THE COURTS.

Press, Volume LXIII, Issue 19148, 3 November 1927, Page 7

THE COURTS.

MAGISTERIAL, . WEDNESDAY. (Bsfore Mr H. A. Youny, S.M.) FARE UNPAID. •.»fi„s»" i Hom if" sL,y° un ? man, -was proceeded a ainst by tho Christchurch Tramway Board «,•" 7" H " jtch ison) for having failed to pay his faro on a Sumner-Christchurc'a trip on September 22nd. . ,j fr , Hutchis <>n said defendant had been told to pay at the Tramway Board's office T-j . "P'a'oed to the conductor that he did not have the required monev. He did not do so. He had been convicted previously. <■ a: E - Hill, for the defendant, said any tine would have to be paid by defendant's parents. Defendant was ordered to pay costs, a -witness E expenses, and solicitor's fee, £1 Is. POINTED A RIFLE. David Taylor, a yonng married man, was called on to answer four charges: presently, i w-lf-™ 1 "as Bridson and Fredenin niinam Osborne; assaulting Bridson; r!nl r l?j.! n P° sse ? 6 '°n of a firearm without a E«r,m *•"? WUh P roc urins possession of a tirearm without first obtaining a permit. as to the first charge, accused said he did not remember anything about it, so a plea ot not guilty was entered in respect of that, ana a plea of guilty in respect of the others. ftenior-bergeant J. Fitzpatrick said Bridson nau sub-let rooms to accused, who bad been hZVI n <°. 9 tO , l uit > 0n Bridson's return }°Z £°l *' ork ou Tuesday evening he had been me by accused and assaulted. Bridson went out for assistance, returning with Os- , m ,\ Accused had a rifle in his bands end old them to go, and they did, summoning the police. The Magistrate: Was the rifle loaded ( _lhe -Senior-Sergeant replied that it was no i, adding that accused was in such a state ot intoxication that he might do anything. iredencfc William Osborna, motor mechanic, barbadocs street, explained that ou Bridson coming to him, he and Bridson wen* to the latter s uouse, proceeding to the kitchen, lliey were ordered out, and accused went to a corner, and picked up the rifle,-held it to his hip and pointed it at witness and Bridson. Accused was told- not to be silly, and witness and tfridson left and communicated with tho POuce. When Bridson called on witness he looked as if he had been in a fight. lbomas Bridson, a clerk, residing at 237 Durham street, said he.had given accused verbal notice to quit on two occasions, and wi*n had given him written notice, witness told how accused had assaulted him on his return from work on Tuesday evening. ifr V? s under the influence of liquor. Mr F. D. Sargen{; bera said that he appeared for accused,.but had had only a few minutes conversation with him and wished to plead guilty to the first charge. In reply to the Magistrate, Senior-Sergeant fitzpatrick said that accused had had the rifle some months, getting it from a friend, who would later be prosecuted. Accused said he was willing to take out a prohibition order.

On the charge of presenting the firearm xayior was convicted and ordered to come up for sentence within twelve mouths if called upon, providing he took out a prohibition order; for assault he waß fined £4, half the «.»«*^- eo *° Brid6 ° n - The other charges were adjourned until, the proseoution against •h!!J ?e « 0n Eave the rifle was heard, the police to retain the weapon in the meantime. •

KAIA'POI. (Before Mr E. D. Mosley/S.M.) Clem Magon, chorged with cycling at night without a light, was fined 10s. On a charge fL f n . the fOOt PaH» he was convicted and ordered to pay costs 125.Margaret Webby, on a charge of negligently driving a motor-car along Fuller street was fined £5 and the.license at present held by her was cancelled. , i? ori T , uiia adjudged to be the putative father of an illegitimate child, and was ordered to pay towards its maintenance at the rate of 7s.6d.per week, also costs amounting to £i 4s.

Judgment-for plaintiff" by default was given.in thefollowing cases:—R. "Wylie and Co. T..E. Crook, £3 lis; Mrs A. Baker v. T. ,0 Connor, £2. In <?. Tavehdala v. A. ©happell, claim £2 45,.-defendant,, -who* did .-not appear, was ordered to pay the amount due forthwith, in default three days' imprisonment. In Holland and Giles r. J. N. Kerr, claim £l_ 16s 6d," debtor did-not appear, and was ordered to pay the amount due forthwith, in default two days' imprisonment. G. Z. Minifie and ,W. Pohorama, claim £5 lis 2d, debtor was ordered to pay the - amount due forthwith, in default six days- im' pnsonment. warrant to be suspended so long as debtor pays the sum of 5s per week.