MAGISTRATE’S COURT

New Zealand Times, Volume XL, Issue 9095, 14 July 1915, Page 11

MAGISTRATE’S COURT

POLICE AND CIVIL BUSINESS,

Police cases at yesterday's sitting of the Magistrate’s Court were taken by Mr D. G- A. Cooper, S.M.

Insobriety cost Henry Greenfield and John -Galway each 10s, or forty-eight hours' detention; Harry Pirth 20s, or three days’ imprisonment. Edward Eobinson was convicted and discharged for drunkenness, and fined or one month’s imprisonment, for using obscene language. John Pearson, on a charge of being found helplessly drunk on the Queen's wharf, was ordered to pay 17s fid medical expenses, or undergo three days' detention- “ The work’s too heavy for me. ’ declared Michael Walsh, when charged with deserting from the steamer La Blanca. He-was sentenced to one month s imprisonment, and was ordered to be placed on board the vessel when it left Wellington. “When other people smash windows there’s no notice taken; but when I smash windows there is notice taken, simply because I’ve got a name for win-dow-smashing," complained Stay Gibbons in pleading guilty to charges of breaking two windows, and a buggy lamp, the latter the property of James Johnston. “This window breaking is a mania of yours,” said Mr Cooper- “Oh. no, it isn’t; I only do it when I'm drunk,’’ replied defendant, who was convicted on each charge and ordered to make good the damage done. default being fixed at fourteen days’ imprisonment. A plea of not guilty was entered by Harry U rquhart, a young man, charged •with stealing a purse and contents valued at £l2 15#, the property of Mary Elizabeth Edwards. So that he could obtain the assistance of counsel, he was remanded until Eriday. Ball was allowed in the sum of -£25. Thomas Higgins and Thomas Herbert Woodcock were convicted of stealing J 23 in money, the property of the Automatic Bakery Company. Higgins was sentenced to two months’ imprisonment, and Woodcock to a month- Higgins was further convicted of enticing Woodcock to pawn a military overcoat, and was sentenced to one month’s gaol. Woodcock admitted four charges of obtaining money under false pretences, and was remanded until 'July 20th. On another charge nl delivering a military overcoat to Higgins for the purpose of having it pawned, he was sentenced to one month t imprisonment. A plea of guilty was entered by William Henry Mitchell, when charged with stealing an overcoat and portmanteau and-contcnts valued at 185, the property of Sydney Dali, from the Hotel Bristol- He w« committed to the Supreme Court for sentence, and an order was made that the property found in his -possession be returned to the owner. He admitted another charge of stealing an overcoat, the property of Eiehard Hume, and for

this he was sentenced to two months’ imprisonment. UNDEFENDED CIVIL CASES. Mr L. G. Reid. S.M.. gave judgment for plaintiff by default with costs ir tin; following undefended civil oases; — City Council v. Mary Josephine Hill, .£7 ’Us Id costs 8s; G- H. Thornton v, Chow John Lee, X 7 9s 4d, cosh, XI 3s Cd; AAhdlington AVooik-n Manufacturing Co!. Ltd., v. Geo. York, X 66 Us 7d,. costsX 4 3s; Public Trustee v. John AVhitton,. X2S 15s, costs X 3 3-; A. B. Budd and Co. v Wm. Vickers. X 3 lOs, costs 10«; Caselberg and Co.. Ltd-, v. Charles Zainoy. XIS 4s 7d, costs XI 10s. tkl; C. and A. Odlin Timber and Hardware Co.. Ltd., v. F. G. Mill man, X 7 10s, cost? XI 3s 6d : P. Ahradsen v. Mrs A. Jack eon. X 5 Is 6d, costs XI 3s 6d;,Bame v. B. W A T ine, X 3 Oil. costa 10s; Public Trustee v. John Bird, Xll. costs XI 10s fid; Field and Luckio v. Tiare Koroii€ho, £d 6s, costs .£1 Gd; Cltj Council v. Paul Olsen, X 5 8s 9d, costs 8s; same v. Robert James Kells, X 3 filed, costs ss; same v. Robert James Kells X 4 3s. costs ss; John Chamber? and Son, Ltd., v. AVm. N. Burcher, XG9 cods X 4 4s 6d; AV indsor Manufacturing Co'.. Ltd., v. P- Cairns, Xl9 6s, 3d. cost? XI. 10s Od, . Frank Harrison, picture framer, proceeded against Alfred J. D. Keddie. labourer, for Xo 7s 7d, being 7s 7d for removing spoil which it wa® alleged fell from defendant’s section on to plnintifl j yard, and X 5 for loss of the use of the vard, loss of time, and general damages. The magistrate (Mr L. G. Reid) said that the foundation of claim must noces--earUr rest upon negligence of defendant. ' The evidence had. not borne, out that there was negligence. i PlaintiH would be non-suited, each party to pay its own costs. Mr A. M. Thomson appeared for plaintiff and Mr A. Dunn, for defendant. ‘ -