MAGISTRATE’S COURT.

Manawatu Standard, Volume XLII, Issue 10120, 30 October 1917, Page 7

MAGISTRATE’S COURT.

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(Before Mr W. G. K. Kenrick, S.M.) FAILING TO ATTEND CAMP.

Kenneth Mitchell was charged with failing to attend camp at Wanganui in April lust. This was a rehearing of a case nrevi ously heard. Alajor Ashworth represented the Defence Department, and said that defendant's record up to April had been excellent—there had been few better. Defendant's father said his son had made application for exemption from tlio. April camp, hut it was e-vitlent that some of the correspondence passing between Ids son Ihe Defence Department had miscarried, winch had led to a inisnnck rstandmg on the part of the Department. 1 Lis Worship, after commenting on the voting man’s line attendance recoup convicted without line. OBSTRUCTING TRAFFIC.

Mr Fitzherbort entered a plea of guilty on behalf of Mary Warbnrton to a charge of permitting a horse and trap to encumber a street and obstruct traffic. Mi ritzherbmt said the offence was a very trivial one. 'Die defendant had tied the h<n>c to a post in the street, and it had swung round and worked a little out from the tootpath. A caution would meet the case.

A line of 5s was imposed. A THEFT CIIARGI

A young man named Max Olsen pleaded not guilt.v to the theft of a copper holler on October 25. Detect ive-Sergl. (>iik<- prosecuted. Accused was not represented by

counsel. . , Walter I tasking, trustee acting for the owner of the property, said m the early pa.it of the month a copper boiler was placed in the, promises at the corner of Domain a... Willis dreels. It was removed on the <-snl inst. The .copper produced m Court was identical with the one stolen Robert Teller, hawker, said on Tuesday la-t accused said a friend of .hjia had a copper to sell, and Hint evening accused brought the copper Imo-dt to witness* house. Ho said he got it from a mend at Kairanga. He asked 7s 6d for the copper, and witness bought it ~ •, , Plain-clothes Constable (. ulloty s.n c arrested accused and charged him with the present offence. Accused made a stab ;m nt hat on the night of October 23 he met . who said he had a cooper o sell, and accused said a hawker in Pitt street would buy ii. The other man urn. the copper and handed it to accused, who solo t. Accused, in reply to the (Mur,..said 1. had no witnesses to call. He n, l! m.;mie,l ■ • ~,wl <■( id tie other man was Ins innocence, atio sam o> , f the one the police should get bol l o . IDs Worship convicted, am -ntenccd accused to , wo'months’ Hard laboun SENDING FALSE. IELKOUAM.^ \ vonn ,r woman named 0. M. Liggs ~hauled guillv to sending a Pallia, na resident falsely with tin name of a third person. Detectne-Si i, - Ouirke. who prosecuted, said from em.im - ios made lie saw the defendant, woo admitted the offence His Worship said tin offence was a serums one. but in (lie circumstances he would com Viet and order defendant to come up for sentence when called upon. SEPARATION AND M AIN I LNANt E. Emma Adams applied for and was granted a separation from her husband • • Adams, and an order was made against defendant requiring him to contribute 25.- pm week towards his wife’s maintenance.