THE COURTS.-TO-DAY

Evening Star, Issue 11678, 10 February 1902, Page 4

THE COURTS.-TO-DAY

MAGISTRATE’S COURT.

(Before E. H, Carew. Esq., S.M.) Judgment was given for plaintiffs for the amounts claimed in the. following cases : —Henry Harraway (Mr Sim) v. Patrick M’Girr, claim £2O 3s, amount on bill of exchange (costs £2 14s); Massey-Harris Company, Limited (Mr Cook) v. W. Brannigan (Nikau), £9 15s 2d, on promissory note (costs 25s 6d); same v. Botherway (Pleasant Point), £9 9s 4d, on promissory note (costs 23s 6d); Ahifeld Bros, and Co. (Mr Sim) v. David N. Scott (Hawera), £5, amount and interest of| dishonored cheque (20s 6d costs); J. Pearse (Mr Moore) v. William Newman, £3 10s, goods supplied (11s costs); Kempthome, Prosser, and Co. Limited (Mr James) v. W. A. Osborne (Waimate), £42 9s sd, for goods supplied (31s costs). . . Otago Farmers’ Co-operative Association v. Thos. McCarthy ('Wedderburn).—Claim, £3O 13s 6d, on'dishonored promissory note. —Judgment for £2O 13s 6d, and £2 4s costs. In the case J. Wallace (Mr Moore) v. A. Barron, claim £2 14s 3d, on a judgment summons, for goods supplied, the defendant, who did not appear, was ordered to pay the amount and costs by instalments of 15s, payable on the 10th day of each calendar month, the first amount to be paid on March 10 next, in default four days’ imprisonment. CITY POLICE COURT.

(Before C. C. Graham, Esq., S.M.) Drunkenness. —Thomas Ingram, aged twenty-one years of age, pleaded guilty to this offence.—The Sub-inspector explained that accused, who was a prohibited person, was fined 10s the other day for drunkenness. Last night he got into the camp at Forbory, and his conduct was so violent that be had to be placed on a stretcher and token to the police station at St. Clair. —Mr J. F. M. Fraser, who was in court, said he did not appear for the man. but he knew his father, who was a veiy respectable resident of the Cavershanp district. The young man had not the slightest control over himself, and, in order to try to keep him away from drink, it bad b4n decided to place him on one of His Majesty’s ships as an able seaman.—The Sub-inspector said that accused was too old for service. The authorities would nob take anyone over eighteen years of aae . —Mr Fraser said that something would have to be don© for the young man, at any rate, and he asked His Worship to give him a chance in order to see what they could do for him. There was no o-ood fining him, as his parents would have to pay it.—His Worship, after admonishing accused, convicted him and ordered him to come up for sentence when called upon. —Henry Ayers was fined 20s, or seven days’ ’ imprisonment, and Thomas Dwyer 10s, or forty-eight hours. Both these offenders were arrested yesterday. A first offender was convicted and discharged. TrT , , , Vagrancy.—Bevitt Woods was charged with "this offence.—The Sub-inspector explained that the woman was in the habit of sleeping out at nights in backyards and other places in Walker street—His Worship sentenced accused to three months imprisonment. Stealing Potatoes.—The case in which Wrn. Murphy, Jas. Crawford, and John Moreland were charged with stealing polar toes from a garden at Green Island Bush was again called on, and as the clerk stated that the conditions imposed by the magistrate had been complied with—nameiy, the payment of damages and costs—the case was dismissed. • . . The Beer Duty Act.—Maurice Joel was brought up on ‘two charges of Jailing to keep hooks as required by the. Beer Duty Act. Mr Sim appeared for the defendant, who pleaded guilty.—Mr Fraser, nno appeared to prosecute, said that these were the first informations of the kind that had been laid in this province. They were laid under sections 24 and 25 of the Beer Duty Act of 1880. Mr Joel’s brewery was inspected on the hist of December, and it was found that he had neglected to enter in his books the quantity of beer brewed during December. It was not suggested that there was any fraudulent intent on the defendant's part, but it was very necessary ijjat these hooks should be exactly k?pt by the brewers. Mr Joel was written to about it but his explanation was not deemed satisfactory. There were other brewers who also neglected to comply with the Act, but their explanations were accepted. The case was really brouglit for the purpose warning all brewers that they must from day to-day enter these particular items.— Mr Sim said the fact was that although these provisions had been in force ‘ic c "S'Cl they had not been complied with by any of the'brewers—Mr Fraser: That is mt so. y£ r f-jim; Well. I am so ir.sturcted. Mr Joel was asked for an esplanade, and the reason why he was selected v ;os Recar.se liis explanation was not satisfactory. What Mr Joel did was to raise the qct-s----t,.-" of whether the department's \mw of the sections was correct. The defendant contended that he had complied with he Act, but on consulting him (Mr _ him) he ijf irmed him that he had not. —A r ! aa'd that according to his instructions 'he Collector of Customs had been very parti-n----lar to see that all brewers kept books.— His Worship fined the defendant Is in each case, with costs. Husband and Wife.—Patrick O kaoe api lied to have an order canceled under toe Mamed Persons’ Summary Separation Art. Mr Irwin appeared in support of th ;>pihcation’aml Miss Benjamin for uic wve (Mary O’Kane). —It was formally shown that the parties had been living i oyer her since the order was made, and His Worship granted the application accnnnnciv. Insulting ijanguage.—Patrick O’Kane was then charged with using provoking and insulting language towards his wife on the 2nd inst- Miss Benjamin appeared for Mrs O'Kane and Mr Irwin for defendant.--His Worship ordered defendant to enter into his own recognisance in the sum of £lO and to find two sureties of £5 each to keep the peace for six mouths. Obscene Language. —James M’Laren, charged with this offence, pleaded guilty.— Chief-detectiv.e Campbell said that the language was shouted out by defendant to Detective Connolly as that officer was conveying defendant from Castle street to the police station in Saturday evening.- -His Worship, observing that it was one of the worst cases of the sort that had come before, him, sentenced defendant to three months’ imprisonment with hftrd labor. Theft from a Dwelling,—.James M'Laren was further charged with stealing a, purse and other goods, valued altogether at 18s, from the dwelling of Ernest Smoothv. Castle street.—Evidence was given by Mr and Mrs Smoothy and Plain-clothes Constable Hill. —Accused then pleaded guilty, and was committed, for sentence.