MAGISTERIAL.
CHRISTCHURCH. Monday, Feb. 18. (Before Mr C. Hood-Williams, J.P., and Mr R. Westenra, J.P.) Drunkenness.— Three first offenders were fined 6s each, with. the usual alternative.—Kate Brown, who had just completed three months’ imprisonment for vagrancy, was also fined 5s. —Katherine Norris and Jane Kennedy were (fined 5s and 10s respectively.—Minnie Bench was charged with drunkenness and with having used obscene language when being arrested on Feb. 16. She said she “expected” she bad used had language, though she had no recollection of doing so. After evidence had 1 been given she was fined 10s on the first charge and sentenced to one month’s imprisonment on the second. Alleged Wife Desertion.—James Dingwall, charged with wife desertion, was remanded until next day, hail being allowed in two sureties of £25 each. Drunk While in Charge of a Horse. —William Falloon, for having been drunk while in charge of a horse and trap in Colombo Street, was fined ss, in default twenty-four hours’' imprisonment. Alleged Assault. James Leckie, charged with having assaulted John Smith, on Feb. 7 and 9, was remanded until next day.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/LT19010219.2.11
Bibliographic details
Lyttelton Times, Volume CV, Issue 12429, 19 February 1901, Page 3
Word Count
183MAGISTERIAL. Lyttelton Times, Volume CV, Issue 12429, 19 February 1901, Page 3
Using This Item
No known copyright (New Zealand)
To the best of the National Library of New Zealand’s knowledge, under New Zealand law, there is no copyright in this item in New Zealand.
You can copy this item, share it, and post it on a blog or website. It can be modified, remixed and built upon. It can be used commercially. If reproducing this item, it is helpful to include the source.
For further information please refer to the Copyright guide.
Log in