MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 443, 27 February 1909, Page 12

MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

'■:■ :BETTiNa?vmtt; an; "^mss'^i ::/■;.; ; : ABOOKMAKER' FIKED.;/?'{'■'|;f^ .with having,/on January 22/at:Tfentham-BaceT;, course,'-made-a : bet,.with.a person, whom- he'; knew/to 'be/an infant;;;:.. ;''s: ; . : "y, :.-:-: ':'';.':'■ : .Defendant,, who wm sehted'by. Mr.'. Herdmahl ■ /■-"- ■> : :y:-. : ' ! -.': '•'.'..'•.■'>'•'," .CMef'Detective' Broberg stated that whilst defendant/was/plying/his calling, as"a book-'-: ; maker "at Trentham, on January. 22, a' lad 17 > ■years of age. .went; up; to himVatid made, a bet of ;/. ,55.-.-Defendant.'had' never* been-.- convicted of a,; .ch'arge/.ofithis'kind previously, si- '■;;.■ ■■ '.."-; V',' -; ; . Mr. .Herdman informed" the .Court.: that; do-; fendant ; ;,was a, licensed, bookmaker, and', on the.; 'day. in question, was very -busy, 1 and quite inad- / /rertohtly; made/a bet-with'a person under the] -age .'■ of 21;; years.;.; Defendant;- had.' .come/,for-< ward and pleaded; guilty,- and counsel suggested,? that;the same 1 fihrns before; "entered; ■-' '■'■?.'■'. ;■;"'"'•^^.:,:,;. v: V- ;: ,'His Worship considered that-defendant must ' ;have : ; been."..veTy-fbusy.'Hb't to^'have'?noticed that :• ;the, person ,/who • made■ .'the" bet; was under 21;, /years of. age. .This was one;.of the.risks. of": the., business; /Defendant would be- convicted iahd;nneo7 £s and.costs;(jei-135. ; 91},).^ i r .'.;^ .,-;.-' ':-;';;,;: AN OLD ;:WO&-OUTJpB^';,';-;;'; ;:'-*V; : '; tHAME v OF;CEUBL%;-;;' ;' ■/ - ,Wm. L. -. LudwigJ buicher,. pleaded;: not guilty ■;. to':a' charge that, on; Januarys 9, being the em-; \ plbyer of one Bert Bobin; he.did;sanction him-; ;to ; 'crnelly^illtreat!;iv;horse.;'V -j,x/T'-'..-.v ;../...;;;; '■■■'■ Mr.; Meredith,' who; appeared for the/ Society, -.'. for. the Prevention -of /Cruelty .{to stated that'the. cruelty 'alleged.'in'.'.thiscaso was -in allowing:a.worn-out)"decrepit horse to", 'be used-; by an employee':/: This;offence/was, be- > coming so: commonin the city. that;, the/society,. : felt compelled to give;a,warnmg- : to people who-' {used-horses; ;;/,//■■/' -; ! ' : ;/r : ';,;;-V. v /;:/;>■•' .'The Inspeotbr/of the Society for the-Preveh-' tion ' of. {Cruelty- to - Animals;,stated ..that the,; horse was/a complete, wreck?// It/had deformed;: knees '. and /.large .-' contracted '"tendons, .on the //' fore legs.//, The -/horse{{was very, old,; and," in.; •low conditioh;{ and/was'not- in'a; fit/state to'be .;' .:used,\'as;it' could:;hardly;; walklZ/.The/'owirerv stated, that he gave' £1 for/the horse, and said/ he.thought.it woul£ do as;a makeshift.{/WifcV ness; had the; horse examined- by. a ', horse doc-"-/; tor,, who ordered,it/to be-destroyed.; ■■ The' boy}'who was,in/charge' of the ■horse,'said.he;hadi : ■' ''previously.'drawn/the;ownerVattention;to thb; condition - of .the.vhorse.- —.';/'.;;-// %'■'<':': r ;:/•/';

