THE COURTS-TO-DAY

Evening Star, Issue 17086, 3 July 1919, Page 6

THE COURTS-TO-DAY

MAGISTRATE'S COURT. (Before H. Y. Widdowson, Esq., S.M.) Judgment by default, 'with costs, wa-B given for plaintiffs in the .following cases: —Phcenix Company, Ltd. v. William John Cox (Gisborne), £4B 10s, for goods supplied; Stone. Sort, tamd Co., Ltd. v. James A. Cbchil.l (Palmerston North}, 15>, tor copy o? Directory. Defended Case.—Annie Walsh v. Allen Cock-bum.—A claim for £2 3s for rent of room, coat of coal eoneumad, etc.—After hearing tho evidence- of tho plaintiff and the defendant tho BEugistrate -gave judgme:ut for the former for £2 Is, with costs (6*o, less the amount paid into court (£1 ss). CITi r POLICE COURT. (Before H. Y. Widdowson, Esq., 5.81.) Drunkenness.—MaHin Joyce, on acharge of drunkenness, was remanded for a week for medical treatment. Theft of Tobacco.—Thomas Walker was charged with the theft of tobacco vahwd at £l6, the property of Charles William Rattray, and Afred Edward Baxsdeil was charged 'with receiving tobacco valued- «,vb £2 5s and cigarettes valued at £1 6s 6d, while knowing that these had been dishonestly obtained.—Chief-detective Bishop, who prosecuted for tho police, Raid that Walker had been employed by Rattray and Go. as star.ema.n, audi ; had access to this stores. Between Blay 1 and Juno 26 (accused had stolon tobacco and cigarettes to the value of'£l6, and had Bold to B-arsdell portion of the stolen property. Previous to this offence accused had had a good character, and had belonged to the military police. On. being charged he had made a full confession. He was a married man, with six of a family. In regard to the accused Baradell, tho Chiefdetective said that this man had been in Dunedin for 12 years, and was in bu«inesa at St. Kilda as a hairdresser and tobacconist. He was a-lso a. married mail with a family. Accused had a previous conviction several yoare ago for gambling.— Bfr Tonkinson appeared for accused Walker, whom he stated had. bmi given* a good character by Blr Gumming, and had olferod to make, restitution, it was an unfortunate case of lapse .from an otherwise straight conn-so.—Bir Hanlon appeared for the accused Barsd-cll, who, he eaid, had admitted his fault, and this constituted him a receiver. That he had boon before the Court several years ago for playing " t-wo-up" was no indication of dishonest tendencies. Ho thought that under the circuinstauces a lino would meet the ends of justice.—The BEi.gist.rate sold that in the case of Walker it was unfortunate that a man m hi.® position had let himself get into such a .situation. _Ho had been in trouble before, but his diurauter since then 'liad bwm quite satisfactory. He would bo treated 'as a first offender, and be admitted to probation for two years. He would have to make .restitution and pay expenses of .the cost of tho prosecution, in regard to Barsdell, ho thought that a <:ouviction would bo sufilcient. He would lio fined :£b on each of the charges.