MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

New Zealand Mail, Issue 1189, 14 December 1894, Page 30

MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

Judgment was given for the plaintiffs in the following civil cases heard in the Magistrate’s Court last week before Mr T. Hutchison, S.M. :—K. Isaacs v. N. Marchant, £7, costs £1 0s Gd; Wellington Loan Company v. J. Oliver, <£3o 15s, costs <£2 11s; E. Homand v. B. Eusso, £23 8s 4d, costs £4 4s ; G. Winder v. D. Jones, £ll 17s Gd, costs £1; A. Williams v. A. Evans, £4 19s, costs £1 13s : D. J. Whitaker v. E. L. Brooks, £l4 12s, costs £1 15s 6d ; Aitlcen, Wilson and Co. v. C. M. Sorenson, £7B 18s 2d, costs £4 19s ; Grey Valley Coal Company v. G. Harris, £l3s, costs 6s; Wellington Biscuit Company v. Wong W. Sam, £5 4s Gd, costs £1 6s Gd; C. Pole v. J. Daley, £4 17s Bd, costs 14s; J. J. Devine v. J. Cresswell, £5 15s lOd, costs 10s; Wellington Biscuit Company v. H. H. Willis, £6 17s 2d, costs £1 5s Gd; same v. G. E. Oldham, £ls 4s Id, CDsts £1 15s Gd. Judgment summonses —D. Le Petit v. T. Eyan, £1 7s 6d, order for payment forthwith or two days’imprisonment; Empire Loan Company v. G. M. Benson, £3O 11s Bd, order for payment forthwith or 10 days’ imprisonment ; same v. W. Hall, £2 17s, order for payment forthwith or in default four days’ imprisonment; same v. A. J. S. White, £6 15s, order for payment forthwith or six days’ imprisonment. Messrs George Brown and J. Benge, Justices, presided at the last sitting of the Upper Ilutt Magistrate’s Court. A fine of Is each wich costs was imposed on Messrs

Urwin, Wyeth, ' Stehrs, Kearney and Durrell for keeping unregistered dogs. At the Magistrate’s Court last week, before Mr Hutchison, S.M., two first offending drunkards were punished in tho usual manner, and an old offender named Annie Johnston was fined 20s or seven days’ imprisonment in default. A boy of 11 years named Charles Hansen admitted stealing a watch from the dwelling of Mrs 11. Eoberts, and was committed to the Burnham Industrial School. At the Magistrate’s Court on Friday, before Mr Martin S.M., three first offending drunkards were cautioned and discharged, a second offender named Edward Bradley was fined ss, or 48 hours in gaol hi default, and an old offender . named James McGovern was fined 20s, with the alternative of a week in gaol. William Hedge for using obscene language was sentenced to a week’s hard labour. Charles H. Compton was fined ss, with 7s costs, for keeping an unregistered dog. A charge against David Henry Cuff, of assaulting his wife, was dismissed. At the Magistrate’s Court on Saturday, before Messrs T. J. W. Gale and W. Gasquoine, justices, a passenger by the Kaikoura named James Cowin was charged wi'h being drunk and disorderly. He was convicted and discharged with a caution. George E. Bentley, charged with wilfully damaging property, was remanded until Wednesday. The civil case of 11. Jager v. L. 11. Bowerman, claim £2 13s, was also heard. Defendant filed a counter-claim for £l3 13s, and judgment was given defendant for £ll. At the Magistrate’s Court on Monday, before Mr Martin, S.M., seven drunkards were treated as first offenders, and fined 5s each. Frances Curry, whose second appearance this was, was fined 10s, with the

