RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

New Zealand Mail, Issue 850, 15 June 1888, Page 23

RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

At the Resident Magistrate’s Court last Friday afternoon. Henry Wiseman was charged with having, on the 16th May, unlawfully taken fish with a net, contrary to clause 13 of the Regulations for Trout and Peroh Fishing. Mr H. W. Robinson, R.M., was on the Bench. Mr Grey prosecuted on behalf of the Acclimatisation Society, and Mr Skerrett appeared for the defence. His Worship inflicted a fine of £3 and costs, remarking that aB it was the first affair of the kind that had oome before him he was inclined to deal leniently with the defendant. He intimated that the penalty would be heavier if any case of the kiud should come before him iu future.

A woman named Margaret Williams, alias “ Opium Mag,” against whom there were no fewer than 34 previous convictions within thq

last 2.0 years at Christchurch, Dunedin, Pert Chalmers, and Timaru, was brought tap before ivlr H. W. Robimion, R.M.., last TPriday morning, for drunkenness, and was riined ss, or in default six imprisonament. Henry Hedderwick was fined 40s, sand ordered to pay £1 6s expenses, or in default three days' imprisonment, for assault, ing one Julia Wilson, in Quin-otreet, on the 6th iust. The remanded charge against William Crawford (in the employ of Cobb and Civ’s Bus’ Company) of having on the 3.7 th May obstructed a tramway'Carriage, was beard, and the defendant fined sa, and ocsts £2 Is. A charge 'of assault brought ”oy one Stewart Morten, of Wadcstown, against Jehu Larkin-, was dismissed; also one brought by thb'same complainant against John Larkin and Frederick Larkin, his son, of having rescued a cow seized by the complainant for the purpose of having it impounded. A cross action against Morton, charging him with cruelty to the cow, was also dismissed, as was also a charge against him. of having beaten Frederick Larkin. Mr Cray appeared for Morton, and the Larkins were represented by Mr Skerrett. Messrs J. H. Cock and J. Collins, Justices, presided at the Magistrate’s Court on Saturday. A first offender, for drunkenness, was Sued ss, or in default .24 hours’ imprisonment. Matilda Blue, charged with drunkenness, was fined £l, or in default a week's imprisonment. - A" ''similar charge was brought against Kate Moore, who was or'dere.'d to pay a fine of 10s, or in default 48 hourii’ imprisonment. This was all the businp'ss.

An inhumation was laid at the .Resident Magistrate's Court on Monday morning by Valentine A. Harris, manager of the Columbia Skating Rink Company, against George B. Tennyson, for some time manager of the I-acal branch of the rink, for embezzlement of the sam of £2 on the Bth instant. The accused was forthwith arrested, and on being brought before Mr H. W. Robinson, R M-, pleaded guilty. Mr Jellicoe appeared for the prosecution. He stated' that the prosecution wished to have the accused dealt with under the First Offenders Probation Act. He had been employed for some time by the Skating Rink Company, and up to the present had always borne a good character. His Worship accordingly remanded the accused till Thursday, so that a report by the Probation Officer might be received. The accused was admitted to bail, himself in £2O and one surety of £lO.

A first offender for drunkenness was brought np at the Resident Magistrate’s Court on Monday morning and fined 5s and 23 cab hire, or in default 24 hours’ imprisonment. For a similar offence Hugh Gordon was fined 10s, with the same alternative.

The interminable litigation between John A. Hougnez and Mr J. W. Robinson was advanced yet another stage at Monday morning's sitting of the Resident Magistrate’s Court, Mr H. W. Robinson, R.M., presiding. The charge is one against W. J. N. Robinson of obtaining £lO 19s under false pretences. After some evidence had been taken the case was adjourned till Friday next, to allow of the production of some important documents relating to the case.. Mr Levi was present on behalf of the prosecution and Mr Gray for the defence. A nominal fine only, of 20s, and costs 11 8, wa3 inflicted on James Smith, of Te Aro House, at the Resident Magistrate’s Court Monday morning for having kept a female at work on the 2nd June after 2 o’clock ou a Saturday. afternoon. Ignorance was pleaded as an extenuating circumstance, the defendant stating that the girl was employed on piecework, and he did not think that stopping to do such work was illegal. The Bench took a lenient view of the case and dealt with it as above.

