THE COURTS.

Press, Volume LXIII, Issue 19146, 1 November 1927, Page 7

THE COURTS.

MAGISTERIAL. MONDAY. (Before Mr E. D. Moslsv, S.M ■ drunkenness" A statutory first offender for drunkenness was fined 20s, in default 24 hours' imprisonment. William Smith was fined lft?, in default twenty-four hours' imprisonment, on a charge o: drunkenness, and £2, in default fourteen days' imprisonment, for having committed a grossly indecent act in Cambridge terrace* Thomas Augustine O'Neill was fined .£2. iu default seven days' imprpisonment. for being drunk on the Christchureh railway station. "RASHNESS OF YOUTH.' Two young men, aged 22 years and 13 years respectively, whose, names were suppressed, were charged with being unlawfully on the premises of the Post Office, L;ut cot under circumstances which indicated the commission of an offence. Mr W. J. Hunter appeared for the younger and Mr 11. S. J. Goodman lor thi older. __ Senior-Sergeant Fitapatrick said that on Saturday night the pair had been found at the rear of the mail-room pra.ctica.lly in a- state of intoxication. The older accused had celebrated his twenty-second birthday and he and his companion had taken liquor, and, feeling ill, had gone off tl-.t; street. "With the rashness of youth, they had mixed their drinks," said Mr Hunter. Both were discharged. TAKEN CARE OF.

\ Alexander Gilchrist, alias Crawford, was '. chained with being an idle and disorderly l yei-fon, and with tho theft of a suic case | and contents valued at £2 103, the property i 0; Patrick Johnston. ! "You'll he taken cars of for three I months," said Mr Mosley. "Three months | o'i each charge." i TRAFFIC CASES. I I-or having left cars unattended over the j prescribed limit, the following were fined : I \V. E. Simes 10s and costs, William H. I Morrison 10s and • coats, Herbert Bicknell 10s and costs, Arthur Browning 10s and costs, Harry Coburn 15s and costs, Reginald Pfa'rse ordered to pay-costs, Robert Taylor '2O:. and. costs, Ah". Wicks 10s and costs. James Wright Armour was fined 10s and costs for obstructing a footpath with a ear and 10s and costs/for failing to pull i-j on the left side. Erie Beavan, for . stopping a vehiclo on the- wrong aide of the 'road, was fined 10s an>'i costs. George Austin; was fined 103 without costs for having cycled on a footpath. P. Frees was fined 10s and costs for a similar offence. For towing a. cycle, Thomas Cree was fined 5s and Harold Kemp was similarly dealt with for permitting a vehicle to be towed. L. C. Penlingion was*fined 10s and costs leaving a car at night without a light. For speeding over an intersection Clarice Gray was fined 5s and costs. Charles J. Brown and William Pelyin were each fined £2 and csots for driving cars at a. dangerous 6peed. John G. Clarke and Leslie G. Rae, who did not have on adequate silencers, were each fined 20s and costs. Harold Penrose was fined 10s and costs for cycling without a light, and tho same for not having a reflector. William Robert Saunders (Mr H. S. J. Goodman) was fined 20s and costs for using a vehicle not. licensed under the heavy traffic by-laws. Cecil Taylor was fined 10s and costs for having cut a corner. Leslie Brown, for using a City Council telephone without permission, was'fined 10s and costs. , Duncan M. Stewart was fined 10s and costs for leaving • a car at night without lights, and 10s and cost 3 for not producing a, license. . .

NEW BRIGHTON . CASES. The following cases were brought by the Now Brighton Borough Council:—Cycling on- footpath: Jean Beaton fined !2s 6d without costs, Len Blair 2s 6d without costs, Leslie 'Boyd 10s and costs, William Brown 10s and costs, Gordon Maher 6s and costs, John Hayes 10a. and costs, Mollie Norrie 2s 6d and costs, . Florence Page 10a and costs, Reginald.Palmer 10s snd costs, William Salkeld 103 and costs, Walter Smith 10a. and costs. Pansy Sutherland convicted and discharged, l Mary White IDs and costs, Richard .Willoughbjr 40s and cost*. For. pillion riding, Stanley Bare was fined 20s and costs. Stanley Paul was fined 10s and costs for riding a motor-cycle- on a footpath. Alfred Joseph White, for driving a motorcar at night without lights, was fined 10s snd costs. BREACHES IN -WAIMAIRI. ' Herbert Leicester Blank for speeding-on Walter's'.road,. was. fined COs and. costs. George Thomas Cos. T. S. J.. Doherty, Charles Ford, and Edward Timms, for speeding'over intersections, were each fined •20s and costs.' OTHER-CASES.. • The . police • prosecuted -in ■ -the following cases:— / ....... ... ■William' C, Weddcrspoon was. charged with . driving a' motor-car 'along Worcester sticot in a manner dangerous to the public, and also with . failing. to" obey the signal of a constable. Mr J. H. Williamson - appeared for defendant and pleaded/not guilty. It was stated that defendant rati over a firo hose during the propgress of a fire at the Canterbury Club. He was fined. £2 and costs for. dangerous driving,, and the other information was dismissed.

A charge of having negligently driven a. car in .Winter's- road, preferred against Arthur William Moore (Mr-J. B. Cuningham), was dismissed after rthe • evidence for the prosecution .had been- heard. , (Before Mr H. P. Lawry, S.M.) MAINTENANCE-OASES. ' Henry John Newman,' for disobedience of 3 maintenance order in respect to a child, was convicted and sentenced to-seven days imprisonment, the .warrant to be suspended so long as defendant pays 2s -6d.a week off the arrears, in addition, to current payments. John George Burgess, for failing to obey a maintenance order in respect of his wife, was convicted and T fined £5 and costs.

James Charles Gillespie, .who failed to provide his wife with adequate maintenance, was convicted and sentenced to ,one month's imprisonment, the warrant to bo suspended so long as defendant pays 5s a week off the arrears in addition to current payments. Jack Teape, for disobedience of a maintenance" order, was convicted and sentenced to three months' imprisonment. • William' Frederick White, for disobeying a maintenance order in'respect to a child, was convicted and sentenced to one month's imprisonment, the warrant- to be suspended so long as defendant pays off the arrears ffMhe rate of 10s a week, in addition to the current maintenance. An English order, by which George Brydon was ordered to pay £2 10s a week in maintenance of his wife and child, was confirmed. Sarah McMillan (Mr'G. G. Lockwood) proceeded against William McMillan for maintenance, guardianship, and separation orders, on tho grounds that he' wilfully failed to maintain, that he was an.habitual inebriate, and was guiltv of persistent cruelty. The orders were granted, and maintenance was fixed at 80s a week. . . His Worship gave his reserved decision in the case in which C. Matthews ( Mr Trscv) was proceeded afeamet for affiliation and maintenance orders. The information was dismissed. ■ ■ ■ . BREACH OF ACT.

Eleven Prebbleton ladies appeared last week on.charges that on August loth, at Prebbleton, they did. a scheme by which a prize was drawn for by a mode of chance. His Worship delivered his reserved were Edith Bennett, Hetty Gallagher, May Gallagher EHza Harnell Edith Kolkman. Jfillieent -Masey, Lilian Miller, Dora O'Neill, Annie Smith, Patience Taylor, and Rebecca Tod. . . „j,_. were convicted and discharged.