MAGISTRATE'S COURT
« POLICE AND BY-LAW CASES At the Magistrate's Court yesterday- llr. S. B. JTCarthy, S.St., was on the bouch. James TlVallace was eharged with, drunkoDnees, also with assaulting a barman. Wallace went into the hotel and was refused drink hy tho barman, becauso the latter thought Wallace ivaa under tho influence of liquor. 'X'he defendant then went Into tho street, picked up a stone, and returned to the hotel. Ho threw tho stone at the barman, missed his mark, and broko sonio bottles of liquor. For tho assault he was lined £5, in dofa/uH one month's imprisonment, and for being drunk ho was fined 10s., with the alternative of W hours' imprisonment, and a, prohibition order was issued against, him to bo in force for 12 months. An articled seaman named Charles Alfred Griffiths, for unlawfully absenting himßclf from an oversea vessel, was sentenced to 14 days' imprisonment, and was ordered to bo handed over to the captain of tho -vessel on request. For iusobriotv Sarah Goodwin, air old offender, was fined 60b., >" default 14 days' imprisonment, and two first oflcuders wero leniently doalt with. -~.,,., , Lily Isabella Savidgc. 124 Itiddiford Street, was charged with procuring liquor for her husband, John Marshall .Savidge, a prohibited person. Mr. J. J. .M'Oralh appeared for the defendant. 11, was staled iu ovidonco that Mrs. So-video ordered from a wine and spirit merchant a quantity of liquor, which was delivered at her house in quito an open way. A constable saw the liquor being- delivered, and after inquiries proceedings were taken. Ifr. M'Grath, for the defence, said -there was no case to answer. The liquor was purchased by the defendant for herself, and tho whole transoe.tion was conducted in an open, straightforward manner. Iu dismissing the information, tho Magistrate, said the defendant had a. perfect, light to obtain liquor Tor herself and koep it in the house, but whether sho acted wiseh in placing temptation in tho wa.y of her husband, who wae a. prohibited person, was quite another matter, and one in which neither the Magistrate nor the police could help her. A vouth named Norman Darey was conxicted of obtaininir intoxicating liquor by representing himself to be 21 years of age. and was fined 20s. and costs, in dofault seven days' imprisonment. Edward George Ticrney, for using obcccno language while under tho influence 'of liquor, was fined £S and costs, in default one month's imprisonment, and a prohibition order was issued against him to bo in force for 12 months.
PROHIBITIONIST*?. Patrick J. Shceby, for committing a breach of his prohibition order, was fined £5 and costs, in default one mouth s imprisonment. % - _ Ernest Edward Maxey and. Joseph H. Roberts, similarly charged, -were each fined 40a. and costs, in default 14 days imprisonmentJoseph Hawkin, for whom Mr. George Hutchison appeared, applied {or a rehearing in respect to a prohibition order obtained against him by hiß wife. Mr. H. F. O'Leary opposed the application ana pointed out that Hawkiu had been served ■with a- summons in plenty of timo for him to have opposed the matter. The probability was that ho was- intoxicated at the time and was unable to appear in Court. Mr. O'Leary thought that if the Magistrate could see Hawkin it, would help him to decide tho matter. Ho then called Hawkin as an exhibit, which was rather unfortunate for the applicant, lor the case was dismissed. BREACHES OF TRAFFIC BY-LAWS. Harold B. Winstanloy, Donald G. France, and Arthur L. France were charged with riding motor-cycles in Clyde Quay at a 6peed dangerous to the public. Inspector Marsack sta.ted that tho lads used- phe street as a racecourse, and were, travelling at tho rate of 30 miles an hour. Tbey were each fined £2. and costs, in default J4 days' imprisonment. A fine of 10s. and costs, in default seven days' imprisonment, was imposed on a youth named Frederick Dcwnurst for riding a, motor-cycle in tho streets without (bscar Hutt Brown was fined and costs, in the alternative seven days imprisonment, for riding a motor-cycle in Herbert Street, a street in which such vehicles were prohibited. For having insufficient lights on MB motor-car Donald Fraser was fined 40s. and C °Frederiok Gordon Potter and Ernest- W. Trengrove were each fined 20s. and costs for driving, on the wrong Bldo of the Olydo Quay plantation. MILITARY OASES. A Maori named Whctu Turk *ho appeared in the uniform of a lieutenant, wa» charged that, not being o, member of the military forces, ho did wear a. uniform ■without permission. Defendant made a long statomont, in the course of whictt he declared he was a returned soldier, and had done a lot of recruiting work among tho Maoris. After ho was discharged he was asked by the Maoris to continue hiß recruiting work, and ho put on hie uniform for tho purpose. Inspector Marsack said it seemed to be moro a case of Maori vanity than, anything clso: Defendant was convioted, and ordered to come up for sentence when called upon. _ William J. Ormrod, a Tern-tonal, was fined 40a., in default 21 days' military detention, for failing to attend drill, and Gordon M'Lcod, 'similarly charged, was fined 605., the alternative being 28 daye military detention. WANDERING STOCK. The following wore penalised for allowing stock to wander Albert Eenner was fined 10s. and costs, in default seven days' imprisonment; Alfred Bradley on two charges was fined 40s. and costs on each charge, tho alternative being 14 days imprisonment; Charles Bayliss, against whom there were four previous c/.nyletions, was fined £5 and costs, with the option of 21 days' imprisonment; William Ernest Dalloy was fined. 20s. and costs, m default 14 days' imprisonment; Charles Oodd was fined 10s. and,coßts, with the option of seven days' imprisonment; John Hicks was fined 10b. and costs, in the alternative, seven days' imprisonment; B. Mnlhern and W. Pearce were eaoh fined 20s and costs, with the option of serving 14 days in gaol; V. Shannon was fined 40s and costs, in default 14 days imprisonSent and W. Stace, for allowing a bull to wander, was fined £5 and costs, with the alternative of one months imprisonxnent. MISCELLANEOUS OASES. Ida Medcalf was convicted of Sunday trading, and fined 20s. and costa, with the option of serving seven days m gaol. | For allowing a chimney to catch on fire Georee William Jacobs was fined 10s. and costs, in the alternative seven days lmPT A"Cot 40s. with cofits, in default 14 days' imprisonment, was imposed on J. Bcrmah for failing to close his shop at to bury a dead calf on hi; property David P. Matthews was. fined Sis and costs totalling. 275. 6d. in the alternative 14 days' imprisonment.
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Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 16, 13 October 1917, Page 12
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