MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 633, 9 October 1909, Page 15

MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

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

LAUDANUM AND OPIUM SALES,

: ' A CHEMIST'PROSECUTED. . , 'Rdiph MilWn'Grcbn; a chemist-carrying on : busin&s 1 at. tho corner Vivian"Strcet,-pleaded guilty,to tho. following 'six' charges 'Selling tincture of Rvan'Holttles in afl unlabelled bottlo, (2) selling poison to R. Holmes without being .regis-, tered under the Poisons Act; (3) ; selling .samo. without: entering' tho, sale'in a(bookr(4) selling polsbn to Ching.Jack:Pong:in/an.'unlabelled bottle; (5) 'sMling, same .without entering :tho sale iri/a bobk; and (6) selling,Sfmo without ,bestated ..that oil/September 25 the-' Chinaman> went to the shop and; ■bought: the" tincture of opium. ,He .was supdied'' with i-it 'and; no . questions ' is provided by the 'Poisons /Act. Sixteen ounces" of-laudanum: were. also sold _on Septernber 28: to a oustomer/whp was. a total/stranger llordman.' for ■ defendant,', pointed/ out that only two ': offences' had'.'been committed; and these: were not 6enous. In regard to the failure .'of' accused to register, ho. p»ght<men<. ti'ori ' that,: foirie - years. ago, - he; applied -,Jmregistration,'..'but the'Statuto did that, the person to,: whom/tho application had been 'forwarded' had. toanswer. it. : . His -client re-; ceived no reply, and ho' assumed—as'ho had a rislit to' assume^-that,,lie .was properly, rogistOTed.'t CCo'uri'sel understood - that. .Green , did" know' .the-Chinaman, and. also , that, wheri/the bottle ' .was -, presented, ho recognised : it: ai; ber; longing to tho Chinaman.' Tho original poison label Tiad- been ;rubbed:.offi. ~lle. submitted,; therefore; that Green had not committed'a"grave offence, and'; asked that a small penalty : bo im-, '■ magistrate . remarked: that 'chemists should 'make - themselves familiar with; theprovlsions of the Poisons Act,, and: should comply with them. This .was necessary for the rproteetion'' of-. the public. . Defendant had. not attended to tho wording of. tho Statute; and had only-himself to blame for being brought before tno court. .■ •• Defendant was fined 20s. on each of .two charges, and on tho others he n'as ordered "to pay costs., .The,total costs amounted;to 25.; PAK-A-POO. ' Two Chinamen/answering to tho designations of Now Bco. and Jim Young, oritered. pleas of. . guilty.'to charges .of selling pak-a-poo ; tickets to J. Curry : and" E.. Snow, two probationers, on September 22. ■ ■ . '■ Sub-Inspector Norwood - explained that tho probationers 'Visited Haining -Streot and pro-,; - cured the tickets. The usual paraphernalia required in the lottery was' visible. One accused had been convicted and fined X-1Q for keep- ' ing a gaming houso some years:. ago f . Sir. Wilford, who appeared for, defondants, took exception to tho sub-inspector's" roferdnce '°Th^ o accused'were each fined X2s' and ,XI 2s,' '3d;, costs, in ;dofault six weeks' imprisonment, ' Now Bco elected to go t to gaol. '/: . " COSTLY OSTRICH FEATHERS./ i J An elderly •woman named .Mary' Wakeham 1 pleaded not guilty to ■ a charge of stealing two Ostrich feathers, valued at 305., from William- jenkinson's dyer's shop on-Monday last, "If I did it, I know; nothing about it," she , ; deciardd.;,' "I- was drinking heavily ,bn:.,thai "file owner , of the' feathers stated , that ttey were in , his shop when the woman was there, but, when she left, he noticed that they /had ldisasneared. v,/v,./,';-i:- ■/:/-/;:

