Magistrate's court.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 22 July 1919, Page 4

Magistrate's court.

LEVIN, THUKSDA-/, JULY 10 (Before .Mr J. L. Stout, S.M.) DISCHARGING A. /FIREARM.

A boy, Lionel Grinistone, of Seatoun, /Wellington, was charged with unlawfully diVeharging a ifirea'nn in Beach Toad. Levin, on 'May 20, lij'l9. Defendant did not appear, but his .mother wrote .entering a plea of guilty on behalf »f Ivcr son:. Constable Jiagrie said on the occasion ,on ■which the weapon was discharged ,the bullet parsed through « window into a- iroam where (there wero a number of people, 'bint (luckily no o'ne was (:li(t..

Constable Greggon stated that on June 27, he interviewed, the boy in ircffcrenco to the dtedhargnig <if the rifle. Ho admitted that he discharged the weapon 'but said he fired the s'l'ot .into tbe ground.. He «ls» save a wrong (iiame. Constable Bagrie stated that tbe case ■was brought op a warning as 'the practice of discharging weapons in this way Avas a dangerous one. His Worship ordered that K.he defendant be written to and admcuiished and discharged. ON TJCEN'SED PTUvM I,SEB.

Edgnlr H. Claridge audi Peter Peterson were charged that they were found .011 'licenced 'premises, 'Lev'ln, on June - during prohibited horn's. Defendants pleaded not guilty. Constable ißagrie stated that iat about 8.30 p.m. oil June 2 ho ■visited the .Levin Hotel. As 'ho entered he heard the bar door close. Peterson g<st- out the back door, bn't Olaridge gave his niiine. The latter explained that ilie went to the hotel <tos see two plasterers. Witness considered 1 the cirounistaufces suspicions.

Edgar CI n ridge stated ill at, lie visited thiy hotel with the object of seeing two plasterers with whom ho 'had teen boarding;. To Constable liagrie: "Witness d'id not see ilio plasterers and ho found that they were not boarding there. !De,fendant admitted that lie sej ?AO-o — •fendant said it was necessary to see t'lio plai-terers on business. That 'was /why lie went there. Peter Peterson started that Olaridge asked if witness could show the way into the back of the hotel, which h!e did. They went round the back :md 'in the back door. .

His Worship said; he was not satisfied .with the explanations given. Claridge would be convicted and fined £2 and Peterson £1. witili costs 7s in ca«h case. M. J. Sumin was charged with exposing liqiio'r for sale during prohibited 'Jitours, the occasion being allegedly the same as that arising out of the previous case. On the application of Mr Adams. for defendant, tho hearing was adjourned till next Court day. EXCESSIVE SPEED. "Walter Smith was charged on the information of tho Shannon Borough Council (Mr Blenkhorn) with riding a motor cycle in t'h'e streets of Shannon at an excessive speed. Defendant pleaded guilty, but said he was unaware that he was breaking the 'by-laws. Mr Blenkhorn eaiid'tbis was the first cniso under the by-laws. Such "cases •were becoming a nuisance sand the Co,uncil desired' to "check it. A> fine of lCfe wifb lis costs was imposed. MAINTENANCE CASE. Olive May Cameron (Mr Blenkhoni) applied Ibr a separation ;order and jiiaintenianco from her husband, Peter Cameron. After healing the evidence of the parties, his Worship adjourned tho case till September 18, in order kto see 'i'f a settlement could not bo come to. JOINING A TRAIN IN ,MOTION. •1 nines McGregor, Mho diid not appeiir was charged with: on May '27, attempt, ing to hoard a train in motion at iLoiiigburn. 'Defendant wrote admitting the offence aud was .convicted and fined 10k witih witness's expense 1 .*, 10s, a.ud Court (-•( hsts. 9s. ARREARS OF MAINTENANCE. Clifford Wilson admitted being £'8 J4s in arrears for tho maintenance of £WO grandchildren. ww sentenced. to one liwntli's imprnMiment, larder to bo suspended provided payment is made. STRAYING CATTLE. On the information of the Shannon jßoro,u<gh ranger, t'hso following wexo convicted and fined 'for permitting cattle to wander: W. H. Simes, T. Lament, R. Buckland, W. Mason. A. iMcLagigan, S. ; W. Carter, B. AValters, »G. Picard, J. Davis. E. Gardener, W. "l'\ Brown, R. Bilderbeck, and I'. Gill. CIVIL CASES.

Judgment for plaintiffs by default ,was given in ttho following casos: .'Mannknn Dairy Co. v. iR. Wallace, claim •£8 'lis. lid, casts 14s; Harvey land Co. ,r. H. Pone, claim £12, costs £1 16s Od; same v. Stewart Thurston, claim »£3 17s (id, costs '10s; Horowhemia ICo(iinty Council y. G. E. Nohle, claim £C 19s -Id, costs 7s; Stiles -and Mathesrwi r. 'Lou .Martin, til-aim £3 6s 3d, costs. 10s; same v, A. lloyal, <41 aim £10 15s Bd, costs Jjl ss: Horowhenua County Council v. Raiigihutu Hema, claim £13 is lid, costs £l 15s 6d; J. H. Fargher ,-iml Co. v. l'\ \V. 'Foster, claim £2 2s lid, costs '10sj R. lE. Lucas v. To .An iHenata Ropiha, claim £-1 13s 3d, costs 10s.

In the judgment euaitnions case, M. J. Suhan r. Warenia Iliinia. a claim for £12 !'s <xl, debtor wn« «rdcred to pay .tlio amount forthwith, in default ono moilth'» im prisonnieiit.