MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 267, 4 August 1908, Page 9

MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

POLICE .CASES, (Before Messrs. C, 0, Crump, ,J. B, Speed, find E, ]), IJarbpr, .J.P.'s,) : . FALSg PRETENQPS, . , . "Tip! TJ3LEPIIONE 11-APli]sT'.!' Qfiarles Ilopd, slift's. Vpitoh, lyitg l)rqi|gW fprward fqr sentence nn a phsrgp qf having oji July 28 obtained t*Vo bottlas pf whisky frpm. Patrick Deiiljy, Ijcplispe pf t)IP liajl= w/iy Hotel, Jiy iiiefliifi pf false protonepp, J)efeiidniit ple(it)ed guilty tp live further charges of wliiisfcv frpni yni'ipus lfoteU keepafß hy ffllsc' pfptpneps, ' Sub-Iji'sppctpr P.hftir informed the Bench tljat one 'of the 'methpds ndppto4 by a c " ppsed wr-S tn pelept t'iP nsnio pf spmp person kno : .ni tp the licgjisee pf fin liptel and ring up on tlio t;p)ephqnp and ftp): fpr ft bottle of whisky,.. Accused wp'ijd . then gq. ro'uiid to the hotel, and fake delivory of thp whisky that had'been prdered through the telephone.'' Tlierq. were 10 prqyiqus ppnvicT tioi}s fpr thpft against aocused, Accused infqnii'Qtl thq Petic]i that hp was under the jnflueiico' of lirjuor 'when mitted.tiio pfFencps, "L pan't get wqrk, ancl then I start drinking and get en thq teie-: pjione racket," concluded the accused. • . A sentpppe of three" months'; imprisonment on eapli charge was gntpred, the terms toruji concurrently. , '• . - MISCELLANEOUS. -Two youths, Geo, Ystos and Albert Y.ates, ploadad npt gi|ijty tq'ft charge of )|av-. iiig used insulting belinvippr in Adelaide l{oad' with jntent fp provoke a breach of the ppace, Evidencp showed thflt dpfendfints aiinoyed a frujtorer i|V AfJelaide Road by th'rpwjng yeget;il)jps, etc infq his shop and jjreak.i.ng hpttleg pn the shelf, Both Jads nm epiiyicted, gncj paclVwas oi'deretj tg paj pgsts 7s, . Tliqmss Thompson, John Marshall, apd Geprga Ilarloy wore eapji. ppnyictpd and fined 10?,, iyith thq altpniatiyp pf (18 liquid' iim pfippjiment, fpr dfunkepness, Two first pffoiU dprß wsi'e cojivioted find lined 10s;, in fanlt 48 hours 'imm'ifioninent, and one wPii ppiivicted and displisrgQdi , (Befprp Pp. Jy, M'A'rjihur, S.M.) OBSTRUCTING THE POLICE. ' A yppi'ig iriaji'named Frank M'Cqrmfick, a cook', was charged (1) with having' pn Jul.v :25 wilfully 'pbptfnp'fed Constables Ci'iPDS' und Reynolds whjlp jn ■ thp pxpeutjon fif tlipjr duty, |i|id (2) with having on July .25 unlliwfylly - assaulted Constable Raynolds ■ whilst in tlio execution of his duty..

Constablo Reynolds deposed that on tho liight of Saturday, July 25, lie and Constablo Cripps were taking a prisonor to- the Lanibtpn Quay Statjon, and-when opposite tho Grand Hotel tho prisoner became violent and a largo crowd which was 'following called for fajr play for the prisoner. . Witness then noticed hocused at his' shoulder, and almost immediately ho (witness) and the prisonor were tripped. While lie was on the ground witness felt acoused's-foot "pigrrooting" af his-ribs. . When witness and the prisoner got up Accused followod arid was one of those who shouted "Down with tlinin I Rush them!" and tried to trip witness, Witness took particular notice of-accused j who Wfis'prominent in the crowd 1 of. nboijt 150' ppnplo by hls- distinotivo- drjiss mid bonringSubsequently witnoss wpnt'-baok up town and 'rir'rosted nefcuped on 4 fihargo of obstructing tho police, Acpusod dpnicd tbat .he wfis in tho crowd, but subsequently said hp was amongst the crowd 'hilt had nothing'to do with tho troublo, Witness considered nqr cused.wag the ringleader of tho crowd,' ' To Mr, Wi'ford —Nothing would convinco witness t]ia,t accused was not tbo man, Constablo Cripps identified accused as being instrumental' iii' ondeSvoririhg. to effect tbo escapo of the prisonor''whom witness and Constablo Reynolds' wpro -escorting to tbo Lambton Quay-station. Witnoss would ,Sfiy there wore ovor .100 in the mob which followed tbo prisonor down tho street, and Rave it as his opjniqn that' accused was thoinstigator'of the trouble through his oll'nrts' to get t)ia prisoner away. i Pr#nk "M'Oormaejc-, on oath,' denied - , that lio obstructed' the'" eonstftbles in nhy' way, ■During tho evening lio saw iv man who was something ' like himself wearing similar clothes,' '.' ' ■ • . !• .

• Throe witnesses' >Jio. were with'a'ccusod on tho night of the alleged ofl'cnnc deposed that lio povcr went near the constnbloß, ; Evidence as to accused's good character was also''given. ' His Worship remarked that he was satisfied in his own mind that accused obstructed the police. On the first charge accused Would ho convicted and fined £10, in default 0,110 month's imprisonment. .Tlio peooiul information would bq dismissed; Plis Worship remarked that - he. Jiad. soon : something of street'; troubles- and generally .found that but for one or two ringleaders would have no troublo in such -oases,.' ' ' . , ; OTHER CASES. ' A young man named 'Joseph Robinson pleaded not guilty ■to a charge of being the father of a certain illegitimate child and failing to provide for its maintenance. On his own application defendant was remanded until Monday next, bail being -allowed in the sum of £50 and one surety of £50. Mr. Wilford appeared for complainant. John Smyth was'ordered to pay forthwith arrears due under an • order for' the maintenance of his wifo (£3), in default sovendays' imprisonmont.. Defendant was also ordered to pay costs, £1 Is.