MAGISTRATE'S COURT

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 152, 21 March 1908, Page 2

MAGISTRATE'S COURT

- POLICE CASES. .(Before Mr; W; G. Riddell, S.M.)' , Tour first - offenders" for dniiikeiiiiess were .fined tho usual amount with the usual alternative yesterday. Olio of them was fined an additional 10s., and ordered to pay oa. for repair's for damaging tho'door of a cab. ■ A.youth, Harold Douglas Crooks, was fined 10s. ; .in dofault 48 hours': imprisonment, a for' having "set" firo to" grass ; on' a'section'* at Wadestowji on'Fobrnary 9 last. ; : _ A squabble at the Otago Buffet. BoarijingI house on March 13 was responsible for an assault ease, in which'tho prosecutor. v 'was Michiltl. il'Mahon, and the defeiidant AVilliaii'' I'ringlo." Mr;; Wilford • appeared for'. tho •defajdant.-V' Kvidence for the prosecution, which-was given by M'llahon.Sand two witnesses,"was. to t-h'o effect tliat'M'Mahon, 'who was a dodder at tho ,b'oarditighouso '<)f. 'lojig standing, was about' to sit down to his''tea when",ho 'was - addressed■' ' ;by 'Pringlo;. Taa ' Mick;" M'Mahon retorted that his .name was' not .Mick,' but'Michael,but tho othor returned . that' Mick* was good enough, : ; 1 or. something .to that effect. - The. defendant, it was alleged, then stood up l and dashed the. .tea out of a cup into his face,. and .followed, it up j/ith a,blow, 'sending the' ; cup on afterwards.",; A''serious wound was inflictod. to M'Mahon's ■ eye, causiug blbod to fow freely also from his 'nose. It was also alleged that 1 tho .defendant struck -further blows. The defendant stated that M'Malion had .callfid; him, anunmcntidiiable namo, and: had struck him on'tlie shoulder.Defendant had .then knocked-M'Mahon down, and had fur.thcr threatened him,if. he attempted to.kick. The Magistrate said lie .', must; :accept'; : .'the evidence, 'and; doferidant v was; convicted ;hnd fined £3, and costs 12s. Of tho fine £1 uas tojbe ; paid to plaintiff. I'-""' i •