MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 566, 22 July 1909, Page 9

MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

Zlft : '.'(Before:-Mr! r : W; v ;G.''EiddeH,::S.M.) ;;?■ :,; ■'■'■ Yesterday ■ was a, light, day at, the Magistrate's Court,!polios, offences only ..being taken., -The presiding magistrate took.-his seat at .9 .a.m., r and: thel-Court adjourned' before. 11' o'clock. ■;■ i^ sJ: ■■;■;■?v/iPETTJ:: LARCENY.;;, ; '-O".:;■.I^; : 7 Three":'cases "; of .'petty larceny/ engaged : :his Worship's attention.'-■. William' Morrison, ..who was ...chargedwith: appropriating ; two overcoats valued -at £3 from they.shop"'door of' the TTnibn -Clothing Company's -premises -.in ;'Man.ners Street- on'.July 17,ipleaded guilty, and-.was. Toiuancted'fbM sentence until -July -26... - ■;:>....:' i-.SJamw^Higgins'-.'pleaded: 'guilty;;to the, lar;cenyi; on'; July 17, :of .an oilskin 'coat,', valued at'',lss M : -:the\property'-of'Edward Ktzherbert, ,andi : was' fined 405i,..0r.in -default >14, days.>■;,■;. >■;,■; >: -v. , ;''\r;"'':. : rJoha WilliamCampbell pleaded, guilty , to .two separate : .oharges-rdrunkenness arid : false -pre'tences. On.the!first he. was fined 55;,,0r, in.de•fault,.24 ■ hours' 'inip'risonment.:.: On the (Second, wherein'-.it was shown t.hat he. had procured a; quantityiof 'cigarettesvand' tobacco from one I£6p.'.. Tiei' a /Chinese ■ grocer, .by_, false. pretencee, was. : sentenced. toVsix months'-imprisonment.'.-;; ;*'i;:;^'ft;DlSOipEßiY ; CONDUCT.;; ;; : ;:-f ~-.■■ /.Thomas ilaloney, who" was arrested for.drunkenness ".tho.: previous; and 'showed: his disapprobation: of the proceeding "by damaging 'tbie-:'contents' of-liis cell to .the extent .of 55.,: pleaded not guilty.'. The charges were proved, ■and; defendant,' on:the;.first- indictment; ■ was convicted, v and'.fined-.ss.i' ; or :■ 24.hours. -~On; . the. • second, ,; he. :was ordered •'to;• pay a fine, of 205., and 5 damages': 55,,- Or. go ■to goal for a. week.' ■'•■■ Bernard Dunlop's,'offence.was : more .serious. He and'. John.Eafly-(alias : Casey):were,-arrested yesterday. for.'preatingVa .disturbance 'oh. Lambton Quay, ■ I)unlop :• being . intoxicated. ■;.' Dunlop resisted arfest,;and-as'saultedi.Constabre.', O'Brien:' His companion Eally, 1 obstructed the constable while Dunlop'-was being.taken in.'chargo. : :/:For ; : this conduct-.eachvwas convicted fined £3, in:default,- llfdaysViimprisonment.. Dunlop ;.waß'Va!s6.'^-fi'ned/----'Ms./^ori;;sey,en t drunkenness'.'and:'dispiaerly.' , 'conduct.. ■'•'";:' .": ~■-.'..■'...:;..■. ■■: ;.;.[.; li.T;! ■ .;»''■ ''a£n. H^''.-,!-, "'.'.-'. -■ ';':^';':--C i -:;-; y A James . ; Randaii, ;; with> three'! previous': convic: tions/'pleaded-guilty; ,to;-a: charge-of'drjiDlcn-ness; arid was sent to gaol 'for a mdnthf-James. M'Donald (once previously convicted), was 1 fined 10s., or 48 hours, on the same charge. There was no appearance of "William Stafford, who was charged with drunkenness, and had been once previously convioted. He wds fined 20s, or 48 hours. A first offender failed to appear in answer to a charge of drunkenness, jnd was hned 10s., or 24 hours. Alfred George Dn&coll, who pleaded not guilty to a charge of being in unlawful possession of a pair of boots, valued at 12s. 6d. ((inner unknown), waS remanded until July 26.