MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 126, 20 February 1908, Page 9

MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

— » ■ ■- i : POLICE CASES (Before'Mr! AV.'& Riddell SM) ' CHARGE Or'THEFP ' A seaman named Stcplien - Foley- pleaded guilty to a charge ot having..been found, bvnight without lawful excuse in,ia. dressing-,, room at the Basin Reserve.-.1 bo: Samo der fondant alsopleaded guilty ■ to asecondchargdof having committed-tho .theft, of a--; sweater,-;, a cricket ball, and a bolt, of a; total valuo of 15s:, from the ; Basin Reserve.,' -jj,' - It was stated by tho.polico<that:dofendaut-: .was - found in 'a dressing-roonvaunder,,; tlio. grandstand in the Reservej. .the,, dooi\; of ; room having been 'lefti ;ajar...t-ThQ-.larticles! mentioned 111 tho information were"fouiid in the' possession of 'tlip. : 'defe.ndantV'p'..\: His Worship imposed a conviction and, firio, of 205., i in default' 7 .days'- imprisonment; r.ori'.' tho charge of theft, and ohi tho- other chargo defendant' "was cprivicted-'and. ordered tto come up for sentence ,whei{ callcd;;,upou.i'; J BOARDERS AT' VARIANCE. ",' : . Adolpb Newmiln appeared; on ,a- charge- of having on : February 10--unlawfully-'assaulted-i Edward Afarklow, -with intent to causo -himactnal bodily harm. '.r.r Chief Detective M'Gratlr; conducted, ,t-ho" case for tlio prosecution 1 , 1 and Mr. Pi-Jackson-appeared for the;, defence, .va"..;.-. - t .-r , It was' stated' by.' theT-police/.that. cbmplnin-.-ant- and defendant rented-,rooms invt-ho jamo. house, 1 and had had a* quarrel .onrSaOurday night last, in the course, of-which quarrel, defendant was alleged .to hare struck, complainant With : a soap dish,-inflicting awound on on'o of tlio, eyelids. '■ s-.i. ■ ,y r. Dr. W. sr.' Shand deposed,.that >ho .'was. called to attend Marklew about-: 11 o'clock'on Saturday night, and 'found him 'lying: on'"'tho pavemont with a cut on-the'head alia'another; cut on*one of his oyolids.'v>Tli'e eyeavas.-not injured and the'wound -was; iiot. a'serJoui one. "- v " ' At this .stage Chief.-'; asked that the, chargel;should ; bp7 reduccdto ono of common assaultj''\vhidi , "coui'Se7Hi&-. Worship agreed to,' in fview- of rtho,'evidence'given by.'tho doctor. ..- Tho fresh chargo.was'dAl.i'read, defendant entering a plea of not -guilty:,:; ' ;For the defence it was. alleged 'that Mark-' low had provoked defendant by-using threat-' .cning language.. — -yyy-- - : His Worship.held tha't-'-it'-was ■ perfectly cleai,-'; from tho •'evidence that-' complainant'.' was quite ns much to'.'blame as defendant.'' There was an assault':" oii. both; sides; andboth parties should. Court-.- Defendant niust^'bo 1 coitvictqd arid' fined. 205., and costs £2. 25., Jl4: days'being allowed in which to - A DIRTY CpiMNEY. , Margaret Beaumont .-iTvas convicted and .fined 55., and costs Js.,Vfor beingJ the oc-: cupier of premises iii .''Street, the'chimney of, which lmd ; 31r. Doyle, the CorpO^tiotfdid) 1 not press- for a ! heavy. that the Court should'^dke;jjt^nopii ,, tlifi¥! ] people must take 1 more; eare".^..; , ueV'i. ' ' 1 : : -!i • •• His Worship remarked on the need for 'special care . at the fee,''r ; aliii-. pointed out that it' n ; ,-at present, with the low supply, iit- might be:a ..ser^ott|;|-'Wiaoer.. A SOLICITOR LV 'TROtIBLE. Christopher. Scott, with having forged (I)• oil. September .14;• 1006, the signature of '.i'M-.'K'u-. v "vEihsour, i

