MAGISTRATE'S COURT

Evening Post, Volume CIX, Issue 5, 7 January 1930, Page 7

MAGISTRATE'S COURT

Police cases in the Magistrate's Court to-day were dealt with by Mr. T. B. M'Ncily S.M.

One first offender for drunkenness, who had spent the night in the cells, was convicted and discharged. William Thomas Fishenden, aged 40, and William Patrick Lloyd, aged 44, were each convicted and discharged for committing breaches of their prohibition order's. "He has a list of fifty previous convictions, and has only been out of gaol a few days after serving six months for theft," said Sub-Inspector Lauder about Richard Palmer, aged 61, who pleaded guilty to being found unlawfully in a vacant house at 155, Tory street, at 12.40 this morning. The sub-inspector said that the accused had been in this place with other men drinking, but the others had gone when the police arrived in response to a complaint. The accused was addicted to drinking methylated spirits. You've had your opportunities, but as soon as you come out of gaol you start at your old games again," said the Magistrate in ;-eply to Palmer's plea for another chance. Palmer, who has six aliases, wa» sentenced to two months' imprisonment.

Mr. I. Salek, J.P., and Mr.;D. Keir, J.P., presided over yesterday's sitting of the Magistrate's Court. "She is not able to appear at the Court this morning," said Senior-Sergeant Ward when a married woman was charged with her first offence of drunkenness. "Apparently when placed in the cells she knocked herself about against the walls, and a doctor had to be called." The defendant was convicted and was ordered to pay expenses,' £2 2s, in default. twentr-four hours' imprisonment.