MAGISTRATE'S COURT

Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 3190, 14 September 1917, Page 9

MAGISTRATE'S COURT

POLICK AND CIVII/ OASES, At tho Magistral's Court yesterday Mr. a. B. M'Oarthy, S,M.. presided. Walter Edgar Cronin was charged that ion August, 16 ho did steal a gold, hrooch and six knivue, valued at, £2 ss. 6d., lie yrojicrty of Agnes Josephine Taylor. Mr. T.I. P. O'Leary appeared fr accused, who pleaded guilty, Sub-Inspector De\v s!.at?;l that accused and his wife it ore living with lire. Tajlor in Ulinakori Road, and while thero he. took the goods mentioned, and sold them to a. sccoijd-hand dealer. Mr. O'Leary said that had tho aocuecd iieen a- single man nothing could h<\ said in his favour, but ho had a wifo aUid one child. The wife was a very docen I woman, who was doing her bast to keep the Homo together. The position now wa*l that if the man was sent to gaol tho lfifo and cliild wonld bo dependent upon tlho carniUßS of llr«. Crenin. He suegefted that notwithstanding tho .previous convictions against the acensed. His Worr.hip would be iu'tificd in convicting and ordering him to com* tip for sentenco -rtthen called upon, and issuing a prohibitiiin ojdpr against him. Tho Magistrate adilpted this fuggoation, convicted and order<il the accused to come up for sentence whim called, upon, QDd .further ordered him to report himself to the probation officiut once a month for a. r-oriod of twelvo m otathe. For insobriety oho offender was fined 10s.. in default i'<O hours' imprisonment. CIVIL OJUS.ES. Judgmont was given far plaintiff ia tbe fcllcwing undefended cintas:— Prost and Prst v. Neil Paterson, 12S.' 6d., costs 125.; Commercial Agency, Ltd., v, llre. A. P. O. Panketh, £10 12s. Id., colts £1 14s. 6d.; Arthur Cleave and Co., Ltd,., v. Mrs. A. G. Willougttby, £2 10a., coaLs lV)s.; liomniorcial Agency, Ltd., v. J. T. ■ lWlor. £3 sa. 7d.. costs 145.; Ernest MelUn\ v. Williaim J. Poarce, £15,. costs £1 10si. >M. ,' JUDGMENT SUjSrild SS. : In a judgment summons cat >e A. Style)!; was ordered to pay Veitch smt, t AJQnn thn! sum! of £7 os. 9d. forthwith. Hi defanltij one month's imprisonment. ' j DEPENDED CASES. ; Albert Berry, a letter-sorter, fiir whom Mr. P. H. Putnam appeared, p liocceded against his wife, Inez Evelyn Berr\vV rcprosented by Mr. H. P. O'Leary, to sei-vrc tho return of certain household artistes or their valuer £37. It was stated .ila cri- • dence that the parties had been n arriea about twelve years, and about tin •Uβ. or., four months ago they separated lowine , to domestic differences. The hnsbant i loft, home, and subsequently the wifq alst < left' tho house, taking with her certain art nclcs which she claimed were her own. iif tcr hearing the evidenco Hie Worship jiavojudgment in detail, awarding the grei iter number of tlio articles mentioned in '.the caso to the wife. The value of ihe frot 'dsi; was left to counsel to assess. The Mag, istrate intimated that us tho defendai it had practically succeeded, sho would be entitled to costs. CLAIM FOB. DAMAGES. \ Frederick T. Jfoore, motor lorry propi'ietor. proceeded agaliitt G. J. Ward, taxi-driver,-to recover £'' . for alleged I damage to a motor lorry, and f4 lor the loss of the use of the vehicle. The claim arose out of an accident that occurred on the road near Tβ Horo on Juno 4. Defendant, it was stated, was driving a motor-car to tho Otaki races, aiid the plaintiff's motor lorry was proceeding in tbe same direction. Near Te Hiiro the defendant's motor-car passed the motor lorry on the wrong side of the road, and in doing so the motor-oar, it was allaged, struck tho lorry, causing the wheels to lock and collido with a motor-car that yras passing the lorry on tho opposite side. Considerable evidence was called rn both sides, and the Magistrate gave judgment for 'plaintiff for tho amount claimed, with £4 4s. costs. Mr. A. 11. Hindmarph appeared for plaintiff, and Mr. P. H. , Putnam for the defendant.