MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 486, 20 April 1909, Page 9

MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

(Bsforo Mr. W. G. Riddell,. S.M.)

AN OLD MAN'S PLIGHT. * : A ruddy-faced old . man named Edwin Cox, who had been fonnd ...sleeping ..in the tramulied at Oriental Bay :at> 2 *.ni., was chargei!with being an: idle;and 'disorderly person, ; in that ' he.,has lawful means \of, supr port. Acousedj a carpenter: by. trade,. was .fc; years of age, and .admitted: that, he had no home and had been sleeping out for some time past. Up. to five weeks ago .he,had .been in. receipt of.£l per week Jrom a friendly society. He ■had 'been.r.m the hospital recently,, but since ho had come out he had not been' able to get any suitable It. .had .been his intention, but for the' intervention .of the 'police, 1 to try his. luck .in the .country. . He. had brought up a family of : nine, but' they , we're all married and scattered in various directions;

His Worship, addressing accnsed,' said that a man with a good character, such:as tho police had given hyn,, should'not be before tho Court; rln convicting; occuscd and ordering him to come up for sentence when called on, :tho Court advised the old man to make application to the uienlbers of his family for assistance.

HOMELESS. j A coatless, bearded person named John.. Edward Proctor pleaded guilty to a ehargo of having been found by night without lawful excuse ] -on/the r premises of Mrs. Spiller, Athol-Ores-' cent; ; Accused had been. found sleeping in an .enthottso at Mrs. Spillcr's premises. He' had ;,no.right there, but ho had previously b&en cm,'ployed :at the house. His Worship' entered a 'conviction and order to come up.for"sentence ;when balled on. , ■ :p\ PETTY THEPfS ': Chas."- Norton Bassenden -'apdr-'Chas. ,'Hansen, appearing on remand, pleadedVguilty,',;to.';havi'ing, on April 3, stolen a quahtitv'of -zinc .valued lit 35., the property of l'lia [ 'itoe'n -were employed byVMr,.'Hildreth, :; lorne" Street;- Bassenaen •as .a driver and Hansen as ,a bottle-fcolleotor. Both men were convicted arid'-ordered to come-up 'for sentence when i called on. Mr.: O'Leary• appeared.-' for. .Basseni den., Haisen . was also- charged with'' having, I,on April 16, stolen a bag: of cloth clippings, valued at 155., tho property of Wm. Hildreth. i A'conviction and fine of 205., in default seven days'' imprisonment;, was. entered.. , ;. MAINTENANCE. i'.:.. George , Henry Bradby was convicted and ordered to pay, costs, .£1 Is., on a ehargo of disobeying an Brder" for the support of his two :-children. A similar order was' made- against John Walsh in. regard to the',.support, of,.his illegitimate child... . ; ; !\v-i';.-vvV. OTHER CASES A' young_ ".man - named ' Chas. Leonard Buchanan, u wibed >as a. jockey, appeared on trcharge of.having; on April 12, attempted unlawful relation'S:'>'with'.,: a' girl- between the age of 12 and 1(5 years. On the application of SubInspector -Phair a remand.'-to- April 21 was granted. Bail was allowed in -the; sum of iIOD,. and two sureties of' <CSO each. Mr. O'Leary appeared for accused.' , Chas. Daniel Hargreaves' was Convicted and fined-,405. and ,costs. 155.,' in .default seven days imprisonment, for ' using: indecent language on the Quoen's Wharf.,. ; .- .Gus Mudgway. who pleaded not guilty to-hav-ing,in Marion Street,.been away, from'a vehiclo'of . which, he'waS'.the. driver so as'.to be unable to have' full control thereof, was convicted and fined 205., and costs 75., in default seven .days''imprisonment, - A. young ."man 'named James.Moore was'-con-victed . ana'fined ss. on a charge'of insobriety, -and', ion a eharge 1 of, having used-obscene. language in Chews Laiie, .was'convicted-and fined it and costs 12s„ in default 21- days'-imprison-ment. •■'. ' . --. - - . . Sarah Jamieson; from April 12 on a ehargo of having .been found in'a .'state of (helpless drunkenness in Cambridge' Terrace, was convicted and ordered to pay expenses, 17s. fid., 'in default'seven: days' imprisonment. ■ John Hyde, - charged ' with, insobriety, was convicted and fined.-lOs.v in''default'4B' hours''imprisonment. Two, first offenders were fined 10s. each, and another was fined ss.