MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 27, 26 October 1907, Page 6

MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

(Before-Mr.' Eiddell, S.M.)

POLICE .CASES. Three first-offending inebriates' were convicted and fined os;, in' default" 24 hours' imprisonment. Bert Coulton, remanded t from Monday on .a charge of helpless drunkenness in-. AViltis; Streetj was brought, forward and convicted and:-.discharged. 1 ' DISORDERLY/CaNDTJCT. George I'Vederick : Soley, a hotel : waiter, jpleaded guilty- to having behaved' in. .1 'di„* brdoHy'marihor.'in-'M'anne.fs Street dn~Th'urs-, whilst -under , thci inQuq'nee.-of,; liqiior. It. was stated'' by the' :polieo- that accused's disorderly , conduct comprised' shputing; aud. jostling , people, ylio . were coming ...along the footpath. Accused was convicted, and fined 'iOs., iir. default-7: days': -imprisonment''''; CHARGES, OF THEFT. ■ Kato'''.M'.Cpna'ghey,- 19 "years'''bf* age, was brought forward.dn.a charge"of. theft on July 13 of 'two articles of ladiosj wearing apparel, valued ...at; 205, ; the property .-of; a .-fellow-s'er-vant. • named ■ 'Elizabeth • M'Dowell. -.Accused; for l whom Mr.-Blair, appeared, entered a plea of 'guilty. ' Chief: Detectiyb M'Graijh stated that •;after' the ' articles;;'had- ; b.een ' stolen accused' left town, ■ and,' sjnee' she .had • returned the article's claimed • had been'fouiid in hor possession by' Detective "Cassells." Accused had' been previously convicted ' at Christclmrch;but her present employer was prepared to take her. back. His' vVorship said accused, must be - penalised 'for- -the ; offence; and as..a'... warning ;tc .others ;.accused was given.to understand that'.she must- not lapse again, and was ; convicted ami fined-'2os., in default 7■ days' imprisonment.." " .'. Walter Henry Jlarslcn.' was charged' with the theft on October'l9 of ; a-Watch, fountain' pen, pair of : boots', "and petty; cash of a' total, value of' £5.18:1. 9d;, the'property.of Luke 4'ark'or. "A, plea was- advanced. - i-.

Chief • Detectiye M'Gratli stated''that ac-r ciised went to-stay., at asboarding house, and occupied a room with Parker.,'Accused loft; the-house the next, morning,' and' the goods complained of were then missed:'; The Watch had been pawned; by accused, who hid only come out of gaol last month'after serving two years for burglary., He had' previously been' convictc'd of theft. A. distant relativo came -forward and ; asked iHis Worship to give accused,another chance. He (witness) had taken; out- a third-class ticket for London, and, ;if His Worship would give accused a chance; witness would hand th'o ticket over to him and work his passage home. ,In -.the meantime . accused's present, employer was. prepared to' .retain'-' his services. • Accused was remanded' for' Sentence until this morning, bail 'hemp, "allowed in self ;£2O, and one surety of £20. .

CHEAP; PASSAGES THAT If AILED',

. Two, labourers, Daniel daiiiiesoii an'dr.Janies Stewart,; charged with -having, .travelled', be-tween-Auckland and -Wellington by the steamer Hallamshjre without-'paying tb'eir passage money', pleaded guilty and. were each victed and. fined 50s'..'"in default 7 days' imprisonment; . , . A CIVIL CASE. lip the judgment summons case. Rosenberg amp Co. v.' John' Jopson a' debt of £1 19s:, heard' before fir. M 1 Arthur, 5.M.,/' debtor was ordered to pay oii or before 1 November 8, in default 4S 'hoursV. imprisonment. . PAK-A-I'OO. ... .There was a distinct flavour .'of the East' in tlio ease of: Low Ku'oi, a Chinese,' cliargcd with having sold a , ticket on October .14 to a police probationer named Win. Herbert Bradley. Defendant' took' his oath in tlio customary Chinese manner l,v blowing out'a lighted, match,-,and gave his evidence through an interpreter. S Accused, who' pleaded not guilty, was defended oy Mr. FitzGibboii." Chich Detec-tive-M'O rath prosecuted. ..' His Worship ' considered- thero was conclusive evideneo that the'two witnesses did purchase n ticket, .'notwithstanding the statements made by defendant. Defendant would be convicted and fined.,£2s, with costs '28s'., in default- .onemonth's:,imprisonment....... '' Chitf-D.etectivo M'Gr'atli applied for, a.distress warrant against defendant.

A-.similar charge-to the above was-made against Looug Lui Qui. Defendant pleaded guilty, and was convicted and fiiied £25, and costs 75., in default one month's'-imprison-ment. i