MAGISTRATE'S COURT

New Zealand Times, Volume LII, Issue 12075, 28 February 1925, Page 11

MAGISTRATE'S COURT

: > YESTERDAY'S SITTING. Mr D. G. Riddell, S.M., presided at a sitting of the -Magistrate’s Court yesterday. , , I Walter Dodd appealed on a fliarge of sleeping in a railway carriage. HO| was termed a rogue afid a vagabond. ( hie had been bofore a magistrate at Wellington for the same cliaige on Febmary 20th, 192?, when he was or-, deled to come Up for sentence when] called upon.' At that time ho wasj admit tea to the Salvation Army Home After being there for two days, however, he ran away. The magistrate imposed a sentenco of three months' •mprisonnient. . 1. S. Launce for driving a motor vehicle over a lailway crossing without keeping a vigilant look-out was fined 40a with 7 coats, in default /

days’ imprisonment. It was stated that a serious accident was oliiy averted by the prompt application* of the emergency brake hy the engine driver. 3. T. Pearce for selling cider in les, than two-gallon quantities, was fined 20s, with 7s costs, in default 4sJ hours’ imprisonment C. It. Lamb appeared on the charge of erecting scaffolding above the, height of 17ft without a permit. He was iincil 20s, with 7s co-t.s, -n default 48 hours’ imprisonment. W. llill. a .shopkeeper at Hone Ray, was fined lOs and costs for sedling sweets on Sunday.