MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2113, 2 April 1914, Page 9

MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

POLICE CASES. A charge of indecent alfegei.; to have taken place mi Siarc'h 2S, was preferred against Albert ,(3ai:uabv siwd Wra. Parker, before Mr. W. G. RadeTl,S.M., at the Magistrate's 'Cbxirt.yeste tlaj'. Police-Inspector Hpniqlrey prosecuted, and Mr. H. j?. O'Leary appeared on behalf of both accused..' Tho. Court was cleared during the fcearing, of the evidence. At the tonclijsioii,. Mr. O'Leary. submitted ths.t tte .evideftcii was very contradictory that flo jury ivould convict. His Worship, remarked that the ovidenco -was certainly Mittrudictory,, but, in his op"iULon t a priliiia facie edso had been jn.adp out. Both'' accused pleaded not guilty and iv'cr.6 committed to the Supreme Court for trial. Bail was allowed itt the Sum of £25 each. - - ..

Perciyal Green.,' a, native of Victoria., pleaded not guilty to- a fchaigo fif liaving (at Nelson on Maroll 18) .attempted to leave New Zealand for tho, purpose, .of. ovadiug a maintenance oKlfef -to. xcspect of four children, Thfi order wasin arrears to the cxte.tit of £& l@s, On , tho application of Chief Be'tectiv<> Bro-., berg accused was remswiled to appear ut Nelson on April-4- ■:• ■ ■■■■■ A fine of 40s. was imposed <jft Johnson, who pleaded. &ijfM# t-o a chargss of stealing a pair iof BqptSj Val'iied at12s. Gd., the property ef Edft-atd P. ea-rce. The alternative was fi?;sd at fomteea days' imprisonment. Mary Arnold pleaded; guilty to a charge of drunkenness, aud to a shares of having broken a pa)i£ g'Mss,. valued at 12s. 6d. She-was Sfflvioted. ahd discharged ou tho first cWrge, tut Was ordered to pay the cost of the damage done in respect 6f tb : § second offence. ■ ' .

. Norah Nugent' and Mary Xpllroy M'ero each, fined 405,-for ins'oliriety, riireo first offenders wetfe convicted and discharged, and anotluti--was fiaed Ss.