter-claim." No costs wero allowed.' Mr. Neave appeared for plaintiffs, and Mr. Wilford l( foj:'defendant. : . A LODGE DINNER. .: ' 1.-.i, . J-, . .(Before ale.- ■Wi-.G: Riddell, S.M.) John Doble' J Bfoughton sued J. Lindsay and J. Aston, on behalf of tho committoo of the Grand''Orange Lodge, North Island, for £16 10s.' for and work and labour done- by plaintiff in catering for a dinner given by tho-Lodge in the Masonic • Hall- on,-April 10i> After a partial hearing, tho case was adjourned until Thursday. ./ CLAIM'FOR DAMAGES. Finality was reached in the case of Mrs. Mary Jane Williams (Mr. Dix) v. S. Inneu (iMr. P; W. • Jackson),-a claim for £27 15s. od., for damages alleged to have been dono to the_ contents Of a furnished house owned by plaintiff, which was let to defendant for a term,.of twelve months. After tho balance of the evidence had been taken, His Worship gave judgment for plaintiff for £5 175., and costs £5 Da. •