MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 719, 19 January 1910, Page 11

MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

(Before Dr. A. M'Arthur, S.M.) "THE WORK WAS TOO MUCH." A VAGRANT IN A HOME. Margaret M'Hugh, alias Bargreaves, wos.brought up for sentence at the Magis-: prate's.-■ Court .yesterday on ; a chargo of :yagrahcy;".--vy-.f-v-; iv: :v : : : ;: : <'■_'•■■ ;•,:;;. ;£ Statipn-Sergeant'-.'Darby ■. said that she had: been ;beforb:.the.Court, oh December' 18 last,- and/had',beoh/ordered -to 'come up / for, / sentence - when "called : iipbrii' oh condition/that..she/remained .'at' the Salvation Army /Homo - for, a .period of ■ six ,months.'■:'.- She- Had' -left /the': institution, however, ■ and. had '.been arrested'.'by, the police. /-Previously v'she': had/ been•'" twice convictedi.ori Charges of; being an idle -'and: disorderly person/- ■' ;■•»./:/ .(.- ':■:.'•'•■;■:.. ';■•'.', .;V----.:5; "Why/did: you leave f ",\ asked the v mkgis-' tTate;/'//y,f;;.'/;//,,,;;-■;•::, j;.;::. "/, ;: v:-::; v fj"Tho ; wbfk'was,,tbo much; for -me,''-re-' plied/ the -.accused.'./ "When ,!•• was ..tired, they ./refused to let-ine. rest, 'and I was, ;riot ablp";to;:/lo|the-wprk.";':/'. ■■y'ir.-r.-. .:■:'''-:. '■■'] "1 amqiiito sure'th,at .is;'asked tp: (Id; "moro/than' she is ■ able 'at the Salvation.:: -.•■Army ■;■ Home," -responded -Dr. 'M'Arthur.'/'/'Jbur.'. trbuble is'thaf /you' .don't want/td::wbrk "at: all.: VAs you can-' npt.bp taken-back by the, Salvation .Army, you;will';go.'to'another : .plax;.e. : Toil are , sen teheed •:■ to -sis/ months' imprisonment.".

James;. Smith: when he: entered: the dock to; (inswer-i.ai chargd l!of-. : . vagrancy.'•' Part; ..of the charge; was;:.that'-.ho;.ivaa,; found without, lawful, excuse on. thb premises 'of HamUtonV'Gilmorivin'iPafish Slieet.V: '.; '.' • Station-Sergeant; Darby 1 said'' thit-"; ac-' cased' had;-teen;-found':early:that. morn-, ing isleeping on ,Dr.. Gilmer's .property., He liad:nd : mdneyiri.his'.possession.,.: : .: -;'. •■Accused .pleaded'.for"'loniency; on ,tlie ground; that,' ho ■■. had.j been \ fobbed•': by "a follow'■'toaider;''""l was .'not: quite feober," He; said,'".""and- thejbther ;-'m'ari;';tobk•'.] my trousers from under 'my pillow, • and stolo £1 175..6d.":-.That'-.is>hy f.had no rribriey. I-have just come .down from Taihape.; I telegraphed-- -to Greymbuth,v■ and; there be'sqmor'of/my .money, at. tho'.'tele-: if your -.Worship, will give-mo, a chance." ..... ...-.::'■'.' ■ ...Thei magistrate -perused thelist, bf'prei viouS!' convictionsv against-, accused,-; and sentencedhini to* three months''; inipri-' sonm'eht.. .':-■»;■. ; ":-;•..'■'-■';H? : ';V' : ■ '■■■"■■■• : : J ::.;'

