MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 494, 29 April 1909, Page 9

MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

; .iBOTfSERIOUS;'OSABGE,;: ':;: :-i,: y ::;Jbhn^pulfa^ ~: ^,cp earod;J: was ).■ charged^:withv:Mrag,o:'at "' :'V"'^^n tuam Aon;:April.;:24;. 'committed: 1 theft-of ; ;;, : ,.:.; A. -in i money ] from >'thb - vperhOu: K. of :;-* James - ;: -iv ; ■;. : ::-, S'-jlame^Thfimpsonjlabburer/;^^ ;;.:;-; -went;. tt> vtho'- Tretitliarn i r hcscoiirso'.' on'- Sati ■'-■;>; i ? r day-last, and iiuniufir7bf dfinks dur-•■;;■':i"S^tio:-aftenio6u.:;:f Witnessliriew-acoused I 'g h^y.'"n ni.;rtmembered.vlendingf^ ; --' ■"?' ! v.^??,-' I f-'V had■ hot:a .clear'rebollec-; ;:..;. ;'.ticui:6t : ;what; ; h^ ;■:-,:"^^ ee c 6- ; Was. alsovgiven';byV'Bobert' Wil- ■}.;: liam Uuost, End ;, Johh' Smith.- v--'-V: '.'•■:■ ■-■■: .; thiifc 'he 1 saw'ac- - ■• -••.I,liompsori,-. Qn ■ thijAlaVu--near"the. .BMnd. '■"" :; ' :: !-I'-'v A ? cu s e *; Md.Hyan"had ; •■■.-; ;-.tp .the xrowd, ; and:;'.witiicßs' .;.weht^up\;close : - ■■ u, He "^ouldi ; 'lidt;vW::WoUlfe's ; ;-s; ; ::3v^: a PP?™f;%rlie: in vTbomp'son's .• .^'^^^ck^iis..^noilty,yaiid''. 'said . ■- .v.he.nad cloaied/hav- ,.;■ .mg..his:,hand..in, tho. old: man's ■-backot.-'Wit: course^::--Just ;; ; :.then. Smith;camo;alohg^ahdmado '■> ■■'■ ■'■-■"s's& iP^ed^btcKiaiit^'aiitl ,_ ..mitted. to .the "for .trial;;'-' Bail ;; , was; jtiloyVodlii of : and two: ■;;.:.wetiesvo|^ :;.!.. V: |;;.;':BO^i^KSyA^b^A'^ d !|efw">6 'I between 1 £ : . hous^itti. Clyde I ;rcfluttcd ! -in.-.- a' middle- . ;■:;■ aged .;■ man,;'..- named ;ilobe'rt^Sccds;; v appearin« ;;=.;:•. w *>, charge^of;;:ha -John •■'' ; S^?T' : tei,t '^° Wmf '■'■' ' ;Evidei.ce:;;for; the prosecution '•■ -■ u^-l ° at > ; .° n 2L': " n , and- together^ After • having: ■ ' -op^^-^etheri^u.argument"ensued,; and .■-. acci^d^.it- ; was^.allogcd,-struck ;M'Khnon ;, ;on iho. (mad■■Trfth.-ja "Uks.i:^£M, ft"S ■lr :.struggle,: m.:*hich;jiccufed^VTUs/allbgcdvte: 1 : t vhave: ;S tnick':mforninnt:'oh;the ■ftefi^fi'Ki"- ■ : ' ;;^n^v^::f<!r ,' ,v tPol'cbhmn, ; .aiid': when; ho ..,: joidmg, .accusejUh.t .h m.ye;t: ; th^head-four r; :,,-.taken, tr, v ,tboJiospita l ';w:liere"'four': : :mciscd ;-, ,■■■... W -;w"««d?, were;lomid, T : ..jfin'o .stitches i :.-'.'-'. ;:P"J.- In :tno:.:wouhds; i Accused ':pleadcd' ; : ty,; : niid.;wns coiniintiGd' to:i'-tlie Su-- (",- .-.•.'.. trial,-; -; :' ■■ -> '.'-'. ■'■■- .

