MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 433, 16 February 1909, Page 9

MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

::;^: : ;':i^v;EOLic^^iSES^^M;;.j.;V , ' ,: -.. i:K: .(Before:Mr;->y. G; Riddelii S|MO ~ X ■ :? 'A'youngi , man named: John' Scott, pleaded guilty/'to'a , charge "of bavirig:used obsccrio mrigunge: m- Cuba. Streot. .;'.. . : .>■..■,■,:.■ ": "Station-SergeantV'Darby;; ; informed, tlio Gourfc that d;number of. women and:children; ;woro; in vtlio,: vicinity.' at; the'/ time', the language- li'as;used. v , ;•'.'■ ■";■' ,; ; : ' ■■•'■■:■• ",■ ■ ■■■Accused pleaded' that, hovsvas --.under ,-.tho influence of'liquor at the time, and remembered, nothing of the words complained of, - ■■ His ■ -.Worship,■ in ,, convicting:acoused, -and fining him £5, in default 14: days' imprisonment, advised- him to. keep -away ;f roin' liquor if.rit:ma"de v liim.uso such language as,. that charge.' , -. J yV.;" ;: ;■;■?;/ f .'.v : .

REMANDED TO WESTPORT.

\. Henry Case": appeared - inr answer i. to ;a charge .that; on-February; 10; :at:rWestport, .Hβ did unlawfully desert his, child .without making 'provision for her-jrtaihterianoeV; -~;;. ■ On the application of Chief Detective Bro'Verg.'•■ accused ;wasVremanded : ;%<appeai\. -at; WestporV, on'.February 19. -V;; l •:■;'.;'.

TIIEFT OF A GUN,

; : A.youth:named Wm.'Southee\appeared on remand oh a charge that, on ior about: January. 30 at .the' Lower ; Hutt,- he. did. 1 commit theft, at. the. property of George,. Reaj\. !'.Accused;.whoMvas defended-by Mr. Perry,' I pleadedMot;guilty. : .'-":■■' '■■■■ ■ '■ .■.■.'Evidence.:was given by_ Geo.>Reay,:blac]E-. emithS:Taitfi| v ,duced) ■ frqm 'his. whare 'about';'' January: 30., .Accused,"visited;the whare 'occasionally, ! and ;ha4'- , se^":tlie':^ii^toera^-,!WKen;,'arrested.'By , ,, Corist'ablo • Mahoneyj:: accused ,;,said ■ lie had. purchased,the gun .from a'man: in;the .street ;at>: the: Lower. Hutt, paying 14s'.: for.'it.' i;.'. : r 'Evidence was l -given ;by accused's';.father and 'mother', that tho: boy.hadgot': 10s. 'from. ; his v parents;/ and 'bad"^purcliase(l : :the^gun : from a'man'iin the : .street,', stating' at ,, the. ;tirhe;:;ho ; :fjot&tkes;money;,that;the: : man; was ' 'then v waiting" down -the; street. : : ;i, :. ,; ;;.,': v v . :, Worship said' that /.-.the.,;onus ,:was .on ■ihe:- acciised'Vto show •, how: he obtained.\pos-. •session'' of ;'thb.i weapon. ■ ' The Court ..was.-■ not ;satistted :; \vitK'the. explanation.-giyenl. but;, ■as s Southed i--was '/only,a youth .and., hid '.riot been vbeforo^thVV.Court'ibefdre.^he;'would:-be convicted,':and ordered•;.,'.to /oqme vup;. for ; Bentence I '.when; called ;'6n. ; A.cc.used;... ;,would liavo;;to ; payCcostß/.165.(id.; and- returii: r thc ■BHn't6/ite"owMr.;. i -iV/;;v,-' ! ; , ;V' ,^'^^a^']:-/'i;';; ;;: THere':-waS:!.no ; - appearance of either, party ■initn'e.'iohargei;of -assault. preferre'd-'b'jyGracr L'aho" ■against'. Thos.:, Malohey, v ! alias ; ■: Lane,. which 1 ' case' wa3^partiaUy:: ; lieard~on !; Friday last; •:. '.His,; Worship >the ; informal ■+4pii^-"..i''.;,.; ::, 0v : -.v , , , . '-■■•■'. ':'il : ',?'.■ : &' : - ']V:-. '^^n'y-

: %0"& r i :: ':i Alexander' iAitohiEoffiWas ordered; to.V pay. 7eV-per week;for : eaoh; of:. Ins ; thre<3 ■children.::; •'; Herbert" ':Efebberley -failed;,' to'■■;appear;*iri of/disbbeying 1 , an'jorder to;! : pay. ; :'7s;-';6d. ■■jcrl.-ireek-i towards , , th:e';.sup-, .port: of jii3~ illegitimate, child ■(arrears; £1.•■12e.; Wi)s'\anJ-Vwas\' , cpny;iot'(d'-and. i 'eenten.cea. : .:. : .tu 7; days'•iimprisohnierit,' warrant',,to',, . su '." : - pendedif-ihe-balance is paid before'.Febru'-,

:.|:: ; :ajK/SUSIMARY'SEPA^TJ[pN.-;;yi:;;;|:: ; ;i tFlorence '■ Euterpe.'.purran was>;grajitjedf a. Nummary-v'separatipn-' , from :v James.; 1 :, Joseph : Ourrah^.) ; 'An- : .'brderVwas:ma3o/..-that'^tlip ; 'wifei shbuldShave'.'custody.' of ,;the defendant'.-was ordered..to pay.; his ..wife : 28s. ;per;; week; :and.. t<) pay. * costs,. £2 .lls.v ,Mr. ; Neave ■'appeared vfor; complainant : ;(I>V^;■?tiv

vV^U^V/'-^'^PBR IE ™r : ':qv;^;:: ! ; : "-/Two:' first) offenders; for drunkenness'..,,did not '■■' otis-sver '.their,ibail^ tctf&i .rare each'-,,coih fined-;'los; ; ;'mAnother :;first,of.fenderv who-.appeared ;was-. cpuvicte4 , : j:a'nd jdischarged.;v:,;. :;:'-• '•'■■'''• '■' r^'^'-'c :;:'i