assistant, land., registrar, upon a certificate of title, and. (2); pn. May 2,. 190G,. a duplicate certificate of title. ' . Mn' Sixers':'appeared for the prosecution. I". Formal'emerieo. as to tho cfertifioato. of title (produced)'was. giyen by Martin James Kiigour,'' assistant land registrar. : . . ■ Detectivo Broberg.read a statement dated tFobruary ,15,. sighed by accused, detailing' , the .circumstances which led up to thecharfjca . . admitting .tho offences, and' stating bis in-'' ; •tention- to'plead guilty.. ~vAccused, pleaded guilty, and was' commit-- ~ tod;to,tho Supremo Court, for sentence. : .CItOELTV/ TO A HORSE. : ' . The inspector of the Society for - the PnV ■ veiition of' Cruelty • to . Aiiinials proceeded against AVm. Tilford for cruelly ill-treating a' horse by permitting it to be driven when •it was : in an unfit condition to be : worked. Slftor-flioaring tho evidence His Worship remarked.'that he had already had two cases .of: cruelty to horses; before him this/week, and on both occasions lie had to jmpose; severe; penalties 'on the owners. On tho Wvideiice lie 'must: d 6. the same in the case : uiideri notice.: Horses must bo protected by: 'iioriioonor.' If-riot, by ,the owners themselves, then' tho Society must take those cases , up. Defendant would be convicted "and f.ne'd £{j> and costs £2:135; Mr. Williams appearo 1 for the prosecution. - ■' -v ■ : ;. ALLEGED THEFT. : Horbcrt Edward " Hamiltori' Bird wag 'charged. with. having at Wellington on Do-> combor ;'lO ;'committed tho theft from; the dwelling of' Mrs. Aitcheson, of goods valued „• at.£o7 55., being the property of Thomas •'Major Shore.' : '. ; Mr;;'P.'Jackson appeared for the prosecu-. tion and. Mr. Vori Haast for defendant. . .Major Shore, dredgcmaster, stated' that'in 1906,'- he was living with his •• > ■wife, Elizabeth Victoria Shore, at Dunedin. vWitness'weht to South America under'twelve. .. mouths'' engagement to a Peruvian ! golddredging .company. Ho went-with his wife's consent,* and left her . £2-1 10s. and-sent her nlbnoy' wheri ho was away. Witness returned iti 'July) ; ahd' found that his .wifo was at 'Wellington''"living at accused's house. She: asked •him'to tako'her back, and, by arrange■nient,canie:'to hislodgings.;in'.Macdonald. '.Crescent', about December, 7.-; At that time.; 'witness" had the' articles mentioned in* the ' ' information 1 ; in '» bis possession in. a loeked. - 'bps., His wifo'" Stayed three^'nights, and • from. ;work ' on the evening .of December" 10 lib found tho box had been opened and emptied of tho valuables';;' Mrs. Shore had gone. Witness found .' the had' 1 left' for Dunedin, and' did not see • her; again" Until' {February. 3,''. when she was '■on'tho.'-Wellington" wharf'with accused..:.Mrs. Shore' had 'not 1 returned to witness, neither had."'the "property. \ Witness ; was present ; ' when a .wanint 't6 search Bird's house was executed,' and found a costume which he recognised as his.! ' - remembered Mrs. Shore ; 1 lefeying. her mother's house, on a Tuesday at about'i-'p.mV, tcfictHer'with' accused, who-was carrying a'yollow tiii'.box arid sdnio parcels. ; 'Gordon Aitcheson, ten years of age, doposed that.'oii tno day Mrs"; Shore came to tho houso he sawi'accuscid'talking with her.-near the hbusei'.i 'Ac'cused went up arid spoke to an expressman. •-" , : i -iAt this stage the, case was adjourned imtil '9.30 on Saturday morning;; bail being allowed as before: • •• .. MISCELLANEOUS CASES. : . A well-dresseii' man named Charles Shel-, don was ; c6nvicted and,fined ; 405., and costs; :3s.j in default seven days' imprisonment, for ' disorderly "conduct ,on Lambton Quay whilst >••• .under-'the influence; of. liquor. . ■ •, 1 John : Roberts was -brought foiward '..for. sentence bri a' chargo ,of being an idle and . .disbrddrly person' iri. that ho begged for alms in a-public- place. '; '■ ; ' 1 ; His -Worship .informed accused that he was iihble .'to'j a' tcrm, K of : imprisonment, ...but; in ■'■ view 1 of'tho report of the l -police, arid tlm • Fact that it was a first offerici?,'the Court 'tt'afe 'prepared.'.to'.'giv?' 1 him snothcr..-opportu-nity Defonimt would -bo : cohv■ictw;- : alld -'' l : •,disch'afg^k^!'• ; i-r :>v ! iiS.t'.■*£i; '''"EdWard n M'Kenna' appeared on a /cha'rgo of ' having . forged rtlie . name of Alexander Yourig to an; order for £17 10s., wages aliogcd;to:bo duo;, ahd liaring uttered tho'same . .'to iWm. ; Niddi ■ ! On" the application of Chief .Deteictive'W'Gfath/defendant was remanded : •untir'Wedri«dttyr.ext. • ' A* young : mail named John Hogan was i reriiand&llttritU Wednesday, next oil a charge . of ;Mving~''al' - 'Bftpfelyii, • on. February 1/, . committed an offence against a girl aged ]1 ■ rears and 10- months. Bail was allowed in tho sum of £50,. and one surety of £50. .. A labourer named: George Forgeson, alias i Gcorgcsonj pleaded riot. guilty to-a charge I of unlawfully assaulting a young woman on December '2. t After; hearing _tho evidence of . several'witnesses His Worship held that defendant'must bo : convicted and fined £5, in . default-21 days" imprisonment. Mr. Jack-. .son appeared for defendant. ■r ; Clara Algar was sentenced to two months' , •imprisonment; onduuige' of habitual drunk-; ~ enness. Two. first offenders were. each: con- • victed and fined '(&},.& default 24 hours', im- ■ pnsonment, and another was convicted and: discharged. • ;■