MAGISTRATE'S COURT

Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 22, 20 October 1917, Page 14

MAGISTRATE'S COURT

rOUCIi .\SD 3Y-F,.MV CiSliS. IU-. «. K. .M'CaHliy.'S.M., piwidod at the ilnjjlstraic'.s Court jx-sturrlav, .mil dealt witli [iulii'o and by-liiw oksu-. Aliniiiu Caiupljcll was cluiiyed li-ilh being an i'llsi iind Jiiuidci'iy poison, in tho.t. Bbfi liabituiilly c-uncoi'ii'd willt rulmted projtilutc?; Ao wn< also i.-hnr<;o<l wilu lwing dniiik. Mr. .11. J: , . O'Leaiy wlio apjioared for,accused, nicadwl guilty, and sialwl tlwo iliin km llio iii\sl tjmtt flic had been uhurgul with sm-li tin ofi't'tice. Her liiisUmU rc-idt'd nl: I'Viidinj, , , and was (iropincd lo liiko her nivoy to his homo iiutimfiiilcly. Under Ibo otreiun-<l:iiiil-cs iio Ibuufa'lil slic iiiighl be convicted anil discliargcd. 'I'lio jMagi.slrato adopted tin's viuw, and formally convicted and discharged her.

For insobriety one first offender wa.s convicted and discharged, and another «:w lined :xk, ill default i'urly-eight hours.

.Uuiic Mauley ai*d (icrlnide M'L'itaii wore charged Him between Uctutai- -4 and 13 they did keep a house of ill-fume «l a Freeling Street.' .island. Hay. wilhin the meaning of the War Regulations. 'J'iieliua. Collier and Mary Morgan were chargeri with assisting in the management of the house of ill-fame, nnd; .Vera Malcolm was charged with residing in a liou.se of ill-fmup. Atr. H. I l '. O'Lcnry appeared for ail Iho accused. On the. application of Luspeelor JMar?>ick tho accused were remanded till Tuesday next, bail being allowed in i'so nnd two sureties of Jfio each, lu be approved by flic Magistrate in the cu.<e of each accused.

j A AVJTAIff! , INCIDENT. ' ! Cornish Tunley, a, driver, was charged \ that while at the Glasgow Wharf he I disregarded a warning irom tho militarv s police, obstructed the' military police,■ B and used obscone language. Mr. 11. F. a O'Leary appeared lor (he defciuliint, who fij pleaded not guilty. Alter hearing the S evidence, the Magistrate summed up the. B position by stating that tho defendant @ had presented himself at tho wrong enla trailed or tho wharf barrier, and was i told to go lo the right one. When ho I -got thero ho was under the impression I that he had. to go out tho name way. a but was ordered to go out the other way. I These (.wo mistakes on his part upsk \ iiis temper, and, it was alleged, ho A used bad .language, and refused to pull I up Ins cart when requested to do co. j Uio Magistrate did not think tlio deS fondant intended to disobey tho regiilaI tions. For obstructing ihe military ; police, Tunley was lined .£2 and costs, the > charge of using obseeno language was \ dismissed, tho Magistrate holding that i tho Glasgow Wharf was not nt present a t public place. The third charge, of disI obeying the military police, inis witii- * drawn.

DAMAGING A MOTOR-CAB. Juuic-s 11. "Wood aud Fred Green pieade<l guilty to damaging a. motor-car. Inspector "Marsnck stated that the'defendants commandeered a motor-car lo get i' cheap joy, ride. In starting the car they caused damage to it to the extent of £>. It was not suggested thai: what they did was anything more than a practical'joke, but such practical jokes were becoming too frequent in. the city. Tho damage had been made good to the owner. Each of the defendants was fined J!2 and costs in default seven days' imprisonment.

OTHER CASES. Claude F. Adams, convicted of riding a motor cycle in Lainbton Quay at on excessive speed, and knocking down a tram conductor, was fined .£5 and costs, in ,default one month.

Joseph George Morris was also charged with riding a motor cycle at an excessive speed in Riddii'oi'd Street, whereby n woman was knocked down and injured. Mr. P. W. Jackson appeared for the defendant. Lengthy evidence was taken, and the Magistrate recorded a conviction and fined the defendant M ond costs, iu default one month's imprison* uient.

Ferris Dole was convicted and ordered to pay 7s. costs l'or riding a motor cycle without a light.

A fine of JOs. and costs was imposed on James Pettet for allowing a ;no'.:oicycle to stand in the street without, sufficient light.

Lan Taylor was fined liOs. and cosls lor driving nis motor-car at an excessive speed.

Jacic S. Mitchell was fined 40s. and costs for riding a motor cycle on the Hult cycle track. For driving on the wrong side of ll.e Courtenay- Place plantation, William Smith was fined 2i)s. nnd costs. EMPLOYING A RESERVIST. . Frank 11. Phillips, until recently licensee oi' the New Zealauder llorel, was charged with employing a reservist contrary to tho Military Service Act. Mr. H. F. O'Loary appeared for tlieylet'endant. It was shown in evidence. I hat Phillips had questioned all his male employees of military age as to being registered, and tho reservist in qneinon said he had been registered and wiis wearing the badge of an unlit recruit. When asked to prodtico his enrolment certificate the man could not do so. He was told by Phillips that it would have to bo produced, and was directed to tho Government Statistician's office. A iew days later, when a-sked if he had the certificate, iie Veplie<l in the affirmative. The,. Magistrate iicld that sufficient precaution had not been taken to ascertain whether the man was enrolled, aud imposed the minimum penalty of .£2O and costs. *

SHOPKEEPERS FINED. For Sunday trading, Jessie Atcheson, Hannah ICaranizc (sale of a bottle of oysters), and M. Moston (sale of two pennyworth of lollies) were each fined 20s. and costs, in default seven days* imprisonment. William- Henry Corneal, George ]•'. Nash, and Gilbert 11. Pvite, tobacconists, were each fined 20s. and co.sts, in default eeven days' imprisonment, for keeping their shops op.'ii after. lO.Sfl p.m. on a Saturday. W. Hum, a Chinaman (trading,as W. Lee ar.d Co.) was charged with selling tobacco and cigarettes (two charges) after hours. Mr. Ji. T. Bailey, Inspector

I of Factories, prosecuted, and Mr. J. Soott appeared for the defendant. After hearing the evidence convictions were recorded; on tho first charge ft h'no of .CIO. in default two months' imprisonment, was imposed, and o» the. second cburgo a fine of .£'s with the alternative oi' one month's iin.pri6onm.ent, the torms to be cumulative Yeong. another Chinaman, was convicted of Rolling cigarettes after closing hours, nnd whs fined ,£lO and costs, with I llio option of serviiiK Ivo months in 1 gaol.

MISCELLAN ROUS CASES. For allowing stock lo wander I'iiiil Johannes Johansson was fined 20s. and costs, in default seven days' imprison-

ment. J'Vir storing an excess qr.amil.y of benzine in his motor shod, Henry Martindnle waa lined 2 n s. nnd costs, with the allenmtivo of seven days' imprisonment.