MAGISTRATE'S COURT

Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 268, 6 August 1920, Page 3

MAGISTRATE'S COURT

~ 'I POLICE AND OIVIL CASES). | Mr J. S, Evans, S.M., was on the bench in Use Magistrate's Court: yMtmlay. George Watts was charged with committins an iudeccnt -act in Lambton Quay ou | j Wednesday evening, also with using obscene language. S » b- J nspeut ° r fn^ " ° 5?" said the case was a bad one so far as the indecent act was concerned. The bad language was used when the accused was being taken to the police station, ilie constable who arrested the man said that Watts had had liquor, but was not in a state to warrant his arrest for drunkenness. He was sentenced to 14 days imprisonment. . A llremau named James Willing, seeing » bicvclo in a cartway at the premiss ui the British General Electric Company, Ltd., Willuston Street, on Wednesday afternoon, coolly walked ofi V.'ith it. Ho did not tro far before be was accosted ny a policeman.! Shortly afterwards the owner of the bicyclo called at the police &tation to report the loss of the machine, and was shown and identified the one that was found in the possession of wiuins. The' latter was yesterday convicted aud sentenced to a month's imprisonment. Two young men, Charles Gray and Roy Stewart, were charged with being stowaways on the Moeraki on her last trip from Sydney to Wellington. They, stated that they were unable to get work in bydney, and as they were without money or food they stowed away on the vessel ni the hope of doing better m N.ew Zealand. Chief Detective Ward said that these eases were becoming rather common lately. Each defendant was fined 405., in default seven days' imprisonment. Robert Cowan Kay (for whom Mr. J. O'Donovan appeared) was charged with tlio theft of an overcoat valued at £9. tho property of I). )Y. Brewer. It was Htated that the coat was missed from St. Peters Hall some weeks ago, and recently, was seen by Brewer in a billiard-room. He kept watch andnsaw accused pick it up and carry- it away.' The matter was reported to tho police and Kay was apprehended. The accused said that he purchased the coat from another man and called evidence. The Magistrate gave tlie accused the benefit of the doubt and dismissed the ease, but ordered the coat to be" returned to, Brewer. CIVIL OASES. Mr. W. G. Riddell,. S.M., dealt with the civil eases and gave judgment Tor plainflT bv default in the following :-Vacuum Oil Company v. 11. Duck. £5 16s. 4d., costs £1 3s. Cd.i Edith Foster v. l'at Foster, £10. costs £1 3s. 6d.; Ycitch and Allan v. J!. Hoitre, £4 10;., costs 10s.; Motor , import Company, Ltd., v. H. G. M'Lcod, £1 7s. Id., uosts 55.; H. Redding v. U. Head, £17 l'js., ■costs £1 lis. fid.s Commercial Agency and II; C. Gibbons and Co., Ltd. v. ,T. Bone, £2 19s. • 4d. ; costs 155.; bailie and A. li. Hislop, Ltd. v. 0. Lainey, £53 2s. lid., costs £3 16s. o(l.; same I'.nd H. O. Gibbons and Co,. Ltd. v. C. F. Turner, £1 15s. 10d., costs £2 lis. 6d.; same v. A' Bailey, £8 2s. Id., costs £1 Bs. 6d.

JUDGMENT SUMMONSES. Donald Graham was ordered to pay Janios William French £33 4d. by August 26, in default 21 days' imprisonment; 0. Cleland to iwy Vcitch and Allan £2 lis. 3d. by August 19 or to bo to gaol for 48 hours. ■ '