MAGISTRATE'S COURT

Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 3100, 2 June 1917, Page 12

MAGISTRATE'S COURT

PETTY THEFTS CIRCULATING A REPORT At the Magistrate's Court yesterday Mr. L. G. Keid, S.M., was on the Bench. Denis William Quill pleaded guilty to the theft of three boies, two tins, and one jar of lollies, yalued at 4>. 6d., the property of Gortrudo Wind, also to ■tho thelt of a ehirt, valuo 6s. Gd., the property of Henry Sample. He pleaded not guilty to tho thoft of a lady's hand- j bag, valued at 10s. '6d., the property of somo person or parsons' unknown. On tho application of Inspector Marsaclc a remand was granted to June 5, to enable the police to mako inquiries as. to the handbag. '' Ernest Albert Tanner was charged that on March 17 last he did publish a report to tho effect that a riot had occurred in the Foatherston Camp, and that suicides were frequent among the men in camp, which report w,as false and. likely to cause harm. As defendant's counsol was engaged in the Supremo Court a remand for a week was granted. For insobriety, David Douglas>ind Walter Stafford, old offenders, were, each fined 203., in 'default seven days' imprisonment. William Kinnaird Chisholm, who wns found helplessly drunk on the Glasgow Wharf, was ordered to pay medical expenses, and a prohibition order iras issued agniijst him. A first offender was convicted and discharged. Patrick Byan, for committing a breach of his prohibition order, was fined 20s. and costs, in tho fllternative to servo seven days' in gaol. STORING BENZINE. Guy Leslie Fulton, for whom Mr. D. B. Hoggar£ appeared, pleaded guilty to storing 18 case 3 of benzine at 108 Wakefield Street without a license. Mr. Hoggard explained that tho benzino had Iwen ordered for a customer, and reached defendant's warehouse after 6 p.m., too Me to givo delivery to the customer, and was consequently stored in tho warehouse. Wore it not for/the late delivery tho benzine would not have been taken into store. Mr.' J, O'Shca, City Solicitor, said tho matter was rather u serious ono. Defendant's warehouse wus separated from another warehouse by a wooden partition. A firo ocsiirrodi in tho locality nt the time tlio benzino was it store, and the Fire Brigade got there just in timo to prevent tlio flames spreading to the benzine. Adequate storage accommodation had been provided in the city for these inflammable oils, and it was a difficult matter io detect such broaches unless the corporation omployed an army of inspectors. Defendant was fined iOs. and costs, in default It days' imprisonment. MOTORISTS IN.COURT. Quito a number of motorists were summoned for broaches of the by-laws. Frank Thomas Alexandra , , for failing to have filed to a motor lorry a registered number or mark was fined lflsl William Kobert Chisholin, Eric Dickson, .Herman. Kohn, and Jitiius j\. Lub., for carryins dazzling'lights op their motorcars, wei'o each fined 20s. and costs. For leaving a. motor-car luwttendcd in tlio btreet, and for having insufficient lights on his car, John Barker whs fined 20s. on oach charge, and co>ts. • George Clark whs lined 10s. and costs for having insufficient lights on hia motor-car. Ihomas William llislop, for allowing the registered number on his motor-car to Income not easily distinguishable, was ronvicted and discharged. ■ MISCELLANEOUS CASES. John Baijibridgo pleaded guilty to cruelly ill-treating a horso by allowing it to work while in ill-Health, and was fined '103., in tho alternative 11 days' imprisonment. ' Tho caso against Thomiis Tnrabochia for failing to mako application to register as a reservist under tho Military Service Act, was adjourned to Tuesday to enablo defendant to make tho necessary application. Thomas Bengo was ordered to pay coste for driving a butcher's cart at a greater paco than a walking pact) across the intersection of Willis Street and Lambton Quay. . Ernest Hadley, for allowing a howc to wander, was fined 10s. and costs. A seaman named James Murphy, convicted of being unlawfully absent from hia ship, was fined 10s., and ordered to be returned to his vessel. .Another soanuui named Richard John Evett, who also unlawfully absented himself from hia vessel, waa ordered to forfeit two days' pay, in default seven days' imprisonment. The man's vessel, it was stated in Court, had .left port, and lie therefore could not be returned to it.