MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 496, 1 May 1909, Page 15

MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

.: (Before Mt. W. Q. Riddel], S.M.) • MAMMOTH'LOAD FOR HORSES. STIFF FINE IMPOSED. 7 'A driver named John Taylor pleaded not gmlty to( n< charge of having on April -17 ; cruelly ill-treated two hordes by overloading ■ ; his.: lorry OTth lC cases of machinery, ,w<ughijlg 11 tons 6cwt. Evidonco was callcd to ..show, that defendant was taking a load' of casos of machinery from the Queen's .Wharf to '.the. Glasgow. Wharf. Several witnesses stfflt^;that;the : ho3y;o£ tho lorry was right, down on the wheols. Even after some of, tho • caspsihad ..been taken off the lorry,' its '.contents, Weighed 11 tons 6cwt, and tho horses ■ thnt :ivorti compelled ;to; draw, the load were very much distressed.';. Defendant .admitted that ho 'had made ah error of judgment.' .His orders were ntit to carry more than 6 tons with two horses. Ho had a leader outsido the whnrf gates, , and . intended to put it on. ' . '■' - ..... His Worship said it seemed to him, on'tho ; eyidcnco. and from the fact that defendant had been dnvingifoT. eleven years, that ho must hare kinmi tkat tho load was an excessive one. Cef«djmt was guilty of'. gross' . '.catwosaheM,: and a severe. must' be iniposed. •Ho would bo drtridtd and finod £4 smd coots lis., seven dayß heme allewod to pay, tho fine. Mr. P. W. Jackson appeared for the def«ice. •.

THEFT AND, BAD LANGUAGE.

\ A middle-aged ram , named Goo. White, alias Win. Matfiberi, wis ohsrgcd (I) with the theft of an umbrella stand valued at 10s., the. property of Jelm Bflistb : (2) with' ..the theft of gnß pipes oad a dymdeller, val-' ued at 20s.,'the property of \V». JfcSchor; and (3) with having used oh somo in Taranaki Street. - . ° .. ..'Sub-Inspector stated; that - the. um-i brella stand :: was taken from Mr. Elliott's I house and was found in a bottlo. yard, ao-1 cusod having sold it to a doaler. The gas J pipes and 'chandelier were: removed from a Louse that'.'.was',' being renovated in Taranaki' l

Street. "When accused was spoken to about tho matter he used the language complained of. .There wore two previous convictions for theft against accused. " On oach of tho charges of theft accused was sentenced to : throe. months' imprisonment, and on the charge of using obscene language ho was sentenced to 21 days' imprisonment; the sentences :to: be concurrent. HORSE WITH A SORE BACK. Henry "SVholan pleaded guilty to a'charge of cruelly .ill-treating a horse. Mr. Meredith, who appeared for tho Society for tie Prevention of Cruelty to Animals,' stated that defendant-was . working a horse with a large sore on its back. The society did not press for a heavy penalty as defendant had ,oer:tainly trested the wound. : -The object : of the prosecution .was-to show drivers that a horie in such a condition must be spelled or else" precaution must bo taken -to see that the animal did not suffer as the-result of the sore. His Worship entered a conviction and fino of 30s. and costs £1 Bs. GAME OUT OF SEASON. -For-Having certain native-game.- to wit, ■ six -teal; in his possession out of/the shooting . season, a young man named Norman Ivor Fleet, was convicted and fined 20s. and costs ;£1.;85.: Mr. .Gray appeared for. the' Acclimatisation. Society,. : . DISCHARGING FIREARMS. ' A plea s of. guilty was entered by a carpenter named Arthur Manors Stretch to a charge of having, on April 18, at Brooklyn, discharged firearms without the permission of the City Council. It appears that defendant fired at a 'rabbit on Ohiro Road;,not knowing that ho. was committing' a. broach; of the DY-laws. /, / ' . '. His Worship, remarked on the danger of the wactice; and : considered .that, even 1 if de'fenaint did not. know of the existence of the, by-law,"-;liis common sense; should, have .told him that Jt' was dangerous ti> fire as he had done. .A . and fino /of 405., • and costs 75., - were entered. . . : . > , ' OTHER CASES. Rose Thacker and Ellen Doran pleaded not •goilt^:-'to;'a'''a>aj^e' ; 'p|.'.imTOrtuning'.' After, hearing .evidence, his - Worship sentenced Ellen|i)oran to one 'month's imprisonment; and;'in: the case of Rose Thacker, catered a conviction." and fine of '405., jin default one month's imprisonment. ; Peter Hagelarid, charged with having used obscene language in-Victoria Street; was convicted : and fined £3, in default 14 days', imprisonment: ," {An elderly man, named, Edmund' Meehan, appeared on two: charges of indecency; and ww renranded to appear on May 5, bail being allowed in the sum of £40, and two sureties of £20 each. Mr. Wilford appeared for accused. James Groves was remanded to appear at Pahfatua on May. 7 on a charge of disobcdience of a maint<snaneo order.- ' ,' Two first offenders, for'drunkenness, were oonvicted and fined. 59. each, in dofault 24 hours' imprisonment. ' CIVIL BUSINESS. ' (Before Dr. A. M'Arthur; S.M.) Harry -Wray,.. painter (Mr. Blair), sued John-.William Reado; cycle agent (Mr. Find-: lay)for possession of a bicyclo and £2 dama£ts;for, alleged .illegal ;detjontion of the bicycle, or, in :the . alternative, the sum of £6,' value of the bicycle; and £2 damages. ; After hearing'; the', evidence, his .Worship': gave judgment for defendant; with-costs*£l ss:. : , Charlea Honry Osmond, insnraiico superintendent. (Mr. 1 Neave), claimed £29 15s. ,'4d.; • from Edward Gardiner', -of Taumarunui, bili Hard-room . proprietor,;! monisy 'to :- bo ' , duo on- a promissory note, made .by', defendant -.in favour "of {plaintiff. The -amount|claimed .represented the'.'premium on a-.life : i»licy.'for. ; £1000.'; -' His- Worship gave judgment: for: plaintiff for the amount iclaimed, .and costs .£6'l4s..' s-. i i..