MAGISTRATE'S COURT
ha" lte ered te fOTfeit the a»°^t ofhS iD rtmt re£din^U u tr^/-onsulted dr^jT-t' It^a^a^oi'd eleeping ma railway »hed, were convictwhen °U ?" d to °Omo L up for sentence when called upon on charges of being idle and disorderly persons. . A remand for sentence until 30th inst was granted in the case of a young man named Cyril Poulton, who was arreeted by Detective Smokir on a charge of stealmore. Chief-Detective Kemp intimated that further charges of a. similar nature were pending. , On further charges of the theft of harness, to the total value of £12, a young man named Charles Patrick M'Allister was sentenced to two years' reformative detention, the term to be concurrent with the sentence of two years that the accused is at present serving. For committing the second breach of hie prohibtion order, Patrick Joseph Sheeny was fined £1 and oosti. For a similar,- offence, a middle-aged woman named Catherine Begga, on. her own application, was committed to Pakatoa Island for a period of twelve months while Elizabeth Kilminster, also on a charge of committing a breach of her order, was convicted and discharged, & conditions of [ her release being that she go to the country. Deemed to be the owner of a dangerous dog, Emily Francis Curtis consented to destroy the animal, and was convicted and ordered to pay the coste. Sundry trading resulted in Percy Herbert Hay ward being finpd £1 and oosta. Bertie Daniel Mahoney, for ill-treating a horse, was fined £4 and costs. A similar charge against the accused's employer, Jumos Carroll, was dismissed, the Magistrate remarking, however, that he thought Carroll should pay his employee's fine. Mr. J. O'Donovan appeared for the S.P.C.A., and th» defendant Carroll was represented by Mr. Perry.
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Evening Post, Volume CVI, Issue 125, 23 November 1923, Page 3
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292MAGISTRATE'S COURT Evening Post, Volume CVI, Issue 125, 23 November 1923, Page 3
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