THE COURTS.

Press, Volume LV, Issue 16433, 29 January 1919, Page 5

THE COURTS.

MAGISTERIAL. (Before Mr T. A. B. Bailey, S.JI.) DRUNKENNESS. Three first offenders wero cacli fined ss. Mary McKegney appeared oil remand, charged with drunkenness, and being a rogue and a vagabond. She expressed her willing" noss to go to tko Female Refuge, and was convicted and discharged on the first charge, the other being withdrawn. A WARRANT ISSUED. George William Allen (ailed to appear on a charge that, on October 10th, 1918, he obtained from James McFarlane the sum of £5 by falsely representing that the Defence Department owed liim £198, and that he would receive the amount shortly; also that on or about September 19th, 1918, at Timaru, ho stole a suit of clothcs valued at £3 3s, the property of Samuel C. Nash. A warrant for his arrest was issued, and tho case was adjourned. THE SCAFFOLDING ACT. .Tho Inspector of Scaffolding proceeded against F. Blogg for erecting a scaffolding without giving due notice of his intention to do so. Defendant was fined 40a and coats. FAC.TORIES ACT. John Jackson, Inspector of Factories, charged A. Johnson that he failed (o keep a time and wages book. A fine of 40s and costs was inflicted. REMANDED. Mary Sheedy, charged with an aggravated offence under the Prison Regulations, was remanded to appear for trial at the Addington Prison to-day. MAINTENANCE. Sidney Cos (Mr Hill) was sentenced to 14 days' imprisonment for disobedience of it maintenance order in respect of Emma Lucy Cox. Sarah Jane Fransden (Mr Sargent) proceeded against Rasmus Christian Fransden for disobedience of his maintenance order. Tho defendant was sentenced to three months' imprisonmnt, issue of the warrant to be suspended provided that arrears are paid at the rate of 5s per week, in addition to the payments due under the current order. Harvey Roland Birch Miles was sentenced to one month's imprisonment for disobedience of a maintenance order, issue of the warrant to be suspended provided defendant paid 10s weekly under the order. In tho case of Nora Savage (Mr Cuningham) v. Henry Savage, the defendant was sentenced to one month's imprisonment for disobedience of a maintenance order, issue of the- warrant to *bo suspended if he paid off arrears at the rate of 3s weekly, in addition to making payments under the current order. HOTEL CASES. Vincent Ferguson, Robert Bradshaw, Charles Hodges, Frank OJponnell, Arthur George Jacobs, and William Columbus were each charged with being found on licensed premises, known as the White Hart Hotel, when they were required to be closed. Samuel Jennings Allen, licensee of the hotel, was charged with (1) selling liquor, and (2) exposing liquor for sale, on the premises during hours wlien Jie was not authorised to do eo. Allen's case was heard first. Mr J. A. Cassidy appeared on his behalf. Sergeant Hyland gave evidence of finding, at the time complained of, the licensee behind the bar, and six men in front of it. The licensee said, when he saw the police, "I'm caught—it's no use making excuses. They wanted a drink, and I gave it to them." The premises were fully lighted, and there was nothing to prevent people going straight from the street into the bar. Allen stated that two of tho men referred to had come into his bar to get change for a £5 note, just as he was getting two glasses of etout for his own purposes. Soon after four men entered, and as he waß ordering I them out the sorgeant and a constable entered, and saw the six men, and two glasses on the bar. He did not sell any of them drink, and did not attempt to represent that they were boarders when the constable questioned him. He did not state to the sergeant that he had supplied drinks. At any rate, if he did make any such statement, it was because he was "rattled" by the situation created. He had taken a drink from one of the glasses when tho police entered. The other glass was for the housekeeper. Sub-InsTX>ctor Mullany pointed out that both glasses were onlv partly full. Allen said that "tho other glass" might have been three-quarters full. Sub-Inspector Mullany: Perhaps you had a drink out of ench of them? Defendant: Well, now, perhaps that ia the real explanation of it. (Laughter). Evidence was given by several of tho men who were in the bar that they did not buy drink.

The Magistrate Sued Allen £3 and costs on tho charge concerning selling liquor. The other charge was withdrawn. Hodges, who was next tried, pleaded not guilty, and was fined 10s and costs. Each of the others, who pleaded guilty, were fined £1 and costs. MILK VENDOR FINED. j Elizabeth Rountree was charged that,, oi! j October 22nd, 191S, she sold, through tlx; agency of her servant, milk from which the milk fat had been extracted. A charge of selling milk below the requisite standard was also laid against her. | Mr S. G. Raymond, K.C.. prosecuted. . After the ovidcnce of three of the Health Department's inspectors, and of Professor Bick»rton had been taken, the Magistrate inflictcd a fine of £20 and costs, in respect ot I the first-mentioned charge. penalty was j inflictcd in connexion with tne other charge. t JUVENILE BURGLARS. I Further proceedings in connexion with the recent burglaries in Sydenham and other j parts of the city were taken before Mr T. A, B. Bailey in the Juvenile Court yesterday, when additional charges were brougnt against several boys ox ur./lcr 1G years. Two boya were charged with breaking and enter ing the Sydenham Post Office and in the Sydenham district, and with stealing therefrom and doing damage. Mr .Donnelly, who appeared on behalf of the elder boy, stated that the boy had admitted the offence, but denied that he had broken into the places. He had gained entrance in most cases eitier through a window or door which liad been left B : ness people, said Mr Donnelly, should not leave their premises open, aa temptation was thus offered to boys to enter without realising the full significance of their act. Ho would ask the Magistrate to carefully consider whether the boy should be admitted to an institution. There were circumstances surrounding the bringing-up of the lad to which he would ask the Magistrate to give careful attention. His Worship admonished the boys, impressing on them the seriousness of the offence, and warning them of what would happen if either came before him again. He would extend leniency and would admit the elder hoy to probation for 13 months, and order him to report to the probation officer as arranged. The younger boy was discharged, and the parents of both were ordered to each, refund £4 5s 6d, one party to pay at tho rate of 10s a week ana the other at Ss a week.

Two other boys, aged 14 and 10 y®aT9 respectively, who were concemcd in the tbcit of jowellery valued at £43 103. the property of Bella Browning, wero admitted to probation for 12 months. Their parents, who were shown to be in poor circumstances, were each ordered to refund £5 on account ol the value of tho unreclaimed goods (£'27 10s), and were allowed three months in which to pay the amount. A charge of stealing locks and keys at New Brighton, valued at 6s, the property of the Christchurch Tramway Board, was brought against two lads. One of the boys was also charged on remand with the theft of collars, vaJued at 14s, tho property <*f George S. King. Ho was re-committed to Nelson Training Farm,' with certain concessions as to probation. The other lad was discharged. RANGIORA. (Before Messrs C. I. Jemnings and H. B. Lane, J.P.'s.) J. Loffhagen waa fined 10s and W. Saunders 20s for riding motor-cyclcs at night without lights. Mark Hope, T. White, and W. Mathews were each fined 10s for riding bicycles at night without lights. For allowing five horses to wander at large, James Bennett was fined 40s. R. Watson, for failing to register two sheep-dogs, waa fined 103. Judgment by default was given for plaintiff with costs in E. B. P. Brown (Mr Van Asch) v. W. McDonald, claim £1 1S«.