MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 69, 14 December 1907, Page 7

MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

POLI.GR cases

(Before. M. W. G. Riddell, S.M.), INSUFFICIENT AIEAM f " : : '',"-' ; Stella Taylor, charged with having' insufficient lawful means of support, was convicted and ordered to come up for scntciico when called upon on condition that she, entered, the Salvation Army Home for three months. On a secoud charge of wilfully damaging 'a cab to the extent of 10s., the same defon l " dant was convicted and fined 10s;y and' or- ; dercd to pay for the damage-done 10s., -in default soven days' imprisonment .with' hard labour. His Worship remarked that if ac-. cased was unable to find the money for the' line, and had to go togaol; thc'sbnteilCo on the charge of having insufficient; means ;of. support must commenccvpt the.termination of tho other sentence'.j'_"'.'.•--" •.".' '' -.'.'.'■' Margaret M'Hugh,, a -young married wo'- 1 man, charged' with having insufficient''lawful means of support, was-convicted; and ordered to come up for sentence when called upon on condition that she went into the Salvation Army Homo for'tlirco'months.' '■'■'"-■""

REMANDED... CASES., . >, Fredorick St. Clair came forward again on the charge of theft of-the sum of £15, belonging ,to Max Cohen-';and Co., .of Auck-, land. Chief Detective 'M'.Grath informed the Court that he had fonnd 'it necessary to ask for a remand to Auckland. Accused was consequently remanded.,to appear, at Auckland on Tuesday, next.,.,..., ...,,.,'.,... ....,,.-, Frederick Cooper appeared on, a charge of breaking and entering 'the "dwelling" of : William Robertson at--Wellington en-Dec-" ember 4, and stealing";goods .valued at,£s. Accused was remanded until Wednesday on the application of tlie.'p'olico. A remand until Wednesday, night was granted in the case of j ay.ouiig^uian"named Jnmcs Lewis, charged with stealing a choquo for £'10 175., the property pi -Robert Hannah and Co. •,!_.,■ Adeline Lilian May Tiernan was remanded to appear on Wednesday' next on'a cliargo of forging the name of Maudo'-Tiernau'tpia receipt for £2 at Wellington- on - December is. .;-'........./:;...:;;,

DISOBEYING AN. ■ ORDER .^ COURT,-,.,. ~.--, ~„,.,, ..;

A cabman named Charles Gurpttc; -was charged with disobeying ..an. .order..-of the Court to pay 15s. per' week' towards the maintenance of his wife, the arrears totalling£l9 10s. ....... ,*,„..,,.,„ .....„,„ air. Wilford appeared for the prosecution;

Defendant admitted that-the money was owing, but said he had never been.given a chance of earning anything to'"meefr"th6 claim. ■.-,-:c-.i . ■ji-<-!.i"■■ •-.

His Worship entered a conviction-and- sontoncc of six weeks' imprisonment,,tho, warr. rant to bo suspended .so long as, defendant" pays the sum of 30s. per week'-off the.arrears. '-'....=•.!! ■ --.i::::... .j-;...-

BY-LAW CASES.' \ r ..!.'... !_: A conviction and lino of ss:, and costs :7sl; was imposed on a Chinese named Sun Cliong Keo, for having left his horse and vehicle standing at tho comer' of Ingostr'o 'and Wit' lis Streets, so as to be Unable td'haVo full control thoreof. . -...--,.,.-. Frederick Butcher was convicted and lined 55., and costs 75., in default twenty-four hours' imprisonment, for having driven a vehicle in Willis Street on tho night of Novombor 25 without lights. William Boulter, laundryman,. was cliargcd with wilfully impeding the tramway traffic by driving liis cart in front of a"car. ■ Defendant pleaded -".guilty," and stated that, as his van was Covered in, ho was unable to see that a car was'.coming" up behind. ' Inspector Doyle, who prosecuted, said it was not desired that a severe penalty should bo imposed in this caso,_ but at tiio same timelho tramway authorities had bad co'hsjd?. erable trouble through the frequency of similar breaches, and ho suggested that a warning might be given to drivers of veh'cles. Li tho present instance defendant had continued in front of the car for 320 yards, in spite of tho fact the motofrriaii rang his bell repeatedly. His Worship' imposod ii fine of 10s., and costs 135., iu default fartyhours.' imnrisojunont!