MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 717, 17 January 1910, Page 9

MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

(Before Mr. W; G. Riddcll, S.M.) ; •,.;.v v SEQCEIi TO A RAID. , As ~a: sequel; to the ; Haining 1 Street ganiiiig-house raid last Friday night, Jim ■Young-, and . Wong. LeeJ the respective occupiers of Nos.: 53 and'4B Haining Street, Verb charged with having. used their premises . ; rs j common gaming-houses. On the application of their-counsel (Mr. ,I\ \W Jackson), the accused, were remanded till January 20, bail in each caso being, fixed at/ JilOO, . and. oric surety: of iiiop.Frederick, John. 'White,. Peter Cooney, Johii Began,. William.. Robertson, ' and Thomas Poynter, who pleaded guilty to having been found; in a' common gaminghouse—No. :.53 Ilaining' Street-rand Thomas Nelson,' - James' Keating, and Frederick Williams, :.who. pleaded guilty to : a . similar charge ! with' respect- to No. 48 Haining. Street, .were, each convicted' and fined; £2,/w'ith the option of; 14 days' imprisonment; - :*'/ Sue Bun and Joe Wong, rfho were also found in: : No.' -18, pleaded not fcttilty, and were remanded till January 20. .'//.,, : , CHARGES OP.THEFT. , , : A young married woman, named Arinie Garrett,pleaded /guilty, .-to'", a /charge ' of having stolen two - gold brooches, valued, at -£3,?from'-Eva',Virtue. : . "The/ evidence of the police/showed that thetwo womes wore passengers .by- .ft- .certain steamer, and occupied/ .the siime-cabin. Tho .informant, .Eva Virtue, missed her property, and a ■' subsequent ' search ; by ■ a detective of the accused's belongings resulted in "the' discovery, of ; the ' brooches, in a Puller's Earth box. The accused was. convicted,'and ordered to come up for sentence: when : calledj upon; his Worship/ expressing ay hope that.: she; would profit; by the experience. :. ; ' Alesandor MDonald,: charged with/ the theft of-a pair of tronsers, -belonging to Edward: Pritchard, was remanded • tul this morning. //: IDLE AND DISORDERLY. On a charge of-being: an .idle_ and, disorderly person, having insufficient I&w----•fuj means of- support, James/Register- was convicted and sonteiicedVto .three smooths? imprisonment.' '• /He.'. first .' attracted/' the attention of-the'.'public (stated -the police /report),by.- scaling, ; a; -lire-'eicape. Mdderin a-hotel .and .secreting himself, ill one of tile; bedrooms,-twhere : '; -he' ; was:';', ultimately .captured. .. - 1 • _ INSOHETETY. /One first offender was. convicted of drunkenness -and discharged, aud two others, similarly/charged, wero. convicted : anil .: fined' fL/ the; alteruafive; .being ~24 hours' vimprisohment. '/ ; '.; :There-., was : . no/ appearance' l '. >of '! John :M'KeowhHri/answer tola charge'of ' ing:'been found .drunk -on Lambton'; Qilayoh .January\-.14. ■ He .whs convicted .and lined ■ 10s., with; the - option /of4S hours' imprisonment. ..'/:/■ ■. / ./(ieorge'/OsTjorne,: .who . pleaded guilty to a-'charge of/having been''found ittunK on Karori Road, was . remanded till :JahuaryV2i for /medical;: treatment.'/■ With ' one " previous '/ conviction. . r for druiiJ;onness;.'.WiUiatn ;/,Garson," r: 'on:':. hi 3 second'.,appearance''-for'-,the '.s&me/bffenoe, ..pleaded guilty, and :wi& fined IOs.V with the; option of,' 48 'hours'.;;imprisonmciit/.'/.: