MAGISTRATE’S COURT.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 16895, 21 November 1922, Page 7

MAGISTRATE’S COURT.

TO-DAY’S CASES. CHRISTCHURCH. (Before .Mr 11. T Widdowson, S.MDRUNK IUVXESS. A Jirst offender was fined 20s. th ■ amouni «»f hi« bfl.il. TIRED OF L!FK. A woman, aged ihin>- years, plead© I guiUy to a (imrg; of having a i tempter: to commit, sutciile on November 19. Sub-Inspector J. K. S'ijnn>on .-aid vlust the defendant ,\vas n dome-tir servant employed iri Feudal ton. Or Sundav she was left alone in tho house, and when her * mployer returned in th© ©veiling !.© found her sitting v- n - f ill of g;:s. and a gas tub© waiving at lmr si<!i«. >h© was taken out into the air. and with a doctor’s aid revived. fl©r condition. howov«-r. was considered had aud s!i<-' was removed to the Public -Hospital. T x h© authorities th©r© considered that sh. was suffering from a nervous break down, find there were no - I gns oi mental <l©rai»g©ment.. The defendant left a note, whidi showed that die intended to kill herself. The Magistral© ordered the suppression of the defendant’s name and she was remanded for n week for medical observation. WITH DRAWN. Thomas M’Causlnnd (Mr W. F Tracy) was proceeded against bv a young girl, for whom Mr T. \V. Howe appeared, on an application for an af filiation order. The complainant’s ©vi deuce, however, became -o contrivdic torv in essentials that Mr Rowe sail that he would not he justified in con tinning, and the case was accordinglv withdrawn. KAIAPOI. (Before Mr W. Wilson. 5.. M.) < barged witli cycling on tlie footpatJi within the borough, Albert Don aldson aud Clarence Driscoll were each fined 5s and 7s costs. For driving a motor-car at an ex L-essiv© speed <Malcolm Gillies was fined 20s and 9s costs. Charged with be in.© found on licensed premises after hours. Charles Du .Moulin was fined 20s and costs 7s. James Brown, on two charges of tailing to register firearms, waa fine ! 10s on each charge and was ordered to pay costs. For failing to attend drill Frederick William Bassett was fined 40s an ! costs 7s On .similar ©barges ILtytnond O’Neill. Leonard Gordon jjoker. Charles William l-oveday, T homas Becks. Harrv Hol*ert l euki nrd Leo Patrick AUAlullan wore cacn fined 20s and costs. and .Edward Cliarles Taylor Broadley and William Guthrie Wylie were each fined ]os an I costs. JUVENILE - COURT. At a sitting of the Juvenile Court two boys, charged with stealing a pair of men’s brogue shoes, a repair outfit and other items of a total value of £2. were convicted and ordered to receive three strokes of tlio birch. JUDGMENT SUMMONS. Tan© Tiki Hop a. was ordered to pa .* A Linklater the sum of £4 19s 6d within seven days, in default. seven days' imprisonment. •J. Baker was ordered to pax - th© Kaiapoi Supply Stores (he sum of £2 7s (3d within three days, in default three days’ imprisonment- $