MAGISTRATE'S COURT

Evening Post, Volume XCIII, Issue 49, 26 February 1917, Page 8

MAGISTRATE'S COURT

There was a large parade of inebriates at the Magistrate's -Court to-day, several being dealt with as first offenders by Mr. L. G. Reid, S.M. Eric Blonquist, who had previously offended, was penalised in the sum of 10s, with the alternative of remaining in gaol for three days, while Charles Coyle was fined ss, with the option of 48 hours' detention. Wm. Ashworth, who was. found helplessly drunk, was ordered to pay 10s medical expenses.

Having insufficient lawful means of support, William Cummings was called upon to show why he should not be deemed to be a rogue and a vagabond. Cummings, 'who made but • a faint endeavour to deny the imputation, was sent to gaol for fourteen days.

When charged with being an idle and disorderly person, with unsufficient lawful means of support, Oliver Chittle looked vacantly about him. After considerable vocal exercise, the clerk was able to impress the nature of the charge upon him, and Chittle was remanded for a week for observation.

Wearing his characteristically dignified look, Frederick O'Day hurried into the dock, and admitted a further lapse into insobriety. O'Day has countless previous convictions against him, but appears to be a chronic inebriate. The Magistrate decided to commit O'Day to the Roto Roa Inebriates' Home for a period of twelve months.

MAINTENANCE CASES.

Maintenance cases were dealt with as

under:—

John Millanta was ordered to pay arrears totalling £6 9s before 20th March, or serve one month's, imprisonment.

In the case of William George F.ntwistle a induction in arrears to £6 3s 4d was granted, and the defendant, was ordered to pay 2s 6d a week.

Henry Herbert Andrews, for whom Mr. H. F. O'Leary appeared, admitted paternit}' of an illegitimate child, and was ordered to pay 10s a week and expenses totalling £10 10s,

William Clisby and Thomas Weaver admitted £2 10s and £s.arrears respectively, and were each ordered to pay 5s a week, or remain in gaol for seven dava.

William Zander allowed the arrears of hia order to amount to £9, and he was ordered to liquidate the amount in in■.stalmenls of £1 per week, or undergo 14 -days' detention.