MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 613, 16 September 1909, Page 11

MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

' 1 (Before Mr. W. G Eiddell, SM) ' ''' FAMILIAR CHINESE CASES. QUESTION OF "AGENT" OR "BANHT.I?." ' Two,young Chinamen, Joe lum, alias Joo !■■■■.■ ■ Lim,.\aud• Wong- Lec,- ahas Yin: Lee, . wero ; selling ;.tickels' 19 at ■V /■. "AyeHmgtonVenfit^nff,._tlie,^lipldorto,-.an ihteriat ) ~ jn.'.a game of chance, to -wit. pak-a-pco, "to . . Bruce . Thompson,;. and Th0.1u.13 -Kelly,' * is jfiiilty, <;and to sbo; dealt with, summarily. • Sub'lnSpector Korwood stated-that Wong'Lce had been pre- " vionsly,?coiiyicted : -of ' disposing of lottery tickets. . -Tho two offenders,,'from '-the , ,anqo ,of . theiErdwelling,:had;'no : other means 1 jLcafiUiigVtheir, living,, but by Boiling theso . tickets.;;-' As the charges, however,. were' in ;v{-i : ; iMfer6nce''to; thei'sanio date, ho would ask i; ; w; of -selling- .tickets v.W '-'p■: -Pwinajv'Kellyvbs'.'.withdrawn.'-?-.. This reauest vV-;- ! tras't-.tomplied with. •: ' " ih , Mr-, Herdman who appeared,on, behalf of ; ■' dcfeliar.nts, said that; it was not -correct : to • - theso. meri .' carii'eU%thoir- livihg by r':i Bam!nS;h6u3o; : SThey?had .beon, emItYwas l^- a ; sold ,tickets;' u as : stated in U.V> :t °^ ; Vcora- : every - culprit was f = -;. , >^&fa-Tthes»--,-ineii-:: were: ~I y-• ?*3'.' I ls i Worship,tin inflicting Ps v-vi h °'-'fi l ? o ' - into'.,consideration'' 'th'o-light '"rSssl - D /''- n S«parii;in' other Igames: of y-if' tSato" a = ;two-up,'-.or/of starting a. local - ' o^vi!i orship ' sai 4 ifc woul <l not serve ;<. i. ! ten W pos |, VS- to distinguish' be- ' -'Barnes iof; chance.iTht ww gencrallv ' knon j.:i'.tp f.what, penalties; they; .were Jiable/"-For' thi> vtho lav£ the V niaSn^ v ' a , ccn ?<f s".uld/.bo, convicted'anc *A CASE' TOR THE JURY, lilpifciil >'•■/<: tfinded. nrent to 'ahor/thffc ifSw , this;' ' W into tbe *°™° corroborat i : dS- ghon\ t v t Tf r6m^u or i:. - lmplitated both accused ; b 7 2° r on whic ®psjwasw®siii^ . : ] f I call accnsed— • r f.r' ; ;: V ; WorshiD: That >Ib evidence' for' a 'jun : - A priaa facia'caee has been mado out, and t, h -V» no jurisdiction to' : nct further , .'• ' But oaU thi Jh? Vorship: ; You . raay oftli it 'now but i r .. you, (16 you aro only wastry timo. I never desire to vneta'Hnu ' yoUi'-ftoreliip, bnt l /eol it is/lny duty to ca! ;•.... tlu c evidence now. , ■■•"' . Accused M'Carthy, then went ;into the i'boj ' and .stated tliat H«ron threatened him with knifo and stMl whon lio would not lot him hav ' • - . M lot n l thin P- ; 'Witness' defonde himself, and got his hand cut with' the knifi ' VVitnees and Biggins wrenched ;tho knifo an Bteel Heron,, whereupon ho attacked tWi with his fists, and witness struck him in I'M .., defence. Higgins did. not strike Heron at nl y iiVidonce was also given by Higgins. •' ' In cross-eiamination by Sub-Inspectof Nci • * 00( 1*.■. both accused admitted that. tliev l.'a

been previously convicted of various ofFouccs Jnoy wore; both : cominilt6tl to tho Suprenn Coiirt for. trial, bail hying allowed each.an-usei in«£so and ono surety of a like amount. On tho charges of, causing wilful m.mngc accused: pleaded guilty. •• M'Carthy \u.s finei •IDs.', and costs 10s. Gd., in default U days' im prisonniont, and. Higgins 205., and cost 2s. Bd. in default seven days. ALLEGEfa .THEFT PROM THE PI3BSOS. A chargb of oil Soptembor. 7,.' :it Wellington stealing, .from. (ho -parson, of ..Ino.' Wiliian Shslloy ono vratch r.nd chain, valued at wai preferred ugamsi Archibald Al'Naugliloii. . Tho ovidonco given was to tho effect that 01 Soptomber 7 as Shelley was standing at thbdooi of t'no Foresters' Anns Hotel, of which ho i: the licensee, accusod 'camo up to l;im. urn struck r Him, at. the sanio. tiiuo. using bat language to hiiii. A few. minutes afterward; ShSlloy;, noticed that, his watch, was -missing Accused was arrested later by. Dotcctives Hum mond and Cameron, and .endeavoured to i. uk< a,bolt : for liberty. .' . ..Accused . pleaded not guilty, aiid, iras.- com ihitted to tho Supremo Court for trial; CONVICTED OF. ASSAULT. " : . . i'wo strongly-buiit nien; James Hamilton ant William Itcid,' .wore .coijvicted' of having ,fts sunlted Edward .Waters in Taranaki Street or Tuesday'afternoon. - They were fined -10s..ci.ch ; anil costs' 65., iii default 1-1 days' imprisonniont. , CHARGE AGAINST, AUCTIONEER. . ': A;, prosecution ■ was : instituted bv : Edward Collie against John Carse. Arbudclo im th( ground that being an auctioneer he bid fraudiv fentiy' converted tho'sum of 18s., balouct ;of the. proceeds of a. certain, sale. . luformaul asked; leavo of .ilis. Worship ..to withdraw the information/ since proceedings had Ijeeii taken under a . misapprehension." His Worship .consented .to this course being takon,..at the same timo .cautioning Collie'against-taking criminal proceedings without . having made full inquiries into the matter. OTHER CHARGES. ' ;"For. insobrjoty- John-Kerstfaw, whoihad been onco previously .convicted withiil' tho past slj was' fined 10s., in default 43 hours' imprisonment. ' 111 the case, in which. David ThOs. M'Gaviii .was charged with falling to mako provision foi his'-,unborn illegitimate :child, Mr. Ayson,\'whc appeared .for informant, said that, they, did not dosiro;to press the.ediarge, and would olfei no ovidonco." The case..was therefore dismissed, On a charge of having, on September 4, at ilWellington.'-attomptcd,to,commit an unnatural ;Offehce, : Charles Taylor,was,'committed ,-td the Supremo.Court for trial. Mr. P. .Jackson appeared for .the defence. . . . , . . '. MOUNT COOK POLICE COURT.' . /'rAt-the 'Mount Caok Polico Court,yesterday before itr. T. S.-Lambert, J.P., Michael TiOr chargeil, with drnnkciiness, i,Vas ■ bailed. out foi :105.,j-but,ifailing to. appear,, ho.was fined th( amount of his.bail, or 48 hours' imprisonment Thomas Godfrey Ducket pleaded -guilty .te insobriety* in. Taranaki: Street, and .was finec 55.; :or 24' hours' in gapl..;William , Toro plcadoc guilty i to .'a'.'similar charge, 'and -wasfinod, c like': amount, ~ with the ' satno alternative.- / first! offender was -convicted' aiid discharged. ',