MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

Evening Post, Volume LXXIX, Issue 12, 15 January 1910, Page 6

MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

Just released from prison, a young man named James Rpgisier, appeared in the S.M. Court to-day, before Mr. W. G: Riddell, S.M., on a charge of being an idle and disorderly person. He was observed yesterday evening crawling up the fire escape of the Thistle Inn. He was later founct hiding behind a door of a bedroom. It was said that he had previously entered the Hotel Cecil by way of a fire-escape. A sentence of three months' imprisonment was imposed. A young married woman named Annie Garrett was charged with stealing two gold -brooches, valued at £3, the property of Eva Virtue. She admitted the offence. Accused and informant, it appeared, were fellow passengers on a steamer from Lyttelton, and the former was afterwards arrested with tho missing jewellery in her possession. In warning the young woman, the Magistrate expressed the hope that she would benefit by her embarrassing experience. A conviction was entered, and accused was ordered to come up for sentence when called upon. William Garson, previously convicted for intemperance, was fined 10s. The alternative was fixed at forty-eight hours' imprisonment. Five first offenders were also dealt with. Alexander M'Donald, charged with the theft of a pair of trousers, valued at 4s, the property of Edward Pritchard, was remanded till Monday.