MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

New Zealand Times, Volume LXVII, Issue 3330, 12 January 1898, Page 3

MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

Tuesday, January 11, 1898. POLICE CASES. A man named William Crowe was charged wit! being illegally on the premises of fie Club Hotel. It appears that he reallj broke into the place twice, and, bringing a teapot along, wanted it filled with heir. As it was 2 o’clock in the morning, ho vas put outside, and on his making another attempt to get in was handed over jo Detective Broberg. It was stated that luck, boiled fowl and other sundries had disappeared from the place during the evening, and that defendant, on meeting a waiter in the passage, said that he had oeen given the teapot which he held in his hand, and that he wanted it filled with bier. After hearing the evidence, the Omrt sentenced the prisoner to two months’ imprisonment. William fill, who was arrested on Monday night on a charge of committing an unnatural offence, was remanded in order that evidence might be obtained by the police, f James Fkherty, charged with being drunk whiit in charge of a horse, was fined 10s aid costs, or 48 hours’ imprisonment. There was a second case of assaulting a Chinahan, but it was withdrawn. John Kn«x Purvis, who was arrested by Detective Cox, pleaded guilty to being idle and disor&rly, and was ordered to gaol for one month CIVIL CASES. Judgmaits were given for plaintiffs as follows Commercial Agency v. George Gooch, daim >62 Its fid, costs 143; F. Loudon v. F. Hunt, >6B, costs 10s, solicitor’s fee 15s 6d; J. Jacobson v. A. Talbot, >6l 6s, costs 6s; Angus McLean v. John Tobin, >615 Is 6d, costs >6l, solicitor’s fee 15s fid; A. Talbot v. C. O. Montrose, >63 Ids, costs fis. In the judgment summons case of the Commercial Agency against A. R. Dowdeswell an order was made for payment forthwith, or in default seven days’ imprisonment. There was a second case Irought by the Company -against the defendant for >6ll 2s Bd. An order was uade for payment forthwith, or eleven daps’ imprisonment. Another action was that of Hoain and Williams against Louis Tegner, claim >67 19s IQd. The defendant was ordered to pay £5 6s lOd in seven days, or go to gaol with hard labour. Thomas Ralph v. Thomas Marshall, daim >64 13s lOd. To be paid forthwith. In the case of H. Loudon v. Charles Jcnes, claim >66, a nonsuit was entered up by the Magistrate, with costs >6l Is. £ nonsuit was also entered up in the caie of J. Larkin, who was sued by William Standen for >63.