■To Mr. .Bolton: .The horse was; bleeding at; ■both, knees.when : witness;saw it.- . It..had.just'■:■ ' met with an accident, ; The absence of .obndi-.".. '. tion; might, bo' due'jtd 'tho; age'; of:the.horse,'' whioh might.have been, 25.years, old.\ :,.•':.'■...;;: .Stephens 'deposed thai-he saw. the . horse in'Yjuestion.'which' had'ha'd;an acoident, ■; .It had not a'sonnd leg to stand, on. The horse.: could not have been in a fit condition to'wbrk : ; before. the /accident, on account of state of its legs.' -;-. V; ■ ''.'; .;'■..•! '■- ; ' :.;-■'':■ ■:: ■■■!■'■■ '-y-.;\'\ =•»? W..C. Qninnell, : veterinary surgeonj; described; the condition of, the; horse, .and .stated ■ that' - the ■ horse was,...unfit, for -'work- -on the, hard '■'■ roads.: : The/horse must; haveibeen-over : 20-M years of; age. Witness.gave aVcertificate. for "' the destruction of'the .horse.; - : o :.•':.:.•.; :;.. - Wiu.;L. Ludwig stated that-the .horse had ■< been working for about twij: weeks., before it • met with ah accident. Witness looked at: the ; horse, each.: day ; ;but: noticed-, : nothing 'wrong 1 - with it..The.- boy - was' warned ; to' bo ■ careful : with;the horse,' which-was.- simply.being used ' as-a stop-gap whilst another horse was laid up. ' When he paid. .£! for the: horse-he got; V ; bargain.:.-:: .- ;'■;-;-. .-.'a-■■■...- '!->-.-x.-' .;■■:. . °■~ .;-,;.-. ;Jas. :Mann,Vbutoher<V-stated'thatv he;saw .the horse, before: the, accident,; and, it';; was in a condition to bo' used with care. ; He ;norse' jmss' his 'shop every morning,'. and it appeared to.be'going woll.V :...-. .— _His. Worship entered a conviction, and 'fins'' of; 40s, and • costs; M l4s.,' jemarking that- de- .' ; fendant,'--who- had\a: knowledge of.-horsev'v should havi seen .the animal's condition.;;:.- ' ■ v-':;■■ r'^vxSLEEPING'OTT,::^';'; ; -^ Y--Z + . ' Emma Wright "pleaded- guilty to having '- been found by. night without, lawful esonse -- in>an ;enclosed area,in..Ballance .Street, the' property.of Sir Jas.. Prendergast.' -, Station-Sergeant-'Darby ; stated- jtliat 'accused*, was /found sleeping; in'-, a stank of; timber at" 2.30 a.m. She'stated .that: sho had money, in., the :bank and;would return to friends in Nel- ~ son if given': the. opportunity. -::>:'■'.' . .His Worship; entered a ; conviction. and cider -.-": to.come up for sentence when called on,':cn : th©' : ;- liriderstaftaing that accused, would -leave: :for v.. Nelson by the evening steamer,-the.police to '■ see her on' to the vessel;:;";; ; ': : ;;'; V i'ALLEGED:'WIFEI } . Wm. John Cassidy, charged -with'having on'i': Deoentb'er'lS.at.Cardiff, New South Wales, un- "'■ lawfully deserted: his:wife;;was .ordered' to be 1 -"" returned 'to.' Sydney ih; custody; of -ISerseaiit" ' Mills,' anvescort sent.over for: the purpose of : ; ;taking hrivback.; ;i ':.-'. ;> \; y : - .-,-.; x ■'■■)/ 'Other . casesV;^:'-' ; : , :; ; ;,: : :': : - v ' Margaret 'Irving was convicted' anoVfined.4os.;;'. and costs. 75.,. in default seven Mays': imprison- '■-'.- ment, for. procuring liquor during the' currency of a'! prohibition order. - : : - ,'"x ;. Henry-Kblso; and ;Tiniu%nniiovnn. charged"-"'- ■ with. insobriety, were each,convicterhnml fined '■'■'• 10s.,;in default 48'• hours' '.imprisonment-': Vour '■-' first offenders.were.eaoh convictedand fined' 5b. : ; -