MAGISTRATE'S COURT

Southland Times, Issue 18967, 14 June 1923, Page 6

MAGISTRATE'S COURT

BY-LAW CASES. At the Magistrate’s Court yesterday, Before Mr G. Cruickshank, S.M., James Mangen was charged with driving a car behind a tram car and failing to pull up or slow down when the tram stopped to allow passengers to alight. He was convicted and ordered to pay 7/- costs. Robert Watson Harrington was fined 10/- with 7/- costs for leaving a motor car unlighted in a street after dark. David Gordon Strang was fined 5/-, Thomas Glover 10/- with 12/- costs, and Donovan Raine £1 with 7/- costs for similar offences. John Christopher Collins was similarly charged and the Magistrate adjourned the I case for a week to make further investigaI tion. I Donovan Raine, who did not was further charged with driving a car at a dangerous speed in Dee street. He was 1 fined £5 with costs 77-. OTAUTAU. From our own Correspondent). A sitting of the Otautau Court was held on Monday before Mr G. Cruickshank, S.M. OBSCENE LANGUAGE. Patrick Sheedy was charged with using obscene language in a public place, and with procuring liquor during the currency of a prohibition order. Sergeant Hewitt, conducting the case for the police, asked that the accused be severely dealt with. Accused pleaded guilty and was fined £5. Thomas B. Scott, charged with supplying the accused with liquor while a prohibition order was in force, stated that he was not aware of the prohibition order, and the case was dismissed. A similar charge was made against P. Finn and T. Finnerty. The former pleaded guilty, and was fined £5, with costs 7/-, and given one month in which to pay. The case again Finnerty was dismissed. UNREGISTERED FIREARMS. Edward Gillam, for being found in possession of unregistered firearms, was fined 10/-. AN HOTEL CASE. Francis Boyle and Mrs Boyle, defended by Mr Russell, were charged with supplying liquor and also allowing liquor to be consumed on their premises after closing hours. The accused pleaded not guilty, and stated that the case arose over the visit of a soccer club from Invercargill, who were playing a match with the Nightcaps team on May 6, and some of the members of both teams were in the commercial room, the defence being' that they were guests of the licensee. *lhe case was adjourned for legal argument to Invercargill. Several members of the teams were also charged with being on licensed premises after hours, and after hearing the evidence the Magistrate dismissed the cases. Mr Russell, counsel for the defendants, complimented the police on their frank and straightforward statement of these cases. CIVIL CASE. In the civil case, J. E. Blanch (Mr Macalister) v. Robert F. Lyon (Mr Tait), both farmers in the Nightcaps district, judgment was given for plaintiff for £l7, and costs £2 13s. JUDGMENT BY DEFAULT. In the case of Robert Sheddan v. Robert and Francis Harding, judgment was given by default for £5B 13s 7d, and costs £2 Bs.