MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 104, 25 January 1908, Page 14

MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

- POLICE CASES. ' .. (Beforo Mr. W. b. RiddeU, S.M.) " • 'THE DRINK-HABIT.- •. > • , Barney Dunlop, • for drunkenness, was.con•viotcd'and 'fined 10s., in default .48 hours' • -imprisonment., John M'Kioj\an-habituali drunk-aril, was committed'to the Pakatoa In-, •'obriates' Institute ; fbr''a-period of one year.. •Michael- Connolly, who admitted - (1) drunkenness, 'and-'.'(2) having-been found ;-in,;tho Wellington,' Hotel during, the'currency ,of av prohibition' order,, was also committed to tho! ■l'akatoa Inebriaites^nstituto' for a period 0f...0ne year. The hearing'of the. caso against l John Miller; charged with, on-January '18,. ;having :bepn: found in the 'Foresters', Anns . .Hotel during the currency; of a. prohibitionorder; was adjourned until January, 31.Artnio Maud Sales, who pleaded guiltyto drunkfeii:, ness, also to' vagrancy! declined to go to the' : . Salvation Army Home; and was convicted on both;charges,,and, on the first, fined,ss., in' default 24 hours' imprisonment, arid( on. the sebond; senteflced to-three, months' imprison-' ment. Emma Huntings was fined 405., in : ' default 14 days' imprisonment for having pro-, cured beer at the Princess. Theatre Hotel . J during.. the currency of a' prohibition; order. Arthur W. Russell, charged with having enV tered the Masonic Hotel during the currency > of a prohibition orclor, was convicted and / ; -fined 405., indefault 14 days', imprisonment. INDECENCY. x John Mulligan was convicted and fined £5, in default 14 days' imprisonment; on a charge; ' i.of-having committed a grossly indecent-act Yon-Lambt-on Quay; . , : .:■ ■ ' . ... .- ■ ' AFFILIATION... .- Charles Burley, oharged with having'failed to support ah,. i/legitimato child, 'denied ' that i he was the father. VS. ' j ■■ ■; V '.' Mr. Dunn, , who appeared oh behalf of : tho ■V complainant, applied for an adjournment, of- ' I the case, ;He stated that it was some,montbs/■sihee thi warrant was-issued. Complainant 'ii had. gone to' Ohristchurch, where she was "-seriously-ill. ■ ..'. .v. - j'- ' MrY Vffiilfordj -for accused; submitted that the caee was purely a speculative \ There was, ho understood, no corroborative ' testimony. . • • ' f. Mr.,Duhn stated that the charge would be . •*supported ;by documentary evidence. Accused. \ should- he contended,'be remanded to appear ■at Christehurch. His Worship remandcd'iaccused- to appear, , at'Wellington;on.-February 25. Bail,was; : lowed, accused in £50,■ and two ' sureties of . £25 eacK. , ■~ M/'v ALLEGED LOITERING. . : The case against Matthew B. Bane charged with, on December !!), having loitered.on the, footpath at'the corner of'Willis and Boulcott ; Strefets, on-the application of Mr. Cook, who appeared, for accused, was remanded until February 3. . "... •ALLEGED ASSAULT. ' ; • - The'oase against Frederick Agate, charged with having, at Vogeltown, on December- 31, unlawfully assaulted Alfred Judd, was adjourned until January 31, on, the application "of-Mr. Wilford, who appeared for the 'ac- . I : cused. .•. •. ■ BREACH OF-INFANT LIFE'PROTECTION . -, ACT, • Ellen Bernard,; Cuba Street, was. charged •' with'retaining,'-in. consideration of paynient,'. an infant for'a longer period than : three davs in an unlicehscd home. V; '. - / Mr.'lDix,' who,appeared' for "the accuscd;; .'stated that;'when, his'client learned, that, itwas incumbent liiion'ihor'to. Obtain a license, : she inado eyer^'endeavour to'find tlie i)arents : of the child with a "View .to making tho ne-. ccssary application. '; . . \ . His Worship stated j that-there had been: a number of cases, before.the.Court,'and ac-: / cused could riot'have been ignorant ■of tho'provisions of the Act. It was % very grave .offence, .'and ho would impose a'fine "of .-£lo,'; In" default ono month's imprisonment. One month in which to pay was allowed. .'