THE COURTS—TO-DAY

Evening Star, Issue 14495, 21 February 1911, Page 4

THE COURTS—TO-DAY

MAGISTRATE’S COURT. (Before H. Y. Widdowson, Esq., S.M.I Judgment by default was given for the plaintiffs in the following cases : —Donald Reid and Co. (Mr Bundle) v. Wm. Robertson (of Pueiua), on promissory note, £6 16s 2d, and costs (30s 6d); John Edward Butler (Mr Scantlebury) v. Robert Wilson (.of Winton), on promissory note and for goods sold, £l4 Os 4d, and costs (30s 6d); A. G. Lambert v. Richard Sheath, goods, £6 10a 4d, and costs (8s); W. A. Scott and Son (Mr Moore) v. George Higgins (of Lowburn), on account stated, £4 Os 3d, and costs (13s); Ahlfeld Bros, and 00. (Sir Scantlebury) v. Arthur Ed. Kilgour (of Blenheim), goods, £2 7s lid, and costs (10s). Judgment Summonses. —Thomas H. Dunham (Mr Moore) v. Colin L. Campbell, claim £2 16s 6d, on judgment summons, for goods supplied. Defendant did not appear, and was ordered to pay the sum and costs (ss) on or before Maxell 3, in default seven days’ imprisonment. Chas. John Wilson (Mr Moore) v. Susan Wilson, claim £1 4s, on judgment summons upon account stated. Defendant did not appear, and was ordered to pay the sum and costs (ss), in default three days’ imprisonment. CITY POLICE COURT. (Before H. Y. Widdowson, Esq., S.MO Drunkenness.—A first offender was fined 7s or twenty-four hours’ imprisonment. A New Arrival. —Henry Hay was charged with drunkenness and with stealing a pair of sleeve-links and two neckties, valued at 4s, the property of Joseph Greenwood, and also with stealing a pair of sleeve-links, valued at 10s, the property of Robert Lindsay. —Station-sergeant King said that accused called at tho Police Station last evening in a drunken condition, and produced two neckties and a pair of sleeve-links, which, he said, he had found in his pocket. He was charged with drunkenness, and about an hour later Mr Greenwood called at the Police Station, and said that, seeing accused, whom ho met in Auckland, in the street in a drun- . ken condition that day, he put him into his room in the Alexandra boarding-house, so that he might have a sleep. After accused had loft he missed in’s neckties and his sleeve-links. Later it was found that a fellow-lodger, who occupied the same room ns Mr Greenwood, nnd also lost a pair of sleeve-links.—Accused said ho arrived here twelve months ago from Paisley. He had been ploughing at Kurow, and had never been in Dunedin before. He lost his job through drink. ■ Ho must have taken the things, although lie did not remember doing so.—Mr Gumming said he would see what ho could do for the young man.—His Worship said that the best, thing would be to send him into a Prohibition district. lie would be fined 5s for drunkenness, in default twentyfour hours’ imprisonment. On the other charges ha would be convicted, and ordered to come up fur .sentence i.ny lime within six months, tho condition being that ho was of good behaviour during tint period.