MAGISTRATE’S COURT.

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume VI, Issue 269, 30 October 1916, Page 3

MAGISTRATE’S COURT.

NAPIER. MONDAY, OCTOBER 30th. (Before Air AV. G K. Kenrick, S.AI.) IDLE AND DISORDERLY. Daniel Alurray Sutherland Grant, alias Alurray, who was charged with hf ing an idle and disorderly person without visible means of support, and further with assaulting Detective Ward while in execution of his duty at Hastings, pleaded guilty to the last charge. Detective Ward asked that he be remanded till to-morrow, pending anoth)er charge. This was granted. NON-ATTENDANCE. The Education Board proceeded against a native, Poki, for failing to send his children, Sonny and Katie Poki, to the Puketapu School as required by the act. —Fined £1 and £2 o'- costs. STRAYING HORSE. Albert Dryden, the driver of an express, charged with allowing his horse to wander on the streets, was fined 5/- and 7/- costs. RECKLESS MOTORIST. Ernest AValsh, a young motor cyclist, was charged with recklessly riding his motor cycle in Milton read. Air. Duff, who appeared for accused, stated that he admitted having ridden at a high speed, but when descending the hill accused, in his .endeavour to clear a pedestrian, was thrown from his bike, injuring both himself and the machine. He thought that accused had suffered a good deal and asked that he be dealt with leniently.—Fined 10/- and 7/costs. MILITARY DEFAULTER. Sefton Alexander Alannering pleaded not guilty to a charge of failing to attend the military camp at Rangiotu. Mr. J. Humphries, who appeared for accused and Dalgety and Co., said that the young man had been prevented from attending camp by his employers, owing to the shortage of staff, and counsel held that these were good grounds for an adjournment, so as to enable that firm to be proceeded against. Senior Sergeant Eales said they would agree to the adjournment if accused was brought into the box and pleaded not guilty, but not otherwise. This was agreed to,and his Worship after hearing the evidence of accused adjourned the case for a fortnight. FALSE PRETENCES & BREACH

OF PROHIBITION ORDER. Francis Murrow pleaded guilty to obtaining a bottle of whisky from the licensee of the Petane Hotel by means of false pretences and further with obtaining such liquor during the currency of a prohibition order. Mr. W. Hislop appeared for accused and stated that he had already suffered much through the sad ciicumstances connected with the recent affair, and asked for leniency as accused had a large family. Senioi- Sergeant Eales held that this was a serious charge of false pretences, as witness had gone to the hotel giving the name of Burrows and asking for a bottle of whisky for a man named Moorman. The licensee had given it to him believing it to be for that man, who was a customer of his. Murrow had obtained liouor when he knew he was not entitled to it. There had been much confusion over that same bottle of whisky. His Worship stated that it was a serious offence, and if the man was continually drinking he could not justly help his family. He was subsequently committed to It days’ hard labour on the first charge and convicted and discharged on the second. MAINTENANCE. James Moroney was ordered to pay 7/6 weekly for the maintenance ol his illegitimate child, also £ll expenses already incurred.