MAGISTRATE'S COURT

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXII, Issue 7141, 31 May 1910, Page 2

MAGISTRATE'S COURT

MONDAY, HAY 30. (Before Mr "W. O. Riddell, S.M.) A MEAN THEFT. Alfred M*ard Whittcm, a young man, admitted having stolen .£3 from Hosina Inn«*. .lie was a rouseabout at r. hotel and had b«n given the money I,> obtain postal notes. Wluttem then disappeared and his whereabouts had onlv !iwn discovered on Saturday. Ilis Worship described the theft, as a "moan one" and sentenced accused to two months' imprisonment. A DIUXK VICTIM. A remittance man unm«l Walter ITitz-me-urico represented bv Mr i'. Jackson, admitted stealing il cigarette case valued at .£5. the property of Charles John Crawford. , On May 1-lth last accused called at Mr Crawford's house. He was asked into tho building, when Mrs Crawford discovered that he was there on a begging mission. She had occasion to inavo the roam and on returning that accused had disappeared and likewise tho cigarette . case. Ac-eased subfequentlv sold the case to a pawnbroker for 49. Detective firoberg said accused was a remittance, man. but had been knocking about tho oily drinking and begging. Mr Jackson said this was one of those regrettable eases that so frequently came before the court. Accused's preFont position was due entirely to drink. Ho had seen much better days than he was experiencing at present. He was a remittance man and received money from hia relatives. Accused did not know much about the theft, a? at trietime he committed it he was suffering from delirium tremens. His Worship, taking into consideration tho fact that accused had been in gaol for a week undergoing medical treatment, inflicted a .fine of 20s or seven days' imprisonment, and ordered him to repay -Is to tho dealer with' whom he had pawned tho cigarette-case. AN ILL-MATCHED COUPLE. A young uarricd woman named Elizabeth Lanorly applied for a summary separation fioin Edward Lancely on the ground of persistent cruelty. The parties had only been married thirteen months and there was an eight months old child. Complainant said her husband had several times caught her by the throat and, had otherwise assaulted her, while only that morning he had threatened to ; 'do for her." She wi>/. afraid to live with her husband, ■ who was usuallv sober when he assaulted her, Defoudnnt complained that the conduct of his wife was not what it should have been, that it led to quaTrelling) frequently ending in Wows, which punidnnent defendant contended was j nstifiexi. Tho separation ordpl Was granted, defendant being ordered to pay ISs per week towards the support of'his wife and child, wilh costs amounting to Si G*. Mr V. Jackson appeared for ■ tho complainant. . UNDESIRABLES. . ■ Walter Fitzmaurice and William Muirray wore separately charger] with being idle and disorderly ■persons having insufficient lawful means of support, and also with habitually consorting with reputed thieves. Detectives Ifawlo and Cameron stated that accused had been knocking about hotels in the -vicinity of Courtena-y place and Ghuznee street for foino time past and had not been known to work. Their companions were mostly convicted anil reputed thievep. Each accuse;! was sentenced to three, months' imprisonment on each of the charges, sentence to be concurrent. OTHER CASES. Jam as Criramins, charged with using obscene language and wifh being an idle and disorderly person in that be habitually -consorted with prostitutes, was remanded until Wednesday. John Cameron, who had tweutv-eight previous convictions for insobriet'v, had another added to his list. lie was sentenced to one month's imprisonment and a prohibition order issued against i him. . I Thomas Troy was fined 5s or twentvfour hours for drunkenness and a prohibition order was granted against him I at ni-s own request. j

Edward Itoiro was fined 10s and 7s costs, m default twenty-four liours' iiu■prwonment. for driving a vehicle after sunset without a light. Emma. Ha.st.in«i 5 iras convicted and nnpd i(l> and 7g costs for «. breach of a prohibition order, in default seven days' imprisonment. '" An order was aado against Chariot: Taimt that he ishould par 10s pen- week *? w^s' 3 Hlp snpixirt of nis child. 'Mr u.OLeary appeared for the complainant.