THE COURTS—TO-DAY

Evening Star, Issue 16350, 16 February 1917, Page 6

THE COURTS—TO-DAY

SUIT.KM K COURT.—IN CHAMBERS.

(Bel ore hi is Honor Air Justice Sim.)

Probate was granted in the estates of Azelnt Anderson, Lav in hi- Walker (Mr ('alvett). .Taint Howard Jackson (Mr WInUM, Sarah Eliza, both Mitchell (Mr 1). Stewart)' •Line Dunlop Hooper (Air Duncan), Walter Williamson tAfr Horton), Hugh Dunlop (Mr T.eei, Klli'ii ('lta.mhe.rs Ale Irwin), Charles Gibb (Mr Wilkinson), James Campbell (Mr Dawson). Jane Falconer Air Stephens). and John AlarsUm Lcfevre (Air Calln.nl.

Letters of administration were ciantrd in th«> estate of Famiv Ross.

lit- Rose Adelaide Alexander, deceased. —Petition by administrator for order discharging him from office, and appointing James A. Park In his place,—.Granted. Print/, v. Relic It. —Rnmmcns to cot parl- ■ lers hj! 11 books left with registrar,— Granted.

lie William Samson, deceased.—Petition for discharge, ot trustee and appointment of new trustee.—•Granted.

Armour and Another v. Shaw, B:iviil Company.—Sninnious f< iv inspection of documents,—i Iranted ; question of costs reserved.

-Mencc v. Xo\v Zealand Shipping Company.—Summons by defendant, company tor a special jury.—Dismissed, -with two guineas costs. Aiumd v I’nik.—Summons iur interrogatories. —Leave. granted.

CITY i'OI.ICB COURT

Before' .1. H. Bartholomew, Esq., S.M.)

Drunkenness. —William Barrars war, fined IQs, with the alternative of 48 hours’ imprisonment.. Mary Kerman was eonvuted and discharged .-V first, offender. who did not, appear, was lined 20s, or 48 honor ini. pr.ifoiimcnt, Theft.—lames Te An, a. returned -oMicr, charged on remand with stealing a silver watch, chain, and mcd.il valued at 255, tin' 1 property of George Foster, a fellow-lodger ai. the Masonic Hotel, wars brought up for sentence. —(’hicf-detective Bishop said that from inquiries made, it had been ascertained that, the accused had worked at various places, his conduct in tacit case bring ntisatisl'actory.—Tito secretary of the ill ago Patriotic and Welfare Association care e\ideneo to the. effect that the accused had received assistiuee. —His Worship .--aid iliat, ho would give the accused a < banco to make good. He wou'J be convicted and ordered to conto up for sentence when cailrd upon within 12 months, conditional on his being of good behnviiv.tr. Railway Offence.—Trevor Atkinson pleaded not guilty to travelling on the rail wav on December 26 between Dunedin ami WnunUui without paying his proper fare..—Sub-inspr.’-tor Mathms.m said the defendant travelled on a nice train on the day in question with ordinary tickets—a second-class Bnnt-id" to Wingatni and p, return halt' second, class Dunedin to Burnside. On being asked to pay 5.s (the. special fare and line) deft ndnnt. refused, and had since refused similar detiKiuds by the department.—l), f. ml,ml coni ended that as the special ticket (costing 2s Gel) included admission to Hie coins", lie, wits really paying 2d more for the journey than was tho actual charge.—(roovge tireig (station master at Wingutui) and Coustabie Sivyer gave evidence.—The Magistrate pointed out that it. was not, a matter of Tho case wis somewhat different, however, to that, of a man travelling without a ticket, at. till; he would assume the position was as defendant had stated. A line of 5s would bp inflicted, together with 9s court costs ami 7s 10d wilness’s expenses. Adjourned.—The charge, against Alexander M'Lcnnan (Mr Seurr) of being an incorrigible rogue, was further adjourned for 14 dayn. Tito charge against Daniel MTki of being found on licensed premises during Urn currency of tt prohibit ion order was further adjourned for it week.

Wandering Ca-ltlGeo. Brookes, for allowing his horse to wander, was finnl ]pi., with costs (7s).— —Elizabeth Mockford and Samuel iianow, for similar offence.-, were each lined ss, with costs (7a).