LAW AND POLICE.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLI, Issue 12543, 9 April 1904, Page 7

LAW AND POLICE.

MAGISTRATE'S COURT. Mr. C. C. Kettle, S.M., held a sitting of the Magistrate's Court yostorday. Undefended Judgment Summons Cases: W. Phillips and Son, represented by Mr. Shrewsbury, applied for an order on a judgment summons fot £2 lbs against Walter Francis Tibbutt, who did not appear. Tibbutt was ordered to pay the amount due within 14 days, or in default seven days' imprisonment. Sir. Elliott, on behalf of Robert Stow, made a similar application in respect to £?. 17s on s>, judgment against W. Olive, and as the judgment debtor failed to appear Mr. Kettle dealt with him in a like manner. The same alternatives were fixed in the cases of William Collins (Mr. Williamson) v. David Wright, for £1 lOi 9d, and S. J. Atkins (Mr. McVeagh) v. W. A. Champan, for £3 Is lid, also on. judgment summonses. T. 11. Giles failed to appear to answer a similar application made by Charles Stuart and Co., represented by Mr. Shrewsbury, for £10 Is 6d, and His Worship said if the amount was not paid within 14 days he would fix an alternative of 14 days' imprisonment. In respect to the application made by Mr. McGregor for the Patron Brewery Company, Limited, for an order on a judgment summons, amounting to £12 7s 6d, against Thomas Dale Taylor, the debtor did not appear, and Mr. Kettle ordered the amount tr. be paid within 14 days, or in default three weeks' imprisonment. To be Paid Off in Instalments: CI forge McCaull, who was represented by Mi. Smith, made an application ioi an order on a, judgment summons amounting to £8 19s 8d against W. F. Wheeler. The debtor offered to pay the amount in weekly instalments of 10s, and the case was adjourned until July 1 in order to sec if he complied with his promise. .Tames Leith guaranteed to pay 5s per week off a judgment against him amounting to £2 lis bd, and due to Powell and Betson, for whom Mr. Shrewsbury appeared. His Worship'fixed an alternative of seven days' imprisonment if the debtor did not comply with his promise. A Tailoring Case; A claim for £50 damages was made by Fred. Colledge against James Foster. The plaintiff was represented ■by Mr. Brook-field and the defendant by Mr. Parr. According to plaintiff's evidence, ho was engaged by defendant in 1002 as cutter foi £5 a week for five years. Trade got dull, and he assented to a reduction to £4, and finally defendant disposed of the business. The case for the defence was that when the plaintiff agreed to a reduction to £4 per week he commenced ? new arrangement altogether, and that the plaintiff left the business or his own accord. After several witnesses had been called for tho defence, the hearing of tho case was adjourned for the production of further evidence. POLICE COURT NEWS. A sitting of the Auckland Police Court was held yesterday morning before Mr. Blomfiold, S.M. Sub-Inspector Black represented the police. Drunkenness: A batch of nine were brought forward for insobriety. A firstoffender was convicted and discharged upon payment of cab hire, 2s 6d. Elizabeth Anne "ileft'ron and Ross Taylor were each fined 10s and costs. Paul Fowler, who did not appear, had his bail money (10s) estreated. Isaac Robert«on was fined 20s, and consented to a prohibition order being issued against him, while George Sampson and Joseph O'Meara were each fined 20s and costs. An old offender, Mary Lewis, was sentenced to a week's imprisonment, and a prohibition order was issued against her. John Grey pleaded guilty to refusing to quit the Criterion Hotel when ordered to do so, and was fined 20s and costs.

Prohibition: Alice Porter admitted entering tin> Newton Hotel during the currency of a prohibition order, and pleaded that she had offended in ignorance. A fine of 20s and costs was imposed. A prohibition order was issued against. Joseph Lowndes. t Disturbing a School: A lad named Frank Harrop pleaded guilty to disturbing the Beresford-strect public school. The lad, in company with a companion, sat on an adjoining fence and mimicked the master's orders in drilling the schoolboys, as well as making a noise by kicking the fence. Harrop was let off with a caution, and his comrade is to bo summoned in due course.

Noxious Weeds: Henry Carter was fined £1 and costs for failing to clear his property at. Ilemuera of noxious weeds after receiving instructions from the Agricultural Department.

School Attendance Act: Flora Walsh, for failing to send a child to school, was fined 6s and costs.

Stowaways: Three young men, Alexander MclCillop, Henry Almieda (Americans), and Thomas Flanagan were charged with being on board iho I!.M.S. Sierra from Sydney without paying tho fare, £3 17s 6d. The three accused stated in evidence that they had worked the whole of the voyage, MeKillop and Almieda in the stokehold and Flanagan on deck. The master-at-arms, who was the only witness from the ship, did not dispute the statements of accused, who were ordered by the S.M. to be kept in custody till the departure of the next boat for Sydney. "We haven't a cent piece, and what are wo going to do when we get back to Sydney?"' queried the accused. The S.M. promised to communicate with the American Consul.

A Serious Charge: A young man, William '1 honias Kdininston, was brought up on two charges of indecent exposure" oil March 15 and 18, and also with attempting rape on a, child nine years of ago on March 25. In the first charges the witnesses were not certain as to the identity of the accused, and the ease was dismissed. In the more serious char the accused was committed for trial. The'evidence of the witnesses for the prosecution was to the effect that, the accused was a boarder with the parents of the child, and committed the offence on the right of March 25, during the absence of the parents. Accused was allowed bail, in two sureties of £100 each.

Alleged Fraud: Henry George Walmsley, auctioneer, was charged on remand that ho did on or about. February 1?.. 1904, at Tauranga, by false pretences, with intent to defraud, obtain two pianos of the value of £42 10s, the property of the British and Continental Piano Company. Mr. Ikumo represented the prosecution, and Mr. Purchas appeared for the accused. The case for the prosecution was that on the strength of representation"! that accused had a purchaser for the pianos, two were shipped to him. Subsequently he failed to supply the name of the purchaser when asked, but late-, sent a cheque and promissory not© each for £12 10s (the value of one of the pianos), which was not accept d. Accused did not give any explanation of the transaction. The pianos wero advertised for sale by accused. One was sold for £15 on February 29, and the other for £8 on March 1. The accused was committed for trial, and bail was allowed in one surety of £25.