MAGISTRATE’S COURT.

New Zealand Times, Volume LXXIV, Issue 4869, 22 January 1903, Page 2

MAGISTRATE’S COURT.

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 21. (Before Messrs William Gill, Georgs) Frost and G. E. Goo, J.P.’s.) Seven first-offending inebriates ivero convicted. For baring loft a horse harnessed to n .vehicle, unattended, in Adelaide road, Walter Dolman tfas lined 10s, with 7s costs. Timothy Hayes was filled Is, with 1-1 s costs, for having parmitled two cows to bo at largo uji Willis street. For having permitted a horse to he at largo on Buckle street, Charles Henderson was fined Is, with Us costs. John Arthur Jackson, a young man, pleaded guilty to having been found by night without lawful excuse on the premises of John Callaghan. Sub-Inspec-tor O'Dauovau stated that the defendant iind locked himself into one of Iho informant's outhouses. The defendant explained that he worked on the wharf. On the night in question ho was 'drunk, and was fold by his companions to go into the informant's outhouse, as ho way unable to get: a. bed. The Bench convicted and discharged Jackson with a caution. “Although a large number of cyclists have been fined for having ridden bicycles after sunset without a light raid Sub-Inspector O'Douovaii, ‘•people still continue to break the by-law.” Amongst the ten cyclists who were dealt with, Richard Bassingt.on, George W. Darvall, Richard Haggarty, Robert Moffatt, Adeline Playlo. George Rodney, Herbert Ryke, Christopher Smil h and Joint Scanlon wore each fined ss, with 7s costs John William Reid pleaded {hat whilst riding to catch the last outgoing train from town, lie saw what appeared to ho an escapee from Porirua waving his hands in the street. Thinking be was rendering public service in capturing the man, the defendant turned round, and rode up to the person, hut then found he had got into the arms of a policeman, A fine cf Is, with /s costs, was imposed, A lad named Harry Chcetham admitted having fished for trout without a license at Mungaroa on the 4th November. Mr Gray appeared for the Acclimatisation Society, and stated that tho worst poachers the society had to deal with were hoys about tho defendant s age. Tho lad’s father said his son was a preserver of game, and mentioned that during tho last few months ho caught a number of eels and hawks. Tho lad’s brother was to have taken out a license for him. Tho defendant purchased a rod and lino, and commenced fishing before ho was suro that his brother had taken out tho license. Tho ranger deposed that when ho asked the defendant if he had a license be replied “Yes.” A! fino of £2, without costs, was imposed. A first offender pleaded guilty to hawing been drunk in Clyde quay, and to having resisted a constable in the execution of his duty. A fino of 5.5, or in default twenty-four hours’ imprisonment, was imposed on the first charge and 20s, or forty-eight hours, on tho second charge. The defendant consented to a prohibition order being taken out against him. DISORDERLY SEAMEN. Charles Ross, a seaman belonging to the Rapauui, was not aware of having used obscene language on the Glasgow Wharf. The police deposed that the defendant, whilst in a half-drunken condition, wont on board the s.s. Sussex, made use of the language recorded, arid wanted to fight. A fino of 40s, in default seven days’ imprisonment, was imposed. G. Cooper and W. Butler, seamen belonging to the Waikato, admitted having assaulted Jos. Selva a£ Picton on the 13th inst. Mr Myers, who appeared for tho prosecution, stated that the defendants wont on board their vessel at Picton, while under the influence of drink, and brutally attacked tho informant. They had each been previously convicted of broaching cargo. A fine of £3, with 10s 6d costs, or in default one month’s imprisonment, was imposed in each case. Tho six seamen who were arrested for having been concerned in the fond on the Glasgow Wharf on Monday night were charged as follows :—Herbert Ireland, John Grigg, Robert Aitkins and Thos. Burke, of the Rapanui, and Goo. Bozaro and Johann Tosold, of tho Sussex, with having behaved in a manner with intent to provoko a breach of the peace. The evidence showed that three or four of the Rapanui men went on hoard of tho Sussex about 11.30 on Monday night, and had a scuffle with a quartermaster and the lamp trimmer. Another quartermaster called up several members of the crew in order to check tho disturbance. A free fight then ensued. The Rapanui men eventually went on the wharf and called out their comrades. The call was quickly responded to. and in a few minutes about thirty men belonging to both vessels were fighting. A constable was on the wharf at the time, hut his efforts to stop the row were of no avail. He secured tho assistance of two other policemen, and when they returned to the wharf the seamen departed. One of the Rapanui men deposed that ho was set upon when he assisted a Sussex man, who was drunk, to get on hoard his vessel. Two other Rapanui men stated they were assaulted when they went to see a mate on hoard the Sussex. The Bench considered trie Papanui men provoked the others, hut did not hold the Sussex men faultless. Ireland, Grigg, Aitkins and Burke were each fined 40s, with 7s costs, in default fourteen days’ imprisonment, and Bezare and Tosold were each fined 20s, with 7s costs, in default seven days’ imprisonment. Before Dr A. McArthur, S.M., seven men named David Mason, Joseph Malone, James Orr, John Smith, Sydney Gravillo. Thomas O’Connor and Henry Porter pleaded gniltv to having travelled from Sydney to Wellington by the s.s. Warrimoo without having previously paid their fares.. The defendants stated that they had been unable to secure work in New South Wales, and they came to seek it in Non- Zealand. ■Rach of the men was fined £3 15s. payable at the rate of £T 5s permonth, in default fourteen davs’ imprisonment.