THE COURTS.

Press, Volume LVI, Issue 16728, 10 January 1920, Page 5

THE COURTS.

MAGISTERIAL r. (Boforo Mx V. O. Day, S.il.) ATTEMPTED SUICIDE. M«llfaow Itoiall m convicted and OTdaied io com« up for semtonoo when called ppon, on a charge of attempting to commit auicide, THE COLOSSEUM MEETING. Albert T. Dalloy (Mr Cunicpham) pleaded not guilty to charge# of •using oMoeno language and disturbing a mooting. Tb« caao troeo out of the meeting when tho Prime Minister m to have addressed » Chrietchurch audkaco in tbe Coloesouin recently. Constable S. Greiff gave evidence that on the night of tho meeting a young fellow named Dalley—brother of the accused— emackcd Inspector Cox in tho Moo when tho crowd broke in. Accuaed, who wa« excited at the lime, enid to Cox, "I know you, you nre a b plain clothes Jock." Ho mid that his returned poldicr'c badge bad been talmo, nnd demanded it* return. The badge _waa found next day on the floor of tha ticket office in the Coio£s>curn. Leonard Arthur Cox, City Council Inspector, eaid ho was inside tbe hall on tbe owning of tho meeting. When tho doors were forced ho noticed accused in tho Colosseum, though ho did not actually «ee him come in. Accused demanded hia returned fioldicr's bodge back, but neither witness nor Constable Greig had taken it. Accused eaid to witness, "I well know who you arc, you . You are a plain clothes Jock." I\fr Cuninghara submitted that the evidence proved no action oil tire part of tho Accused which might be donstruod into an •ttea.ot to disturb the meeting, and no for the alleged olxrcnc laneuajro accused would deny thut ho xised any ouch language. The word "bloody" was rot obscene. eaid his Worship, "'but it hes been held by ono Judge that it is r.n indecent woid. I don't know that I am bound by that decision though. I believe the Judge based hi* decision on tho dictionary meaning of tho woid 'indecent,' and this eta'«ctl that r.n indecent word was obo likely to giro offeree. On this definition 1 good many words might bo held to be iikdecent which tVo not indecent in the usually Accepted uee of the tern!."

After evidence had been Riven by tho #eeuwd. his Worship said ho tfoulu di«mi»3 both tho ch«rgf€, ALLEGED THEFT. John Miller pleaded not puilty to tho theft on Dccambtr Itth o; £G in inrtTiey tho properly of John Ford Matthews, u«)d elected to Iks tried by tho Supremo Court. Matthews, a returned soldier, in his evidcr.ee. spid that 011 tho date in question ho and a friend iv.mcd Penny wore neooetod by accused tnd a friend outsido th« Al lloi*!. The fo'tr went into the bar and had two drink* each, and then Penny left. Witness went down a pifsaije, being followed by uccufed and his n-.aK'. Accused canjlit h"ld 0i linn and Jooi; a £5 a?:d <» £1 note otti of wiV pocket. Being' two to oco witness did not put up a but when ho got away ho took r, cab and wont straight rouud to th<. detectivo office. Vi'm. l'enny, also a returned eoldiar, eorrr.bora;«'U ;ho previous witness's eridcncc ■uj) to the time he loft, but said he could liO*. evr.-.r to acctr?ed. Dftoctivo O'Connor paid when lio arretted accitsod }:•:■ dmiod rll k::o.vlcijro of thi matter. AccuticU luead-'d r.o'. rniiltv, received 3JI - anil was cenjuiitted to tho tliipren.-" Court io;- trial, V.ail boins tiilowed in I\mj sureties n: £j'i each. " DKPRKDATIOXfI. "ac-ili'.i Claitjon. oiins Jeßinstf.r., p.oaiUJ p'.::::y to a charge of oncapirtx frc:.i legal tnstodr at tho l'.iparuu prijon <.:i 1 )*:c<'inl>or ho waj» a fr;> terioc. lie ulso pleaded guilty to Jiavii » i.ikcti a l-i-j-c.V to oilo 0/ t|ic pri-e-T. to ofrajjo 0:1, ar.d to various articles valued ;<t £16 lSft {.">u: t/ii* rr-.s;dcnco 0/ Polor Karris 1.:: tl-.<? West Mciton load. Accused was connnitt'.-J by i»po:iai to Iho r.oarcot pri>on for rii'todv i:rf:' next i-:• 111:r: <■! the .Supreme Court, when . vii; *-<'1110 up ;nr sen^rjo-. ASUBUKTOX. ;fiefo:o Mcj?ri? if. l!und;c atid T>. Cliri«*iir., J.P.V.i !•'. M. !l.ii.-in«on. J a :.-.>•>* Ife.d. C. j;. Sto-.var:. .1. ">V. lllimch. F tl. .lor.o:-, ii. McXiitnj'.s, ai.it 11. FilZKiirimor.s ve.v 0.-u!; J".' ii d iO'.'j |.>i t».» u iisuit •.vi:h icolcr-car*.