LAW AND POLICE.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXXVI, Issue 11056, 6 May 1899, Page 7

LAW AND POLICE.

MAGISTRATE'S COURT.-Fridat. [Before Mr. H. S. Wardell, S.M.I JUDGMENT SUIIUOXSE9. i-j-r • mat ' o ° n j uc *Knient summonsos • in tho following cases:M Keatlev v J. ! with -MM r 5 78 2d , ortler(!t) to nay forth£6 ii C i? Vn v. W. J. SutcirUe, claim ; nfin J° r 0i? pa . y in we °klv instalments il l'/ 1 / Morr ' B V James Mills, ciilinl las, ordered to pay forthwith; W. G. Hutordered T » Roberts, claim £4 Is 6d, " l Si l °, P>r forthwith; Kay and Leahy fn,n ti' Ck r! m £8 15s M > ordered to pay fort w, h ; Goo Campbell *• Andrew Me.wl I ' am f 3 198 6 ,> orderl! 'l to P" forth- | with, Johnston an Noble v. J. Gilbert, i w't A? i f 3d ' or . d6recl 10 - na y forthwith; j1 *. " m j m . lul Co. v. George Crowther, ■ claim £4, ordered tc pay forthwith; F. W. • Smith v R. T. Cllfttfiek >. elaim £8 ss, ordered to pay forthwith; Lewis Mows v. Kobert F. Chatfield and Alhrecht Jcppe, claim £13 5s 3d, tho defendant Jeppe ordered 'to pay £6 12 s 8d forthwith; A. M. TharI urn . v. R. Marshall, claim £2 3s, ordered to pay in weekly instalments of ss. A BOOKMAKER AND HIS CLERK. beorgo Doig v. Robert L. Cleiand: This wa« a claim to recover £15 wages alleged to be due by defendant to plaintiff, for services I rendered by the lnttei as booking dork. Mi. burton appeared in support of tho claim, ! 111 Mr. J. R. London for the defence. Tlio | latter contended that tho money could not be I recovered by law, as the plaintiff had been ' engaged at work on tho racecourse and on tho street, which was of a purely gaming nature, while Mr. Burton submitted that tho plaintiff had been engaged in an office, and had done othor work than that, connected with gaming. Tho plaintiff was examined at considerable length, and after tlio evidence-ln-ohief of the defendant had boon taken tao case was adjourned sino die.

POLICE COURT NEWS. His Worship Mr. H. S. Wardell, S.M., presided at tho Auckland Police Court yesterday, and hoard the following cases:— LARRIKINISM PUNISHED. A youth named Jacob Irwin was charged with wilfully breaking a pane of glass, valued at 10s, the property of Cyprian Nicholls, carrying 011 business in Ponsonby Road. Constable Cullinano deposed to seeing several youths scuffling on the verandah, and while ho was going to disperse them, lie saw tho defendant put his elbow through tho window. When tho constable approached tho youths they ran away. Witness, on being asked by the Bench what reason lie had for thinking that the act was deliberately done, replied that lie Baw th» defendant lift his arm and push it back in a way that caused witness to think it iva? deliberately done. Mr. J. R. Lundon, for tho defence, called evidence, with a view to showing that the window had been accidentally broken by one of the youths when the stampede took place, and that at tho time it was broken, the defendant was standing some distance away from it. His Worship, after hearing the evidence, said lie should hold that tho window had been broken by the defendant, and .vilfully. A fine of £1 and costs was imposed, and tho defendant was ordered to pay 10s damages, in default 14 days' hard labour. INFORMATION' DISMISSED. Maggie Doyle, a young woman, pleaded not guilty to the charge that she did, while loitering in Wellesley-slreet, importune passers-by. His Worship said that tho evidence for the prosecution was insufficient to support tho charge, and dismissed (ho information. Mr. J. R. Reed appeared for tho defendant. ONE MONTH FOR " MISCHIEF." Helena Norman was sentenced to one month's hard labour for mischievously breaking three tumblers, and for throwing a quantity of eggs, thereby damaging a dress, to the total valuo of £1, the property of Annie Cassells. On a further charge of being an idle and disorderly person, sho was discharged.