THE COURTS-TO-DAY.

Evening Star, Issue 14039, 21 April 1909, Page 4

THE COURTS-TO-DAY.

CITY POLICE COURT. (Before H. Y. Widdowson. Esq., S.M.x Drunkenness.—A first offender, who pleaded guilty, was fined os or twentyfour hours. Joseph Harvev, who also pleaded guilty, was fined 5s or twenty-four hours. Henry Gregorson, similarly charged, was fined 20s or three days. Henry Jenkins, with several aliases, who appeared in a verv shaky condition, was remanded till Monday. Drunkenness and Obscene Language. —George Burrows pleaded guilty to a charge of being drunk and of using obscene language in a railway carriage.— Accused was fined 20s or forty-eight hours on the first charge, and'£s or one month on the second, the sentences to be cumulative. Serious Charges. James Stanley Keogh, a lad of seventeen, pleaded guilty to three charges of a "serious nature. The lad had been before the Court previously, and was placed under Mr Axelsen's charge.—Mr Axelsen said that the boy was a good worker, and was of considerable assistance to his mother.—The accused was remanded for a fortnight, and was given into Mr Axelsen's charge. Alleged 'Theft of a Sovereign.— Thomas Earnshaw pleaded not guilty to a charge of stealing a sovereign, "the property of Flora Brears.—Chief-detec-tive Herbert said that Mrs Brears kept a shop at the corner of Rattray and Arthur streets. Accused came into the shop and purchased a box of matches and a packet of cigarettes and gave a sovereign in payment. Mrs Brears gave him 19s od in change. After accused had left the shop Mrs Brears missed the sovereign. She then in--formed the police, and accused was arrested by Detective Mitchell.—Flora Campbell Brears stated that accused entered her shop and asked for a box of matches, and afterwards asked for a packet of cigarettes to make the change less. ,He placed the sovereign on the. edge of the counter. Witness turned away to got the change, and after giving accused the change she saw him leave the shop. On counting her money she missed a sovereign.—After hearing the evidence of Harriet Wilson and Detective Mitchell, His Worship said that there was no evidence to show that accused had taken the money.'The charge would be dismissed. Obscene Language.—Thomas Peter Stewart pleaded guilty to a charge of using obscene language on the Taieri Racecourse.—Accused was fined 40s and costs (7s), in default seven days. Entering a Train While in M*6tion.— Frank Earl pleaded guilty to a charge of boarding the Port train while in mo-tion.—Station-sergeant King said that the accused got on the train when it was leaving the Port Chalmers station. He slipped, and an accident nearly occurred. Accused had been previously warned by the Railway Department.— A fine of 10s and costs (lis) was imposed.

Horso Wandering on Raffvray.—Wn« liam Barclay pleaded guilty to a charge of allowing a horse to wander on the railway lino flt Ravensbourne.—Mf Fraser" (who appeared for the department) said that Mr Barclay had been previously warned! by the department. —His "Worship said that it was a serious matter to allow cattle to wander, on the railway .-—A fine of 10s "and costs Maintenance.—-Mulholiand v. Mulholiand. This was a wife's'application for maintenance. Tho ca ( se was heard some, tjnjo Ego, and was adjourned to give the"'; parties an opportunity of coming to an ' amicable settlement. The wife had. re- ! turned to her husband, but matters' were as bad as before,:and the wife' again applied for a maintenance order.! "Mr Hanlon appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr Fraser for the defendant. dsnoa in support of the application was' given by Robb Anne Mulholiand and - Matilda Mulholiand.—After hearing ihe evidence, of Frederick Mulholiand, His| Worship said that in this case every; effort had been made to bring tie parties together, but they had failed through no fault of the wife. He would ; Eay very little attention to what the, usband had said, as most probably it; was quite untrue. The man had be-! haved in a despicable manner. He did; not wish to live with his wife, and had' made no effort to support her. The defendant would be required to pay 15s] a week towards his wife's support andto pay £2 2s costs. • j Arrears in a Maintenance Order.— Robert Fisher was charged with being' SA in arrears in a maintenance order' for the support of his wife. Mr Thompson appeared for the wife.—After hearing the statement of the defendant as to his means the case was adjourned for a week. J False Pretences.—Maurice Michael, for whom Mr Scurr appeared J pleaded' not guilty to a charge of obtaining 2s by means of false pretences from Mary! Fibbes.—Mary Fibbes, the wife of al fruiterer in South Dnnedin, said that* accused came into the shop on inst. and borrowed 6d to pay for a-tele-gram. He came back again in the evening and asked for another 6d, which she refused. Accused afterwards! came back and said that he had* seen Mr Fibbes, who had told* Mm to come to her and get 2s. • After questioning the accused she gave him the 2s. Since the issue of the summons the money had been paid back by the brother of the accused.—James Fibbes said that he had spoken ;to the! accused that, afternoon. The accused had asked him for money, but he had told him that he had no money. Crossexamined by Mr Scurr: He would not; swear that he had not sent the accused' to his wife. The accused was under the influence of liquor at the time, Accused, sworn, stated that he had asked Mr Fibbes for money, and Fibbes had told him to go to Mrs Fibbes and get it. He had taken a suit with him and offered to leave a suit of clothes for the 2s he borrowed. Mrs Fibbes had given him the money, but had told him not to leave the suit.—The Magistrate gave accused the benefit of tke doubt and dismissed the case. (Left sitting.)