MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 401, 9 January 1909, Page 15

MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

PCLICE CASES, .• (Before Mr. W. G. Riddoll, S.M.) ' ■ CHARGE- OF ASSAULT AND* ROBBERY. ■ As a. further ; ontcorao oLthe , recent gar-1 ■rotting cases, a young man named Edward | • Richard Blaok, aliaa Wilson, appeared in answer tova charge that on Dccembor 17, i : at Wellington, he did assault land rob ono ! Knud Christian Jotgonsbn, of one . watch and' Chain, sovereign iCaso, two handkerohiofs; oard oafeo,.bunch of toys, a pips and tbbacco, and £2 Bs.-in money. Two other • nien at present . stand awaiting trial on a T charge of being oonoerned in the same as- ■ ' sault.v 1 •'.Mr. Meredith, who appeared for tho defence,' asked for a remand as acoused had oiily been charged with tho offenco the previous might. Chief Dotective M'Grath considered the application was a reasonable one, and accused was remanded, to appear on Wednesday next. " UNFORTUNATE WOMEN. Two young women, Violet Patoii, alias Frazer, and Sarah Burns, pleaded guilty' to chargO'*»f importuning on Waterloo Quay. Chief. DeteotiveM'Grath stated that Paton ■. had (six previous , oonviotions i against her •for Various offences, including vagrancy, importuning, and drunkenness, but Burns had not been previously convicted. Both accused were given, the option, of going into the Salvation Army Home, but dcohned to . .take advantage of tho offeir." A' sentenco_of ono month's was entered in each ■ ; case, v.- ••■■ ■ ' . ; ~ MAINTENANCE. Edward Brinfield. appeared, in .answer to a charge; of having, on December 23 ; at Wei-. : lington, unlawfully deserted his wife, Cath-erine'Brinfleld;~-"Defendant was ' convicted ■and ordered to pay 15s. .per- week towards the maintenance of'.his wife. ; -Mr. Herdman. appeared for..complainant, v ■ ... v,. A SERIOUS CHARGE, i A- middle-aged.'man :.named'Frederick' Arnold, .'alias. Frark v Arnold,- appeared ion ■ a • charge oMaving'at Newtown Park ( on' January 2, jnde'eently assaulted a'ißirl under •• twelve years:.of ago. >••••» " - f •*. ( .;Darby/ the • case for the .prosecution.': After hearing evidence* at considerable length;; i during . which ititranspired-that, tho girl had .not yet been traced, acoused pleaded not guilty and waß ■ committed 7 to" the Supremo Court for trial. L -His. Worship,, in warning accused ; before his committalremarked that thexnly peculiar feature about the case'for tho prosecution was tho fact that tho girl , alleged to hfcve' been assaulted'was not'present, and had'ribt ljeen .identified." Tho evidence of the witnesses," howevor,' was sufficient to make out a jprima facie case.' ■ . OTHER CASES. Frank Roberts; deemed to be an habitual ■ dninkard, was: convicted and sentenced to one month's, imprisonment. ." Ono first of- : fender'wK), according to the police had been in .such, a state through .drinking bad .beer, and. methylated. sjjiritß that lie had to be taken to' the hospital\ where 18s. expenses - wore, -incurred, was convicted" and ordered ..to. pay . the-, expenses,.:in default ;48 • hours' imprisonment. . Another- first offender was convicted and discharged., ; ' _ .