MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 396, 4 January 1909, Page 9

MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

■ PGLICE CASES. - - (Before Messrs. P. J. Lissington and C. [.Mainwaring, J.P.'s.) ROGUES AND VAGABONDS. A party of five were more or less broken jkoking individuals appeared in answer to a Shargt) of being rogues and vagabonds'Withiri Ihe meaning of the Police Offences Act, in that.they were found by night without lawful excuse in a boat, the property of John Thompson. Tho names of the accused were JamesrjWilson, r Jas. Higgins, John Smith, iWm'.'- Edwards,..and: John ■■ Driscoll, all . of Whom pleaded guilty...: ,','.....■.iiv.J.U. '■..:..', :'. ■.-:■:Staftoh-SergeaiiiDarby infqraedthe Bench ■'■■'■ .thatj for,some time;past men, and occasibn-■■■'.-■'elly?Vpmon,: had been.in the habit of sleeping; : Jout- in. a boat on the Thorndon Esplauadej ': and : numerous complaints had been Received 'from, residents of;". : the;.locality about the un-. desirable characters who wore lounging-abouti" ■ and terrorising ..and residents. - had kept'':a;iii-ateh,\and the result was.that 1 the-five" accused were found sleep- : ing under the boat in question and were ar:■rested.- The total of-capital-of-the-party was eleven pence. ; Wilson had a previous record, : and.Edivards and Driscoll had been before the Court -for insobriety. '/The accused' made :■■ 'various; statements.■.; One had been ..' doing 'pothing for some"tinie,'being unable to get : ; Work; another was down from,the country . on; holiday, and had, spent his;all;' and,the ../ethers had done odd labouring jobs. .' .:: priscoH' was "sentenced to , ono months':im-; ■'v prisonnient,- Wilson. was'- f >sentenced to .• four J \ teen' '; days' imprisonment, 1 /Higgins', and. - Smith'~to'seven daysV imprisonment 'oachi'-and Edwards - was convicted and discharged on ....condition that: he wentback to -his work in ihe country.: : v ..- : : ; :: :,':.;. : ; ; V .:.'■■ :,/ tt : '': A 0$ CONSORTING. A; young" man named Geo. Gordon pleaded ./•;': guilty to a charge' of habitually consorting. v' :with:reputed ; thieves::-v..■■--'■£ '.X-j'-l:-.'A- : -. '■■■.. ,:■.■■ . ;/Mr. Meredith, who. appeared for the < de- ;; fence, stated that accused was only 22 years ■ of age/, and had lived in Wellington all his life.? He had never been before;: the Court ■ previously,'but could not that some of ■--bis'companions had hot the best of charac-: 'ters. -■;They;..however, Jiadi hung -on toi--ac-cused'as long as he had. money .to' spend. .Counsel suggested that finding himself in; the ; present position; would be warning 'enough 1 for : 'aicused, .who wpuld be sufficiently penalised. .if he,were cautioned. : .-.; . ;. : , 0 .'.., ;; .The-Bench entered a conviction, and dis- ;: charge' With a warning to accused to beniore careful inthe choice' of his, companions... ;:J '■■~ : Threatening behaviour. \ ■••', '■. \Chasl v Gillespie failed to appear in answer Co iti charge of having used threatening be haviour'in the:bar of tlieAlhambra , Hotel, ; Ciiba Street. .Evidence: given, by:.the-'police' ; showed that defendant got mixed up.in a row hotel. Defendant had admitted that ;^-'-he:*-Btruck,;--another : ;.'uiah, , .''\vhb. , ''he'"said had previously, hit him.- A conviction ana-fine of 20s. and costs' 6s.' were entered. .■.;. :. .- ... V ;f: OBSCENE;;LANGUAGE.; i:r ;'; .' ; iA young nian named John Patrick i.'Wilfiams pleaded guilty to a charge of-having , - .used owaerie language in Cuba'Street,'and- ,: w&s couviotei and fined 20s.- ■■ '~,.■.':.::'.■■: , : ;'. '■" '.['/■>('■'.-\X\');. ; tItHER';CASES.,:, .V ''';,. ■~"''■■, Jae.'Henri Browning, charged \vith.insobriety,'was convicted and discharged. '■; Three ; first offenders,:-.who failed to .appear/; were' .■■: : fined- lps:,. and four others were convicted - . Rnadisqharged,. :V ~,; v:. ;: : ■■;■■ ■■;■.--.; ; . ;,, ■■■■■ . iFof; be.hayirig-.in. a disorderly majinor, -•■' whereby a; breach of the peace was occasioned' '■; iii'Taranaki Street, two ■ young;-men namedJos'eph Thoiiias -and Arthur Ditchfield -iwero ,-. each convicted ,arid v lined.los.. ... ....- , .. . '-■■~ ■An elderly mdn named John Pyke was con■■Tiotcd- arid discharged on a charge of having been f'liiiid at nijiht without lawfuljexcuso on {tlip prumisfis.of Win. Talbot, Victoria' Street. ■.■■■.'■■'.Norman-.Frftsbr appeared on-', a charge' of tlifft: of, twf.. bottles of boor, the property of. AVm. CbriKcll. On tiiß application of Sta'tipn- '.'■ Sergeatit;.Darby a remand tc Monday."wa? granted to enable further iiiquiriea to' , -'-be : \ : wade.; ■ .'.' •.- ;■■;:-.:■ ■.-. ■ .;- ; ;' ! '.. ■.-■ ; '■':OX-- ■■':-'■■■■ : '. v -:■■ ■■:■■.■ . ■■ .:" :'■'.'.■".'•. :