MAGISTRATES COURT

Evening Post, Volume LXXXVIII, Issue 79, 30 September 1914, Page 8

MAGISTRATES COURT

Mr. D. G. A. Cooper, S.M., presided at to-day's sitting of the Magistrate's ; Court. Louis Domb, a young man who pleaded guilty on Monday last to five charges of petty theft from' Henry Innis, involving a total sum of £6 9s sd, came up for sentence. He asked for a chance, stating that he could make arrangements to repay the money stolen., In explaining the circumstances, Chief-De-tective Brobeig stated that Domb was a driver in a parcel delivery business, and that he had stolen the parcels, delivered them, collected the amounts due, and forged another driver's signature. He was ordered to refund the money forthwith or go to gaol for two months. Catherine O'Connor had a tenth conviction for drunkenness recorded against her, and was fined £2, in default seven days in gaol O'Connor is a prohibited person, and for entering the Cricketers' Arms Hotel she was fined 10s, with the alternative of 48 hours in gaol. "She is a harmleses, inoffensive woman who has brought up a large family, and whose trouble is drink. Drink has driven her >to the streets." Thus Mr. H. F. O'Leary of Mary Stent, who was deemed to be idle and disorderly in that she consorted with people of' ill-repute. She was ordered to come up for sentence when called upon. Several inebriates appeared. William VVhiteside, with a number of previous convictions, was fined £2, in default fourteen days' hard labour. William Charles Hill was fined £1, and Hugh Harley 10s. Four first offenders were convicted and discharged. Robert Wright had to answer a charge that he behaved in a disorderly manger while drunk. He pleaded guilty, ahd was mulcted in a penalty of £1, in default forty-eight hours in gaol. John Williamson pleaded not guilty to the theft of goods valued at £6 10s from George Richaid Rogers, tailor, Courteuay-place. He was remanded until next Friday. Two seafaring men appeared in tho dock in connection with the theft ot a pair of boots from outside tha shop of Alexander Dimdore. The evideucb was that Patrick Brady stole the boots and later gave them to James M'Cull. They both denied their guilt, but were convicted and sent to gaol foi seven days. Three first-offending inebriates, who appeared before Dr. Mackin, J.P., at Mount Cook Police Court this morning, were convicted and discharge'!.

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