MAGISTRATE’S COURT
The police cases in the Magistrate’s Court on Saturday were dealt with by Mr, C. It. Orr-Walkcr, S.M. Two young firemen, William Gamble Williamson and Robert Wakefield Clare, who deserted from the lonic, were each sentenced to three weeks’ imprisonment. For using obscene language, Michael Murphy was lined £3, with the alternative of spending seven days in gaol. Charged with obtaining £3 10s. by false pretences at Haicombe, a middleaged man named James Maxwell was remanded Io appear at Eeilding on 'inursday next. Francis Petit Rule and Richard Frandi appeared on charges of using threatening behaviour in Manners Street, and breaking a pane of glass valued at £l. Rule was convicted on tho first charge and fined £l, in default three days' imprisonment, and on the second convicted and ordered to pay 10s. towards Hie damage. The cl bang o of using threatening behavior against Frandi was dismissed. but on the second count lie was convicted and fined £l. A remand until Wednesday next was granted in the case of Charles Aynslcy, who was charged with forging a registered Post Office receipt form and a telegram. Bail was fixed <t £lOO. an extra condition being that accused report to the police daily. Mary Patterson, a second offender lor insobriety, was fined li)»., i® default Hours’ imprisonment.
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Dominion, Volume 18, Issue 177, 21 April 1924, Page 11
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