MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 513, 21 May 1909, Page 9

MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

: :i :V;(Befpro'Mr:W;.:G: ! 'Riddcll,.S.M.) ' . ';. '■:,} , ;v ;VKNOWN TO THEPOLICE. '/''• .'■."Ho's been known to tho policofor 11 years and,' during the last 10 years,,he.has never done a' day's,work; l '.remarked' Chief-Detective; Broberg, referring to a dapper, middle-aged man named Chas. : Love, ohnrged with being an idle and disorderly person with insufficient lawful means of "support. ■'•■•■ . .•.'.- .His Worship summed up tho position swiftly, his only comment being "three months' imprisonment." 7/ ":.';', .-. 7, BOLD BIT OF CONDUCT; V A young man named Kobort Tait pleaded guilty to stealing a penny in the slot machine valued at £i, the property of Geo. Pinnoek. Station-Sergeant Darby informed tho Court

that accused went into the Commercial Hotel at ahout 6.30 p.m. on Wednesday and deliberately took the machine off the counter, and walked away with it under his coat. There wore a number of previous convictions against him. A sentence of three months' imprisonment was entered. '' A. STRANDED, VISITOR. • Wm. Shaw, a powerful looking man of middle age, pleaded guilty to being an idle and disorderly person with insufficient lawful means of support. Chief-Dotective Broberg informed his Wor. ship that accused came to .town from tho Wairarapa about a month ago. Ho had somo money then, but ho had spent it and, latterly, he had been cadging about the town. A sentence of three months' imprisonment was . entered. OTHER CASES. Richard Pratt appeared in answer to a charge that, during the month of April, at Ngahauranga, ho did steal three cows, valued ot JEIS, the property of Richard Hall. On the application of Chief-Detective Broberg a remand to Wednesday next was.granted. Bail was allowed in the sum of £20, ami two sureties of ■ JilO each. -Mr. O'Leary appeared for accused. Two young men, Donald Wilson, and George Quin, wero remanded to May 26 on a chnrgo of theft of a till and contents, valued at 30s„ from tho shop Of H. Horrwood, Kilbirnie. .',' One first offender for drunkenness, who failed to appear, was fined 10s. Another first offender was fined ss. ', civil business; '/.'.. (Before Dr. A. M'Arthur, S.M.) ' / UNDEFENDED.CASES.. : ' for plaintiff by default of defendant was given in : the following civil cases :— Thompson Bros.,' Ltd., y. Leonard ,Wm. Elliott, £1 18s. 3d., costs 125.; Michael' M'Grath v. George Mitchell, 16s. 6d;, costs £1 7s. 6d.: Wellington. Publishing Co., Ltd,, v. Chas.'C. Aitken, £13 Bs.' 7d., costs' £i 6s: 6d.; John Cotton and Bon v. Michael P. Naughton, . £& Is. 10d., costs £1 3s. Gd.; Alfred Coy v. Alfred Stevens, 18s. Bd., costs £i 75.; Public Trustee, executor will of John' Dcbyshirc, deceased, v.'J:-Walker and Son, .£9 12s. lid., cbsts £1 3s. 6d.j Wm. Pearco v. Wm. H. Wakclin, £1 19s'. ■ 6d.,- costs Bs.;, A. and T. Burt, Ltd., v. John M. Neno, £15 85..2 d., costs £3 ss. 6d.j Riley and Holmes v. Frederick Friend Barbor, 14a., costs 10s.; Abraham Levy v. Henry Burgess, ,£3 10s.„ costs 135.; G. A. M'llvrido y. Walter, Moore, 135., costs .-61 12s. fid. '.'-.■ /JUDGMENT/SUMMONSES.. - ■ In the judgment summons case, A. Frank Dakin v., Alfred Brickell,'a debt of 16s. Gd.,-debtor was ordered to pay forthwith, in dofault 6oven' days' imprisonment, warrant to be suspended so long as ss. per week is paid, " Joseph, Andrews, was ordered to'pay JG2 17s. Gd. to Jackson.and Co., on or/before June 7, indefault three .days', imprisonment. . In the case Fordo and Co. v. Henry Rigby a debt.of Xl 2 10s. 6d., debtor was ordered to pay on or, before June 8,. in default 11 days' imprisonment.