THE COURTS-TO-DAY

Evening Star, Issue 15129, 10 March 1913, Page 4

THE COURTS-TO-DAY

CITY POLICE COURT. (Before J. Pi. Bartholomew. Esq., S.K.) Drunkenness.—George Hayes alias George William Francis was lined 5a and coats (6s), or 48 hours; five first offenders and Charles Lappan were each fined 10s, or 48 hours; and another first offender wa* mulcted in tho sum of ss, or 24 hours. Mary Feelov, a prohibited person, charged with drunkenness and with procuring liquor, was remanded until Friday. Assault.—John Jury, who was convicted 1 last week of assaulting a boy aged nine years, came up for sentence. Mr Scurr appeared for accused.—His Worship said that in his case the probation officer gave accused a good report. The offence was a rather serious one, and could not be dealt with by way of a fine. Still, considering all the circumstances, and that accused had been in custody since Friday, he would dispose of tho matter without imposing a further term of imprisonment. Accused would be convicted and ordered to come up for sentence if called upon within 12 months, a condition being that’ he paid the costs of the prosecution |£2). Prohibited,—John Duncan Gregg, a pro. hibited person, charged with entering th« Oriental Hotel, was fined £2 and costs (7s), or two weeks’ imprisonment.—James Riddle, charged with entering the Farmers’ Arms Hotel, was similarly dealt with.

Territorials.—Garnet Langdon. charged with failing to render personal service, pleaded that he had a bad bad;, and that domestic duties prevented him attending. Ho was convicted and ordered to pay court costs (7s).- Thomas J. Moynihan. produced a medical certificate showing that he was suffering from an injury to his back.—His Worship said that as it would be at least three months before the man 'was better he would suggest that in the circumstances the information lie withdrawal. Captain Thom withdrew* the information accordingly. In thecaso against Charles A. Ford, Captain Hay said that since the defendant was last before the Court he had been medically examined and passed out as unfit. He therefore asked to withdraw the information.—Withdrawn accordingly. A charge against D. Christie was also withdrawn by consent, Captain Hay stating that tho defendant had since the laying of the information attended all drills and had gono into camp.

Judgments. —His Worship gave judgment in two previously-heard maintenance rases.—John Charles Connelly was charged with failing to provide for his illegitimate child, of whom Mrs Mary Allan was the mother. Mr W. L. Moore appeared for the complainant and Mr W. C. MacGregor for the defendant.—His Worship said- that the complainant told a story of a most peculiar, not to say improbable, character, which required the most cogent corroboration to be credited, and. the three witnesses as to corroboration (all relatives) gave inconsistent .accounts of an interview of some extraordinary features, in which defendant was alleged to have admitted paternity. Defendant and bis son, on the other hand, told a consistent story, denying the complainant’s allegations, which story harmonised with the few incontroverted facts, and was consistent with probabilities. The complaint must therefore be dismissed. In the case against James Fairley Morton, charged with failing to provide for the maintenance of his two children. His Worship ordered him to pay 7s 6d a week for each child, with £1 Is costs.—Mr Hanlon appeared for the wife and Mr Hay for the defendant.