MACISTRATE'S COURT

Evening Post, Volume CXIII, Issue 86, 12 April 1927, Page 6

MACISTRATE'S COURT

•' ?P6lice-cases in the Magistrate's Court' ■toMay'were dealt with by Mr. E. Pago,

Having preyiously pleaded guilty to atefiling a handbag : and its contents from beliind an- hotel bar, three firemen, James Sidney Cody, aged 27, John Archibald Patrick M'Aiiley, aged 28, and; James- ;Roily, aged 27, were each sentenced to one month's imprisonment. When arrested the three men had.'£.B K>a id:among them.. The Magistrate directed that' this'should go towards compensating the, owner of the purse; who ostimate.d Tier loss at £17 15s.'

For being an idle and;dis.rderly person/ Edward M'Coffrey, a trimmer,:aged 35, was sentenced to t>vo mbnths' im-: prisbrintent. -On 'a' similar charge, Thomas "Ethel Griffiths, a labourer, aged 49, was remanded to appear to-mor-row.

Evert dc 3?oar, a seaman, aged 39, who stowed away :on the. Makui va at Papeete,"-rwas-ordered to be placed on board the ship when it sails for Sydney this afternoon.

Tor their second offences Of drunkenness, Alice Amelia Simmons, a married woman, aged 34,-and'Walter'Jones, a.carpenter, aged 69, were fined £1 and ,J.os;:respectively;.:' 1."'..._.... .

Rush was charged at the Lower Hutt Court yesterday with having, insufficient, lawful; visiblo means of support, and also', with tho theft of an-ovorcoat, valued at 10s, tho property_of'' Charles .Cunningham. lie sentonced to two; months'imprisonment ou each charge, the sentences to be concurrent. Messrs. G. A. Chapman and S. Clc-ndon, J.P.s, wei-o on tho Bedell. j

For his second offence of drunkenness, Johi> William Holland, aged 43, ,was fln,pd;»*l by Mr. T. H.. Ooltnian, J.PV,-; in'.;the Mount Cook Pblico Court to-day. "'';■■/... '■."•; '■ , ■'.--..