MAGISTERIAL.

Lyttelton Times, Volume CXIV, Issue 16328, 26 August 1913, Page 5

MAGISTERIAL.

CHRISTCHURCH. Monday, August 25. (Before Mr H. W. Bishop, S.M.) Drunkenness.—. Two first offenders for drunkenness were each fined ss, in default twenty-four hours' imprisonment. —George Corry and Alfred Goodail, second offenders, were each fined 10s, in default forty-eight hours' imprisonment. —John Cogan, who had heen found drunk at Papanui while in charge of .a horse and cart, was fined 20s, in default fourteen day 6 imprisonment.—Thomas Sutton appeared on remand to answer a charge of drunkenness and four charges of committing breaches of his prohibition order. Mr Leathern appeared for the accused. The Magistrate said that he was tired of warning those people that he would not allow the Court's orders to be treated with contempt. Accused had nineteen convictions for drunkenness. He would convict him. and order him to come up for sentence when called upon, and he warned him that if he appeared before the Court again within a month he would go to Roto Roa for two years. The prohibition order was renewed for twelve months. Accused was ordered to pay 17s 6d for medical treatment.

Given a Chance.—Emily Russell was charged with being drunk, and also with being a rogue and vagabond in that she had insufficient lawful means of support, and had been previously convicted of being an idle and disorderly person. On the first charge accused was convicted and discharged. On the second charge, she was convicted and ordered to come up for sentence when called upon. The Magistrate said that he took this course in order to cive the accused a chance. The evidence showed that accused had been becrging in the streets. Ho would hold the probability of the sentence over her, and if she did not keep off the streets she would be "sent up" for twelve months. Civil Cases.—ln the following cases judgment, with costs, was given for plaintiffs by default:—Andrew Lees (Mr Turner) v. James Turnbull. 16s 4d; J. Harrison v. Decimus Rowe, £3 13s, A. C. Champnev v. Miss D. Guthrie. £4 10s; A. W. "Buxton, Ltd. (Mr T. Willinms) v. Thomas R. Hu'trhes, £6 7s; T. Smith v. V. A. Dixon, 12s.