MAGISTRATE'S COURT

Evening Post, Volume XC, Issue 87, 11 October 1915, Page 8

MAGISTRATE'S COURT

«* There were twenty-four names on the charge sheet at the Magistrate's Court this morning, and in addition a large number of summons cases had been set down for hearing. Mr. D. G. A. Cooper, S.M., presided. Edith Ccnroy pleaded guilty to escaping from the Salvation Army Home a week ago. Her excuse was that she had been told to go. She was sentenced to one month in gaol, and ordered to return to the Army institution at the expiration of that period. Stanley Mathias, who did not appear on a charge of drunkenness, had his bail of 30s estreated. James Hogg Cocker and Alexander Pattie were each fined 20s, with the usual alternative. Twelve firet-offenders were leniently dealt with. These included two soldiers, who were arrested yesterday. George Keenan, a prohibited person, did not appear, and thus forfeited his bail of 20s. A charge of being found helplessly drunk, on the Main-road, Upper Hutt, was brought against Alfred Friss. Friss was remanded to the gaol for one week for medical treatment. Guy Cockburn was convicted and discharged for drunkenness, and fined £3, in default one month's hard labour, for making use of obscene language. A young man, Albert William Bell, pleaded guilty to assaulting some person unknown, and he was fined 10s, in default forty-eight hours in gaol. He was convicted and 'Aisjharged for drunkenness. . James O'Neill, charged with assaulting Andrew Casey, did not appear. He was convicted and fined 10s. Two charges of wilfully and indecsntly exposing himself were preferred against George Mace. Mace pleaded guilty, and blamed over indulgence in liquor. "He was perfectly sober," said Sub-Inspector M'Kinnon. A sentence of three months' imprisonment was 'imposed. For using obscene language on the Paekakariki railway station, W. Raffle, who pleaded guilty by letter, was fined £3, with costs (lls), in default one month in gaol. James Ashby, for a similar offence in Arthur-street, was merely convicted and ordered to come up for sentence when called upon. For breaches of their prohibition orders, John William Lucas and Richard Wickham, were each fined £2, with 7s Court costs, in default seven days in gaol. Susan Wilson, similarly charged, was fined 10s, with costs, the alternative being fixed at forty-eight hours in custody. MAINTENANCE CASES. In the case of Francis Gomez, charged with disobeying a maintenance order in favour of his son, arrears totalling £7 10s were remitted. Carl Neilson was sentenced to seventeen days' imprisonment for disobeying a maintenance order ; warrant to be suspended provided 2s 6d is paid off arrears (£l7 10s). John Millanta was sentenced to imprisonment for ten days for disobeying a maintenance order ; warrant to be suspended if Is per week is paid off arrears, amounting to £9 18s. Timothy O'Hallaron was ordered to contribute 5s per week towards the maintenance of each of his three children. John Henry was ordered to pay 21s weekly in support of his wife.