"ELECTRA" AND THAT SHOCK.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1704, 22 March 1913, Page 14

"ELECTRA" AND THAT SHOCK.

FINE IMPOSED. i At tie Magistrate's Court on Thursday, before Mr. W. G. Riddell, S.M., Charles Quill, otherwise known as "Electra," a vaudeville artist, was proceeded against by Inspector Doyle for interfering without authority with* an overhead wire used in the working of. the City Corporation trams.~ It will be remembered that this man attempted to demonstrate- that hecould sustain the, whole car voltage by taking- the- current through his body. Mr. J. O'Shea appeared for the civic authorities,* and the defendant, who was unrepresontod, pleaded guilty. Mr O'Shea mentioned that defendant had interfered with the- overhead wire, by placing another wire over it, and thus produced an electrical discharge- by burning out a fuse in the wire. The. defendant then pretended to take the current through his body, which in reality,he did not do, as thero was no circuit.- As a matter of fact he played a trick on the public. • . • . Tho defendant absolptely 'denied the allegation that the whole thing was a trick, but admitted that he had interfered without authority with an overhead wire. ' The defendant was fined £3, with costs £1 Us. . - . CHARGE OF ASSAULT. ; ; Vincent Furnis was charged with assaulting a Chinese named Charlio Tung Sing, so as to cause him actual bodily •harm. Accused was remanded until March 2G, bail being allowed in the sum of .£6O, or two sureties of .£3O each. ■ POLICE CASES. Kate 'Brady was sentenced to threo months' imprisonment on charges of soliciting and being a rogue and a vnga--bond. ... Lucy Weston, for soliciting, was. sentenced to one month's imprisonment. Two first offenders for insobriety ive'n leniently, dealt with.

■ . CIVIL BUSINESS. .(Before Dr. A. M'Artliur, S'.M.) , CLAIM FOR INTEREST. Dr. A. M'Artliur, S.M., gave reserved judgment in the cases j. 13. MacEwan ana Co., Ltd., 'Wellington (Mr. Findlay), v. T. A. Ha'rdie, Ashnurst (Mr. Cooper), and. Cnaplin (Mr. O'Leary) v. Hcimann (Mr. JacKsen). Tlie plaintiffs in the former case arc a company, carrying on business as produce merchants fanu exporters' at Wellington. Their claim was for tho sum of £1 10s. d<l. on account staled and agreed upon, between. the parties oh November a), 1912, and lor casn lent, goods sold and delivered to defendant! for work and services rendered l>y plaintiffs to defendant, in connection with tho sale and consignment of dairy and-other produce., for commissions on such tale, interest pavablo on cash lent, and on the balance ot accounts in Hie- plaintills' favour, iii accordance with the . course' ,ol dealing • between Uio .parties, and for the balance or tnu account- current between tho parties. The dispute between tho partiss was in tho main about plaintilt's right to charge interest, and tho 'question of the consignment of the butter. Concerning the charge of interest, it was. shown .in evidence that interest.nau pre'.Viuusly been 'charged 'against 'the defend-. antj and!'that it-was the custom so to do when advances wore- in'atle, and the client was in debit. His Worship held on-this point that the custom was a reasonable and. one .of which the defendant was well aware, and therefore is liable for the payment thereof. The liest point was whether'the, plaintiff luid a. right -to consign the. butter on behalf of tho defendant, or did ho export it on his own account. 'His Worship'was of opinion that whatever may have been tho arrangement between tho parties previous to the advance of .fiaOO, tlio-defendant know well that the exportation and ; tho pieparalions necessary were carried out at his expense on the usual term of consignment, und ho was also of opinion that.tho plaintill- did iiot -buy the butter, from tho defendant and export it. at his own (tlie plaintiff's) risk. Judgment would lie for Vhe plaintiff.

