MAGISTRATE’S COURT.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 20000, 16 July 1920, Page 8

MAGISTRATE’S COURT.

TO-DAY'S CASES. CHRISTCHURCH. Mr V. G. Day. S.M., presided over to-day’e - sitting -of the Magistrate's Court. SENT TO 'PRISON.--An .old and shaking man named Arthur Alexander Hood pleaded not guilty to charges of having been drunk and idle and disorderly, having insufficient visible Ifcwful means of support. As a constable was giving evidence (he Rev F. Rule, a Court missioner, said something to the .Magistrate which was not audible to the rest of the Court Defendant was convicted and discharged on the first-mentioned charge, and sentenced to three months’ imprisonment on tho other. , “FIVE SHILLINGS.” “ Five shillings, or twenty-four hours,” said the Magistrate to two first offenders who appeared before him. George William Spicer, a second offender, was similarly fined, and given until Monday morning to pay. A MISSING CAMISOLE. A young woman who was noticeably 'wOootnd, named Adelaide May HallSmith, pleaded guilty to stealing, on July 11, at Fondalton, it lady’s camisole, valued at 15s, belonging to Margaret Malfrdy. Senior-Detective Boddam applied for a remand for a week, which was granted, without bail. “CELEBRATING.” John Matthew Baxter (Mr C. S. Thomas) was charged with having been drunk while in charge.of a motor-car. , Sergeant Ring stated that the man tried to crank his car, hut was so drunk that ho fell on big back. Mr Thomas said that his client had been “ celebrating,” and was so drunk that he could not crank his ear. Ho submitted that the man "could hardly bo charged with being drunk while in charge of tho car. Ho was too drunk to take charge of it and do any harm. Tho Magistrate said he could nob accept tins view, as he believed that the man might have succeeded in cranking the car. However, if Mr Tjhoirtas’' s <{ontention were accepted defendant omld bo charged with having been helplessly drunk. A line of FJs and Costs would: be imposed. BY-LAW CASES. Stephen M’Donald, charged with driving a vehicle -without having a light attached thereto, was fined IDs ami costs. W. C. Frewin (Mr C. S. Thomas) was convicted and discharged on charges of having failed to sound the hom of a 'motor-car which lie was driving, failing to keep to the loft, and speeding in a dangerous manner, and was ordered to pay Court costs on one charge and to pay witnesses’ expenses. It was stated that the charges arose out of a collision at the corner of Barbados and Worcester Streets, and that defendant was now in a consumptives’ sanatorium. John Box and George. Boakes weie charged by the Truant Officer with fading to. send children to school, liox was fined 10,s and costs, and .he other ease was adjourned until .September ID. , Charles Toole (Mr Holmes) pleaded guilty to a ,charge of having stood on the roof olya tram, Mr Holmes said that (.efemlant was on the top or « ti.ini tiailer, and unable to secure seating accommodation. . His f— o had been .accepted. Mr Upham, who appeared for the Christchurch Tramway Board, said that defendant refused to go below when requested to do , so. A fine of Is, costs, .and witnesses expenses was imposed.