MAGISTRATE’S COURT.

Lyttelton Times, Volume CXVII, Issue 17527, 10 July 1917, Page 8

MAGISTRATE’S COURT.

CHRISTCHURCH. Mr T. A. B. Bailey, S.M., presided at tho Magistrate’s Court yesterday. Edward O’Connor, a second offender, was lined 10s, in default' forty-eight hours’ imprisonment, "on a charge of drunkenness. Charles McKenzie, charged with drunkenness and disorderly behaviour, was convicted and fined 40s. The police evidence was- to 'the effect that accused usod bad language. if. J. Murray (Mr J. J. Dougall) claimed from Mrs F. Kilgour (Mr Cassidy) the sum of £l3 10s for board and lodging, Frederick Josiali Murray, proprietor of the St Elmo Boardinghouse, gave evidence that tho defendant made arrangements with him for the accommodation of her brother, who was then on the West Coast, and who was said to be in poor health. Defendant paid £7, four weeks’ board, in advance, and witness understood that she would bo responsible for her brother's board. The defence, which was put in in documentary form, amounted to a contention that defendant’s liability was limited to the original payment of £7. The, Map;hstrate gave judgment for the de-fendant-on tlio evidence. . Judgment was given for the plaintiff by default in the following cases:—Waimr.iri County Council v. Frodorick L. Me hr tens, 8s 3d; samo v. J. W. Holt, Is Id; samo v. S. B. Clark,, £2O 12s 8d; licit ia Wilson v. Elizabeth Montgomery and James Montgomery, £9 15s; I ait, Bae-rio and Co., Ltd. v. James Wilson, 10s'9d.

ASHBURTON. Mr R. Galbraith, J.P.. and Mr R. Clark, J.P., presided at tho Ashburton Magistrate’s Court yesterday. Herbert Henry Beere, charged with disorderly conduct on tlio Ashburton railway station whilo drunk, was fined £2, in default sevon days’ imprisonment. . Arthur Kerr, on a similar charge, was iined £2 and 5s costs, in default seven dnvs’ imprisonment. Kerr was also charged with obstructing Constable Ingram while, in tho execution of lus duty, and was fined £3, in default twenty-one days’ imprisonment. The accused was further charged with damaging the constable’s uniform, and was ordered to pay the costs,, £1 4s, or a total of £6 4s on tho three charges. John Hunt was charged with on June 29 breaking, entering and stealing from the shoo of Andrew Willae, Ashburton, two sides of bacon, 351 b of beef, one ox tongue -and four sheep tongues, valued at £6 2s. The- evidence of Andrew Wilkie was to tho effect that on going to his shop on the morning of June 30 he found that two windows in his shop had been broken open, and that he also found th® back door open. John B. Rose gave evidenco that' accused came to his house about 11.45 on the night of June JJ with a. quantity of meat, which he said he lmd bought. Accused left a part o, the meat at tho house of witness, and took the balance away. Accused called at witness’s house the next morning, took a portion of tlio meat away, and nromised to call for the balance. .Accused had asked permission oyer night to leave the meat at witness s house, and witness went to accused tne followir.o- morning and requested him to taketh® meat away. Senior Sergeant Rvan gavo evidence as to accused Jiavino- been arrested, and to Ms subsequently having made and signed a statement admitting having broken mtoi the shop and stealing the meat. Accuse pleaded guilty, and was remanaed to tho Supremo Court for sentence.