MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 527, 7 June 1909, Page 2

MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

(Before Mi'. W. G. Riddell, S.M.) , THEFT OF COPPER CABLE. Two young men of rather drab appearance, Norman Christopher and Wm. Manning, appeared in answer to a charge of having stolon 20ft. of insulated copper valued at 18s., the property of' tho Wellington City Corporation. Evidence was called to show that tho night watchman saw one of accused getting over tho fonoe by tho'cable yard. Tho . watchman chased tho man, and eventually drove him into tho arms of a policeman. On going back tho second man was found'near the cables with a quantity, of wKito matter, off the cable on his clothes, A third ,man escaped. His Worship entered a conviction and fino of 205., in default 6c-ven days', imprisonment against each accused, and ordered the cable to be returned. , IDLE AND DISORDERLY. Kate 'Wilson, alias Bethuno, pleaded guilty to a charge of being an idle and disorderly person, in that she had insufficient lawful' means of support. Station-Sergeant Darby stated that accused had Only recently come out of the hospital, and, of late, she had been wandering about tho city. His Worship entered a (sentence of three months' imprisonment. ■ OTHER. CASES. Anthony Bolgar was charged (1) with iasobnety.and (2) with having used obscene lon-' guago m Lambton Quay. On tho first oharge accused was convicted and discharged, and, on the second charge, he wea convicted and' faned 10s., in default 14 days' imprisonment. Margaret M'Hugli was sentenced to one months imprisonment oil a chargo of impor- ;^ W k &*?"s ln } 9 ask* >f "ho would go into tho Salvation Army Home, but she ro plied that she was not strong, and would rather not go there. aBI" *« 8t m O .? 61 " 1 "? for drunkenness wero dealt with. Thr«) of them wore fined 10s! d2chlr S ed SS " !md tWO Wert conviatei ™<*