alternative of 48 hours in gaol, and Jame Goldie, an old offender, was fined 40s or seven days in default. Mrs Hayes was charged by Adelaide Woodlands with having used abusive language to her on the 17th November. Mr Young appeared for the complainant, and Mr Devine for the defendant. After hearing the evidence His Worship dismissed the case, and ordered each party to pay her own costs. John Brown was charged with having no lawful visible means of support. The man, whose sight is very bad, was found by Mounted Constable Smith on Saturday wandering about the streets in a wretched condition. He was remanded until to-day in order that his case may be brought before the Trustees of the Benevolent Institution. Judgments for plaintiffs were given by Mr Martin, S.M., in the following civil at the Magistrate’s Court on Monday .• —Chow Lim v. T. Oliver, £25, costs £3 Is; J. Duthie and Co. v. A. W. Mclntosh, £ll 3s 4d, costs £1; K. Cotteril v. T. Gibson, £l, costs 6s ; M. Cobbett v. H. Austin, £3 19s 9d, costs Gs ; A. J. George v. Graham and Eippingale, £lO Is sd, costs £1 18s Gd; Tayton and Erskine v. M. Hayes, £4 3s Id, costs 11s; A. Jardine v. J. Buick, £4 10s, costs 13s ; Castendyk and Eocke v. K. Locker, £3l 10s, costs £1 10s, and order made for possession of tenement to be given forthwith. Defended cases —T. Dwan v. H. Watson, claim £1 16s, for advertising, judgment was given for plaintiff for amount claimed, with 6s costs. Mr Levi for plaintiff, Mr Wilford for defendant. E. Somerville v. Messrs Thew and Luke, claim £lO damages to a buggy, caused by defendant’s horse. Judgment for plaintiff for amount claimed, with £4 16s costs. Mr Edwards appeared for plaintiff, and Mr Wilford for defendants.Two brothers named Thomas and Ewan Coleman appeared before Mr Martin, S.M., at the Magistrate’s Court on Tuesday,

charged with failing to comply with an order to support their mother, Flora Coleman, who is 63 years- of age. Mr Gray appeared for Mrs Coleman and Mr Young for tho defendants. The case against Ewan Coleman was adjourned sine die on his promising to pay off the arrears at tho rate of 5s per week, and also to pay Gs 8d a week, the amount of the order. The case against Thomas Coleman was adjourned for a month to see what lie could do towards reducing the arreai’s in the meantime. A young man named G. A. Fountain, charged on remand with having obtained £5 by false pretences from- the licensee of the Victoria Hotel, was placed on probation for a period of three months. His Worship also said that a prohibition order would issue against him for 12 months, to apply to Wellington and suburbs, he must refund the £5 obtained by false pretences and pay £1 costs incurred in telegraphing concerning him. The money will have to be paid by instalments of 5s a week. Messrs L. L. Harris, J. Ilott and W. Hildreth, Justices, occupied the bench at the Magistrate’s Court on Tuesday. A first offending drunkard was fined 5s with the usual alternative. Charles Evans, better known as “ Piccolo Charlie,” was sent to prison for three months for vagrancy. Caesari Perotti, for whom Mr Wilford appeared, pleaded not guilty to a charge of using obscene language in Haining street. The Bench were of opinion that the words used by the defendant, who is a foreigner, were misunderstood, and dismissed the case. A cabman named James Baghurst pleaded guilty to overcharging Malcolm Fraser, whom ho had charged 5s for driving him and another person fi*om the wharf to Hawker street. As Mr Fraser did not appear to give evidence the case wa§ si§-

missed. A young man named George | Morton, for whom Mr Wilford appeared, j was charged with having used threatening j language to Win. Me Alpine on the 4-th ; inst. The case, which appeared to be of a trivial nature, was dismissed, the Bench ordering each party to pay his own costs. Mr Paterson appeared for the informant. At the Magistrate’s Court on Tuesday corning, Lucy Mary Compton was charged with erecting an addition to a building not according to the plans submitted to the City Surveyor. The case was adjourned for a week to enable defendant to carry out the work according to the plans. Henry Brown pleaded not guilty to a charge of commencing additions to a building without'having made application to the City Surveyor for permission to do the work. The Bench dismissed the case, but ordered defendant not to proceed any further with the work- without obtaining a permit.