'^;M :^ iW-QTMR'CASES.;^v : ; ■:;:;;, [ ■■' Jean Dajziell; was, bharged with having' ! pT false.'protences,;. a boy's l suit;'cap, itle, and pair;, b£. socks.'. (value, 19i), ; the perty-,-.of-;'the :TJriipn;',Clothing;.Company.'': Accused-pleaded' not guilty,, and,-in' ac-1 cbrdance with,the requestof'Chief,:Bet«c,tive Brbberg, .aremandywas granted until next'* day ."-■'• '■'.;;;>; '?' y : :: ; : '-' ■'./■.!'-.''; , '..Florence;. MTDonald,; ; an ! : old;;offender, .was charged'with l having been found kelr> ; lessly drunk on Tliorndoii. Esplanade, and 1 , was ;fi i n^!;2o^'-.*lth , '-.;'175.>,6d; .medical; ex- : Rouses',' in'default>l4'days'r imprisonihe'nt.' i;;.ln;tthe '.case of. Arohibald Clyde- MfDon- i 'aid, 1 .who:;-.was- ■ charged withXhaving>.forged„tho. nataeiof.lA;: E.i O'Neale; to. d .£l2 .155.. cheque, -'and ~:Witll having;'uttered-tho'chequo. to ~thos D.IiC., alrcmand :.wa9„,granted. .iintil'.the,: followlihg.day, oh;the:-application,of;Chief Detective; < :'^;{i '■;• :.-..%;■'.,■ ';'< i:.!'- : : •'rßeginald'lfrancis-Cecil:>Rudd, a' vegc- . table :■! hawker,; ;■, pleaded..; ; ; guilty.':: ■ when charged with having made use:of-impro-per language Mn ; : : Adelaide. Road;'and was i flned' v dts;:''i'n-. v default. ; .on.e.' ; :month's., imprisbhment.v;i?vS';;:;-; -i'C--':'■%■■'')■":"•&';);<■:■'<. . . -One;first- for? drunkenness was convicted i' and;-, discharged;,; arid another, who failed;to appear;i'was'fined. 10s., ; .in defaidt v :4B'.'hbursj;-imprisorimerit.j,Joseph .Gibbons, for;druikenn«s; was fined 20s M ' "6r"!seyen ; ;;days' imprisonment;;:;-;i;.■;-" : ;

'^^'^V^Cim ;:,_ ;(Be'fore;Mr. ; :W.;G::^RiddeU^S.Mo' ; ,,; ; ; Judgmontlwe'nt for.plaintiffs by,default in'the'fpllowihg civil cases:—Empire Loan and Discount''Co.; Ltd., v.' Andrew' Mniaill -Johnston; .£72 13s.' 5d,; costs"\£i 65.; Ohakiine Loan Co:, Ltd., v. Ernest' Mawson S; : Stevens; iGl2,'''cost's, .£1- lOs.'Cki:; ICommissioner- of-. Crown Lands 'v. Ch'as.-' Leopold . Zimmerman, >fil2, costs ;£l 10s. Gd.; Publishing.Company,.Ltd.,'v.: Ch'as. H. 'i Shailer,'.; £& : 105.,. costs. £h. 9s'. 6d;';-Geo.'fPlliuock':v. P; LeaKy, .£lo'ss. 10d:, costs-viS.:lßs.'-'6d.; , Cedor'holni:', and Tblley ; v.' -Frank? 10s.; 10d:, costs.Y£l:2s.'6d. ; Alex. Ahder'soh ; Grant v.' .Geo.- Henry: Bradley, costs; only. 10s.;' G. H; Thornton y.-: Elizabeth-Sloore, Bs/, ;costs' 10s.; ■':. J[.; Hodgins v.;Dayid:'.Barrie. .andiMary Jane Barrio; ';£%&, costs <-£i 3s.'; 'Palmer 'Engineering: 'ob., Ltd., v.; Alex. M'Larry aiid Geo.. VV. A. M'Larry,. .£ll9 13s. dd.,-. : cbst3 £6 3s. • 6d.; Harris;and ; Bastiu, Ltd.,; v. Frederiok ,\Volf,:.ill 105.,. 'costs 7s.i J H.-'Oscar r H<iwettand'Co., Ltd.,. vvAlico'Phelan,'-iSs'los;;-costs.^l ; 6s.'6d.; same '■. v'.. Josepht •■' aid Caihei-i no; Ash ton, . £8- Ws.i costs <fii;-65. f ;6d.; saine v,.,Chas., -Wm.■:Ritchie/ "M' ' 133.','costs :'£% 35.; 6d. : ; Clement Walker-'v. ; iArthur■Ernest Boechey, r£V 145., 6d.,: costs. 59.; 'Mrs; J. ,T. Bi-iant v.! Norton Smith, JSIS 6s. Gd., costs £1 13s. 6d. and possession of goods.

