THE COURTS—TO-DAY.

Evening Star, Issue 12163, 6 April 1904, Page 4

THE COURTS—TO-DAY.

MAGISTRATE’S COURT.

(Before E. H. Carew, Esq., S.M.) Servants’ registry office certificates were granted to Emily Nutt and Martha Scott. Horatio Wood v. Patrick Lewis (Alexandra).—Claim, 13s 6d, for chaff and board. Mr Irwin for plaintiff.—Judgment with 8s costs.

Same v. Edmond Brown (Waipori).— Claim, £5 9s, for board, drinks, etc.— Judgment with £1 17s 6d costs.

Same v. Charles Drummond (Outram). — Claim, £l, for meals., etc.—Judgment with 6s costs.

Dunedin Corporation v. James W. Malcolmson (Hamilton).—Claim,£lol4sSd.viz., £BO for 4,800 sacks at 4d each, and £2l 4s 8d overcharge on sacks and railage. Mr V/. C. MacGregor for the Corporation Judgment for the claim, with £6 0s 6d costs.

D. Reid and Co. v. John Connor (Hen-hy)-—Claim, £2B 11s 2d, goods sold. Mr Barclay for plaintiffs.—Judgment aspraved, wffh £3 Is costs.

J.. E. ohiel and Co. v. A. M‘Meekan (Addington).—Claim, £4 19s 9d, goods sold.—Judgment with-6s costs. Mills, Dick, and Co. v. John Robertson (Mossbum).—Claim, £6 14s 6d, on a judgment summons. Mr W. L. Moore for plaintiffs.—Defendant, who did not appear, was ordered to pay the debt in two instalments by the Ist June, with £2 8s 6d costs, in default ten days’ imprisonment at Invercargill.

W rn. MWicar (Waibiti) v. J. Albert Nicr.nder (Burnside).—Claim, £8 5s Bd, on a judgment summons. Mr Irwin for plaintiff.—Ordered to pay by Ist June, with 17s costs, in default ten days’ imprisonm-mt. Margaret Gore v. James Stevens.—Claim. £7 7s 9d. on a judgment summons. Mr Callaway for plaintiff.—His, Worship found it not shown that defendant was able to pay, so the case was dismissed.

N.Z. Poultry and Bee Supply Company v. Frank Ducker (Bay of Plenty).—Claim, £l6 10s 3d, goods supplied. Mr W. L. Moore for the company.—Judgment as prayed, wath £2 5s 6d costs.

Mm. John Dyer v. John Cleary.—Claim, £2 12s 6d, commission. Mr Dnrie for plaintiff.—Judgment for defendant.

CITY POLICE COURT,

(Before C. C. Graham, Esq., S.M.)

Trespassers’. Henry Grcgerson and Thomas Miller pleaded guilty to being found by night without lawful excuse in the enclosed premises of the Crown Roller Flourmills. and were ordered to come up for sentence when called upon. Attempted Suicide.—George Todd was charged with, on the Ist inst., attempting to commit suicide by throwing himself into tho harbor.—lnspector O’Brien explained that at about nine o’clock on the night in question accused was seen on the Rattray street wharf. He took off his coat, and suddenly jumped into the harbor. The night watchman and another person threw a rope to accused, who grasped hold of t, and was drawn up on to the wharf. Accused' had evidently been drinking, and was suffering slightly from delirium tremens at the time.—Todd told the Bench that he was wiling to take out a prohibition order against himself.—His Worship convicted accused, and ordered him to come up for sentence when called upon, at the same time granting a prohibition order against the man.

Drunkenness.—A first offender was fined ss. or twenty-four hours’ imprisonment. By-law Cases.—For leaving their cabs unattended W. Eagan and James Miller were each fined Is and costs. For leaving a, vehicle in the street without placing a chain through the wheel (Matthew Faulds was fined 5s and costs.