Some farther charges of obstruction against one of Messrs Cottrell and Young’s omnibus drivers, made by the Tramway Company, were set down for hearing at the Resident Magistrate’s Court on Monday morning. Neither party put in an appearance, however, and the case was struck out.

The only criminal business transacted at the sitting of the Resident Magistrate’s Court on Tuesday was the punishing of a woman named Annie Russell for drunkenness. She pleaded guilty to the offence, and was fined ss, or in default six hours’ imprisonment.

Judgment for plaintiffs and costs was given at the Resident Magistrate’s Court ou Tuesday by Mr H. W. Robinson, R.M., in the following civil cases : —M. Grace v. W. H. Reid, claim £5, judgment for £3lss, and costs 17s ; Veitch and Allen v. Patrick Campbell, £5 13s _sd, and costs 11s; J. Maginity v. Colonel Baillie, £2 14s, and costs 7s ; W. Murphy v. Charles Bryant, £5 ss, and costs 103 ; J. Duthie and Co. v. Andrew Williams, £6 Os Id, and costs 8s ; Anne E. Lawrence v. A. ,E. Andrews, £2, and costs 6s ; D. McLean v, Joseph Mundle £1 6s 9d, and costs 6s ; H. Fielder v. T. Gross, 19s, and costs 6s ; Wellington Loan Company v, Wm. George, £2O, and costs £1 ; "Wellington Operative Boot Company v. T. G. Kershaw, £4, and costs, 5s ; A. Jeffery v. -T. Hogg, £3 12s 3d, and costs 7s ; same v. Henry Tedinan, £1 4s 3d, and costs 7s ; S. J. Birch v. A. E. Grimotone, £4 3-i Sd, and costs ss, to be paid by monthly instalments ; H. Fielder v. Mrs L. CaultoD, £7 Ss Gd, and Costs Bs, to be paid by weekly instalments of 7s 6d. In the case of A. Farmer v. Edward Gell, there was no appearance of the debtor. An order was made for £l9 11s 3d, amount of claim, to be paid by monthly instalments.

An employd of Messrs Cobb and Co.’s Omnibus Company, named Wm. Hill, was charged at the Resident Magistrate’s Court on Wednesday with having used obscene language toward Francis Russell, a tramway driver, on the 19th May. The accused pleaded not guilty, and was defended by Mr Grey. Evidence as to the language used was given by the complainant and several other witnesses. Mr Grey contended that his client had not used obscene but merely a slang term. The Bench dismissed the information.

Messrs J. Dunna and A. E. W. Fulton, Justices, presided at the sitting of the Resident Magistrate’s Court ou Wednesday. Two persons were charged with drunkenness, one of them being fined 10s, or 48 hours’ im-

pi’itfCsnfaitttfc, and the othor 55,, or 24 hours’ f&pvisonment. Mary Murray, alias MoMulfins, Nelly Neilson, and Catherine Moote* were each sentenced to three months imprisonment for vagrancy. S’of' the sable offence, Sarah Mitchell VtaS SOntObcod to one month’s icapriaonWicnt. A similar charge against Charles Nicholson, alias Seaton, was dismissed, th'o hfccused proving to the satisfaction bf the bench that he had' been in employment recently, and that work Was now awaiting him. William Adams was oharged with having assaulted his wife, Sarah Adams. The accused pleaded not guilty. After evidence had been taken, the Bench sentenced the accused to 14 days' imprisonment and also ordered him to pay costs, amounting to 6s. For having allowed his horses to Wander, Edward Morris was fined 63, and costs 7s ; and for a similar offence 5. Marks was fined Is, and costs 7s, A charge was preferred against .Cornelius Collins of having travelled on a railway carriage between Wellington and Kaiwarra on the > 2Sth May, without payiug his fare. The defendant admittod the offence, and a fine of 10s and £1 9s costs was imposed. Two lads, named Michael Ash and" William Davis, were charged with having cruelly tortured a cat on the 25th May. The former admittod the offence, but the latter pleaded not guilty. The Bench, after hearing evidence, fined Ash 58, and dismissed the oharge against Davis. On a charge of assaulting Alfred Paterson on the 11th instant, Frederick Cooper was fined 5s and costs.