MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 403, 12 January 1909, Page 9

MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

rCinCE CASES, (Before Mr. W. G. Ri'ddell, S.M.)

"A DISGRACEFUL SCENE."

'ALTERCATION OUTSIDE A CHURCH. i j. ® ,cler '? ma n named John. Patrick Coylo pleaded guilty to a ciiargo of having- used obscene, language in York Street. Station-Sergeant Darby characterised the "'a?, 85 a onc > and explained that accused and another person had an altercation outside a church ■whilst service was going on .''The, language complained of was used * in ..a ; loud tone of voice, and could be Heard mside. the church.: ,'"lt was a disgraceful concluded "the .Station-Sergeant, who that accused had 23 previous conVictious against • his' name. A : • A : sentence of one month's imprisonment was imposed. .' .• i WILFUL DAMAGE IN A SHOP. A middle-aged-,woman named. Ada Lester, alias Lister, alias O'Hagan, pleaded guilty to'a charge of having, on .'January 3, wilfully damaged ten glasses,! valued at 3s. 4d;, the property of Geo. Grijhot. v Station-Sergeant Darby ', informed tho ::Court . that accused had been drinking, and, want* into Grilhot's shop for a meal. After . she had had tho m<;al .she .wanted to wash her hands, and was subsequently ordered out.. . Instead' of, going, out sho pulled the'glasses ofE tho coimtor. ■. ~ 1 . ■, ■. ' !; A*. conviction and' line of, 205., in default . seven /days'. imprisonment, .were : imposed.' J . k;>': \ - A'LEAP OVER THE-RAIL,' . A belonging to tho barquentine relotas, ■ Per. -Melker Wiburg, pleaded guilty to-achargoihat on January 8, on tho high 1 seis between" Gisborne and Wellington;,. he did attempt, to.commit suicide. . .Station-Sergeant Darby ■' informed the Court that accused was .engaged by. the captainl of tho Polotas at Gisborne, and . had beon drinking previous to signing- on. During .tho voyage to Wellington, defendant juriiped : overboard,, but was 'got' "back on ; board, and was kept: under guard until the vessel-reached .Wellington. . . Accused, who said he felt all right now, was; conyipted and ordered to come up'for 'sentence when called on. -V..

ANOTHER CHANCE A young man named Charles George Breeri; was, charged on remand (1) that on or about . December' 28,: at Foxton, lie ; did steal :i . bicycie,: valued; at'..£lo, the property: of: Neil fjoijson, and (2) that on December 24, at J oxton, he did steal'a.suit of clothes, valued at-£5,, the property ; of. ;; .Eniost;Harper/", Ac- . cuSw pleaded . guilty ,to - both charges. " Chief. Detective M'Grath. said accused had been? employed as. a., porter; at a 'hotel' in Jjoxton, and sonio time after ho: left the' ' above goods were missed.' Accused sold the bicycle: for r £4' 10s ; ,;> n il the suit for £U both to a dealer in Wellington.', 'Nothing was,known. against accused before the- pre- 1 ■ sent charges. His Worship said he was prepared to accused- another charicc. -Ho. would ;be ■ -.johyirfed - and- ordered .to. come up ;for- sentMioe jwheti-called on on both "charges'/ 'on condition; that the £5 10s. received for the bicycrc! .and' .tho suit was refunded; within • a month. .. ,; • v.,"-:- ' MAINTENANCE CASES. . Claude Watson did not appear in answer to a charge of failing, to.support his illegitimate child. Defendant was" adjudged mo putative-father of the child, and was ordered ~.M"; p ay../s.. per week-towards : its mainten- , ance, and to pay expenses.- £9 95., and also -■ a bond in £50 and one surety ?ii! j p !' ue compliance with} the order: Ihe.dorault was teed -at;-three 'mbntbs' 'im--. prisonment,' 'sevin days ' being: allowed t Q fj n( j security. Mr. P. W. Jackson appeared'fto ; : complainant. .t, y;;\ ( . v. . Beale,' who was present m, was' sentonced to one month's imprisonment for disobeying an order_ to pay . S*;.-P® r iveelj. towards the support of' his lamily.- An order was made' that tho warrant bß. ; .suspended so' long: as 10s. per week was paid otf tho arrears. " " •

, Adolphus F. Bennetts and Arthur Bennetts were each ordered to contribute 6s. per week towards^ .the: support of their father, and Albert .H.-Bennetts was -ordered to pay - 3s per- week, "towards "his"father's' support:.: ; ; James Malachy Sheridari appeared, on remand on a; charge of: having failed to comply with- an order of the Court to provide for the maintenance of-.- his step-child.. Defendant pleaded guilty/ hut 'explained that"h'c ■ had been working up country, and had only, just received his. wages when he came to'Wellinetonin December on account of ill-hcajth. and was . immediately .'served ;with. ; the .summons, berore he. could do anything. . His_ Worship entered a sentence' of - fourteen.. days imprisonment, the' warrant 'to be suspended if the amount duo was paid within Mr.- Kelly- appeared for complain-

