THE COURTS.

Press, Volume LVI, Issue 16727, 9 January 1920, Page 2

THE COURTS.

MAGISTERIAL.

TIirJi.SDAY. ; Uo-rv-e Mr v. r,. Day. ji.M.-, DRrXKK.N'NKSS. Twft !ir«t offender* wore each fined 3*. ■r. default 21 huur.-' imprisonment. (ieorse Holiinson was convii ted and ordered to pay medical expeiife* or. a charge of helplcF? drunkennoss. and vias convicted and <'ischarpci for a breach of his prohibition order. ESCAPICKS l-'I!OM HOMIvS. Ethel Parker, with ;ogr aliases'. was chained with bavins tv-aped from the Salvation Army Homo, of which she w;m ail inmate. Slio did not appear. • and as her break for liberty had lveeii for the purpose of opmir married, she wis merely convicted and discharged. Maka Kiimoka. n younj; Smith Sea- Orlando girl, who has already achieved u reputation for eecapini* from the Salvation Army Hoino, where ehe win placol after a ron.\ctioa for theft, was -again fharped with escaping from the institution, and w«« sentenced to on© month's imprisonment, with hard labour. VAGRANCY. Henry Menary, charged with licin;: ar. idle and disorderly peraon, in that lie had insufficient lawful means of support, was convic-tal and ordered to come lip for center ic-o when called ■upon, conditionally on hi-* endeavouring to obtain work. THEFT. Jam<vi Tnylor (Mr Vhitoomne) was charged with tlie theft of a bicycle. valued at £5, the property of hoiko person unknown, a table cover valued at i' 3, the property of Thomas Tansev, lioen'-eo of the lixeelvior Hotel, and various £ood• valued at i."25. the property of Sarah Gunter. Tn order that the ease mipht l»* denit with (.ummarily, the last-mentioned charge was reduced to the thoft of article* valued at X'2o. He was admitted to probation for twelve months, and was orderc<l to pay £'18, th« value of the unrecovered goods, within nix weeks, r.nd also to restore tlie stolen articles in iiis pot»sefflion.

.Toaeph Delaney, who is at prevent servine a jyentence of six months' imprisonment, v as charged with the theft of a nalch and an overcoat viUut'd at £5. the property of A. Troccv, aij<j of {roods valued at -€10, the property "of John KUiott. Ho was convictcd and ordered to come up for rentenco when called upon on each charge, on condition that he remained in the Salvation Army Home for three months at the completion of his present sentenoe.