TODAY'S COURT.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 11684, 28 April 1916, Page 5

TODAY'S COURT.

THE BY-LAW DAY. .SOME INDUSTRIAL OASES. (Before Mr T. A. B. Bailey, 8.M.) DRUNKENNESS. Three first offenders for drunkenness, two men and a woman, Avero each fined ss, in default twenty-four hours' imprisonment. Alex. Martin, n. third offender, was fined 20s, in default seven- days' imprisonment. Christina Lawson. for her third offence within a month, was fined 20s. BREACHES OF THE PEACE. Eric Olsen and Ernest Gustav Ericsson, for a breach of the peace in Mancheater Street, were fined 20s each. Thomas Cooper (Mr Cassidy), who appeared in uniform, was charged with drunkenness in a train between Dunedin and Oamaru, and also with indecent assault on the same occasion- ' The case was adjourned till 3 p.m. to-day. BY-LAW CASES. Frank Hawker, for cycling without a, light, was fined 10s and costs. Arthur F. Quick, for carrying a passenger on a motor-cycle, was fined Gs and costs. Frederick' Reginald Trent admitted a similar offence, but said that he thought he was outside the city boundary. Ho was fined ss, without costs, 'lhomas Sheehan, for driving over the Bank corner at other than a walking pace, j was fined 10s and costs. THEFT,

James William Weather by Glonn, rv youth just over sixteen, was charged with tho theft of 3s 3d, the property of John Kelly, and also the theft, of a watch and other goods, valued at £1 12s 4d, tho property of Moses Saunders. Sub-Inspector Mullaffey said that the boy had been before the Court before, and had been committed to the Salvation Army Home, where the thefts had been committed. The Magistrate said that as the Salvation Army would take the boy back, ho would be convicted and ordered to coine up for sentence. Next time ho would be committed to Burnham or gaol. NO HALF-HOLIDAY.

G. M'Clatchie. and Co. (Mr Wright) pleaded guilty to a. charge laid by tho Labour Department, that they had failed to give an employee a weekly halfholidav from 1 p.m. J«r Wright said that the offence had been committed inadvertently on a stock-taking day. Mr K. T.'Bailev, the Labour inspector, said that the roan had been sent out at 11 a.m. to deliver thirtv-thre* sacks of "coal in St Albans, and he had not got back to the yard before 2.4U p.m. . , A fine of 40s and costa was imposed. FACTORY ACCIDENT. Charles Edward Otloy (Mr Cassidy) was charged with failing to notify an accident at his factory. Mr Cassidy said that one of the men had had his fingers cut. and the wound was bound up in the office. Subsequently the top of the finger was amputated in the Hospital, but Mr Otley had no knowledge of the operation. A fiue of 10s and costs was imposed. SHOP NOT CLOSED. Albert Edward Sharman pleaded guilty to failing to close his shop W accordance with requisition. Tho inspector said that Sharman occupied a pork shop in High Street, and for some time he had kept open at his own wish, and as a. small goods shop he was iiot bound to close. On the day of the offence, however, he had sold beef, and on the following day veal, in contravention of butchers He "was convicted and ordered to pay 15s costs. . Cornelius Scrimshaw admitted that he -had failed to close his shop on .the statutory half-holiday, but explained that he'had been r.way on the day and his wife had left the shop open. Tho inspector said that Sc.nmshnw had been three times prosecuted, after warning. . , ■ A fine of 20s and costs was imposed. A SERIOUS CHANGE. William Pain, a man of eighty-four, was charged' that on April 23, a t Sydenham, he had indecently assaulted a child of five and a half years. ■ After the taking of evidence the accused, who was not represented by counsel, pleaded not guilty, and was committed to the Supreme Court for trial.