MAGISTRATE'S COURT

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXVI, Issue 8180, 23 July 1912, Page 2

MAGISTRATE'S COURT

MONDAY, JULY 22. (Before Mr W. G- Riddell, S.M.) A BOTTLE IN HIS EYE. A row at a restaurant in Cojirtenay* place towards the ixonr of midnight on Saturday resulted in the appearance/bf| Vera Nelson pa a charge ot assaulting George Godden. # . Witnesses said the parties-were under the influence or lipuor. . During the disturbance ..accused threwa bottle and Godden, according .to a witness, was unfortunate enough to receive the missile in one of his eyes. ' ; • Much of tho evidence was to the effect that the bottle was not' deliberately thrown at Godden. as accutscd swung her arm round in trying to free herself from two other men. His Worship considered that, no jury would convict, and ho dismissed tnej information. Mr H. F. O'Leary appeared for accused, ASSAULT. Thomas O'SuUivanr-pleaded guilty to assaulting Patrick Dufiy, a sailor of the Morayshire.. . . It appeared that accused, also a member of the Morayshire's - crew;- went on board on© day last week and struck informant across- the heal with a file. • O'Sullivan was fined JE3, with costs 12s. in default fourteen days. THREATENING BEHAVIOUR. Thomas Waters, whp did not appear, was fined in default fourteen /lays for making usp o* threatening behaviour, whereby a breacn of the peace was occasioned in Manners street.on SaturdayGeorge Selway and Alexander Goiung, who were concerned in the oamo trouble, were each fined 20s, in default seven days. DRUNKENNESS AND PROHIBITION) ORDERS. Philip Angel, and William Shaw ‘"'ere 1 fined lOp. iu default forty-eight hours, for dru ike moss, and eight first cflendgij were dealt with in the usual t manner. For .breaches, of their prohibition or-* ders, John McVicar was. fiped costs. 1 and Patrick Thomas O’Neil A 3 with costs. MAINTENANCE. Jesse Harlen was ordered to pay 17s| fid per week towards his wife's main-j tenance and was also ordered to pay| 35s past maintenance, as well as costs. _ Mr R. H. Webb appeared for. plaintiff and Mr G. ,W. Jackson for defendantGeorge Stephens was sentenced to one month’s imprisonment for the disobedience of a -riaintenance order. Harry. Pearce was sentenced on tho, 1 first charge of disobedience of* a .maintenance order to fourteen : days . im-i pi isonmcnt, and on a. second: charge w twenty-one days’, the terms tobe concurrent. The warrant, was ordered to be suspended if, the arrears t are paid within fourteen days. UNLIOHTED VEHICLE. ~ Lawrence Hamlin was ordered to pay 1 costs, 7s, for driving an unlighted [Vehicle in Waterloo quay. DRIVING IN FRONT OP TRAIN. John Cotter was ordered to pay cost9,j iJSI sa. for. driving a vehicle across v g, railway crdsfdng in Waterloo quay, in front of attain,