MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

Evening Post, Volume LXXX, Issue 133, 2 December 1910, Page 8

MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

| ♦ Mr. W. G. Riddell, S.M., presided at the Magistrate's Court- sittings to-, day. William Newman pleaded guilty to drunkenness and a breach of a prohibition order. A conviction was entered on the first charge, and a fine of 403, m default seven days' imprisonment for the second offence. Similar charges were preferred against Frederick Hunt — an habitual drunkard.. He was convicted and ordered to be sent to Rotorua for twelve months. James M'Michael pleaded guilty to like charges. For drunkenness he was con. victed and discharged ; for the breach of the prohibition OTder, fined £3. Default was fixed at twenty-one days' imprisonment. A plea of guilty was entered by Daniel Percy Thompson on a charge of the theft of a portmanteau valued at 30s. ,He was prepared to pay the value of the portmanteau. He was a firstoffender and was convicted and fined 20s and the value of the bag. Default was fixed at seven days' incarceration. Chief -Detective Broberg prosecuted. Charged with breaking and entering ths premises of Abraham Myers, Majori-banks-street, and the theft of goods valued at £10, and " tools £3, George Herbert Conroy was Temanded to next Wednesday. ' Nieri Eugenio, through an interpreter, pleaded not guilty to a charge of fighting in Feather.sfcon-6treet thereby committing a breach of the- peace. Defendant was, it appeared, a deserter from the barque- King' Malcolm. He- was convicted and fined 40s, with the usual default. Ho was also ordered to pay witness's expenses. Three youths, Aldred Howard, Charles Grinrod, and Goo. Christie, were each fined ss, and ordered to pay damages, for wilfully damaging a window curtain valued at 7s 6d. For leaving a vehicle unattended, Robert Cunningham was fined 10s with costs 7s. Mr. E. J". Fitzgibbon appeared for defendant, and pleaded guilty. Young Loo was mulcted in a penalty of 5s for riding 'a bicycle after sunset. Edward ' James Dennehy, 'for a similar ' offence and for refusing to stop when ordered to do so -b* a constable, was fined 5s for the first and ordered to pay court costs on the second count. John Bowen was fined 20s with court costs, for driving around a corner other than x walking pace, and on a second charge, arising out of the same occurrence, he wae ordered to pay court costs, 7e. For conveying liquor unlabelled in a no-license district, Gilbert Tinney (Mr. !J. J. M'Grath), who pleaded guilty^ admitted the offence, which he declared I was unintentional, was fined 20s, and ordered to pay court fees. [ Samuel Bray (Mr. H. E. O'Leary) was [ fined £4, with court fees 11s, for using obscene language. The alternative was I fixed 'at fourteen days in gaol. j A young man named William Norris pleaded guilty to having struck Stanley | Davis, the purser, s.s. Arahura, who was attempting to stop defendant from going on board without a ticket. A fine of £3 was inflicted, with costs 12s. Mr. J. O'Shea represented the City Council in a series of bylaw prosecutions. Frank Dunne was fined 10s, with costs 7s, for permitting cattle to wander. Similarly charged, Thomas E. Needham suffered to the extent of ss, with costs 7s. Andrews and Lissington, for failing to have the license number affixed to their vehicles, were fined iOs. with costs 9s. Charles Smith was fined 40s, with costs 7s, for burying two dead horses within city limits. Thomas Turner was ordered to pay court costs (7s) for refusing to get .off the step of a, tramcar, and for a similar offence G. White was ordered to pay costs amounting to 17s. Fur mounting a tram while in motion, Edward Neal was convicted and ordered to pay court costs. A youth named Willianv M'Mullan pleaded not guilty to charges of throwing missiles, endangering life and property. After the case had begun, Mr. Dix volunteered to assist defendant in his case. A fine of 5s was inflicted on one charge, and defendant was convicted on tho second. Defendant was made liable for 9s court fees. Mrs. Ellen Marshall (plaintiff) and Mrs. Martha Moran (defendant) were parties in an action for assault. There was a cross action by defendant against plaintiff's husband for assault. Mr. P. W. Jackson appeared for Mrs. Marshall, and Mr. Wed'de for Mrs. Moran. The affair was apparently a neighbour's quarrel. His Worship held that Mrs. Moran must be convicted. She was fined 10s, and ordered to pay witnesses' expenses, and solicitor's fee, £1 Is. The cross-action was dismissed. At the Mount Cook Police Court this morning, before Mr. Coogan, J.P., Samuel Sparks, George Cowan, Neil Lamont, Henry Keogh, and James Northy were all convicted and discharged for drunkenness.