MAGISTRATE'S COURT

Evening Post, Volume CXIII, Issue 55, 7 March 1927, Page 6

MAGISTRATE'S COURT

Police cases in the Magistrate's Court i^deVs.M. dealt With- W'G' I'iiat he obtained £1 from William Newtown Jones, of Feilding, by means of a valueless cheque was admitted by Joseph Harvey Coriiish, an engine-driver, aged is Chief-Detective Ward stated that restitution had been made within a few days and that the accused was probably drunk when he committed the offence. Cornish was before the' Court for false pretences in 1021 and 1923. A fine of £3, in default fourteen days imprisonment, was imposed.

Fighting in Cuba street on Saturday afternoon resulted in John Victor Mathias a seaman, aged 25, and Percival Roy Murfitt, a labourer, aged 30, being fined £1 each, m default three days' imprisonment Alleged to have broken and entered the shop of Robert Ernest Edwards- and stolen goods worth £35, Alexander Vivian Lowe, a labourer, aged 20, was remanded to appear on Wednesday.

On his own application, Thomas James Davenport, a seai»an, aged 39, who was charged with being a rogue and a vagabond, was also remanded to appear on Wednesday.

Four first offenders „ for, drunkenness were fined 10s each, the amount.of their bail.

Before Mr. G. E. Fownes, J.P., at the ■Wellington South Police Court this morning, Edward Bickard, a second offender for drunkenness; was fined £1, the amount of his. bail/and a first-offending inebriate, who did "not appear, forfeited his bail, 10s.

A first offender for drunkenness was convicted and discharged at the Mount Cook Police Court this morning, before Mr..W. H. Coy, J.P.