THE COURTS.

Press, Volume LXIII, Issue 19179, 9 December 1927, Page 6

THE COURTS.

MAGISTERIAL'.

THURSDAY. (Before Mr E. D. Mosley, S.M.) DRUNKENNESS.

• A first offender for drunkenness was fined j 10s and costs, -in default 2-1 hours' im- ; prisonraenl. < ! Man' Sullivan wis; charged with drunkenness "and with breaking her prohibition order. On the'first charge she was fined 10s and c 0315,. in default 24 hours' imprisonment, and on the second £2 and costs, in ; default 11 days' imprisonment. i 'Mary Joyce was : fined 10s and co3ts for . drunkenness, in default' 24 hours' imprisonment, and on a charge of casting offensive matter in u public place, was fined 20s and costs, in default 4S hours' imprisonment with hard labour. ' " GOVERNMENT PROSECUTIONS. . For establishing a wireless set without a license, Robert Henry Albert Bloxara was fined 5s without costs On a similar charge, Reginald Milne was fined 30s and costs. Ivan Reginald Peak, was, fined lGs and costs for having an unlicensed wireless set. BY-LAW PROSECUTIONS. Clarence Erickeon was charged with attempting to pass over Clarence road crossing when the line was not clear. "That is one of the weakest bells on the line, and I could not hear it,'! said defendant. Defendant was fined 20s and costs. Lloyd Rankin was charged with driving over the Sockburn railway crossing when the-line was not clear. A crossing-keeper gave evidence to show Rankin ignored his signal to stop. A fine of £2 and costs was imposed. BROKEN ORDER Andrew George Mitchell was charged with four broaches of his prohibition order. Senior Sergeant Fitzpatrick said the man, v:ho was 23 ycurß of age, had been drinking fairly consistently since the order was made. .He was fined i'2 and costs, in default II days' imprisonment on one charge, and convicted and discharged on each of the ' 'ON LICENSED PREMISES. John Joyce and Michael Lynch were each charged with, being on licensed premises during prohibited hours. Joyce was fined 20s and costs and Lynch i'2 and costs. UNLICENSED FIREARM. Edward Loftus Russell, farmer, Uppei Riccarton, waa fined IDs and costs for having an unlicensed shotgun jn his possession. ROGUES AND 'VAGABONDS. •Stopping no fewer than . scv£ii people in the street, within 35 minutes, asking for money, u methylated spirits drinker and general loafer, William Herbert Vincent, was arrested by plain clothes constables on Wednesday and faced the Magistrate yesterday on a charge of being a rogue and vagabond. "A lot of this man's work has been done for the Government,. at Papania," said the Senior-Sergeunt. "We'll have to provide some more work for you," said the Magistrate in imposing a sentenco of twelve months' imprisonment with hard labour. Patrick Mangin, who "worked the streets" vith Vincent, was also arrested by the plain clothes constables, and faced the Magistrate on a similar charge. It was Btated in evidence that each man had a flask of methylated spirits in .his pocket. Mungin was convicted and sentenced to six months' imprisonment with hard labour. LATE CLOSING. William Arthur Paynter (Mr Widdowson) was charged with keeping his billiard saloon opeii after the hour at which it was supposed to bo closed Ho was fined lCs and costs. GIVEN A CHANCE. Subject to the most stringent probationary tonus, Victor Tolchard was admitted to probation for two years. He had pleaded guily to . the theft ot soveral sums of money by fraudulently omitting to pay, them to C. E.' Hollis, his employer.' Tolchard was represented by Mr Stacoy. .Chief-Detective W. E. Lewis said the eums amounted to about ,£43. An arrangement might :be mado by' which Tolchard would have to pay tho amount of defalcations to. the probation* officer. Tolchard was; convicted arid placed on probation for two'years, subject to his refunding the money and such' other shortages as smiglit be subsequently found He waa prohibited from going on to a rncecoursc during Mb term of probation, and _ a prohibition order was macje against, him. "'"'YOUTHS IN BILLIARD', SALOON. Five youths,' Edgar Barbai'el, Frank Campbell, John. Cox, Albert Schrader, and a juvenile, were charged with being in a billiard saloon after tho hours on whioh it waa supposed to have been closed Each of the elder lads was fined as and costs, tho Magistrate saying that they should have been at homo and in bed at the time they were found. The juvenile was admonished and discharged, Mr Mosley expressing the view that he deserved a sound thrashing. CIVIL CASES. (Before Mr H. A Young, S.M.) His Worship gave judgment (or the plaintiff by.default in the iollowing cases:—AM. Yates and J. H. Yates r. A. J. Philp, £2 10s; Dudley Jeune v. Mrs Jane Griffin, £42 10s; R. Kirk v. R. Jack, £ls 17s; Booth Macdonald and Co., Ltd. v. J Paton, £2l 12s 9d; N.Z. Farmers' Co-op. . Association, Ltd. v. H. Johnston, £2 3s 6d; Wilding arid Acln.nd v. T. Smith, £lO 4s; New Brighton Borough Council v, George Ball, £2 3s lOd; Leonard Payntor (on behalf of tho Crown) v. C. H. Young, 15s sd; Massey, Harris Co., Ltd. v A. Stewart. £23 8s 2d: Benjamins, Ltd v. Richard B. Legae and Leslie Harvie, £6 5s 8d; C. J. Outrim and J. Teaney v. John Mora, £143 15s 4d; Canterbury Drivers' Union v. R. Shadbolt, £2 10s 9d; New Zealand Farmers' Co-op. Assn. of Canterbury, Ltd. v. W Wilson, lOsGd; Weston Bros, and Co.. Ltd. v. W H. Christensen (trading as Feilding Harness and Canvas Co.), £47 12s sd; National Mortgage and Agencv Co., Ltd. v. Garret Brazil, £3B 6s 9d; Booth, Macdonald and Co.. Ltd. v G. Welburn, £7B 6s. _ _ On a judgment summons, C. Bergarpmi was ordered to pav to E. G. Keatß tho sum of £2 9s,in default three days' imprisonment; R. Barter was ordered to pay Merchant Supplies, Ltd., the sum of £3l 0s 9d, in default 33 ; davs' imprisonment, the warrant to bo suspended so long as defendant pays not less than 7s Gd a week. FOR GOODS SUPPLIED.

Tonch Bros., Ltd. (Mr L. W. Gee) claimed the sum of £ll 19s 9d from T. M. McDonald (Mr J. B. Batchelor) for goods supplied. •,.;«.■ After hearing the evidence, Ins Worship gave judgment for plaintiff with costs., A. E. Rennie, typist (Mr W. F. Tracy) claimed from Dorothy Mirian David, shop assistant (Mr Lee), the sum of £6 9s 6d, alleging that it was owing by defendant for work done and material supplied. His Worship gave judgment for defendant with costs.

NELSON PRISONERS SENTENCED

(PEESS ASSOCIATION .TELEGRAM.) NELSON, December 8.

At the Supreme Court to-day. Arthur Lewis Schroder, for theft, was sentenced to three years' probation and ordered to take out a prohibition order, pay the cost of the stolen goods, and the cost of the prosecution, £25. Gerald Swanson, for indecent assault, wa3 sentenced to six months' imprisonment with hard labour. Charles Hogg, for assault and theft, was sentenced to three years' probation.,