MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 4, 30 September 1907, Page 6

MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

Of PENSIVE LANGUAGE. At tho Magistrates Court on Saturday before Mr. Riddell, S.JI a ship's cook named Francis Web! pleaded that lie did not rcmcmbe anything about an allegation n:ad< against him of having used indccen: language on the gangway of tin steamer Ruapchu. G. Mead, chicl officer of tho vessel, stated that tin man had been ashore in tho niornin; and during tho day paid poriod'oa' visits to the ship in an intoxicate condition. Tho language compiaincc' of was used to the quartermaster.

On being ordered to go forward to his quarters accused became agressive. In* convicting and fining accused £3 and 7s. costs, in default seven days' 'imprisonment, His Worship romarked that the penalty would linvo been heavier but for the fact that' there were no people about at tho time of tho offence. A discharged man-o'-warsman, named William Neil, was charged with having used obscene language on the Queen's Wharf, and with resisting Constable Fleming whilst that o.neer was in the execution of hit duty.. Accused pleaded guilty to tho iirst charge, and not guilty to tho second. He was convicted and fined C 4, in default seven, days' imprisonment for the first offence, and was Sentenced to fourteen days' imprisonMcnt for resisting the constable. His Worship pointed out that when ■i man was. arrested, it was his duty >i go with tlio constable and not to -.'l'sist, ,

Daniel O'Brien, accused of usinpt ■iliseeno language in Mem Street, am! with resisting Constable M'Gregor in the execution of his duty, said he remembered nothing about the firscharge, but pleaded guilty to tin second offence. Accused was fined ; .'l, in default seven days imprisonirent on the first charge, and _ sentenced to fourteen days' imprisonment on the second charge. ASSAULT ON A CONSTABLE. David Harrison, alias Swanson pleaded guilty to a cliargo of havim assaulted Constable M'Gregor an'' 1 damaged a tunic valued at £2. HiWorship remarked that assaulting ; constable was a more serious offenc-' than resisting arrest,. and on thi charge' convicted accused, and sentenced him to six weeks' 'impriso? mcnt with hard labour. For damag ing the constable's tunic accused wa: fined ,405., in default fourteen dayr imprisonment, and was ordered ,ti pay the valuo of the tunic—£2. A SAILOR IN TROUBLE. A seaman on -the steamer Cam]hill, named Axel Godfrey Anderso? entered a plea of "guilty or I'd lie, be here, I suppose," on a oharge o' having assaulted and -beaten Chas M'Gregor M'Kenzie, master of 'tli. Camphill. Accuscd was convictcc nd fined 40s;, in default seven days' mprisonment. - - -, . DRUNKENNESS.' John Sullivan, pleaded guilty to r cliargo of having been- found drunl on the Queen's Wharf, and was fine 10s.' or in default forty-eight hours imprisonment. ' THE JUVENILE COURT. A bright, fifteen-year-old lad wa: charged "with the theft of two posts: notes valued at 4s. Gd., the propert of Thomas Pringlo. Tho boy calk: at the Post Office and extracted tli. mites from a letter. Eventually h. signed a fictitious name to the note, and cashed them at the Moleswort) Street Post Office. Mr. Jackson, wh< appeared for the defence, _ said the lad had previously borne a good character, and his employer was prepared to retain him in his.- employment.. His Worship stated that, considering tho circumstances of the case, lie would administer a caution, but instructed the lad's father to keep"a close watch on. tlio boy/ and tb refund the'money'taken.