MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 58, 2 December 1907, Page 9

MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

; (Before. Mr/W. G. Riddell,',S;M.)' POLICE CASES. , < A sitting, of tho Magistrates'. Court was' held at 9 o'clock on Saturday morning. •.•Karl Petersen pleaded guilty, to a charge of having use dobsceno language in Custom" House Quay, and was convicted and fined £5, in. default 21' days' imprisonment with hard labour. Martha Ann Bardsloy was convicted and fined 405., in default 7 days' imprisonment, for having been found in possession of liquor during the currency of a prohibition order,. and on a charge of insobriety a fine of 55., in default 48 hours' imprisonment was imposed. , Sarah Jamieson, an old offender, was convicted and-sentenced to one month's imprisonment on,a charge of insobriety,.and a penalty of, two months' imprisonment was imposed on, a second information of -having' no lawful-moans of support, the sentences to be.concurrent., | • " ... . William. Bell pleaded not guilty. to two charges, the first, of.having obstructed Coni-i stable Oarmody in tho execution of his duty,' and the second, of having assaulted the same constable. Det'edant was convicted oh both informations and sentenced to 14 days' and 21 days' imprisonment respectively, tlie sentences to bo concurrent. I (1 or insobriety Charles O'Neill and Karl Petersen wero each convicted and fined 10s., in dofau't 43 hours' imprisonment. Two' first offenders were convicted and ifined 55., in default 24 hours' imprisonment;; one was fined 'os., in default* 24 hours' imprisonment, and another was convicted and' discharged. A sitting of'tho Mount' Cook Police Court was held -on Saturday morning, boforo Mr.J. Collins, J ,I\, when three lirst offenders wore convicted and fined ss. for. drunkenness, and two others were convicted and fined 10s. John Hyde was convicted and fined 205., in default 14 [days' imprisonment.