MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

Evening Post, Volume LXXXIII, Issue 93, 19 April 1912, Page 8

MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

; Mr.' iW. G. Riddell,,S.M., presided at ■^the Magistrate's Court to-day. .' !• A -'first-offending -inebriate, whoso conJilition had, necessitated -medical attention, wa* ordered to -pay hospital ex•penses, 17s .6di ■ 1"J. Xulton, alias J^.Bartley, charged "(with forgery "at Christchnrch, • was re--manded. tu appear at Christohurch toJnoirow, ,'-,{' <; For theft of a pair of boots, valued at 4s 6d, Charles Kron, alias Conn, was (penalised in the sum of 40s. The alternative was fixed at fourteen days' detention. > i ' r, William James M'Kay, formerly employed <m tha wharf, came up. for sentence on a charge of theft ot one p&ir* of*~boots~~and' one "pair of slippers, of the total value of £1 12s. The stolen boots were a portion of a consignment landed 1 from a Home vessel some time ago. In giving particulars of the case to his Worship, Chief-Detective Bruberg stated that cargo pillaging was very much on the increase in Wellington, and the nature of the offences made detec, .tion very hard. Mr. P. W. Jackson, accused's counsel, in, appealing for leniency, stated that H'Kay succumbed to temptation while under the influence of drink. M'Kay "was fined £3, and ordered to pay 23s 6d,, the value of the boots. Tho alternative was fixed at fourteen days' imprisonment. ■ For allowing his horse to wander, John Marshall, who failed to appear, was fined ss, with costs and witnesses' [expenses, 13s. Archie George, who left an unlighted. vehicle in the main street at Johnson/ville on the ' evening of the 28th of i&farch. last, was fineef ss, with, costs 7s. 4 A fine of 10s,. with costs and wit{nepses' expenses (13s) was imposed on tJolm Eicketts, who was found in the Porirua Hotel on Sunday, tha 23rd of {March. A youth, Vivian Wallace, for theft of about 2s from the till of a local shopkeeper, was convicted, and ordered to come up for sentence when called on. Allan Smith, who drove a- cab with- <■' out first obtaining a license, was fined 2Qs, with costs 13s. Mr. Beeehey, who appeared for „ the City Corporation, characterised the offence ac being of a serious nature. Smith, he said, after be,dtig refused a license by the council, persisted in plying for hire with his cab. He had been repeatedly warned, •but took absolutely no notice. It was alleged against John Joimu, »- resident of Little George-street, that he was the keeper of a dog which had attacked a lady and two little giric. Evidence was given that the animal had been a source of annoyance to several of the neighbours for some time. For tbe defence, which was conducted by Mr. P. W. Jackson, it was submitted that the dog was not vicious ; it was merely playful. His Worship, however, imposed" penalties amounting to £3, with costs '£l 4s. .An elderly man, James Meyrick, was charged with theft of timber, valued at 6s 6d, tho property of Christie and Co. Evidence was given by an employee of the firtu that he had seen accused leaving the timber yard about midnight . one night. No other evidence" bearing on the alleged episode was forthcoming, und his worship, without calling on the defence, dismissed the information. "Sir. J. J. M'Grath appeared for deIfeh'dant.