MAGISTERIAL.

Timaru Herald, Volume CVII, Issue 16617, 23 August 1918, Page 2

MAGISTERIAL.

TIMARU, THURSDAY, AUGUST i"2. Before Mr V. G. Day, S.M. James-Griffin was'fined 5s and costs for committing a nuisance in Stafford Stroet. Ro'ocrt Crerar, for a second breach of a prohibition order, was fined' us and costs. . Parkin Bower «vns charged with failing to maintain his wife and six children. He produced receipts for amounts recently paid, and the charga was dismissed. Hugh McGregor was proceeded iigainst by the Truant Officer (Mr «t. A. Blank) for failing to send Ins child to school, and war- fined 5s and cbst>v The Truant Officer also proceeded against "\V. MeNaughton on three charges of failing to send his childrcrn to school. On eac'o of two charges defendant was fined 10s and costs, and or. the third lie was fined 2s.

Ralph A. Rodgers' was proceeded against by the factory inspector (Mr F. J. Arnold), for faiiing to close his shop at 1 o'clock on Thursday, July IStb.

A fine of 10s and costs was imposed. ■ John Sinclair was charged with having used insulting language to an omnibus conductor, .nnd with failing to tender his fare when requested to do so.

Mr W., D. Campbell appeared -for defendant, and said tfcit he admitted having used the ' insulting language, which was duo to defendant's short temper. As to the charge of failing to give his fare, defendant had tendered that in the shape of a half-crown, but there had been a little delay. Defendnnd jokingly said to the conductor, "Yon are not in a hurry." Defendant., travelled in the bus about eight or nine,times every week. No one else on the bus could have heard what was said. Someone sitting near heard an altercation 'between tho conductor and defendant, but he did not hear the words complained of. The charge of faiiing to tender, "th-' faro was dismissed, and defendant was ordered to pay witness''S* expenses 23». 'one witness having had to travel from -Dunedin.

Ernest J. Fairbroth'er was charged (T> with having crvolly ill-treated two f.ats by wounding then with pea-rillo bullets" and (2) with having discharged a fire arm in the Borough, contrary to tho ny-jaws-Defendant elected to be tfealt with summarily; and pleaded not guilty to xho first charge, but guilty to the second. Constable Fraser said that on 'August. 3 he received a complaint from a man i.bat defendant had shot his two cats. The catsVere left for two days severely wounded, and then defendant went to look for them to destroy them. The Magistrate said that) if a person fired a shot at an animal with intent to kill it and only weunded.it, that did not constitute an offence. :

Constable Fraser said that when lie interviewed defendant, tho latter admitted that he did not try to kill the cats, but only wanted to wound them to keep them awav from the place. The Magistrate said that ho did not favour people shootinc cuts* but he was looking at the legal sido of tho case. Defendant was fined 20s and cCsts»