MAGISTERIAL.

Lyttelton Times, Volume CXV, Issue 16491, 5 March 1914, Page 8

MAGISTERIAL.

CHRISTCHURCH. '' Wednesday, March 4,

(Before Mr _T. _Wallace,_ J.P., and Mr

\V. Barrett, J.P.)

Drunkenness.—A first offender j was fined ss, in default twenty-four, hours’ imprisonment. ' . * n i Drunkenness and Obscene Language. ; —Charles Potten was charged with being drunk and with using obscene language. He pleaded guilty, .and was 1 fined ss, in default twenty-four hours’, imprisonment on the , -first charge, and £5, in default fourteen days’ imprisonment on the second charge. V V .-A.,-; . i Remanded.— Mr , Cuningham ‘ protested against a remand asked for by ‘ the police in the, case in which William. Brunsden was charged with haring, between January 13, 1908, and' September, 1909, received sums amounting to 11s 6d from John Morrissey, or from Julian Morrissey, his wife, and failed to account for them to Charles Allison as required. Mr Cassidy appeared for Mr Allison. Mr Cunningham said that the prosecution was a> private one. However, as there was a pressure of cases, he agreed to an adjournment till March 11.—Robert, Dickson Warden was charged with hav- r ing, on March 3, at Avonside, Entered ( the dwellinghouse of John Robert Preece and stolen therefrom the sum of £9 ss. He was remanded till March 11. ' \ . A Serious Charge.— Charles Wallace Adam on a charge • of having at Prebbletcn, assaulted n girl aged fifteen years with intent to commit a criminal offence, and. with having committed an indecent assault, . was remanded until Monday. Bail was } allowed the accused in £l5O and onesurety of £l5O or two of £75 each.

LYTTELTON. (Before Mr "W. .0. Cleary, J.P.)

Drunkenness. —A first offender, (M a charge of drunkenness, was convicted I and discharged. Adjourned. —Albert Foote was charged with two breaches of a prohibition order. The case was adjourned for'a fortnight.—A .charge against Richard Wakelin of supplying liquor . to .J. J Orton Gebbie, a prohibited person, was , adjourned for "fourteen days.—Len ' Ruston was charged with the theft-of,, a gun from Christian Anderson. On the application of Sergeant Clarksqn the case was adjourned until Monday.