COURT CASES

Evening Post, Volume LXXXV, Issue 57, 8 March 1913, Page 15

COURT CASES

At the ' Magistrate's Court yesterday, fcefor« Mr. Riddell, S.M., William Henry M'Kenzie, charged with drunkenness, was fined 10s, or twenty-four hours' imprisonment. . For * similar offences. Frederick Lyness was fined 20s. or three days' imprisonment j Robert Anderson. 10s, or twenty-four hours'. Five first offenders Were leniently dealt with. For failing to attend parades 61 the Senior Cadets, Walter Christopherson, •Hubert T. Hidks, and Lyall R. Thomas were each fined 10s and 7s costs : Siren F. Browa, John L. Barrett/ Charles Grindrod, and John Hickling, each 5s and 7s costs. Convictions were entered against a number of first offenders. Robert Cobb, for travelling on the Sunday train to Otaki on 16th December without having paid his fare, was fined 10s and 13s costs. Defendant told the guard he had lost his ticket, but failed to pay when applied to by the Railway Department. . Arthur W. Tyerman, charged with theft of 581 b of wool, value 30s, the property of the Wellington Harbour Board, was remanded till 20th March, bail' -of £20 being allowed. John Watson (alias John Power), was , remanded till Wednesday next, on a charge of theffc of 51b of tobacco, Value £1, the property of Harriet Smith. Lilian Jukes., who had been convicted on a charge of soliciting and ordered to be detained in the Salvation Army Home at Wellington, but who escaped and gave herself up yesterday afternoon to the police at Mount Cookj was sentenced to two months' imprisonment. How Lee, was charged with unlawfully using the ordinary water-supply for the purpose of watering his garden on two occasions, without the use of a meter. As defendant stated he did not know the law, and was going to install a meter, he was merely convicted .and ordered to pay 7s Court costs in 'each case. Wong Young Chong was charged with selling cigarettes afid tobacco "/hen tobacconists' shops were closed. A similar charge was laid against Wee Wah. Both charges were dismissed, the Bench remarking that there was need of an amendment in the section of the Act dealing with the offence. Edward Colhe, charged with employing a boy in Ms furniture factory under sixteen years of age, without a certificate, was fined 10s and 7s costs. A. Begg (Begg Bros.) was fined 10s and 7s costs for permitting an employee to^work after 6 p.m. for more than one night during week ending Bth February. d. H. Thornton, on a charge of employing a female assistant after 9 p.m., was fined, 10s and 7s costs. Kes Chong, on a charge of a male assistant aftev 9 p.m., was fined 20s and 7s costs. fcETONE ACTIONS. 'A'sitting of the Petone Police Court Was held yesterday "before Messrs. Mothes, Southgate, and Piper, J.P.'s. Hubert' De Rosa was charged with using obscene language in a. public place. He was fined £2 and costs 19s, with the option of fourteen days' imprisonment.. Charges .of using threatening behaviour were preferred against Thomas James, Thomas Deveridge, and John Laylor. Deveridge and Laylor made no appearance, while James pleaded not guilty. After hearing evidence the Btench dismissed the charge against James, while Deveridge was fined 40s with, costs lJs, and Laykw 20s with costs 11s. An alternative of fourteen days' imprisonment was fixed in each case. Fo» riding their, bicycles on the footpath the following were convicted and ordered to pay Court costs 7s j— Louis Oretten, W. Hudson, -John" William Rodgers. ADan Thomson, Benjamin De Rosa, John Toms, and George Parker. Similarly 'charged, E. Hasman was conyicted and' discharged. - '