MAGISTRATE’S COURT

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 8733, 15 May 1914, Page 8

MAGISTRATE’S COURT

POLICE AND CIVIL CASES. Police cases at yesterday’s sitting of the .Magistrate’s Court were taken b Air D. G. A. Cooper, _ S.AI. ‘‘Give me a chance, Your Worship, I’ve just come out,” was Alary Joyce's answer when charged with drunkenness. There was a further charge against her of wilfully damaging foul panes of gass, valued at 2os, the property of Jane Aliller. “1 don’t know any Jane Aliller. I never broke tho glass,” was the woman’s answer to the second indictment. Evidence was given by Jane Aliller that the woman went to her house the previous evening and asked for lodgings. She could not give them to her, and Joyce then broke tho windows.

Sub-Inspector Sheehan said the -woman had fifty-six previous convictions. She had only como out of gaol the previous morning, after six months’ imprisonment. She was a violent woman, who had no control of herself, and it would bo better for her if she could be put under restraint. “I never had a chance,” complained the accused. “I’m no sooner out of prison, than -I’m in again.” “Well, whose fault is that?” queried His Worship. “Give mo another chance, Your Worship, I’ve got a home and husband to go to,” again pleaded Joyce. “She has no home. She is a pool, unfortunate, abandoned woman,” said the sub-inspcctor. Joyce was convicted for drunken ness, and fined 10s, or forty-eight hours’ detention, and on the second count was ordered to make good the damage done, in default one month’s imprisonment. “I’ll do the month, I will,” said Joyce, tearfully, as she left the dock. DRUNKENNESS. For insobriety, John Vobbc was fined £2, or fourteen days’ imprisonment ; Frank McGuire and Edward Nolan were.each fined 10s. THEFT OF AN OVERCOAT. James McDonald pleaded not guilty to tbe theft of an overcoat, valued at £1 10s, the property of Simon Fraser. Evidence was given to the effect that accused sold the overcoat lo a second-hand dealer named Philips for 7s 6d. Accused denied the thelt, stating that ho bought the coat off a man he met in an hotel. “Theft of overcoats is becoming altogether too common,” said Mr Cooper. A penalty of one month’s imprisonment was imposed. “A WRETCHED WASTER.” William Stevens pleaded not guilty to being an idle and disorderly person. Evidence w-as given by his father that the man had not done any work for years. The trouble with him was drink. His son had also threatened to turn him out of the homo. Sub-Inspector Sheehan, in handing up a list of accused’s previous convictions, remarked that instead of the son helping the father, the father had

to help and support the son.

“Well, Stevens, in convicting you, let me tell you this,” said Mr Cooper. “I think you are a low blackguard for the manner in which you questioned your father. You are a wretched waster, and will be sentenced to three months’ imprisonment.” CIVIL CASES BY DEFAULT. Judgment for plaintiff by default was given by Mr W. G. Kiddell, S.M., in the following undefended civil cases: —Commercial Agency, Ltd., v. James Shaw, £SO 19s lild, costs £4 11s; Fullers’ Biograph Supplies v. John Payne, £lO5 16s, costs £5 13s; J. H. Bethune and Co. v. W. W. Townshend, £1 10s, costs ss; Laery and Co., Ltd. v. J. Hyams, 17s, costs ss; Robert George Thompson v. A. Smith, £3 ss, costs 10s; Page and Sons v. E. Cortzen. £lO 5s lOd, costs £1 10s 6d ; Karori Borough Council v. Evan Williams, £-1 2s 3d, costs os; same v. Hugh Logan Cartwright, £2 17s Bd, costs 8s: same v. Charles H. Manson, costs only, 6s; Frederick Land v. E. H. Russling, £1 Is, costs 18s; John Williams v. Allen Herbert Davis, £2 14s lOd, costs ss; Restaurant Workers’ Union v. D. Bouleris. £1 16s, costs ss; Vacuum Oil Co. Propriety, Ltd., v. W r . L. Carey, £l3 9s 9d, costs £1 10s 6d. JUDGMENT SUMMONSES. David Morris Owens was ordered to pay John Nicol the sum of £ll 18s 6d, on or before May 28th. in default, ten days’ imprisonment; E. D. Richards to pay Charles Pratt and Co. (as assignees of James Stellin) the sum of £ls 8s 3d before June 29th, in default fourteen days’ imprisonment in the Palmerston gaol.