<JASSAUM ANDmLEfIEt)-BOBBBBY::;:; .Timothy LaurancbDivyoriwai charged that, wiApnl 21, h© did assault onoJoliit: O'Dono' K»ue. and rob him '-,'■■■ ••,.':; : .■ Siili-Irispector Mair conducted tho case for foivdcfandant,-..y v. . /-;;;;. ;■ v,: ■;:' ; ...; ; :;r']sv!flciict; was MM for^he't>ro!KlbMtion-:to Wpw,;that nocUswlaiKl; ififwiiiatit .mot>in ; fln; notel.yand Had; some, drinks: togotbor. : Aftor. bouig together for sonie time : thoy wont iip li : sn<>,; .whore, informant: hit ■hiuv.tn ; tho;back of: tho;licad and knocked nimydottn. -AVhon.'he: camo, to, oho Of his r^kot.sbad. 'been tufted inside out ; and .17s. hud .boon .taken; ■ Accused, had; disappeared, iJUOrmautsaid he saw. accused again later in■

tbo.oyoning, and spoke to him about the in-; eidMit'Jn the lano, whereupon accused struck him and'ran away. "Witness gave chaso, and accused was arrested.'■''■■.. ■;'.-. Constable Taylor , and Sergeant Mathcson also ; gave -cvidenco; '.; • I- -Aftercoinmenting on' the .evidence, his Worship 'dismissed, the '.information,, remarking at tho same time.that;the evidence should be sufficient to warrant accused being charged with; assault.: ■-~■'''-''•;' ..v.V :.,'■* '■ • Accused was then charged with having un-lawfully-assaulted O'Donoghuo, the '.', evidence in the.'provious.cliarge being admitted.. ■: ,'■':. His remarked that: he considered tho assault had been committed, but accused; had|-b.ee«.--iivjcustody, for, a week, .and the i'Coiirt corisideiedho had had sufficient punish.mbiit;**,Ho .would '-■ bo convicted and Idis-; charged: -I..'''.'.- :■,;";."/V-r '..'■' '.'.,■

'■Uit : ; ■ >.;:mother .cases. ;,■;; J ;.; : '■■'■ CissyiKnight; alias M'Williams, and Sarah Liu-eMi .were each, convicted arid sentenced to ond' month's, imprisonment on'a charge.of ira'p.b.riuhingy-;-.-'' Mary Wilson.\.a;recent arrival, fi'om;Queonsland, was. similarly .charged,, aiid was .' -' also:,' convicted, and 'sentenced to: ono month's'imprisonment.'■': v ■'■',<'■ ' '■/■'.'■■ . :■:;' John; O'Donoghue, a visitor from the Wairarapa, was ~ charged with entering licensed p'reiuisea duringtho currency/of aprohibition order.', ,'l>ef6ndant,said : that:ho,was "a prohibited person in thVYVairarapa, but;ho;did nbt'.think th'afc.tho: order' extended to Wdl.lingtpn.'::.;,His •'Worship, took this 'into,consideration ,'>but entered a conviction andfino pi 105.,'-and costs 75.; : in default'seven davs'. imprisonment. ; ;-' -■■';'■ ,: - ■.'.'■.-■'.'."• • .-■ -'j 1 :-'",;;;<- r ;■' ■:'Bernard Smith appeared on remand on a charge;of having, on April 17, criminally as-, savdted: a '[girl. .xVfterj .hearing"; the . evidence ,for''tllp'.prosecution,' accused; pleaded, not guilty,.' anti'j was'committed to .tho Supreme Ckiurt for/trial. .Bail was allowed in the sum of ; £loo,';,ahd two .sureties of £50 each; .: ; Mr., ,Co'ok-rappcarcd;,f6r-. accused, -< ■£*;.'-:' ,: S .P.eter/Ohalirier3i-charged 'with 'insobriety, was convicted-.and fined-. 10s. j' .in default ,48 hours'; imprisonment. '-"'- '■:;■■' :■■',' ;:,;■;. r