MAGISTRATE'S COURT

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2554, 31 August 1915, Page 9

MAGISTRATE'S COURT

LIQUOR IN CAMP ANOTHER FINE OF £ 10 Another conviction was recorded in tho Magistrate's Court yesterday, before Mr. D. G. A. Cooper, &M., against a man ■ for- taking liquor into Trenthani Camp. The accused was Frederick Bradshaw, au elderly mam, who has been employed at the camp for about threo months. He was represented by Mr. H. F. O'Leary, and a pica of guilty was put in. In extenuation it was stated that accused was not aware that he could not take liquor in-for bis own consumption. He was sufFering from a cold, contracted during the wet weather at Trenthani, and he was taking medicine for this in whisky. • Hendrey said that recently six mon wero fined £o each, and threo men £10 each for similar offences. Apparently that had not been sufficient, warning. . His Worship said that- he could not differentiate' between accused and tho other men. A. fine of £10 was imposed, in default one month's imprisonment. A week was allowed to pay the fino in. - ' ? A CHARLES CHAPLIN. IMITATION. ' "Pile greatest imitator of Charles Chaplin in l the world" was how. Mr.-P. W. Jackson described Theodore Lorenz Tourrier, a young man charged with drunkenness, and with assaulting a constable on Saturday night. pleaded not guilty to' both charges. The evidence was that- accused was creating a nuisance in front of picturo theatres in Manners and Willis Streets, and was warned to leave. to ,pne_ constable lie was indulging in silly antics, and was attracting a crowd. When he was arrested ho struck-, the constable, and ran away. He was eating a loaf of bread, and, .according to Mr. Jackson, was doing this for a wager. He was excited over tho Auck-land-Wellington football match, and was giving his friends a littlo entertainment. Accused denied having struck the constable; he indulged'in a littlo jiu-jitsu to get free, for tho constable was hurting liim. His Worship said that lie was satisfied that tho offences, had been ]Dommitted. For drunkenness accused was fined 55., and for assaulting the constable £3, in default one month's imprisonment. SLY GROG CASES. Reserved judgment was given by-Mr. Cooper in the cases against Henry Smith, of being tho occupier, of premises for the sale of liquor, and for selling liquor without being licensed to do so, and against Edward Hughes for selling liquor without being licensed to do so. His Worship said -that ho agreed ho could not convict Smith on both charges, of being the occupjer of tho premises, and of selling the liquor. Ho would convict on tho second charge, and impose a- fino of £30.. The case against Hughes was a straight-out sale. 1 Ho would bo fined £20. Robert Henry Davenport was charged with selling liquor without being duly licensed to do so. Ho was also charged with supplying liquor to three members of the New Zealand Expeditionary Forco for consumption elsewhere than on the premises whore it was purchalsed. After heairin" the 'evidence His Worship said that lie regarded ac- , cused move • in tho light of on' agent t than » principal. He convicted on

I both counts, and entered a fine of £5 ill each case. TRENTKAM WORKMAN CHARGED. A workman einploj-ed by the Public Works Department at Trcntham was eliarged with having in liis possession an oil sheet, valued at 95., the property of tho New Zealand Government. The accused, Arthur James Ciialmers (represented by Mr. A. 11. Hindniarsli), pleaded not guilty. Inspector Hendrey stated that when the police visited tho hutment at Trenthani where accused slept they found the oil-sheet on his bunk. Accused said that when ho arrived at the camp his luggage had gone astray. A man invited Tiim to put his bunk nest the stranger's, and lie did so. The oil-sheet was lying in tho corner, and his mate put it on the bunk. He did not notice that the Government brand was on it. He made no attempt to hide the article. His Worship decided to dismiss the charge, but said he hoped that it would act as a warning that the workmen ijliould not have Government property m their bunks. DRUNKENNESS, ETC. Thomas Forsyth, with seven convictions within six months for drunkenness, was further convicted and sentenced to three 1 months' imprisonment. For using obscene language another month was added, tho sentences to be cumulative. George Millar, who. was found drunk twice on the 6ame day, was fined sa. and 10s. respectively, in default 48 hours' imprisonment. Henry Knox was fined 205., in default threo days' imprisonment, for. drunkenness. Mary Smith, charged with being a rogue and ,a vagabond, was sentenced to a period, of ,12 months' detention in the Saltation. Army Home. Six first offenders for drunkenness were dealt tho ordinary manner. OTHER MATTERS. Mary Ann .Uandell was granted a separation order from Guy Randell, with maintenance at the rate of 30s. per week. Custody of the child was given to the mother. A sum of £30, to be deposited with the- Public Trustee, was fixed as security. Alice Mary Harrett was granted a separation order front Edward Harrett, with maintenance at tho rate of 30s. per week. , • Mary Louisa Clarke, for disobeying a maintenance-order, was sentenced to 1-i days' imprisonment, the order to bo suspended on the payment of 5s. f per week. . ■ John RJobert Minjer Anderson, for disobeying a maintenance order, was sentenced to two months' imprisonment, the order to be suspended on the payment of 325. 6d. per week. John Thomas O'Neill, for disobeying a- maintenance order, was sentenced to four days' imprisonment, the order to be suspended on the payment of 12s. Gd. per weeli. Jane Isabella Guthrie was granted a, separation order from William James Guthrie, with maintenance at the rate of £1 2s. 6d., and guardianship. Andrew Jitlius Finlay was again remanded to September 6 on a charge of indecent assault/