CLAIM FOE DAMAGES. In tho cassuP. Chaplin (plaintiff) v. H. Heimaiin (defendant), the plaintiff claimed that through the unskilful driving of defendant of iris horse and cart ho (the plaintiff) was thrown from his motorcycle, with the result that lie was injured on the, head and hands, and his motorcycle was considerably damaged, tho sum of .£27 13s. 6d., as special and general damages. ' His Worship said that this was one bt theso accidents which should never havo taken "place. At the scene of tho accident tho road was 23ft. wide, and tho parties were tlis only persons on the road. The plaintiff was coming down" i'inakori Road on his motor-cycle to the north, on hi* proper side, 'llio defendaut was driving a ,horse and cart out of a dip from Little George fjtreet into Tinakori Road, going towards .tho south. The plaintiff said that ho was not going more than six miles an hour, but his 'Worship considered that this speed was 'oo low. The defendant said tho speed was twelve b fifteen miles an hour, which (lis Woi?" 6hip considered was moro likely, and lie did not consider this an excessive speed under the circumstances. Tho accident resulted by reason of plaintiff turning to go to his wrong side, when doubtless ho feared' a collision with tho defendant, and the defendant' going over from tho dip tu his proper side. His Worship neul that tho plaintiff did not do all'ho could to avoid the accident, and therefore is not entitled to succeed. Judgifient : would bo for tho defendant, but efich party to pay Ms own c;..*ts.

POULTRY FARMER'S CLAIM. (Before Mr. W. G. RiddoU,' S.M.) ,Robt. Arnold Forsaith, poultry {armor, Nai Jiai, claimed from J. H. Burley, grooer, Taranaki Street, Wellington, the sum of 175., being balance duo lor goods told and delivered by plaintiff to llie defendant. Tho claim concerned tin. supply of eggs, for which, tho defendant had paid by cheque on account tho sum of -tG 49.. leaving a balance of 17s. The defendant entered a counter-claim for tho 6um of -Co 175., oil the ground that he reoeived from the plaintiff bad egga, which ho sold to his customers, and whioh Tssulted in loss of custom. Judgment was given for the lull amount claimed and costs. Defendant was nonsuited on the counter-claim, but no coats weie allowed.

UNDEFENDED OASES. Judgment for plaintiff was given in tire following cases:—Samuel Salek v. Herbert Frances, £31, costs £2 195.; W. E. Lute v- F W. Green, JBIO 17s. Ud., costs £\ 10s Gd.; Veitch and Allan v. Joseph Samuel Brown.J!7 Os. 2d., costs 3s. Gd.; same v. E. D. Webb, .£ll 25., costs £1 10s. Gd.; Charles Hill and Sons v. A. C. C. Stovens, .£8 12s. Gd., costs 3s. Gd.; Die v. James Gibson Bryant. .£7 10s. 7d., costs .£1 3s. Gd.; Albert Glemas y. Benjamin. Barker. £1 10s., costs 55.; /Wcllington Loan, Ltd., v. Hugh Downcs, .£lB 10s.. costs -61 10s. Gd.; Miramar Borough Council r. H. F. Butcher, Gd., costs 125.; Griffiths and Co., Ltd., v. Osbaldrfone and Co., .£l7 19s. Gd., costs .£1 10s. Gd.; William Lewis .Tcness v. Judah Barslit, lis. 3d., costs as.; Wellington Publishing Co. v. Samuel .Jackson Binning. 18s. 7d., cocts Gs.; South Pacific Mortgage and Daposit Co., Ltd. v. Jolm Young; .£SO, cofJts .£3 Bs. , . .

.•JUDGMENT SOMMQNSKS. Edward Thomas was ordered io pay Charlos A. Harrison <C 3 6s. Gd. by April 11 ii ddJault thwq dftyi* imprisonment.

FRIDAY'S BUSINESS. (Before Dr. M'Arthur, S.AI.) FREDERICK STEEET ASSAULT. On Good Friday George Patrick M'Namara was brought before tha Court on a charge of liis having been conccrned in tho allegetl assault oil Charlie Tuns Sine on March 18. Ho was remanded till Wednesday next Bail WGO) ivaS. allowed. WOMAN INEBRIATE. Mary Collins was convicted of insobriety, and was sent to the Salvation Army Home for three months.