MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 280, 19 August 1908, Page 9

MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

; POLICE' CASES. (Before Mr. W. P. James, S.M.) DIABOLO IN HAINING STREET. NEIGHBOURS AT LOGGERHEADS. Louie Eastbury and May Cronin wore charged on separate informations with having on August 7 used threatening words tq Mabel Ivem Sing, an application being mado by ; complainant for sureties of the peace. A cross action' was entered by defendant Eastbury against Keni Sing (husband of the informant m the first case) charging him with having unlawfully assaulted her. lytr. Wilford appeared for Mabel. Kem Sing in the first action and for' Kem Sing in the second case. The charges were taken together. From the evidence given by Mrs. Kem Sing it appeared that her daughter Ivas playing diabolo in Haining Street when defendants Eastbury and Cronin made use of certain remarks to tho child. The pair, it was alleged, followed tho child into the house and assaulted MrS. Kom Sing, tearing her hair, and whilst the assault was in progress Mr. Kem Sing camo in and pulled tho two women off, .eventually putting them into the street. ' This was the assault complained of by defendant' Eastbury. .Evidence in support of Mrs. Kom Sing was given by Josepnino Croniii, Lizzie M'Cullum, and Ivem Sing. The last-named denied having struck Eastbury. lie had only pulled her away from his wife and put her. outside tho promises. Louie Eastbury and May Cronin each gavo ovidenco denying having assaulted or threatened Mrs. Kem Sing.' The former stated that she heard a disturbance at Kom Sing's premises, and was outside the house when Kem Sing came along and struck her. His Worship said that defendants Eastbury and Cronin appeared to bo the terror of the neighbours in Haining Street. They wero each bound over in the' sum of £10 and one surety of £10 to keep the peace for six months. The charge against Kom Sing was dismissed. Costs amounting to £1 10s. wore allowed against defendants Eastbury and Cronin.

.UNLAWFULLY ON PREMISES. An cldorly woman named Mary Payne was charged with having been found by night without lawful excuse on tho premises of tho Kolburne Tea Kiosk. SubInspector Phair informed the Court that tho police wore called to tho kiosk at 11.45 on Monday night, as somoono was wandering about outside the placo and trying to got in.the windows. When tho police arrived they found defendant lying in an outhouse. Sho stated that she had boon engaged as a cook by the kiosk, and subsequent inquiry showed that this was so, but that defendant had not turned up until night, when sho was under tho influence of liquor. His Worship wariiod defendant to bo more careful in future, and dismissed tho information, TROUBLE AT TIIE OPERA HOUSE. A well-drossed young man named Albert James, a carrier, was charged with disorderly conduct in the Opera House whilst drunk. Defendant pleaded guilty. ■ The facts of the case, as related by the polico, were that accused entered the Opora House on Monday evening during tho performance and disturbed tho wholo assomblago. Every ohonco was given accused, who ondod by striking one of iho management of tho placo. Ilis Worship remarked that it was not a ploasant thing for pcoplo who go to the theatre to enjoy themselves to have a man kick up a row as accused appoarcd to have done. Ho would bo convicted a,nd tinod £o, and costs 10s., in default 14 days' imprison•ment. CHARGES OF THEFT. A young man named Wilhclm Hichter was charged (1) with stealing a bicycle, value £6, tho property of Albert Jaspers Newman, and (2) with the theft of a watch, watch chain, and silver match box, of a totn.l value of £2, tho property of John Arthur Greou,

Defendant pleaded guilty to both charges, and, 011 tho application of the police, was remanded for sentence until August 21. MISCELLANEOUS MATTERS. George Leech was further remanded until August 21. on a charge of having on August 12, at Wellington, obtained of and from tho Postmaster-General for New Zealand the sum of £40 by certain faJso pretences, with intent to defraud. Chief-Detective 31'Grath informed the Court that it was necessary to bring witnesses from Auckland and tho West Coast. Bail was allowed in the sum of £100, and two sureties of £50 each. Martin Dowman pleaded guilty to a chargo of behaving in such a manner in Willis Street as to occasion a breach of tho peace. A conviction and fine of 405., in default seven days' imprisonment, was imposed. Mary Parker, alias Bond, appeared on remand ou a chargo of being an idle and disorderly person within the meaning of tho Police Offcnces Act, 1884, iii that she has insufficient lawful mea'is of support. Evidence given by the polica set out that accused had done no work for some time past. For tho defence it was stated that accused had been living with a man who was still prepared to maintain her. On the understanding that the above courso would be followed, the information was dismissed. Mr. Wilford appeared for the defence.

One first offender for drunkenness, who failed to appear, was convicted and fined 10s., in default 4-8 hours' imprisonment. Another first offender was convicted and discharged on his agreeing to pay £1 Is. medical expenses.