MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

Lyttelton Times, Volume CXVII, Issue 17808, 5 June 1918, Page 2

MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

CHRISTCHURCH. Mr H- W. Bishop, S.M., presided ai the Magistrate's Court yesterday. Sydney Cyril Hall, a young man, win appeared on remand, on a charge 6 being helplessly drunk, was by his o;vi wish committed to a home for twelvt months. Charles Oliver Lilley was charget with the theft of an overcoat, valued a 1 £2 10s, the property of Gordon Atkin son. H.e was also charged with ffauau hntly converting to his own use tin sum of £3 4s Id belonging to RnbvT Henry Oliver. Accused pleaded guilt) to both charges. Sub - InspuCto. Mullaney said that accused hat stolen the overcoat from a church in Glentunnel. With regard ta the second offence the sub-mfipiectoi stated that accused had been on probation on that charge, but he had fail cd to report himself and had ignorei the police in every way. Accused was sentenced to six months' imprisonment on each charge, the sentences to rue concurrently. , ... John Thomas Clark was charged with usino- obscene language in Worcestei Street on June 2. and with brenk ine'a window valued at ss, the property of the New Zoal.nd Government. Corporal M'Conochie, of the M n ir«n> Police, said that on Srnday night he received a call to a house in Worcester Street. He found accused making a nuisance of himself, and he was also using the language complained of. Accused was a returned soldier. Accused had been in the South African war ard he hnd won the Queen's find Kmrr ? medals. He was a married man w'+h children. The Mp<rst«te sold th-H he would not be hard on a man who had done his duty for lvs country;. He would convict accused and order him to come up for sentence wh<*V cillerl nnon Po warned him that if ho repented the offence he would he sentenced to twelve months' imprisonment. Frederick Henry Bowler (Mr Johnston) was charged with attempting to W.ve Now Zealand without providing for tha maintenance of his wife. Esther Elizabeth Bowler (Mr Sargent); He was further charged with failing to maintain his wife. Mr Sargent asked that the first charge, winch was an indictable offence, should be withdrawn, as there were proceedings pending for a jud : ci?l separation. The parties had been married for some years, but lately defendant had taken "a fancy to another woman. Defendant was n. retired schooTmaster, and had a good deal of money. The Magistrate made an order for maintenance at the rate of £2 10s a week. In the case of Zelaph. Sanderson (Mr Johnston) v. Sidney Sanderson, the de*« was charged with the diso» bedience of a maintenance order. The defendant stated tbst he had been seutonced to six months' imprisonment for previously disobeying the order, and had boon released through. a frieid paying the arrears for him. He had to repay the loan. He was a carter, earning £2 ISs a week. He then srave a li«=t of his weekly expenses. The Magistrate: Is that all? If so, you *'an pay a great deal more than' you nr* to six months' imprisonment, tne warrant to be suspended provided you pny mnintenance at the rate of 30s a week. Harvey Roland Birch Miles, charscod with failing to provide for an illegitimate child, was ordered to pay 10s, * week towards its support.