The Courts

Mount Ida Chronicle, Volume XLV, Issue XLV, 12 November 1926, Page 3

The Courts

(Before H J Dixon, Esq., ~S.M.) : Monday, November Stli. Magistrate's Court. i The following were charged with . leaving their ears unlighted in Kan fa r- : ly streets on the evening of 16 th Octo- . ber. Constable Bandy conducted the | prosecutions. These being the first cases of the kind in the town no fines I were inflicted:—L C Lory, convicted and ordered to pay costs 7s; G- L Weir 7s, costs and mileage 6s; H E Blakely j ' s costs and mileage 8s; B Dougherty. 7s costs; Ed. Templeton 7s costs; J W E Armour, 7s costs and mileage BsJ C E Gibb, costs 7s; J A M'Leod, 10s mileage; A B Hore, costs 7s and mile age 1 Is: A-H Griffiths, costs 7s and mileage lis; G Friend, 7s; D MMathewson costs 7s mileage 10s. D M'Killop (Mr Eraser) pleaded not guilty to the charge. Constable Bandy gave evidence that he had examined the car but found no lights on it, whereas defendant said that he left | the parking lights on in front when he left the car and they were burning when he returned. He was not so sure about the tail light.—He was convicted on the latter point and dis charged. F E More 'also pleaded not guilty He admitted no lights were on but he had been in the habit of leaving his car unlighted and did not know it was ail offence.—Convicted and ordered to pay costs 7s and mileage 6s. Civil Cases - W Beck (Mr Fraser) v D Inder—a claim for wages.—Judgment for £ll 6s 6d with court costs £2 6s Od and solicitor's fee £2 Is Od. Commissioner of Taxes v C C Hanan —Judgment by default for £l 8 4s' 6d with £l 10s costs. Same v Ed Eance—Judgment by de fault for £lB 4s 6d and £l 3s Od costs Application to take evidence in case Usherwood v D Jones in a claim for cost of Burbury rabbit traps. D Jones gave evidence of having received six traps to sell on commission. He sent them to various farmers who returned them all except one. The farmer told him to call for it, but as it meant a journey of 30 miles be had not yet done so. The price of the traps was 255. The dispute seemed to be whether defend ant returned five or three: He said he had returned five to the firm. Mr Eraser represent defendant. F H Warren was charged with be ing drunk while in charge of a motor car and asked for an adjournment till next court day, which was granted. To a charge thai on 16th October, at Patearoa, he ~ tresspassed on the dwelling of J J M'Cluskey refusing to leave when requested to do so, and damaging property. He pleaded not guilty. Constable Bandy prosecuted. George Kirby, who had been left in charge of M'Cluskey's place, gave evi dence that on the night in question accused and a man called Brophy came to the place and walked in. They asked to see M'Cluskey and Jenkins, and on being told they were not there and being requested to leave, they refusedto go and broke open an inner door leading to the bedroom, Brophy was drunk but Warren seemed to know ; what he was doing. A pane of glass and other things were broken. ' Warren stayed that night R nd next day He had received no money from Brophy to pay for the damage done. J J M'Cluskey deposed that he left the last witness in charge of the place while he was in Dunedin. When he returned he found the place had been damaged—a door and window broken and various articles had gone Never gave Brophy and Warren permission to enter while he was away ' For the defence Warren stated that he was here to drive Brophy home in .his car At his request they called at M'Cluskey's Brophy went in and he followed. Brophy put his shoulder to the door It was a frail door and one hinge got broken off. He was not asked to leave but Brophy was and he did so Witness stayed two nights Was asked in and was asked to stay . Kirby did not know on the Sunday morning how the things got broken, and be asked who did it He seemed to be under the influence of opium smoking He broke the lamp glass while fumbling about on the Saturday night The Magistrate said it was a case of oath against oath There was a doubt -whether he wilfully tresnassedj and he would be given the benefit of it. W Brophy was similarly charged and Mr Fraser on his behalf pleaded guilty On the charge of damage he 1 was fiued 10s 3d with costs 7 S) and for trespassing was fined £ 2, costs lis, mileage 14s and witnesses' expenses £2 Warden's Court Thos Gilchrist (Mr Fraser), ordinary prospecting license.. 17a, near Hyde .township—Recommended . W. Smith (Mr Fraser) ordinary pros pecting licenses, 86a and 20a, at Oture hua—Recommended - St Bathans Gold Digging Co (Mr Fraser), special dredging claim,— Adjourned till 6t-h December. G R Booth, surrender water race license— Adjourned v