MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1033, 24 January 1911, Page 3

MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

■ (Before Mr.iW: G. Riddell, 5.M..) A LITTLE ARMY. ; ' -NINETEEN UNSOBER ONES.' Rather in contrast to the sta,te of affairs at Christmas time aiul at Now Year, the police cells disgorgeel a small army of unsober people yesterday. These had.apparently boon celebrating' Anniversary Day, not wisely, but too well. No fewer than eighteen passed through the (lock at the Magistrate's Court yesterday, and all were convicted, as was a- first offender who did not appear. Nono of the cases called for much investigation, and tho sitting' lasted for barely half an hour. .' . ATfEMPTED SUICIDE. . The only person charged with an indictable offence was Sydney .Tohn.Wlvitelaw, who appeared in the dock'with a bandaged throat. It was alleged that he had attempted to commit suicide on January 11 last, at the Coffee Palace, Wellington. Accused pleaded guilty, and elected to be dealt with' summarily. Rub-Inspector Norwood stated that, on the day mentioned, Whitelaw had been found in his room at the Coffee Palace with his throat badly cut, and a razor lying at hand. He was taken to the hospital-in a critical condition, and would be returned to that institution for further treatment.. Accused, said the Sub-In-spector, was a single man, who came out from Homo. by the. Waiwera three weeks ago. He was a bricklayer by;trade, but had not worked.for about a .fortnight before committing tho. offence with which be stood charged. The magistrate, 1 remarking that Whitelaw was liable to a term of imprisonment, convicted him and ordered him to come up for sentence. when called upon. It was-a. condition of the sentence .that Whifela'w should pay .within ona month the sum of .£1 lis., .incurred for medical expenses.

HUBBUB IN .DAVIS STREET.. Walter Dounolly, accused of disorderly conduct .while", drunk in Davis' Street' on tho previous' evening, entered a plea of guilty:. "-. ;. ''■'"■• ' . - : . Chief-Detective Brobcrg stated that at 10.45 p.m. on Sunday 'evening; Donnolly was engaged in ill-treating his wife. : The noise of the affair disturbed" the neighbours. Subsequently the accused . camo out intc the .street, -. used tome .. bad language, and behaved in a disorderly way generally. He was ultimately arrested by Detective Cas'sells.

Dohnolly was ordered to'pay a fine of '105.,' in default seven days' imprisonment.

THE SATURDAY NIGHT ARRESTS. 'Flora ■ M'Donald . was charged with drunkenness and with,having 'procured liquor during .'the' currency ,of a.' prohibition .order. Twenty-one; previous convictions'were alleged against her'.VThb ;first charge was dismissed;' L but ;''the' accused was. fined JC3, with an alternative of If days' imprisonment on tho second.

Alfred Olund, with seventeen previous convictions recorded against his nanie, was accused of having been drunk on January : 21, and again on January 22. lie was convicted and discharged on the first information, and fined 10s., with the .alternative of 11 days' imprisonment on . the second. ; . ' I Samuel Cameron, With twenty, previous convictions on record, was fined 205.. for drunkenness, with an alternative of seven days' imprisonment. j Peter Mulcahy, charged with drunken- • nbss;,with eighteen previous convictions recorded, w ; as declared a habitual drunkard,'and sentenced 'to,' omy month's im-. prisonment. Fred Kingan, with.nino pre-, .yious'-'- convictions, and Jas. .M'Michael, with, eleven, were each awarded tho same sentence. '•' '.' "•'.'/"'. '' .' .."'.'!'■■'! . :May Ryan, for drunkenness,. was. fined 10s., in tho alternative 24 hours' detention. Kate Sweeney, for tho same of-: fence; was'.fined 55., alternative 21 hours, : . and Mary Jane Smiley was.convicted and discharged. D.ivid Swan,' also for'dru'n-1 kecness, w'as lined 10s., alternative 43. hours. .'' ■■ .■..■,'' | Six first offenders were, convicted and

discharged. .One, who did not. appear, w'as fined 10s. or 24 hours, and another ss. or 24 hours. ,-,.■■