PROHIBITED WOMEN. 1 ' A young woman named Violet Patori was convicted-.and-fined 40s. aiid costs •7s;; i: with the alternative of seven days in gaol, for entering licensed premises during the cur- .. rency.of a*prohibition order..' < Elizabeth Elford, an elderly woman, oharged_with procuring beer during'tho currency of a prohibition order/ was Convicted and fined 20s. and costs 75.,' in default seven days' imprisonment. REFUSAL TO* PAY TRAM FARE. , Welsby failed to appear on two . charges . of. refusing to pay His' fare : . when travelling on the corporation trains. On the hrst .charge a-, fine of 10s. and costs 215., wero re s> ; and on. the sccond charge a find of os. and costs 21s. wero imposed. " "LOOK OUT FOR THE ENGINE 1" ■ Win. Heavy was charged ,(1) with'having attempted.to drive across the railway crossi ing at Customhouse Quay when an .engine W ?A approaching within half a mile,: and (2) »oi l , PS take-.notice or the warning, Stopl, Look out .for the : engine 1" ; before . - Qiiving over the Cufitomhouso Quay railway crossing. On-the first charge a conviction and order to . pay costs, ,75., were entered, and flnin n seoon ? defendant was convicted and fined 20s. and costs 21s ■

BY-LAWS', ETC. V _ Mrs. Lily Brown was .fined 10s. and costs 7s.,for boing the .owner; of a coiv found wandering on a;public road at Day's Bay, and Bartolo Russo, for .whom Mr. Cook- appeared ' was lined os. on a similar charge - ' For boarding:a. .traiiV- whilst'it was:in'mdtion, Albert Andrew Cairns was fined 10s and costs 75., his Worship remarking that.this offence was a fairly common one, and one attended with danger. ■_ Wm. Wilson, pleaded guilty. tov having driven a cart across the footway, in Woodward Street where no crossing is constructed and was cohvictdd and ordered to pay Court costs £1 10s. ' SUMMARY SEPARATION. Nellie Langvad was granted a summary separation from Lotliar Lanbvad, and was given the custody of-.three children, for the maintenance of whom defendant was ordered 16s; per week. Defendant was also ordered to pay costs 9s. -' ' ' OTHER CASES.. Frank.-Martin, expressnian, .pleaded, not. gu - l if n a °' mr EC of using insulting words on;. the Governihont:.railway station, c After evidence, his Worship remarked that the .case was not. a very serious one. Defendant would-be fined ss. And costs 17s. Mr. Meredith appeared for the defence. _/A prohibition order, to havo.effcot in the Wellington,; Hutt, and Newtown licensing districts^ wasi . issued against Wm. Louis Altai, who-, did,.not, appear;:: Mr. J. J, M Grath: appeared for applicant. An elderly man named John Finn appeared on a, charge of haying, been found ill a state of helpless : drunkenness in Lambton Quay,. vStation-Sergeant' Darby, in asldn" for a remand for,'a. week for medical ment. stated that Finn was brought to the

station in n state. bordering "on "delirium tremens, and was still in a bad state. David Jones, who failed to appear in answer-to a charge of .insobriety, was convicted and fined mV 111 4&' hours* imprisonment. ihree first- offenders, who-did not answer their.* bail, wero fined; 10s., another; first oftonder was -fined £s., and a fifth was convicted and'discharged, - ■ JUVENILE COURT. ,

BOYS BIRCHED FOR THEFT. . Two juveniles, aged 14 yoars and 11 years, appeared on a charge that on January 10 they did commit theft of four pairs of cricket pads valuo-125,, 12 wickets value 125., two bats valuo-lOs., and one pair .of gloves value 10s., tho property of .Fredoriok..Crowes.\Both boys pleaded guilty, and stated that they found a key of a room in the Basin Reserve pavilion, and went in, and took the cricket material. . . ; ... ,His Worship entered a conviction in each case and ordered accused to receivo five strokes of the birch from,a constablo, in the presenco of a'sergeant. THEFT OF MOULDING. . Another juvenile was charged with the theft of a piece of timber moulding, value 35., tho property of W. F. Eggers, and pleaded guilty. Defendant was cpnvicted and ordered to come, up for sentence when called-.on. MOUNT.COOK POLICE COURT. - At the Mount Cook Police Court;. before Mr T. S.. Lambert, J .P., Henry Roich pleaded guilty to! 'being.'' drunk in Taranaki Street. After having been admonished by the presid- : ing justice,.; the accused was convicted and discharged; , . :.