MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 700, 28 December 1909, Page 9

MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

r y - | (Before Mr. W. G.' ltiddell, S.M.) ' fc BEEE AND BICYCLES. ' William iVVallaeo Olßrien pleaded* not gitilty. to two charges l of' ; drunkenjae"ss. and.' ' obsccno language. 1 >; - Tho / police , bvidence was l that ' oil tho .evening . of 'Christmas .'accused was. stag- : goring- along Mom'. Street, Newtaw;i, bcy tween bicycles,-and l' fellv into tho '. gutter. When ii constable spoke''to him v. Ue rdphed in abusive terms.- .. . . J -Accused; in. evidence;, denied- that 1 ho y ■was -drunk" or that ho used tho words f- complained ■ of. Although he - hail ; hid ®. seven ;.mediiiml : gl^eS : 'of^b : (jervsince, 10 '■ o'clock in tho-: morning, ho was quite •$ able to.lobk,'aftet ahd: >fas ,proceeding to his .home at ICilbirnie. ■' 0 On tho chai'ge'ot drunkenness accused '■?: was -convicted .and ,discharged,' and ' the: S Court; impttsedia; fine -of r iOs^, or, seven ® days,; in regard-to ..the charge'of using | obsccno language.-• ; .: H-;:j-..•..,• | A CHINESE SAILOR CHARGED, h . Ah' Bow was churned that, • being: van lr, articled seaman on "the steamer. Palls; o*. •- Nitb, ho wilfully disobeyed tho lawfw is commands, ot; ,tho . chief officer, , Donald - Alltenzio. it .It was found .that,accused understood :s very littlo of. tho English language, and i, ho? wns remanded . for' 24; hours :<in order ■ that the. services. of a; Chinese interpre.r ter might .bo. obtained.. . ' ; l[ WINDOW BROKEN. Ie . Knto Sweeney pleaded guilty to n'chargo !0 of having wilfully broken a pane io£ glass n' (value: jts.! Cd.J'. invthe , house of ; Frah'ciß y Michmgton. Accused tlwas fined 1 105.,' 'and' d ordered to pay tho costs of repairs and b.' witnesses', expenses (Ga.), im default seven to days'. imprisonment." ;. : . i J INSOBRIETY. t Is: : '.;.-'A-'-'fii^^ i offendor..-'fpr''''idrunkeiini!sS'':w4s' a convictod and discharged., ; Aaother first 1* olfender, who not;, appear; 'was fined s;. 10s., or -18 hours.