MAGISTRATE’S COURT

Lyttelton Times, Volume CXVII, Issue 18286, 23 December 1919, Page 5

MAGISTRATE’S COURT

CHRISTCHURCH. Dir 9. E. M’Carthy, S.M., presided at the Magistrate’s Court yesterday. A male first offender, on remand since December 16, was fined ss, with the alternative of twenty-four hours in gaol, and was ordered to pay 17s fid costs of treatment, in default seven days’ imprisonment. Three statutory first offenders were each fined 10s, forty-eight hours’ imprisonment. } A young man named Raymond Austen was charged with behaving in a disorderly manner at the Christchurch railway station on December 20, and was fined £2, in default seven days’ imprisonment. Leslie Charles Thackwell, alias Thompson, on remand, was charged with having, on September 26, obtained credit to the extent of £3O, from John Joseph Diease, by representing himself as being in the employ of Dalgety and Co., and having a brother in .Dunedin who had met with an accident. Accused was also charged with having aw Dunedin on November 10, stolen a motor-cycle, with side-car attached, and motor tools and a rug, of a total value of £72 10s, the property of Thomas Inoracci. On the first charge accused, who pleaded guilty, was remanded to the Supreme Court at Dunedin for sentence, Dn the charge of stealing the motor-cycle an application by Chief-Detective M’llveney to have tho case heard at Dunedin on December 31 was granted. George Johnstone was charged with having on December 16 stolen a cash box, valued at 10s fid, containing 4s fid in money, the property of Emily Lane. Accused, who pleaded guilty, was remanded for a week to enable inquiries to- be made. John Miller was charged with having on December 2 stolen £6 from the person of John Matthews. On tho application of Chief-Detective M’llveney a remand was granted until December 81. In tho following cases judgment was given for plaintiff in each instance by default with costs:—Alfred Butcher v. Mma H. Mitehin, £2 2s fid; A. S. Taylor v. A. V. Buckton, £l6; J. S. Fleming and Co v. Walter H. Clement, £2O; Frank A. Cook, Ltd., v. Charles Nelson, £4 6s 4d. D. Carmichael was ordered to give up possession of a tenement to Owen Lynch on or before January 5. Charles and Eliza M’Kenzie were ordered to give immediate possession of a tenement to Thomas and Sarah Crawford. Flora Falkoabach (Mr M’Dougall) claimed possession of a tenement from Florence M. Wilson (Dir Thomas). Dir Thomas stated that defendant was the wife of a discharged soldier, the husband having been under orders to proceed to camp and that she received his first day’s pay of 6s prior to tho soldier being discharged by special Act of Parliament. Mr Dl’Dougall said that although defendant’s husband had not actually been in camp it was not generally known that ho was a returned sohjier. In the circumstances ho would not proceed with the case. (Before Dir V. G. Day, S.M.) Irvino Pell Loasby (Mr White) claimed £2l 4s' from Melville De La Cour (Mr Fletcher) in connection with repairs to a motor-car. Defendant counter-claimed for £9 loss occasioned by non-use of car for nine days. After hearing evidence the Magistrate assessed tho value of repairs at £ls and allowed defendant £5 on the counter claim, costs to bo allowed to both parties on tho amounts mentioned.