MAGISTRATE'S COURT

Evening Post, Volume XCVI, Issue 138, 7 December 1918, Page 8

MAGISTRATE'S COURT

Mr. F. V. Frazer, S.M.y presided at the Magistrate's Court this Nine first offending inebriates were penalised, four by fines of 5s and the others by fines of 10s each. Nellie Nelson was convicted and discharged for drunkenness and was fined £2,' in default, a week in gaol, for having broken her prohibition order.

Thomas James Stineon, •a. - third offender, was fined £1,-i'n default, 721 hours in gaol, and was also prohibited. The more serious charge of having been drunk while in charge of 3 horse I and cart cost John M'Donald £3 and costs, Hhe alternative to payment being fixed at 14 days in gaol. Evidence was given that as.a resnlfc of the defendant's lack of control over the horse a woman and child were knocked down; but, fortunately were not seriously injured, Edward Hugh Thew was remanded to appear on Monday on. a charge of assaulting his wife, Ivy May Thew. In- | spector Marsack said that apparently rather a serious assault had been com- ! mifcted. Bail was refused. j. David Wild, charged with the theft of a quantity of tar, valued at 2s, the property of the Wellington Harbonr Board, and Louis Everitt, who it is alleged, stole a box of butter worth £4 10s belonging to some person or | persona unknown, were remanded to appear on, Wednesday next. A similar remand was ordered in the case against William Garthgate White, who is charged with having committed bigamy, in that being already married ' to one Ester Louisa Simmons, he went through the form of marriage with one Alice Winter, and also that on 23rd July, 1917, he wilfully made a false declaration with the purpose of procuring a registrar's certificate. .