MAGISTRATE'S COURT

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXI, Issue 6745, 17 February 1909, Page 7

MAGISTRATE'S COURT

. TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 16. (Before Mr W. G. Riddell, S.M.) POLICE CASES. ALLEGED BREAKING AND . ' ENTERING. Terence Murphy, a youth of about seventeen years of age,, was charged v ' a: ji-cf ng and entering the premises of the Butt Valley Hardware Company on three separate occasions, , and with stealing therefrom a quantity of hardware, valued at £1 17b 6d. The offences are alleged to hare been committed on October 13th, .November 26th, and December 18th, 1908. ; On the application of : Chief-Detec-tive Broberg, the accused was remanded until February 24th. Bail was allowed on the application of Mr Meredith, .who appeared to defend, in the accused's father's bond of £23, with ono surety of £25. V A CHARGE OF FORGERY. * Alexander McMullan was charged •tha-i. on i'ebruai.- bleb, ISOU, at Wellington, ho did forge the name of Andrew McMillan to a money order telegram for £l9 18s, and did utter the same to Robert Falconer. He was remanded until February 24th. , . ' AN UNUSUAL CHARGE. Charles Baker was charged with counselling one William Mau-ice Scofct, at Wang iuui, to commit an offence, by breaking and entering, a shop. He v,-, ■.'. -;j.JiiUv.' ai Wanganui "on February'24th. OBSOENE LANGUAGE. John. Patrick Ooyle, an elderly man, plead d guilty to a charge of using obsc tie language .in York street. . The : accused h:sd twenty-four previous conj.ysctions against his name, mostly for drunktnntss, assault, and obscenity. He'was sentenced to twenty-one days' imprisonment. ■■■:.-..•■ ~■.,...■. ...DR-UNKENMSS..., John Price, who had been before the Opurt three times during the last few months, was deemed to be an habitual drunkard, and was sent to gaol for a month. Two first offenders were convicted and discharged; one was fmod 05, in default twenty-four hours' im- |

prisonmout, and the othor was fined 10s or twenty-four hours. CIVIIj BUSINESS. , UND'EFENDKD CASES. His Worship .entered i up judgment for tho plaintiff by default in oiioli of the following cases: —Henry Dooly v. Herbert Worslcy, £1 4s, cost.*; ss; Wellington Trust, Loan and Investment. Company, Ltd., v. James Smiih, eosls only, 7s; Lees and Co. v. lilissabotti Miles, £3 Us 3d, c0.,1«i £1 10s 6d; Munt, Oottrell and Co., Ltd., v. flora' tio S. Flood, £1 3s M, costs ss; the same v. W. Johnson, £1 14«, coals 6s| Houry J. Harris v. Alexander Matthebon, £3O Is Bd, costs £2 14s; Michael McGrath v. William MoGuire, £1 i's 6d, costs ss; Wnlter Kinc v. Cicorgu McArlhur and Florence J. McAi-lhiir, £s costs £1 3s; Edwin Arnold v. L, Knglo, £2, oosls 0s; John Ilifig and Co. T. Henry W. Trotuiun, £32 10s, costs £2 14s. JUDGMENT SUMMONSES. ■ Tldwin L. was ordered to pay £3 fis Cd to Leslie Brown on or bef-jro Kobruaary 23rd, in default three days' imprisonment, the warrant to bo suspended so long as thu defendant reduces tho amount by monthly instalments of 10a. In tho oaso of Cornelius John Cronin v. William Webb, a debt of £l3 9s (id, tho defendant was ordered to pay on or before March 2nd, in default ten days' imprisonment. Chi.ido 11. Mountfort wa« ordered to pay £2 18s to C. P. Wood on or before Fobruary 23rd, in default days' imprisonment. In the case of Henry Fielder uml Co. v. Charles Dorizac, a dubL of £!J 10d Bd, the debtor van ordered to pay on or bofoio February 25fch, in default seven days' imprisonment in Nojbon prison. No orders -wore made in the oasea ol the Trocadoro, Ltd.. v. 13. Barnes, a debt of £ll 05; Ullnlhonio Hitrtridgo and Co., Ltd., v. Eldward Barnes, a uotil of £3 ss; and Emily Bowman r. .Arthur Norman Bowler, a debt of £1 5-.