MAGISTRATE'S COURT

Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 99, 19 January 1918, Page 12

MAGISTRATE'S COURT

POLICE AND BY-LAW CASES SUNDAY TRADERS FINED Mr. S. E.' M'Carthy, S.M., was on the Bench at the Magistrate's Court yesterday.

Harriet Malouey was charged with the thefo on January 10 of an apron, value 10s., the property of some person or persons unknown. Mr. P, W. Jackson appeared for the accused. The woman was seen by a constable coming out of a second-hand shop in Manners Street with a parcel under her arm. She was accostcd by the constable when she reached Taranaki Street, and in reply .to a question as to what the parcel contained she said her c-wn clothes. The parcel when opened was found to contain the apron, and she said her husband had bought it for her, at Te Aro House, and b?ing hard up she had tried to sell it. Later on she explained that she had bought the apron for her daughter. When asked at what shop she bought the apron she replied: "Oh, in anv shop," Later, when at the station, she said she would not tell whore she bought the article. Giving evidence on her ou'n behalf, accused said the apron was her property, and was purchased about four months ago from a shop in Cuba Street. She made purchases at any shop—To Aro House or any other house. Accused was convicted and sentenced to three months' imprisonment. A very old offender named Henry Edwards was convicted of using obscene language in Courtemay Place, and was sentenced to six months' imprisonment. John George Orr was remanded for a week on a charge of obtaining I rom Ada Pennycook at Otaki board to the value of £1 17s. by a false pretencn For insobriety one first offender had his bail" of 20s. estreated. For using obscene language, Mrs. Tucker, for whom Mr. I'. W. 'Jackson appeared, was fined £5 with the alternative of one month's imprisonment, and Charles D. Hargreaves, jun., ! for committing a similar offence, was fined £5, in default one month's imprisonment, and a prohibition order was issued against him, to be effective for twelve months. Albert Hawes and Charles Leatham, for whom Mr. H. F. O'Leary appeared, pleaded guilty fo being on licensed premises during prohibited hours, and were each fined 10s. and costs, in default seven days' imprisonment. Michael Bidder was charged with the theft of stone, the propertv of the Eastbourne Borough Council; The case was brought to give warning to tie public. Accused pleaded guilty, and was ordered to pay the value of the stone, 7s. 6d., and costs lis. 3d., mid Horace Wild, similarly charged, was ordered to pay 15s. and costs lis. 3d. For committing a breach of his prohibition order, Arthur H. Howell was fined £3 and costs 75., in default seven davs' imprisonment. ti. Croft, for whom Mr. E. P. Bunny appeared, pleaded guilty to using obscene language in a railway carriage, and was lined £5 and costs lis. Being a reservist and failing to notify change of abode, William E. O'Brien was convicted and fined 20s. and costs. L. Crawford Watson, for whom Mr. H. F. O'Leary appeared, pleaded guilty to assaulting Henry Adam Mackay. After liearing counsel, the defendant was fined £5 and costs, in default oue month's imprisonment. For having a dangerous dog in her possession Mrs. Blanche East was fined, ■10s. and costs 235., and further ordered to keep the dog under control. The animal, which was described as a halfbred collie, was in the habit of chasing motor-cycles andf motor-cars, and on

one occasion pulled _ a mail off his motor-cycle causing injuries. SUNDAY TRADING. Another big squad of marble bar proprietors and small traders appeared in Court yesterday charged with Sunday trading, and thejollowing convictions were Gardiner, on sis charges, was fined 20s. and costs on each charge; William Collins, Frank Cleiver, Walter R. Gates, Jane .M'Millan, Elizabeth Nind, Charles T. Rosson, James P. Rice, and Godired A. Jorgensen had two charges each preferred against them, and were fined 20s. and costs on each charge; Jessie Aitcheson, Hugh G. Webb, Annie Corin, Mary A. Curry, Albert Darnell, Jean Foelia,H. J. Grua,r, Patrick Joyce, Christopher Kendal, Essie Madson, Alice Martin, William Owens, and Francisco Mazzola were each fined 20s. and costs; Freda Grey and Minnie Wolland gave assurances( that they would not repeat the offence, and were convicted and discharged.

BY-LAW CASES. For driving his car on the Hutfc Road without lights, Matthew H. Oram was fined 10s. and costs. G. L. Fulton, for leaving his car standing in the street without lights, was fined 20s. and costs, and Arthur E. Burch, for a similar offence, was fined 10s. and costs. Basil Isaacs, for riding his motor-cycle at an excessive speed, was fined 40s. and costs. Herbert G. Ibbctt, for driving his car on the Hutt. Road without Tights, was fined 40s. and costs. • Alban V. Knapp was charged with riding his motor-cycle at an excessive sjieed in Riddiford Street. According to the evidence defendant ran into an express, smashed his bicycle, bent the axle of the express, and had to rcceivc medical treatment. Constable Joss and Samuel Murray, .who witnessed the affair, gave evidence. Mr. P. W. Jackson, for defendant, staled that he was riding at the safe speed of twenty miles an hour, and the road was quite safe at the time. He fancied he heard someone call to .him, and turned round, which caused the bicycle, to swerve and run into the express. The speed was not dangerous, and had ho not turned round he would not have struck the express. The machine was damaged to the extent of £20,- and Knanp was laid up for a month as the result. Tio was more to bo pitied Ihan punished. Defendant gave evidence supporting counsel's statement. He was convicted and fined 40s. and costs.

WANDERING STOCK. For allowing stock to wander in the Miramar Borough, "William Telford, a dairyman, was fined £5 and costs. Albert Smith and Edward Shaw were each fined 10s; and costs.