MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

Evening Post, Volume L, Issue 132, 2 December 1895, Page 2

MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

This Day. (Before Mr. Martin, S.M.) DRUNKENNESS. Four fi-st offenders wero fined, and two others, who had been locked np since Saturday night, were convicted, and discharged. Mary Nod will, nlias Merlin, for habitual drunkennesa, was fined 20s, in default to undergo four days' imprisonment ; and Annie Diamond was sent to prison for three months' hard labour. Patrick Kecgan was fined 20s, in default to undergo four days' imprisonment, for having been drunk and disorderly. THEFT. Alfred Golder and George Sandbrook were remanded to the 9th instant on a charge of haying stolen j617 from William Warnock. Bail was allowed for each of the accused, in two sureties of .£l5 each. OBSTRUCTING THE FIRE BRIGADE. James Curdew, a man-o'-war's man from tho gunboat Lizard, pleaded Not Guilty to having been drunk and having wilfully obstructed Captain Kemsley, of the Fire Brigade, while ho was engaged at the fire which occurred on Saturday night at Lawson's auotion-room. Kvidence was given by members of the Fire Brigade that tho aooused mounted the roof of the building and was shouting orders to everybody. Ho would not get off the promises when ordered, and a struggle between him and one of the firemen m the space between the ceiling and the roof resulted ii tho fireman falling into the room below. The accused denied that he was drunk. One of tho officers of tho Lizard said he gat hero i from the men that tho arrest had been made in oonsequrnce of the blue-jackets being on the sceno of the fire before the Fire Brigade. A witness stated that when the brigade arrived they found the seamen there directing and giving orders. The aooused was not drnnk, but merely excited. His Worship dismissed the charge of drunkenness, but cinvioted Cardew on the charge of obstruoting the Firo Brigade and discharged him, remarking that as one of thoottioors of the ship had hoard the ovidenoo, tho captain oould punish the man if he thought fit. A BARMAID'S HALF-HOLIDAY. Henry John Walter, liuensoe of the Western Hotol, Willis-street, pleaded Guilty to a technical breacli of the Suops and Shop Assistants Act in not allowing a barmaid omployod by him a half-holiday. Instead of having givon her tho afternoon as a holiday he had given her a holiday up to 1 o'clock in (he dny. Dr. Findlay, who appeared on bohalf of Mr. Shanatjhau, Inspector under tho Act, said this was tho first case under the new Act. Mr. Martin imposed a fine of 5s with 30s costs. MISCHIEVOUS BOYd. Thomas Symouds and Bertie Pointor woro charged with having brokou five panes of glass, valued at ss, bolonging to G. H. liaylia. After hearing evidence, tho Magistrate adjourned tho oaso for two months, in ordor to ensure the boys* future good bohaviour.