MAGISTRATE’S COURT

Dominion, Volume 21, Issue 190, 14 May 1928, Page 13

MAGISTRATE’S COURT

POLICE CASES Mr. E. Page, S.M., presided in the Magistrate's Court on Saturday morning. Peter O'Malley, aged 45, who pleaded guilty to his seventh offence of drunkenness within six months, implored to be given one more chance. "I have a good job to go to on a ship leaving tor Englund on Monday, and if I’m stopped from going I’ll be out of work for another, twelve months,’ he said. Sub-Inspector Lander stated that O'Malley was a confirmed drunkard, forty-five Pi' l ® l ' victions. It would be a good riddance it he left the country. He could not say, however, if accused had been given a position on the ship or not. Accused was convicted, and ordered to come up for sentence if called upon within fourteen days. He was told he would haie to secure employment within that tune. For his second offence of drunkenness .Tames Sadler, aged 43, was fined 10s., in default forty-eight hours' imprisonment. . ... John Edward Weldon, alias Stewart Alexander James, aged GO. "’as remanded to appear at Wanganui on Tuesday on a charge of obtaining credit by at Wanganui, by incurring a debt ot ±_ 15s. for taxi hire.