MAGISTERIAL.

Lyttelton Times, Volume CXIX, Issue 14682, 13 May 1908, Page 5

MAGISTERIAL.

CHRISTCHTJRCH. Tuesday, May 12. (Before Mr H. W. Bishop, S.M.) Dbtcckenness. —Elizabeth Skidmore Was fined 10s and costs, in default for-ty-eight hours' imprisonment, on a charge of drunkenness. Cecilia McMillan, on a charge of drunkenness, was convicted and ordered to come up for sentence when called on. Habitual Dbtjxeahd.—James Bunting was committed to the Pakatoa Homo, Auckland, for two vears under the Habitual Drunkards Act, 1905. Drunk and Disorderly.—William Owen pleaded guilty to charges of having been drunk and of having broken a cab-window valued at 15s, the property of Robert Keith. He was fined os and costs on each charge, and was ordered to pay the cost of the broken window. Theft.—Robert Stewart admitted that between April 10 and May 11 he stole a number of din-ing-table effects, to the value of 7s 9d, from the Cafe Cecil. He was sentenced to fourteen days' imprisonment with hard labour.—Charles Bryenton appeared en remand in answer to a charge of having stolen £l4 from a camp at Halswell. Tho probation officer's report was satisfactory, and the accused was admitted to six months' probation on condition that he repaid the stolen money. False Phetences.—William Matthews pleaded guilty to a charge of obtaining board and lodging from Richard Hall by falsely declaring that he was in the employ of Chrj-istall and Co. He said that he had been in New Zealand for six months, and had come from Sydney to obtain work. He had juct obtained employment in Dunedin when he was arrested. He was remanded till next day, to allow the probation officer to report. Importuning.—May Sidon (Mr Donnelly) was sentenced to one month's imprisonment on a charge of having importuned passengers in a public place. Maintenance. —W. Sydney Wilson (air Donnelly), a young man, was charged with having disobeyed a maintenance order requiring him to pay 15s a week towards the support of his wife. The defendant stated that his wife had separated from him because their home was too far from town. He was senI sr.ced to one month's, imprisonment, the warrant to be suspended if he paid 10s a week off the arrears J and the Magistrate suspended the order until the arrears were satisfied.—Ebenezer Hulbert D. Buchanan was ordered to

pay £1 per week towards the support of his wife, who had to keep two children. Breach ok Pbohibition Ohdek.—William Bowron (Mr Hunt) appeared in answer to a charge of haying been drunk, of having procured liquor during the currency of a prohibition order and of being an habitual drunkard within the meaning of the Habitual Drunkards Act, 1906. He was fined ] £5, in default one month's imprison- | ment, in respect of the breach of the | prohibition order, and the other cases I were adjourned on the application of the defendant's counsel. Affiliation. —John Stevenson (Mr E. T. Harper) was adjudged the putative father of an illegitimate child, and he was ordered to pay 7s 6d a week towards its support in addition to paying the costs of the confinement and of the Court. He was also ordered to find a security of £IOO that the order would be obeyed. Mr Flesher «r>peared for the complainant. FranoicTf mghey (Mr Mnlley) was adjudged t h « putative father of fin illegitimate child, and was ordered to pay 7s 6d a week towards its support.