MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

New Zealand Mail, Issue 1262, 7 May 1896, Page 30

MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

The man Robert Livingston was again before the Magistrate's Court yesterday week on the elnrge of stealing a coat from the Union Clothing Company. The facts of this case were detailed in the Mail last week. The man stated that ho thought there should he a medical enquiry into his case. Ho originally came from England, and thought he should he stmt back there. Mr Greenfield, S.M., said that ho had done a very wrong thing in stealing so as to bring his case before tho Court. As ho had been in custody for several days he would I e discharged. Inspector Render recommended that Livingston should see Huddart, Parker and Company with reference to a passage ticket.

At Foathorstonlast week t women named J. Sommersand A. Boss were brought before Messrs Reynolds and Ciindy, J.B.'s, charged with having uttered two cheques, knowing tho same to be forgeries. The accused have been remanded, bail being granted if it can be obtained for £IOO each and two sureties of £SO each. W. Perrin, licensee of the Exchange Hotel, Napier, has been convicted on two charges—one of serving customers after 11 o'clock at night, and tho other of having a barmaid in tho bar after that hour. 110 was lined 50s on each cbargo and the license endorsed.

A point of interest has been raised in Invereargill, arising out of a charge against a prohibited person of bavin;,' been found in licensed premises. Counsel look the objection that tho order had been taken out against his client without notice to him. This was admitted by tho other side, but it was contended that the licensing laws allowed such orders to be issued on tho ex parte statements of the applicants and witnesses, and therein differed from tho common law, which recognised the right of a man to havo an opportunity to show cause why ho should not bo convicted. Mr Poynton, S.M., decided that the order was not good. The simplest way out of the difficulty was to declare that tho man was not a prohibited person, and let his friends take fiosh action in the proper form. At the Magistrate's Court on Thursday afternoon further cvidenco was given in the civil case Waller, Myhro and Co, v. F. Fabian, claim £2l, value of a bicycle alleged to have been lent by plaintiffs to defendant, for the purpose of lowering the road record between Napier an 1 Wellington. Henry Clark and John Willeocks were fined 5s each and costs at the Magistrate's Court on Friday for not in constant attcndar.ee at their expresses on the stand in Jorvois quay. James Malley, John Sancton and Michael O'Brien, for not having sufficient lights on their vehicles, were fined 5s and costs. For tho larceny of a coat, valued at 221 Od, tho property of James Smith, To Aro House, James Wilson, who pleaded guilty, was sentence. 1 , to throe months' imprisonment with hard labour. George King, who was charged with vagrancy on Thursday morning, was sentenced to three months' imprisonment with hard labour. Tho Assyrian assault ease, in which Hannah Mansour and Mansour ilanimh arc charged with assaulting and robbing Peter Stephen*, oooupic 1 the Court till evening, and was then further remanded till Friday.

Henry "if. Travcrs was charged at the Magistrate': Court on Mondav afternoon with counselling and procuring A. J. Jacob; to kill certain native game. viz.: -Seven liuias and one native pigeon. Mr W. T. b. Travers appeared for tho defendant. Mr Greenfield, t-. 0!., convicted the defendant, and lined him .>•;. and XJ. IDico.-ts

At the Magistrate's Court on .Monday morning, David Burning was charged with assaulting and robbing the Chinaman Ah l'af, in Wel.li .tin!. Mr Wilford itppearod for the accused. Kvidence was hoard, and accused, who reserved his defence, was committed for trial. The hearing of a charge ol assaulting Hoong Kcc was adjourned till the Kith inst. Bail was allowed tho accused to the amount, of £25 ami a surety of £25. Lena Dorccn, for soliciting, was .xntenced to It day.,' hard labour.