THE COURTS.

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THE COURTS.

MAGISTERIAL.

SATURDAY. (Eeforo Mr H. A. Young, S.M.) DRUNKENNESS. A first offending inebriate was convicted and ordered to pay 17s 6d medical expenses, in default four days' imprisonment. A prohibition order was issued ugainst him. DRUNKEN DRIVER. Charles Neilson, a middle-aged man, pleaded guilty to a charge of having been in a state of intoxication while in charge of a horse and cart in Lichfield street. Senior-Sorgeant Fitzpatrick stated that at 5.40 p.m. on Friday accused had been in charge of a horse and cart in Lichfield street. He was very drunk. "It is a strange thing, he added, "that accused never gets drunk unless he has the horso and cart with him. This is about his twelfth offence." "What'B tho outfit worth?" asked the Magistrate. Accused: It's worth my livelihood, your Worship. The Magistrate: The main thing is to stop him driving, as he must be a menace on tho street. A prohibition order will be issued against him, and he will be convicted and ordered to come up for sentence when called upon, on tho condition that ho docs not drive tho horso and cart. Accused: It is my livelihood. "It would be better for fhe public inter; est jf a charity Board were to maintain you, said the Magistrate. "If you drive a horse and cart you will be sentenced to three months." OBSCENE LANGUAGE. Edith Malzard, aged 35 years, was charged with drunkenness and with using obscene language. On the first charge Malzard was convicted and discharged, and was convicted and ordered to come up for sentence if called upon within twelve months on the second. FALSE PRETENCES. William Leonard Nott, aged 36 years, was charged that on January 12th, with intent to defraud, he obtained from Ernest Iriecllander the sum of £32 16s by falsely representing that a piano and furniture at lbl Bordesley street wore his property. Detective-Sergeant Young stated that Mou had been residing in a furnished house in Bordesley street, Linwood. He went to a pawnbroker's shop and stated that he wanted to borrow money on tho. furniture and piano, giving the name of "McNaught. Ho said that he owned the furniture and piano, but had lost the receipts. The pawnbroker had agreed to lend him £32 16s, of which sum he had repaid £lO. He was then lost traco of, and no further payments were made. When interviewed by the police, he admittcd that the furniture and piano did not belong Nott' was convicted and admitted to probation for a period of two years, conditions being that he takes out a prohibition order and refunds £l6 16s. IDLE AND DISORDERLY. William Webb, aged 46 years, was charged with being found, without'lawful excuse, on the premises at 176 Manchester street, and with being an idle and disorderly person, in that he had no lawful means of support. Webb was convicted and discharged on the second charge, and sentenced to three months' imprisonment on the first. CHILDREN'S COURT. (Before Mr E. D. Mosley, S.M.) CYCLING ON FOOTPATH. For cycling on the footpath two youths were fined 2s 6d and one ss. A youthful motor-cyclist appeared on a series of charges—riding a motor-cycle along Canal Reserve without a light, without a license, failing to stop, and also with giving a false name and address. He. was fined 5s on the last-named charge and admonished and discharged on the others. DIVIDED A BICYCLE. In April last four boys took an old bicycle from outside a picture theatre and threw it into a pond. In October they stole another bicycle, valued at £ll, took it to pieces, and divided it between them. Some of the parts had been recovered, but parts to the value of £3 were still missing. Three of the boys were ordered to pay 17s 6d and one 7s 6d towards the cost of the lost parts. They were also placed under the supervision of the Child Welfare Officer.