MAGISTRATE'S COURT

Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 3092, 24 May 1917, Page 9

MAGISTRATE'S COURT

A SHORT POUCH LIST. Mr. T,. C,. :Rcid, S.M.. presided nt Iho Magistrate's Court yesterday. .David Uoiifflas wns convicted of itsiiis oliscnco lniiKiinge in Kiißby Slrcct whilo in llio (!iislody of a const.ablo, and was fined 10s., in default; M days' imprison* incnt. On. a i'livtUor charge of druDkcnJIOSS ho was convicted ;ind discliargcd. Patrick Kyan appeared to answer a cliiirt'o of boins: <in idlo and disorderly person, in that; ho placed liimsolf in Willis Street for the purpose of beggin;; iilnis. Tlio pvidciiw showed thai; (ho accused had dono no work for nliout a forlhighi. and had been known to iho iKilico for some yelps. Ho liad a. lengthy lift of previous coiivictinns. Accused explained tliat lio wiiH a returned Koldier, and had Iseen rn active, serrico for over a year. Recently he liad boon enßaf:e<l as a guard at Somes Island. Tho .accused further staled that he Jind made all arrangements to go into enmp on Monday, Accused was convicted arid fined 405., in. the alternative to nerve 11 days in gaol, and Iho Jtagislraio suggested that if the military authorities wanted Ryan, ho could be hantied over to them.

Edward White whs charged that in .1 iino last year lie did sleal two ostrich feathers, H yards <iF silk, nno nilver wristlnt watch, and .£1 in money, of Ihn total vinliio of .£5 55., tho property of Jirniwt Davis; also that; in tho same month he did steal two silk scarves and one souvenir of Egypt, of the total value of £1 !)s., tho property of William Ham. Hβ was convicted and sentenced to ono month's imprisonment on cacli charge, the terms to bo concurrent. A remand until Monday was granted on the application of tho police in tho caso against Robert Scott, who was charged that on May 22 he did steal a. pair of boots, valued at. 205., the property of some person or persons un; known. Bail was allowed in ,£35 «nd ono surety of .£ls. On tho application of the police a remand until Wednesday, May 30, was granted in tho caso against Albert Kaili Wiig, who was charged with bigamy. Bail was allowed in <£50 and one surety of isfl.

A charge of assault against H. Ray and W. Uauckham was dismissed, as tho complainant failed to appear.