THE COURTS-TO-DAY.

Evening Star, Issue 12765, 19 March 1906, Page 6

THE COURTS-TO-DAY.

CITY POLICE COURT. ! (Before C. 0. Graham, Esq., S.Ml> Drunkenness.—A first offender of the age of eighteen years pleaded guilty. He said that he was with a sailor who had a bottle of whisky, and did not get drunk in a hoteL—He wsc ordered to pay expenses (2s), in default twenty-four nours' imprisonment. Another first offender wm fined 5s and costs (2s), in default twentyfour hours' imprisonment. A third was similarly dealt" with. Indigent Child.—Myrtle Schaare (an infant aged fourLeeu months), whose parents are unable to support her, was committed to the Industrial School. The mother by adoption gave evidence of her circumstances, and the police stated that the Be--' nevolent Trustees had recommended the child's admission. I Prohibition Orders.—Two prohibition [ orders were granted against men oh the ap-" plication of their wives, the orders to hold in the Chalmers district as well as in Dunedin and Caversham. Another order was J granted against a man by bis own consent. ! Breaking and Entering.—-Joseph Michael i Davidson was charged with having, at WaLkari on January 7, broken and entered the I dwelling-house "of John R, Wilson, and stolen from there 3s Id in money.—Mr j Crisp (for accused) asked that the charge be I reduced and the matter dealt with sumj manly. The accused (a boy of eig'hfeen years) had been recently dealt with in a case of theft, and had been taken charge of by Mr Axelsen (gaol chaplain). The present offence had been committed before the former one, and the boy was now doing well, as Mr Axeleen would testify.—The Magistrate mtimated. that he could not reduce such a charge and deal with.' it summarily.—The facts as stated by Chief-de-tective Herbert were that on January 7 the wife of complainant left her house secure and went to church. On returning she found a window broken and money miesing. Detective Hunt examined the place, and brought down broken glass with fingerprints on it. This was forwarded to Wellington. The accused was arrested on another charge, and his finger-prints taken - and sent to Wellington for comparison.— Detective Hunt gave evidence as to finding the prints on the broken glass and forwarding them to Wellington. The accused was in custody on another charge, when his finger prints were taken and sent to Wellington.—Edmund Dinnie (of • the fingerprint department) stated that the glass produced with five finger marks on it was reof accused were received from the Dunedin police. The impressions were photographed. Subsequently the finger-prints of accused were received fro mthe Dunedin police, and photographed. Tho fingerprints on the two impressions were similar in every respect, and he was satisfied that they were made by the same fingers! There were twenty -two points of resemblance in the right thumbs, nineteen in the right index lingers, nine in the right middle fingers, eight in the right ring fingers, and two in the right littlo fingers.—Accused pleaded guilty, and was committed to the Supreme Court for sentence. Bail was allowed, self in £IOO and one surety of £IOO or two of £SO. MAGISTRATE'S COURT. (Before H. Y. Widdowson. Esq., S.M.> Plaintiffs obtained judgment by default 'as follows:—Ambrose Phillips (Mr BrownDurie) v. Edward Horn (Oamaru), for £2 5s (goods), with 10s costs; the Dresden Piano Company (Mr Stamper) v. John Thomas Jarvis, for £1 5s (hire of piano), with 5s costs; tho Dunedin Carters' Union v. James Sinclair, for 17s 6d (arrears of subscriptions), with os covts; Nirnrno and Blair (Mr Moore) v. S. Dickson (Auckland), for £2 6s Bd--(goods), with 16s costs. In the case of William Carson v. William Waldren, the parties, who were unreprc. sented by counsel, were in dispute about the stabling and feeding of two horses by plaintiff for defendant. The amount of the claim was ss.—After hearing evideyoe His Worship gave judgment for plaintiff for the amount claimed, with 15s costs. The Carters' Union obtained judgment against Charles' Keaet for 18s (subscrip- j tions), with 6s costs.