MAGISTRATE'S COURT

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2501, 30 June 1915, Page 11

MAGISTRATE'S COURT

POLICE CASES Mr. D. 6. A. Cooper, S.M.; dealt with the police cases at the Magistrate's Court yesterday morning. A very mean type of theft was disclosed in the evidence against Edward Myers, who was charged with stealing 9s. 7d. ill money' and a quantity of jewollcry, valued at £5. Accused boarded with an old lady, and was asked by her to make a. small purchase costing sd. For this she gave him half a sovereign. Accused returned, and without giving back the change went into another bedroom in tlio house, and after stealing a watch and some trinkets from it departed. Ho was later arrested. "You re a pitiable sort of wretch aren't you," was the Magistrate's comment to accused. Myers was fined £2, ill default seven days' gaol on the first chaTjje, and sentenced to six months' imprisonment on the second. Several women of the unfortunate class appeared to answer various charges. Julia Schultz was sentenced to six months' imprisonment on a charge of being a rogue and a vagabond. A young woman named Violet Paton liad a similar charge preferred against her, and was sent to gaol for Bix months. A charge of being idle and disorderly was preferred against Lottie Caseley, who was remanded to July 5. Bail was allowed in the sum of £10. William Murray was convicted and discharged on a charge of drunkenness, and fined £2, in default seven days' gaol, for resisting Constable Driscoll in the execution of his duty. For using obscene language, James Baxter was fined 405., iu default seven days' imprisonment, and Graco Manson fined £1, in default thrc-e days. A trooper named William Alexander Sutherland was convicted and discharged for drunkenness, and fined 405., in default seven days' gaol, for resisting Constable Cox in the execution of his duty. Sutherland was ordered to _ be handed over to the military authorities. For drunkenness, Annie Peet was fined 205., default being fixed at three days' gaol; and Thomas Patrick Minahan was fined 10s., or 48 hours' imprisonment. Five first offenders were dealt with. CIVIL CASES. Reserved judgment was delivered by Mr. W. G. Riddell. S.M., in the civil dispute in which Elizabeth Honour of Tawa Flat, was plaintiff, aud William Henry Lepper and William Alfred Butcher, farmers, defendants. Plantiff claimed £3 18s. for rent of premises let to defendants, and £6 2s. for damage alleged to have been done to the said premises. In a counter-claim defendants alleged that an agreement lad been arrived at for plaintiff to giv§ them a lease. As plaintiff had not carried out this agreement, plaintiffs claimed damages £40 9s. 6d., repiesenting labour and improvements expended on the house. After reviewing the evidence the Magistrate said that plaintiff was entitled to judgment for rent and damage for £5 18s., and costs £2 17s. In the counter-claim the Magistrate held that there was no evidence of a definite agreement to lease, and gave judgment for £2 17s .6d. (tho amount expended by defendants in paperhanging) and £2 12s. costs. Mr. J. F. W. Dickson appeared for plaintiff, and Mr. J. C. Peacock for defendants. CLAIM FOR GOODS SUPPLIED. In a defended action, Michael David proceeded against Joseph Peters for £26 2s. sd. for goods supplied. The defence was that the claim was barred by the Statute of Limitations. _ Mr. Douglas Jackson appeared for plaintiff, and Mr. P. W. Jackson for defendant. Further hearing was adjourned until today. DEFAULT DEBTORS' LIST. Sitting in civil jurisdiction, Mr. D. G. A. Cooper, 8.M., gave judgment for plaintiff by default in the following undefended cases:—The Fleet Printing Co. v. the Australasian General Engineering Co. (Chas. P. Eden manager), £4 15s. 6d., costs 10s.; Herbert Edward Goundry Thompson v. Chas. Cecil Maguire, £13 135., costs £1 12s. 6d.; R. G. Dun and Co. \. Thos. Quayle, £11 12b. Us., costs £1 10s. 6d.; same v. R. Ashley, £11 19s. 9d., costs £1 12s. Gd.; Chas. Francis Edwin Murphy v. Mrs. Olive Gertrude Bassett, 2«. 9d., costs 55.; Wallis Langford v. Edmund Robert Wood, £11, costs £1 12s. (id.; Public Trustee (as executor of the T. G. Macartliy Estate) v. G. Quinn, £128 4s. 6d., costs £6 45.; H. Oscar Hewett and Co., Ltd. (in liquidation), v. F. J. S. Baggstrom, £G 155., costs £1 13s. 6d.; Win. Noes v. George K. L. Ansou. trading as Geo. Anson and Co., £3 10s., costs ]os.; Laer.v and Co., Ltd., v. Herbert Geo. Houldswortli, £33 3s. Id., costs £2 lis.; Henry Hughes, Ltd., v. R. R.oberts, £25, costs £2 145.; R. and E. Tingoy and Co., Ltd., v. David M'Elwee, £74 fis. 10d., costs £4 75.; City Corporation v. Edward Thomas James, £7 17s. Id., cosst Bs.; same v. William John Biclterstflff! mstc nn).vi I samo jl. .William SAu

costs Bs.; same v. Sarah Ellen M'lver, £14 3s. 6d., costs £1 25.; H. Oscar Hewett v. Arthur M'Leod, £4 155., costs 145.; Laery and Co., Ltd., v. J. M. Kelly, costs only, 10s. On a judgment summons. J. Council was ordered to pay T. and W. Young £101 10s., by July 20, in default two months' imprisonment.