MAGISTRATE'S'COURT.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 604, 6 September 1909, Page 11

MAGISTRATE'S'COURT.

(Bofore Mr. W. G. Riddell, S M.)

:•;, jitf TWO./MONTHS FOR : THEET. ; : ; .■ 'A young, lflan-'named,' Walter 'Harold Mill' ;;.!; ; was?'charged ivitfli 'having stolen, ..onv.August j '•''■..';.'■' 15;-!'j.fS'o;''pairs '. 'of Vtrousers , . and;\two. vests I. ". •'. valued at :£3.>105.-/ thp-.proporty. of'.Hodgson .;..' ■. WadsTforth,. ' v/Acciised, .'Wbo' find-been .five j: •■".:•"■ times 'preyiously.'convicted of ; dishonesty; ; waa ■i ■■' V sentenced to :.two months' . ... Ah;pld offender named'Jas.Pomfrot, alias ■ /. Pongret;' alias Robertson, pleaded guilty to , i ■ '■'■ th,o'. theft of a coat valued at 203., the pro- . \:\ perty"; of. Michael Lovi. It. was ■ stated that I ■ .acojiscd took the coat from the shopfront of. i a. Socrindrhand dealef,.and..was.subsequently .'I .'.'. Mr&jjcd,\thevcii<nimstance;, .of' his>hav,ing ( !.'.' .: a new- coat/being debmed sufficient in. itsolf /, .•, to'TVarrant arrest, for Porafret has a long list / -of tcbiivictions •(against, him.': ; In this" caso a /. . ■ senbohco of three montlls' imprisonment was. ; .--■' . imposed,' ':. '.- ]: : \ ■.-'■■■;:.■:■ :'':'•■■'.-: ■■.-.'' I' ■;■•■. ;:^v;:^ : vf ; ;^U;ASSAtru:;j/;v:- : ',;■ .;'..■:'■ ! ', An assault .on Hannah Saunder j, .commit-'. . ."• ;.. ted'in Taranaki Street on Ilriday night, led j .'■.•■•' toftho" conviction of two'Vharf 'laboiirers, .1 ..-' ..-.PranUf'James Willis and: David Henry-Lind- , i..- .-■-;,■ 6ay' : Smart.'-They,, could- say nothing, in their ';.,- '' , .defenco.so each: was fined. ! 4os., and os; co3ta,: .■:■■'. in 14 'days',, imprisonment.- .'■ •■ ■~».'■■■, T ■".■ ■ \ ;'#';£ iJtIVENILE'COURT;- . ';• ;■'' - ; ■.■'.-•■.■-'■. : S;M., two juve- .-.■.■■. . nile■; offenders \ aged 14 and. 13 yean respec- ,•;■■•■.. tivoly'.were charged with;stealing two: birds ; : and.a'cage .valued at. 173. 6d./. They pleaded '■''.';. guilty, and were convicted, and discharged. They were also brdcredto pay the sum of ss.'