. Chief-Detective Broberg mentioned, that .ac- '-.. used was nu old offender, hor first conviction loting : back 21J years. ago. •■ '■■' .. . She'was sentenced to ono months imprisondent.' ' '.'».'. '.' ■ A TRAMCAR INCIDENT. A charge of leaving a tram '.while in motion . ras preferred against an elderly man named L'hornas'Linton. ■■ . ' . Mr. Wilford, "for defendant, asked, for an • idjonrhnierit in view of future Supremo Court jrocoedings against the City Council claiming '■■ lamages, but it was decided to. hear ovidenco. . A number of witnesses, tramway servants ind passengers, gave evidence to the offect that Unton left tho 5.26 car leaving .for Miramar '. ivhile'--"it" was ■in motion. It had then gone through : the- Kilbirnio tunnel, and seemingly bad proceeded beyond the" stopping-placo at ivhich he desired to alight. Ho had not rung the bell.. •';■.■ "',., ' .'iv "' '■-..'. The' Magistrate announced that ho would jive his decision on November 12. . \. . : CRTHSLTY ■TO A HORSE. ~';. '•:' ''He kicked the horse fivo times in the breast, vour Worship,".said Mr. Doyle, City Inspector, - in<a' casein which a well-dressed young man named William M'Lean was brought up on a charge of cruelty to tho animal. "A passerby remonstrated with him for his conduct, but M'Lean simply threatened, to :punch.his head.". The offender was fined 40s„ and 9s. costs." ;;.'';... BY-LAW CASES. , 5 . ...Breaches of by-laws were dealt with as follow:—1'or: driving around a corner at ."other than a 'walking' pace, "Alfred Simmons was fined 10s., with costs 75.; for allowing offensive rubbish to remain on his premises, Frederick Diamond was fined'iOs., and ?s; costs; 6imi-. larly charged,' Archibald Simpson was fined £3', with'-'costs 7s. •...',.., : For allowing cattle to wander, the following tijies were imposed:—Alico Wickman, 55., and costs Is.; Albert Kennedy, 55., and costs 75.; John Bassett, ss.> and costs 75.; Edward'Bloonifield,'2os., and costs 75.; James Bradley, 205., and v costs 9s. j George Bradley, 155., and costs 95.; "Joseph'.l'ord,- 55., • aid costs "75.; .'Mrs. AValter Mohkhouse, 55., and costs 75.; D.'H. Naughtoh', lOs.i and costs 95.; George E. Styles, 10s., and .costs 75.; and Reginald Welsby, 10s., and costs' 93; An. expressman named Fred Barley was charged' with': impeding a tramcar in Manners Street. Mr...Wilford, who was waiting for. another'case, volunteered to give.evidence for the defence.; After hearing evidence at length; his Worship imposed a penalty of 105.," and costs' lis.', •; ■-'- ■,'■'-,' ■■".' '■■ •.' i; '.'■' Julius Lamberg, who was similarly charged, entered 'a .pled of not guilty. .'The case was dismissed.., ■; y-.','- : ;'\; ; :-^ "OTHER CASES,; - .■■■■ ■ For' insobribty, Eugone' Mahoriey wds_. fined 2ba. t .in. default 7 days" imprisonment. Richard Clarke, who was charged with being helplessly drunk,.was romahdod for medical treatment. Of;, the first' ■■ bno was convicted arid discharged,-:and, three; who ifailed to .'appear,' were each fined 10s., -in default. 24; hours ~imprisonment.'... ■■:':•■<:' ■■'■'■•'.;■"' '' '■'<;■ •"''■''■!. ■"':''.' '\ ..A sentence of 'three l months' /imprisonment, was impOse'd upon Margaret . Webb, :.iyho ..was charged': with being" iidlo • and.'; disbrderly,;/.dnd. with having no visible means of' support; ..;She refused ;tb' go. to' the. Salvation- Army' Homo.'; Alhort'James M'Donnell, ,'theyoung man who pleaded guilty-oh Thursday to stealing a money order for £5, was (On, the application of Mr. O'Regan) further, remanded for. .sentence, .until Monday.':/.'.'■' 'I'■'. o-■"'.' ■'■•"■'.":.•"