MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1173, 7 July 1911, Page 3

MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

(Before Mr. W. G. Tticldell, S.M.). CIVIL BUSINESS. TWO BROTHERS AT LAW. . Two brothers were parties to the easo in which Arthur Searle, tailor of Cii*. borne, sued .TOIIII Senrle, tailor, nf AVelhiißton, to recover the' sum of ,£1.15 alleged to be duo to jilaiiitifl by dcfVudnnt ns follows:—Money advanced. .£l2O 35.; interest thereon for one year at G per ccnt., .£" -!s.: money paid to the n*e of dtlViidunt, .£S. Mr. \X. J. Organ appeared for plaintill'. and Mr. E. ]\ Bunny for defendant After henrintr evidonre, his Woisliip nonsuited nhintifT on Hie first and third items of the claim, holding that the return of tlio money could ' not yot lie cln.inied. Judgment was given for plainlift for interest, ,E7 4s. No costs were allowed either party. UNDEFENDED CASES. •Tudf-mont, hy default was given f nr plaintiffs in the, followiuc undefended cases;— Vacuum ,»il Co., Ltd.. v, Wm,

A. Lindop, ,£1 Is. Sd„ costs £1 lis.; Mnmicl, Harris, and Can- v. Daniel Sheahi'.n, £1 Ss. Gd.. costs .£1 3s. Gd.; J. .11. Fairbairn v. W. Urn, i' 2 IN. Ud., costs, ISs.; Wright, I!ani?h and Co. v. Thomas Hills, .ul is. Til., rcuj-ts 35.; William Lewis .Imness v. Vict.ir Hercules Cliiford, .I'l 2s. fc'd., costs lis.;_ Alfred Theretlure Bradley v ..Tos. I". l'lcet, .£8 (is. fid., costs ,£t' lis. lid.; J. Wilcax v. Geo. Matson, .CI 1!N. 'id., costs 10s. JUDGMENT SUMMONSES. William D. Jolly was ordered to i:av to Johnston, Sons, and Co. the sum -t' .£!') 10s., by monthly instalments of 10s. C'. M. Tutschka was ordered to pay ,£3 10s. Bd. to Daniel O'Connor within 11 days, in default to undergo seven days' imprisonment. No order was. made in the following cases:—Joseph Onurod v. Peter Van dor Vclden, a claim for .£'22 2s 7d.; Alfred Edward Meatyard v. James S. Middleton, •fSlOs. JOd ; Johnston. Sjns and Co. v. William Henry Briggs, .£( Os. Gd. POLICE CASES. John Shannon was fined £2 on each of two charges of entering licensed premises during the currency ot a prohibition order, the alternative being 14 days' imprisonment. The samo accused was charged, along with Harold Enoch Spencer, with stealing two saws, a level, a plane, and a tape measure, of a total value of £I'as., the property of J. ... Fosetts. Shannon pleaded not guilty, but Spencer admitted the offence. and was remanded for sentence until July 12, when the charge against Shannon will be heard. Spfucer also admitted the theft of two copper boilers, valued at 10s. each, the property of different owners, and, for these offences, he will be sentenced on July 12. There was further charge against him of breaking and entering the dwelling of Jos. Hamilton on July 3, and stealing therefrom a Gladstone bag and contents, valued at ,C 2. the property of H. Brown. The hearing of this case was also set down for M'ednesday next. Robert Parrnlt was remaurtcrt until July 12 on a charge of assaulting Leonard J. Ilogan on Tuesday last, and robbing him of a watch and chain valued at ,£j. Edward Wilton was charged—fl) with attempting to steal a copper boiler, valued at 5.2 155., the property of the Official Assignee, and (2) with stealing two metal cisterns and fittings, valued at 4:2, the property of the Official Assignee. Mr. A. L. nerdmnu appeared for the accused, who pleaded not guilty to the first charge, and guilty to the second. He was fined 20s. for the theft, and oidered to pay witnesses' expenses Ss.. and also the cost of the boiler, «£2. Default was fixed at 11 days' imprisonment. A conviction was also rccordcd on the charge of attempted theft, accused being discharged without a penalty. Alfred William Panting, who had been arrested in Christchurch, pleaded not guilty to a charge of disobedience of a maintenance order. It appeared that defendant had paid the arrears before appearing in court. A conviction was recorded, but the magistrate considered that a fine of 10s. would suffice. Default was fixed at U days* imprisonment. On a charge of drunkenness, John Park was fine-' 10s., in default 48 hours' imprisonment. A first-offending inebriate, who had been remanded for a week for curative treatment, was convicted, and ordered to pay 17s. Gd. for expenses incurred. JUVENILE COURT. In the Juvenile Court yesterday, before Mr. W. G. Itiddell, S.M., a lad 14 years of age was called on to answer two charges of theft of copper boilers, of a total value of .£l. He was convicted and ordered to receive six strokes of the birch.