MAGISTERIAL.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 10035, 23 December 1910, Page 3

MAGISTERIAL.

CHRISTCHURCH. Friday, Decejuibr 23

(Before Mr T. A. B. Bailey, S.M.) Dutinkksness.—One first offender for drunkenness was fined ss, in default twenty-four hours' imprisonment. Away From the Drinx.—Joseph Smith, alias Carr, was charged with a third offence of drunkenness in six months, and with using obscene language. Ho asked to be committed to a home to get away from tho drink. He was convicted and committed to Pakatoa Home as an habitual inebriate.

,' Found at Night.—Thomas Moore and James Tyler admitted having been found in the enclosed yard of J. T. Brown and Son. They had been drunk and had olimbed the fence into the yard to sleep. They were cautioned, convicted and discharged. Vagbancy.—John Black (Mr Leathern), on a oharge of being an idle and disorderly person, consorting with thieves and vagrants, was sentenced to three months' imprisonment.—Mary Sidon (Mr Loathem) was to ono month's imprisonment on a similar charge. The pair were remanded until December 30 on a charge of having stolen 18s 6d in money from W. Tobin; Closing the Book. —Matthew Barnott (Mr Cassidy), a bookmaker, admitted having trespassod on the Riccarton racecourse during the currency of a C.J.C. meeting. He was fined 40s and costs. . Cvclists at Fault. —For having ridden bicycles on footpaths Arthur Dobbs and Charles F. Henry were eaoh fined 7a and costs, and John Findlay, John Henderson and David Quinn were each fined 10s and costs.—George White and Arthur S. Watkins, who had suitable excuses, were each fined 6s and costs. The Crossings.—"William Henry Annstrong was fined 5s and costs for having driven a horse and van over the Clock Tower crossing at other than a walking pace.—Frederick W. Cordory (Mr Wilding, jun.) admitted haying ridden a motor-bicycle over a railway crossing when a train was approaching within half a mile. He was fined 10s and costs. Burns and Bliss.—Alfred Burns (Mr Hunter) coraplajned that Frank Blks (Mr Cassidy) had used insulting language to him, and he asked that he should bo bound over to keep'the peace. The defence was that no insulting language had been used and) that Burns had annoyed Bliss by "singing out" to him in the street. The dofendant gave his promise not to go near Burns and the case was adjourned for three months.

Maintenance. —Malvena Wood complained that Horatio Wood, her husband, had failed to maintain their five children. She said they had been separated under an agreement in which ho was to pay 25s a week to her. For tho last three weeks he had not paid her anything. The defendant said Ihat sho had deserted him and offered to take her back. The information was dismissed. LYTTELTON. Fiuoav, December 23. (Before Mr G. A. Lewin, J.P., and Captain Hatchwcll, J.P.) ThUft.—Ruby Lambert, a young woman, was charged with having stolon one gold bangle valued at 35s and a gold ring valued at £2, tho property of Mary Ann Haydon. Evidence was given to the effect that on August 17 the informant's daughter had accompanied the aocused to Corsair Bay, where the bangle had been dropped. Tho accused had picked it up, saying that sho would keep it safe till the following morning. When requested the next day to hand over the bangle, the accused had denied having bad it. Requests had been made for the return of the bangle, but without result. Constable Carney had then visited the accused's house, and, after repeated applications, the property had been handed over. The defendant denied the oharge of theft and stated that when the bangle had been dropped the girl Haydon had pickod it, up and put it back in her own bag. She had heard no more of it until a week later, when one of her little sisters had brought the bangle homo, saying that she bad found it on the beach. She had no desire to keep it, but wished to see tho property returned to the right owner. The Bench stated that there was no evidence to connect the woman with the theft of the ring. The matter of the bangle was more serious, a.nd in view of accused's unsatisfactory explanation she would be fined _ 20s _ and costs, in default seven days' imprisonment.

Drunkenness. —A woman who had not been before the Court previously was, convicted and discharge;!.