~M ■•JUDGkENT;STJMMONSES. : v ' In : the -judgment summons; case M'Leod, '.Weir-and-Hopkirk v; Edmund Geo. Pointon,'defendant was'ordered to pay a.debt of, X 5 12s. sd.|,bn or befora' January. 31, .in default 'seven'day's' .imprisonment..; 'No ordors were made'in the following cases:—Bates and Lees v. Win: Johnston, ndebt:of £i 55.; Henry Bardsley v. Wm. Donaldson, :a debt of i!l6 10s.; Michael Jt'Grath v. Michael O'Brien, a debt of £13 is: ;. A. Lindsay,'-Ltd., v.' Robt.,Carlisle Sheonau, a debt of X 3,165.. Gd.. .. ~ ■

■■ IN f: CONTRACT.. William •'-Wilson,''contractor, claimed, from Agnes -'Flint,-'of: Riddiford Street the sum of JEIO 15.,, alleged to be: expenses .and loss'of-profit incurred iu'connoction'with' u : contract., that, v had .been terminated.- .Mr. "Arnold appeared ; for plaintiff,'and Mr. Luckic' for defendant. iJvidoucc" was gi7Ch ,to tho.,effcct that defendant ..had- engaged plaintiff,.to remove. a".house hi Sussex Square,; near thi Governor's now residonco. .Promptitude was essential, and ,whon. delay occurred,defendant terminated. the. contract. Judgment, was given for defendant, with ..£2 'Is. costs. - ■'- ;....,. ;•

■ ;: J: A PROMISSORY 'NOTE.. ;.,,'";.'■; : : ; V(Bcforo' : .Dr. ; -A; : ';M'Artimr,. '-S.it.) '' ■'• May ■ Victoria Auty, ; postmistress at Porirua, claimed.from .'Ada'm.M'Morran, coach, proprietor, of Porirua, the.sum of JES Us.j amount of promissory mote and "uterest.-".'Judgment was given for. the

amount claimed (with £\ 18s. costs), less 15s. costs; already allowed to defendant. Mr. Machell appeared for plaintiff, and Mr. V. W. Jackson for defendant. ■

.'.-■ . "PRACTICALLY A SLAVE." Ai T. Almond, proprietor: of. the. Trocadero Private Hotel, appeared as defendant in a nunvber of .judgment summons cases. Mr; Hindmarsh represented him. ,:'l'ho' debtor stated in evidence'' that the hotel had now been taken : over by Mr. Pihhock,; a 'secured -creditor,, who,- received all the' takings. Tho stores were bought through :: Pinnock, ; v ":becanse' v witness's credit'was'.not'-good.' ;'.'-" ; ■■:' His, Worship romarked that the debtor was now -practically a slavo,-''arid'. he ought to: bo. given'his freedom. ..'The cases had Ijech' adjourned since October, and no' further. delay" could be permitted. The debtor' might do ' well to make a fresh start, in .life. Judgment would-ho' given against';.him' in all cases,., tho following l amounts to be paid before February I:—Vitetta Brothers, £25; 125., default' 14 days'iimprisorimerit'j-P. Haymah ami, Co., £i 6s; 3i1., default..l4'days; Ney Zealand" Programme 'Company': (HaToi'i' Ashton,.!l3ert Royle, and.-Richard Stewart),' .£lB. Os; 7d;„ default 14 daysp Parson and Higgins,..£G 13s. Gd., default, 14 days; E.'W.;-Mills: and-'Co., ,£7-9s'.\ 2di; default 7 days;' C. and A. Odlin Timber and Hardware- Co., -Ltd.,' <£B; 3s. Bd,,' default 3.days; lis. ; <: •