A Deserter.—Maurice Walters was charged with deserting from H.M.S. Mohawk at 'Port Chalmers four years ago.— On the application of Mr Hanlon, who appeared for accused, a further remand for a week was granted, the same bail as before being allowed. theft.—Patrick Gibbons was charged with stealing a-watch valu-'d at £9 9s from the person of Thom;;::- Gnffen.—The Inspector explained that another man had been arrested m connection with this offence, and that his case would com - b-'fore the Court on Friday. He therefore asked that Gibbons .bo remanded to the same day.—Remanded accordingly. Thomas Wilson was charged with, on the 50th March, at Mosgiel, stealing £6 in money, the property of John M‘Cann. Accused, pl-aded guilty.—The Inspector stated' that the prosecutor kept a boarding-house at Mosgiel, and on the night mentioned accused stopped at the house, sleeping in the same room as M'Cann. The latter, when retiring to bed, put three £1 notes and three sovereigns underneath his pillow. The prosecutor got up early in the morning and went downstairs, leaving accused in the room. When M'Cann returned shortly afterwards his money and accus d were missing. Wilson, it appeared, left the house, and walked to Henley, where he bought a railway ticket for Milton. Constable 'Walton, of Mosgiel, followed the man -by the same train, and on arrival at Milton accused was searched, and was found to have three £1 notes and_ two sovereigns in his possession. Nothing was known against the young man.—His Worship fined accused 50s, or one month’s imprisonm nt, A Serious Charge.—Patrick Lee rvas charged with, on the 17th March, at Waited, supplying intoxicating liquors, to wit, beer and whisky, to an inmate of the Inebriates’ Home.—Mr J. MacGregor appeared for accused, who pleaded not guilty. Counsel said that there was no dispute as to tho facts. The defendant admitted supplying liquor to the man, but it was not within the precincts of the home; it was a mile or so away from it. He did not know ti -r the person was an inmate of the Institutio;. —lnspector O’Brien explained that the information was laid under section 15 of the Inebriates Act of 1898 On the date mentioned the defendant sxrplied an inmate of the home with whisky and beer. Lee resided about 300 yds from the borne, and he had ample opportunities of seeing the person supplied, who had been in the home ten or eleven months, and of knowing why he was in the institution. It would be shown that the 'defendant went to the hotel at Waitati and purchased liquor, and that he told a falsehood to the young lady at the hotel, saving that the liquor was wanted for another person altogether. One of the attendants at the institution interviewed Lee, who said : “If you give me tout word of honor that there will be further said about it, I will tell von all.” ° The attendant replied; “No, I shall make you no promise whatever.” Then tho defendant said that he declined to give any information about the matter. He, however, next went to the constable at Waited, and made a statement to him to the effect that he purchased liquor at the hotel, but that he thought the inmate to whom he had given it was a traveller or a drover. The inmate was drunk when he returned to the home.—Evidence was then called for the prosecution.—Mr MacGregor submitted that the evidence did not show that Lee knew that the man wws an inmate, and that there was nothing to show that the offence occurred within the grounds. On the contrary, everything tended to show that it occurred outride the grounds.—Leo then went into the box. and said that he did not know who the man was—His Worship declined to believe the evidence of the defendairt, and after referring to the senons nature of tlie offence, inflicted a fine of £5 and costs (£2 sri. A Bicyclist in Trouble.—For ridinc a hicvcle without a light David fined 10s and costs. S Prohibition Order.—A prohibition order was granted against Thomas Lees on the apnlicaHon of his father. The Health Regulations.—Thomas Wihon was charged with travelling in a railway . nrriage without permission while su-ferine from an infectious disease.—As the defendant did not appear tho case was- adjourned for a week. PORT CHALMERS .POLICE COURT. (Before, Messrs J, Thomson' and C. Duke J.P.s.) Drunkenness.—Richard Johnston, a seaman belonging to the steamer Ayrshire, charged with being drunk in a railway carriage, was fined 10s ; in default forty-eight hours’ imprisonment. Obscene Language.—Richard Johnston tgas farther charged, naSk paina.

language in a railway carriage oh the oth inst. Accused pleaded not guilty.—Glumes Hodge stated he was a passenger in the train which left Dunedin at 2.30 p.m. yesterday. The train was just leaving Burkes, when accused and another man got into the carriage, winch was not a smoking one. There were a number' of ladles, besides witness, in the carriage. Accused, who was under the influence of drink, rolled against the ladies, and would continue smoking, and when remonstrated with used most obscene Language. A gentleman took the pipe out of accused’s mouth, and the latter again used disgusting language. On the t arrival of the train at Sawyers Bay witness’ called the attention of the guard to the man, who at once removed the two men from the carriage. Their conduct iiad greatly alarmed the lady passengers.—After hearing the evidence oi John Borlase, acting-guard, their Worships inflicted a fine of £5, in default one month’s imprisonment with hard labor. Offensive Behaviour.—Richard Johnston and Benjamin Mills, fireman, belonging to the same vessel, were charged with behaving in an offensive manner in a railway carriage. Nlills pleaded not guilty.—Chas. Hodge gave similar evidence as in the previous case.—Acting-guard Borlase stated that when collecting tickets close to Burkes both accused behaved in an offensive manner. On the train reaching Sawyers Bay, when ordering the accused to leave the carriage, they repeated their conduct before the ladies who were in the carriage.—Their Worships inflicted a fine of 20s. each, in default seven days’ imprisonment.