MAGISTRATE’S COURT

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 8652, 10 February 1914, Page 8

MAGISTRATE’S COURT

CASES DEALT WITH YESTERDAY. Mr E. W. Burton, S.M., presided at yesterday’s sitting of the Magistrate’s Court. For drunkenness, Eugene-. Mahoney, who did not appear, was fined 10s, in default three days’ imprisonment. On a charge of wilful damage, Mahoney is to appear at the court to-day. Hugh Steel and James Walker pleaded guilty to having caused a breach of the peace in Jacob’s place by using threatening behaviour. They were each fined 40s, with the alternative of seven days in gaol. John Johns, Thomas Francis Jones, and Gordon Baton appeared on an array of charges as the outcome of an affray in Molesworth street on Saturday, in which the police had to take a hand. The first two were remanded, on the application of . Mr T. M. Milford, Baton pleaded guilty to using obscene language and resisting the police. -He was fined 40 s on each charge, in default fourteen days in gaol.

Peter McCabe, charged with using obscene language on the . Queen’s wharf, was convicted and fined £3, with court costs 13s, the alternative being fourteen days’ detention. On condition that he reported himself daily to the police, McCabe was allowed a fortnight in which to find the money.

John Millanta pleaded guilty to disobeying a maintenance order, the arrears totalling £7. He was sentenced to fourteen days’ imprisonment, the warrant to be suspended if 5s per week is paid, the first payment to be made on February 16th. Walter Baldwin (junr.), for disobedience of a maintenance order (the arrears totalling £4), was sentenced to one month’s imprisonment.

Thomas Henry Bransgrove was similarly dealt with for disobeying a maintenance order, the arrears totalling £25 10s.

The Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals proceeded .against J. Zortea on a charge of cruelly illtreating a horse by working it when in an unfit condition. The defendant was represented by Mr J. J. McGrath, and pleaded not guilty. Frederick Seed, inspector for the society, said he saw the horse on Friday, December 19th, yoked to a van and standing on the side of the road. The horse had enlarged tendons on both forelegs, which would cause severe pain. He drew the defendant’s attention to the animal’s condition, and told him that it would require professional attention. After hearing further evidence, the case was adjourned to Thursday. Amy Cairns (represented by Air J. J. AlcGrath) was granted a separation order from Stephen Cairns. In making the order, the magistrate said that in all his experience ho had never come across a man who had sounded the depths of infamy as defendant had done. Defendant would be ordered to contribute £2 a week towards the maintenance of his wife, and 10s each for his children.