MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 257, 23 July 1908, Page 2

MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

POLICE CASES. ■; : (Before: Mr; W. G. Riddell, S.M.V. A young woman named Florence M'tionald pleaded not guilty to a charge of importuning. After hearing the evidence lis ~Wor-\ ship entered a conviction • and sentence of one month's imprisonment;, • ' \ Alico Watson also pleaded not guiltv to a ' similar charge, and was. remanded until Julj '24 in order that- she might, obtain , the'services of a solicitor.. Bail was allowed,in the sum of £20 and ..two sureties of £10 each'.!. • A plea of guilty was entered by. Wm v 'Mil-'. 1 .lor to a charge of ; threatening, behavioiir.l in .. •Willis Street, whereby a.breach of the peace J was occasioned., It was stated by.the police " that defendant/commenced fighting in a..billiard saloon, and after being ejected, started on .tlie. street. A conviction and ■fine of £3, in default seven days' imprisonment, was imposed. ". ' . . . ;A ■ mail' _. named J Stephen Duggan, - who. .. pleaded'guilty to a charge of iheft.at Picton . , of 'aiii'ovorcoat.^alued..at' ofRobert -John Paul,' was convicted .'and-sen-';.. tenced to one . inpnth'si-iinprisonment.-.- Ail :order was made that. 15s.,;be refunded- to -iho-~ pawnbroker/with whom.tlie coat'was'pawned. George Leech,"charged with the theft-:of-. a pair, of boots,, value 12s: Gd., the property ■ of Henry Barron; pleaded guilty, and. was convicted and sentenced to 14 days' impri- . sonmeut. It was explained - by-the J police that accused went into a boarding-house in the city for breakfast, after which he • went upstairs and changed his own boots-for a • pair, he found in- a bedroom. • A remand .until July 29 was: granted in the case of ; Rube May and John Adair, charged with having on or about July 6, committed theft of. a gold watch, gold chain,... gold'locket, a pendant, medal, two,gold rings.: and a.waistcoat, of a, total value of. £47.105., • the property of. Walter Cattle. George Hastings was convicted and: sen-' , tenced to seven days' imprisonment on'.a ; charge of •stealing a bamboo stick valued at : 3s. 6d.) the; property of Loongi Key.:.' On a second charge of stealing 751bs. of zinc val-V ued at 10s. :from the yard of- Christopher• Smith's- drapery establishment, .the sa£iie""de- ' i ■fendaut was convicted and sentenced to 14 days' imprisonment.- •• ] j'our first offenders for dealt with, one being convicted arid fitied 10s. and the.other. t'nre& ss. ■■ Tlie alternative in •" ' each instance was 24 hours'-imprisonment. -. !