LAW AND POLICE.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 11571, 8 February 1901, Page 3

LAW AND POLICE.

■ MAGISTRATE'S /COURT.—Thuksd.vt. : (Before Mr. H. W. Brabant, S.M.) '*J Judgment was given for the plaintiff by default in the : following cases: Elizabeth Scott (Mr. Baxter) IV. Edward Driseoll, claim £1 12s 6d, costs 10s; Walter Woodham (Mr. Lun-i don) v. John Iredal e, claim £26 Is, costs £2 16s; Robert Rew (Mr. McGregor) v. J. Gardiner, claim £32 14s 6d, ■ costs £3 19s; Gilmore and : Co. (Mr. Burton) ;v. John :Moros7' claim £4 14s 3d, costs : lis; Briscoe,' McNeil,? and Co. (Mr. *McVeagh);, v. G. P. B. Stewart, I claim £50 9s Bd, costs £5; Cooke and Co. v. | Charles Gore, claim £3 lis 6d, : costs 9s; Gilmore and Co. (Mr. Burton) v. William Wise, ; claim £3 13s lOd, costs £1 4s; I*. D. Nathan I and Co. (Sir. McVeagh) v. E. J. Mulhern.claim £12 2s 6d, costs £2 12si«d;'::' A. >' Clark and Sons (Mr. Baxter) v. W. Simson, claim £5 8s Id, costs . 17s; ■F.r E. Jackson: and' Co. v (Mr. Baxter) v. N. McPhee, claim £21 18s 4 sd. costs £2 14s; Alex.-Aitken, Limited {Mr. C. Z. Clayton) v. Mrs.; O. Tonge, claim £2 ; 17s 9d, costs 10s; .; Maria Anne Perry (Mr. Baxter) v.: Agnos Annie Harris, claim £5. costs £1 3s 6d. ■ -'■■"_• '•■: DEFENDED CASE. Annie Jane Cassells v. Mrs. Onion (formerly Mrs. Lake), and Mrs. Duval: Claim, £4 16s 4d,_ for groceries. ;' Mr. Reed appeared, for plaintiff. Judgment was given for the amount claimed against Mrs. Onion, with costs £1 7s. POLICE COURT NEWS. Messrs. E. Ford and ' J. Callnan, J.P.'s, presided at the Police Court yesterday. Drunkenness: Five,first offenders were convicted and discharged, and Fred. Moody was remanded till to-day on.this charge. John Lundgren and ; August, Johnson '. were fined 10s or 48 hours in default,, and Henrietta Pe- ! tone sentenced to 14 days' hard labour.. Remanded: Robert Douglas was remanded to appear at Dunedin on a charge of neglecting to nrovido his wife with adequate means of maintenance. Threatening Language: Michael Driseoll was ordered to enter into his own recognisance to keep the peace for three : months on a charge of using threatening language towards John Shanahan at Cut Hill. ■ The following cases were heard before Mr. H. W. Brabant, S.M. :— Admitted to Probation: The youth James McLean Clark, who was previously convicted on a charge of stealing the sum of £12 10s, the property .of.David Nicholson, was brought up for sentence. 1 Accused was admitted to probation for six months, and ordered to refund the • amount i stolen, and pay costs 18s. ; Mr. McGregor appeared for accused. , . , '■-. :'\ Adjourned :'■ Edwin Deery was charged with doing an offensive act to George Martyn, by throwing the carcase of a dog at him. The hearing was: further adjourned in order that His Worship might view the spot where the offence is alleged to have taken place. Mr. Parr appeared for the complainant, and Dr. Laishloy for the defendant.