MAGISTRATR'S COURT.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 703, 31 December 1909, Page 2

MAGISTRATR'S COURT.

(Beforo Mr. W. G, Kiddcll, S.M.) SALE OF A BORROWED COAT. A coat and lost were the subjeot of a case brought before the magistiato. jescrday. Thomas Lcary was ohargod with lliat he stolo tho garmebts ia question, and pleaded not guilty. George Thomas Harris stated in evi- ' denco that ho eamo dowu from tho country and met Leary. The latter was «hab- ' buy dressed, and Harris lent him a coat am} >est (miluo! 30?.), askiiiß that the' clothes -fchould bo nturncS in. a couplo of daje. Later, he sav; Leary coming out of a Mcond-hand dealer's shop, wearing a different ooat. With Constable M'Kclicy, ho folloned Lcary, and found* him • ha\ing "Foft" dunk in a fish slion. When spoken to about Harris's'eoaJ, 110 said, "What is a man to do when hu is dryf" , Tho second-hand dealcf stated that he L gave necused another coat and-half-a-crowli in oxchauge'fov the coat, he brought, ' in. . Accused staled in evidence (hat Harris '" had ghen him the clothes, The magietrato a fine of 405., 1 witnesses' expenses 125., in default seven ■ days' imprisonment. An order was made thai the coat should be icturnod to Harris on payment of 2s, Gd, to the secondhand dealer. • OTHER CASES. '" ' A first offender for drunkenness wn& oonvicted nnd disoharged. Another, who ' did not apjjonr,' was fined 10s,, or 24 1 hours' imprisonment, and two more irere 1 Temanded for medical treatment. Emma 1 Kelly, alias Curtis, pleaded not guilty to a*.charge of ineobncty, and a remand . until December 31 nas ordered that evi- . 1 denoe might bo obtained from the boardlnghouso at which Uio offence was alleged io hmo been comisitted. ■ John Dwyer, charged with dyunkenness, was fined-Ids--1 in default 48 hours' imprisonment, and 1 Lizzio Gilles, alias Ward, \\s\s eentenoed , to a imprisonment. Harry Dunn, who had fallen into Iho ' harbour on ])ecembcr 22," iilDaded gnilty ' \\.hon charged With diunkonncss. Sub- ' Inspector Norwood stated that accused . ' had been treated at tbo hospital, and tho dootor had also attended him at the gaol. , Tho Court ordered him lo pay'.£3 Iβ. " expontes, in' default seven days' imprisonment, allowing him three days intuhiob. to obtain the money. _ ' William Borsica. yas convicted on'two , - charges—using abusive language in Willie , Street with intent to oroate a broach of tho peace, and assault on Erneet Hall. < Ho was fined 40s. {or 14 days) on th« first " oharge, and 20s. (or seven days) on the 1 C&thorino Malkin, alias Schmidt, was . sentenced to one month's imprisonment for importuning in Cambridge Terrace. ' 1 _^_