MAGISTRATE’S COURT

Dominion, Volume 22, Issue 70, 15 December 1928, Page 23

MAGISTRATE’S COURT

POLICE AND SUMMONS CASES Police and summons eases in the Magistrate’s Court yesterday were heard before Mr. E. Page, S.M. Percival Edmonds, a labourer, aged 44, who had a list of five previous convictions. was fined 10s. for being drunk, and £1 for easting offensive matter in a public place, in default seven days’ imprisonment. Charles Edward Thomas admitted the theft of £l, the property of Frederick R. Pickering. Sub-Inspector Lander-said that the mopey was stolen from a roommate, during the latter’s absence. Restitution had been made. Defendant, added the Sub-Inspector, was at. present out on license from the Borstgl Institute. He was re-committed to the institute for two years. SUMMONS CASES. Ada Esther Gribble was convicted and discharged for a breach of her prohibit tion order. Stanislaus John Whiteford was fined £lO, and costs, for selling liquor after, hours. Vallahb Uamchor was lined £2, and costs, for ill-treating a horse. Sydney Fisher Beaumont was fined £l, and costs, for being in possession of an unregistered firearm. He was convicted and discharged for delivering possession of t|ie firearm without a vermit. Failure to close his shop on the statutory half-holiday cost Joseph Golston Frost £2, and costs.

On a charge of being unlawfully in possession of un automatic jijsto], I'redcrick O. Jones was fined £5, and costs. He was convicted and discharged for bringing the weapon into the country without a permit. An order was made for the forfeiture of the pistol and cartridges. Sydney Jones. Charles Edward Piekrang, Rupert Harold Sly, aqij Jatnes Ward were each fined £2. and costs, for being found on licensed premises after hours.