MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

Evening Post, Volume LXXIX, Issue 74, 30 March 1910, Page 2

MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

A woman named Elizabeth Ward, alias Gillies, appearpd in the Magistrate s Court to-day for the fifth time within sfx months, charged with intemperance. In addition, she was charged to-day with stealing ii silver watch chain and gold locket, together valued at 255, the property of Albert Jacob. Accused plonded guilty to both offences. SubInspector Norwood, in applying that sentence on the charge of stealing be deferred, intimated that several more charges would he preferred against the woman. Mr. Haseldcn, S.M,, saw no reason why punishment xhould not be inflicted novr. For drunkenness she was sentenced to one month's imprisonment, and for dishonesty a fuilher "entencc of three months' imprisonment was imposed. Annie Evans, who admitted having been helplessly drunk, was fined 5s ana ordered to pay 12s 6d expenses, in connection with ciuativc treatment. The option was -eeven days' imprisonment. "This is a favourite pastime of accused," remarked Sub-Inspector Norwood regarding Mary Joyce, charged with having committed mischief by breakmg a pane of glas.s belonging t<T" Claude Ncilson. The woman was also charged with having been intoxicated. She was fin«d £1, in dcfnult seven days' imprisonment, and 10s for the respective offences. The alternative in the latter case was 48 lioius' impiisontnent. A charge was brought against Andrew Clark, that on the bth May. 1909, he wa.c £31.100 in arrears on an order made at CUvfctc hurch to contribute 10s a week toward the puppovt of his wife. On the application of the police, accused was remanded in order that he may appear before the stipendiary magistrate a^ Chrihtchurch to-morrow. Five inebriates were dit-charged with a cautloii. A woman named Alice Mary Anstice vni charged with unlawfully using an instrument on Charlotte Couzens on tho 2l»t February last for an illegal purpose. Chief Detective Broberg asked that accused be remanded till next Wednesday. No objection to the remand wus taken by Mr. V W. Jackson, who appeared for the woman. Ho requested that tho same bail be allowed as already fixed. Accused was accordingly remanded till next Wednesday. The amount of the bail was J)ISU self, and one surety of £300. A plea of not guilty was entered by Frank Kerwin, charged with stealing on 21st inst. an overcoat valued at 21s. Accused's defence was that he had purchased the article in the street from a man who was now in Sydney. The exclifte was not accepted. Accused was sentenced to threo months' impriaoiunent.

There is money to bo made in rabbittrapping and in the fcale of rabbit pelts. Well-got-up skins bring a good price, and tho de-maud is strong. Ono day this week, cays the Feilding Star, as the result of twelve days' work, a young man got a cheque for £22 0s 6d for hin skins. This in by no nwanu an isolated cape, ■fl'he rabbits are very numerous ill many part* of the district, and the rabbiter, at ruling prices, is in for a good time.