MAGISTRATE’S COURT

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXIII, Issue 7847, 8 July 1911, Page 7

MAGISTRATE’S COURT

F.riLDAT, JULY 7. (Before JMr IV, O. Riddell. S.AL) CI! UiJLX'Y TO A HORNE. Jaine.s 1 tue.-i'-l 1 was charged witli hav:„g cruelly Hl-treair-d a luirso hy falling 0 provide it witii food aiul v.-illi liavmg il-treatcd it L.y failing to provide it with liclter. Uo pleaded guilty through -Mr utiiara. , Mr V. it. Meredith, who appeared on behalf of the Society for the Prevention if G'runlly to Aniuiuls, saul that listen--1 ant nut a homo on some v/a.AC lamJ, ,vhfi'o thorn was little food and no T’hn aaiimal was in a low coniitiou and died getting into a bog and beijig iiuabio to get out. i>o- - had received two notices to utb.uul (o tfie auimal. ft was a habit imong certein Jio.rso-owners io turn animals out in this fashion. Mr Fuinarn said defendant had been iinabio to look after the hor.so himself on account of ill-health, but had mvtn/cted his assistants lo do so. On t,lie first charge defendant was fined with costa i;u or tweniy-ono days imprisonment, and on tho second charge was fined :Ws, with costs Ts. and solicitor a fee Jii Js, in default seven days. AFTER FIVE YEARS. Thomas Ifonry Apps was charged with having absconded from tho Burnham Industrial School. ile pleaded guilty. Accused escaped from the school about five years ago, and assuming a different name had eluded pursuit until a channo remark overheard by Detective Cassells prompted that officer to mako inquiries, v/ith tho result that defendant was arrested. , Ho was ordered to bo returned to the institution. ALLEGED THEFT. diaries Edwards, charged with haying stolen a tin of dripping, was remanded till July 10th. Bail was fixed at £5, with one surety of jBo. DISORDERLY BEHAVIOUR, Daniel Morris pleaded not guilty and, Charles Js. Mai in guilty to a charge of having acted in a disorderly manner m Courtenay place- Both were convicted and fined 2ds or seven days' imprisonment. BREACH OF PROHIBITION ORDER. For drunkenness Roderick Matheson was sentenced to one month's imprisonment, and for a breach of a prohibition order was convicted and discharged. DRUNKENNESS. Mary Joyce, who had a number of previous convictions, /was sentenced to jwenty-ono days' imprisonment for drunkenness, a prohibition order to bo issued against her. For similar offences, John Joyce and John Marshall were each fined 30s or forty-eight hours’ imprisonment. Isidore Jacobus, who admitted drunkenness, was fined 30s, or seven days' prisomnent-CAB-DRIVER FINED. For having been drunk while in charge of a horse and cab George McAllister was fined 20s, or seven days'* imprisonmeut. WANDERING CATTLE. Owners of cattle found wandering were dealt with as follows; —Joseph Taylor (for whom Mr H. F. O'Leary appeared) fined 10s, with costs 7s and solicitor's fee XI Is. Seven days were given in which to find tho money. George Smith (two horses at large) was fined 20s, with costs 7s, or forty-eight hours' imprisonment; William Fogden (two horses at large) fined ss, with costs 7s, or twenty-four hours' imprisonment; Constantine Ferraro (one horso at large) fined 3.05, with costs 7s, or forty-eight hours' imprisonment; Victor Russo (ono horso at large) fined 10s, with costs 7s, or forty-eight ■ imprisonment; William Clisby (ono horse at forge) fined ss, with costs 7s, or twenty-four hours y imprisonment; Cecil Graham (for ovhom Mr P, W. Jackson appeared) ordered to pay costs in default twenty-four hours; Thomas Hitchcox (one horse at Large) fined 10s, with costs 7s, or forty-eight hours' imprisonment; George England (one horse at large) fined ss, with costs 7s, or twentyfour hours' imprisonment. BY-LAW CASES. A. Gooch was convicted of having deposited rubbish in Crawford street, and was fined 20s with costs 9s, and witness's expenses 3s, or forty-eight hours' imprisonment. For driving a curt over a footway in Ballanco street, William Wilson was fined 10s with costs ffs, or twenty-four hours' imprisonment. PAWNBROKER'S LICENSE GRANTED. An application by Walter Smart for a pawnbroker's license was granted. A CORRECTION. In our report of the Magistrate's Court proceedings in yesterday's “Times" it was stated that Robert Porrant had been remanded on a charge of assault. The name that should have appeared is Robert Parratt. This explanation is made in justice to, and at the request of, Mr Robert Parrant, of Petone.