- .■ No orders were made. in the cases John H. Ie Ch ? s '~L e KBe (^ll3s'. Gd.) and estate ?J8272 T g?f o ? d . (decensed, , T v G?°m Saunders ,/Y-, DEFENDED'CASES. ■'''•■. :-. . , (Before Dr: A.. M'Arthur, S.M.), ' A. photograph- valued >t £1 lis. Gd.-w.as tho subject; of, a claim by D. G.. Wilson, photographer; -against. C. Koroneho (Mr; Toogood); Defendant, it was.alleged,; refused to accept I delivery of the photograph on tho ground that H was unable to pay for it at the time. Judgment defendant/ but his Wershfp advised him to return the picture. •' j m t Gree ?? hie ir ds ' importer (Mr. Toogood),'. ? T ued J¥ 5 -"S; „Hunter, fanner . (Mr/ Von Haast),,.for:J» 18s. .2d., for goods sold and dehvered. After-hearing'the ovidonce, his ship reserved-his decision',to- May'2s.' " /, //A "NEW: 'CHUM/ WITH A BICYCLE. Y ■'■'■".';.-' DAMAGES /AWARDED.' /: J -Reservedjudgraent was given by Dr. a". m•" ri^ T.Antonio.Prondl (Mr. Lewey). Plamtiff''cla«ned ; i7s damages, as ,the result of an acoidentwhjch occurred on October 28, and set, out that, one Ho lingworth, a servant of de-' feudant s, ; negligently and carelessly rode his bicycle so as to collide with plaintiff, who was .walking,.along he.Karori Road. As-a result of ,the collision,, plaintiff was much: injured and was incapacitated from earning; her;livelil health. It appeared bTvel? ii o 'S'?v Stomer -„ He took c»f y n ,,t'f and '>- Wltll^ .snwlleau.'Oii each handle, sSS- e "W"' ln endeavouring to pass pla ntiff on /the Karori Road, ho ran straigfo into her and knocked her down Hoi b?lf ,vorth , adml «ed. thatle/'did not ring .his Iw ll he had .< not H T- Ho als <> admitted that he was a 'new chum" with a bicvele nwY a^ er t ted - tlla V the , aocid « nt ™ dw-S----plaintiff turning; towards the footpath. Des counsel, asked for a nonsuit, because it was not proved-(l); That Hollingworth was dant S r Cmploy ? ent: ® ' th "t Helling: 'and%Tw n w n*'-' nnd6 J defenaa nt's order!; and (3) that Hollingworth was on, in, or about the, business of defendant at the time of the SiT'fK^ 1 frol ?Y h6 nsuit - oowselcon! tended ] that the accident was unavoidable or 1 -" P ilty of oontributoy neghgence., His Worship was of opinion: that ft was. proved, that,, the, servant was in .the cmployment of defendant, that he was acting Zder the defendant's order, and was employed in or.about defendant's business .at thb timeof' the accident ;;lt appeared Absurd to hi Wor- ; shinte say that.on a country road a man on ,a bicycle .could .not .avoid a person walking• on the road-in front of him, and equally ah.surd to. say that a person was guilty of contributory; negligence while walkifg.on-.acoun. try road,, because she. did not look rOind to see if there was. a bicycle close behind her r dden /tea- man who had riot, sense enoughfto ring, his, bell.: The acoident, in his Worshio's , opmion, happened because/'to use the rd&. own.term, the bicycle-was, ridden-by a "iew .chum.'';- As to damages, his Worship said that! when he.considered the doctor's evidence as to , the, .nature ..of the injury, the displacemen of and.the ..fact .'that-plaintiff,- may never be' the same, he did not think that;the damages asked ■fc Z e ™LT c : Jud sment would be for lis" : ; the ; amoun . 1 ? laitne d and;Wte

;_-..>:-MOTJN!T;CppK, POLICE COUKT/ , At; ft*, MomnV Cook Police Court yesterdav before Mr J. Smith, J.P., John charged with, insobriety, was eonvirtprfnS discharged. Filliam jf'Smith.X S w*th insobriety,'was.fined ss„ in default ThourV imprisonment Two; first .-.offenders fof - dS. onneauwre fined ss. each, in default 24 houre : imprisonment.- ■....'. ;• * uours