MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 423, 4 February 1909, Page 9

MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

.. ■ f i (Bofore Mr. W. G. Riddell, S.M.)

■" J POLICE CASES, '

■• H "' ' A DRAWN REVOLVER. 'A family dispute in Sydney Street resulted ta a man named Augustus Baggerlay appearing on a chargo of using threatening behaviour in a publio place, wheroy ft breachi or tlio peace might have beon occasioned.- JVir. Herdman appeared for accused, who pleaded Subilnspeotor Phair informed the Court tho't.'occuMd and his wife had.had some difference, and the wife had come to town and had been followed by accused, who met her' and her brother ,in Sydney Street. Words ensued, 'and'the brother-in-law said Bomcthing about striking accused, whereupon ho, (accused) pullod out a revolver and warned tho brothor-in-law that if he came any rcloser he would five. . Later he threat ened to "do for " liis wifo, and then for himself.!- Subsequently ho gave tho revolver up. Mr. HoTdman stated that what tho SubInßpector had told the Court was substantially.'correct. Accused was a man of exceh lent character, and was a'farmer at Carterton. -'Hβ had produced the revolver for the purpose of frightening his brother-in-law, and it had had tho desired effect. Iso harm i had' been done to anyone, but if tho Court thought it necessary that accused should be bound over to keep the peace ho should be bound over in his own recognisance. Tho husband and wife wero now on friendly '•errns. ' ' > ' , i Sis Worship remarked that accused s ac- | t. n' showed tliat serious results might have foliowed. It was a grave matter to carry a loaded revolver about, and quite as serious to produce it when there was a chance of a row | between individuals. Some penalty must be j inipt/sed for tho offence os a deterrent to others. Accused would bo convicted and fined 20s:, and costs ss.,'and would bo ordered | t6 enter into a recognisance in £25 to keep tho peace with respect to his brother-in-law, and'tho other members of tho family for a period of six-months; An order was made that th& revolver and cartridges should be' left with the police ■ "PAYING "GUEST GOES TO GAOL. David Herbert Carvosso, alias H. Carver, pleaded guilty ito two separate charges "of having obtained at Buunythorpe on November 16 and November 18 from' one G. T. Witt sums of,- money by means of valueless cheques. ■ Tho amount in the first charge was 145., and in the second chargo 17s. 6a. , Chief Detective M'Grath informed tho Court that accused stayed at informant's hotel in November last, and borrowed a few shillings from Mr.. Witt, and later gave him a cheque for £1 drawn on the Bank of New Zealand in payment, receiving 14s. change. A couple of' days later he tendered another cheque for £1 in payment for some drinks; getting 17s. 6d. change. He had no account | at .the bank. At present accused was serving a sentence for a similar charge, i His Worship entered, a. sentence of three months' imprisonment on each charge, the sshteuces to be concurrent. f NO RUDDER OR-COMPASS. ■ ' William Simpkins, charged with helpless drunkenness, was remanded for a week for medical treatment, Sub-Inspector Phair stating'that accused, who had been found wanering aimlessly about the road at Ngahaurang'a, was in a bad • state the' result of drink. James Stevenson appeared on remand on 'a charge, of having Doen found in a, 'state of helpless drunkenness, and was convicted and ordered to pay the"expenses' in-, curred, 17s. ,6d., in default ,48 hours' imprisonment. ' James Wilson, alias Honry, charged with insobriety, was convicted and fined 205., in default seven days' imprisonments