MAGISTERIAL.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 9534, 5 May 1909, Page 2

MAGISTERIAL.

CHRISTCHUBCH. Wednesday, Mat 6

(Before Mr T. A. B. Bailey, S.M.) Drunkenness.— One first offender for drunkenness was fined 5s and costs, in default twenty-four hours' imprisonment. — Augustus William Bennetts, who had been twice previously convicted during the last six months, was fined 20s and costs, in default seven days' imprisonment

I Remanded.— Horace Reginald Bush Sheard pleaded not guilty to a charge of haying attempted to commit suicide at Christchurch yesterday. Sub-inspec-tor M'Grath 6aid that the accused was apparently a respectable young man who had been drinking. Last night the inmates of the boarding-house were disturbed by the accused making a noise in his room. When they went to ascertain the cause, accused was found with a loaded rifle with a string attached to the trigger. Accused iasked to be left alone, but the rifle was taken from him. The police asked for a remand for one week, which was granted. By-law Cases. — John George Taylor and Rubin Collins were each fined 5s and costs for riding bicycles on publio footpaths.— Edward John O'Brien was fined 10s and costs for a similar offence. —George Bishop was fined 10s for'riding a bicycle at night without carrying a light. — William Robert Saunders, charged with driving a vehicle over the intersection of city streets at more than a walking pace, was fined 10_t and costs. Bbeach of Prohibition Obdeb. — George Cresswell was fined 10s and costs for procuring liquor during the currency of a prohibition order against himself.

Breach of Tramway By-laws. — Ernest Crew was charged with entering a ti-amcar while in a state of intoxication, and further, with interfering with the comfort of Alfred Evans and George Cormack, two passengers on the car. Defendant pleaded guilty and was fined 10s and costs on the first offence, and was convicted and discharged on the eecond information.

Breach of Factories Act.— H. Parsonson and Sons, of Dallington, were charged, on the information of the Inspector of Factories, with employing at their factory two boys under the age of sixteen years without first obtaining v a certificate of fitness. Mr Frazer, for the defendants, said that the boys had been employed in f ruit-pioking for some time, which occupation did not come under the Factories Act, but subsequently they were given light employment about the factory as message ! boys, as both of them had been previously employed in shops before the j defendants employed them. The de- ! fondants admitted a teohnical breach j of the law, and were fined 20s and j costs on each charge. i

Bbeaches or Dbat-Tagb Bt-i_vw3. — W. J. M'Cracken was fined 6s and costs for connecting a bath with a sewer, the property of the Christchurch Drainage Board, contrary to the by-laws. — William Clark was fined 10s and costs for connecting a bath with a sewer without holding a license to do so. Mr Fisher, who appeared for the Drainage Board, said that he did not wish to press for heavy penalties, but the informations were laid chiefly to warn the public.

Committed tor Trxax.. — William Auton (Mr Rowe} was charged with breaking and entering the dwellinghouse of William James Too Fee and stealing therefrom one gold-mounted greenstone heart, one greenstone heart, two gold brooches, one gold-mounted ring with rubies, one pearl earring, and two gold neckchains, valued at £35, the property of Beet-ice Too Fee, on December 16. Beatrice Cecelia Rose Too Fee stated that she left her home securely locked up about seven o'clock on the night of December 15, and on returning about midnight found that a back window had been broken and the house entered. The articles named in the charge she found had been stolen, and the goods produced were part of the missing articles. Leonard Matthews said that he met accused at_ the Antigua boatsheds about a fortnight after the robbery, and accused admitted having entered Mrs Too Fee's house and stolen her jewellery. Accused produced two hearts • and a tusk brooch and asked witness if he would buy them. He identified the articles produced as those accused had shown him. Stanley Edward Bull, employed by accused's father, said that he found a pendant brooch produced on a shelf at Mr Auton's butcher's shop, where he was working. He showed it to accused, who told him to put it back. After accused was arrested he handed the brooch to accused's mother. After hearing further formal evidence accused^ who pleaded not guilty and reserved his defence, "was committed tq stand his trial at the S>unre___ Cwjrt •. ' " * .ill'"* -*-•**'*______£-' "■' «:—-»»»■-—