MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 280, 7 August 1909, Page 15

MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

;?i ;' ■' His:"Worship''''d«lWre'a^reserved- ,; decision-in' ■'■'■ W- the' 6a»Vjn: ;: whicK?Ceoir : :HaughtQnvVras ■ prq:;'■■■h V'Mcuted^y;Mr;:X.. : ■ ■y -',!•:'r '"'■'■•■'■' •' ■'• - : : fendifit,, rwK) Swas.; thir'dvengineer; -.on* board Hho, '.- ■'■ '' s.s;: ? Manukay.~had.-\in :-hiß-.possession:-a.^set-..- of- '.,■■+■' fu'rs'-'valued -had/not included. i.-' : V'- v in .'the" list: of goods liable; for duty..; Hostated: •:'■'"/■>''■',■' 'when;-the Customs 'officers 'se'arclied'.his'cabin';, •;■ ?■'< thai 'ho 'inteiitfed;:to:ta.ke: the (u'rs.toDunediii,"' •'■'-:';; and at.the;heanhg ; of:the,\caSß he said/.thttt.ho-'¥""''':,,/-had ,'ribMhtentiori^:of.ovading payment:of,duty. : ■U ; ,defence:!raised\by::Mr.;-Mersdith;was that: : .::•.''.:''; ''defendant ..didno'tv.eomiiit':;the,offenoo\'njripw-, "-:.':.'■•'••'■'■"■ia'glyi'i! since/heSforg'bt/that he 'had the- goods. ■"... - ;:: in - his 'possessipn,. and;that; under Section .'9O : l -' -7 r : of-the'Act/.'the : : pbrtibf ; importatibn.'at;;whicli ( ":■ '. ''■■'■'■ ;^Hhe'-gobds'.ffere\dutiahlb;'v.:as.:thc; ; p'ort at .which, ■ -■■- :-''it. «>as' : intended <'to ,them'.,i^,Djuned.ih_ ; v. ':■ - : .'": was, ':therefote, v; 'it "was ;'cbntehded, ■<:■ the.'por.t :• a,t, ;: -i';.;.which .th'a goods-b6came'-uncustbmed,:"if"duty:. '■'"-.''.'...',.Vwe're' ! not:paid. ; ;.ln;the;,first case;liis-iWprsuip: :''.;.'. - -held,' thb' amimcnt .was"'hbt:,sound.' ',•• Defendant 'V : -', : -' ,: the;-goods', in-' ••' - I ''---' ; his : ipossessiori; .-and' : . ihwregard,-, to' their-being.. :.:'-'. :.:.:'liable:to.duty, .that .was/a-iihatter, ofYlaii(,.':and :.< i:■':" "defendant, : -was >.' supposed:;to\,kno\r;/.the.. ; .law. 'V,;: 'Thb: : :merb statement; niade.i'that. defendant: was; :"'V ; unaware '.that thes3;particular;'goodsweredutf-,' :■' ■'■:->: able'!wias:h'ot:sufflcieiitVV:-Tho: whole evidence;, . <:■'■'■ "to" his' Worship's, mind, I .showed, that' there, was; '-.:.' --.:laibwledga,"ahd..gftvPtSufficient:pro6f.'of:;kuo.w-, : ■;-:'*;:ledgev,to.bring'.defendant;. under'"Secfibr23B of ,-'-,'- : vV.:.'theAct;;So.fa'r.aSthe'.'pthe>Apoiht.;of the defence, ■ :':--.: : ;';was;':cbncerriediv'it*apEearod:,.tpi;his 'Worship. :':;i*that;;Sectibn'j.?p. of ;/.the VApt:.bnly.:.hpplied; where. .^V-'i-'godds'^eM/ibM 'v: : :,':,: did' : ;hot;apply to goods;in:personal possession, : :' : ;:' v which might : : be'landed, aH.'.apy:pqrt;of\the .:'.-:Dorriinion. -must.'be ,con'yicted;,,and r.%. :':'hfined;,.£l2,..three-times the'Valtie ;pf• the..Sabds,; .'-j ' .::.' and:;costs:.7sJ••',;.':'.,.:.:.-■':..-.'..:-/>•..'>.';■.-',':,:;'.:-,;.;,'.: y, : ',-: :■; v. -.'Mr; > Meredith-asked" his- ■, -v: Section - 252 '/of:, the "Act, /givingOhim .power to :;',-..':. : ;,reduiie:"th"e fine; to o'ne-fbnrth in' the pass of ;a .'.'-'.' i; ;: first.-offender;';'' ■'- '~■' ■■■\~ii'-'y-'' ';.■;:::,:■ u<:;,.:'.:-:;' vi '-:: Mr.'-.Niioh 1 objected to this.-'. Defendant had ■'•*'■' '-/-'contested thb 'case..::.<;lfyhp ..had -~ pleaded';,not, ''-:'.-..' -.guiltyv and .thrown.,;.himself..oii.-'itho;.mercy.of; ■/•;?-.'-. , -: : :4h9 ; Cbur't, : he would 'have been quite, willing'. -.:'.^''.'■ to'agree :to Who reduction -of the .penalty.,.-. ~ ■, 'V ' :'.: ::Mr.yMercd!th .held"that it,'shbijkl.'n'ot.,-prc-;. "■''•-\ • iudicCi'defehdanf, in .asking., for. .leniency, that '".'•':■■: ■'■' he :hfld -believed ..to bejinhoeent, and '.:• : :had "clefphdo'd .:the; ; case. ,',• \ ';"..;,:,;;!.<. ;'.' , '■■''•''■. ' His. f Whrship.' said.' tliat.if .'th'e'.-'prbssciition .-':' : -had''iisked,,fbr ' ?£\M).' ho :.:::'. would have .been .: r willing,:tb,:reduce . the. amount. '•■ .'.''.'■"•'*■ of-.the 'fine; but'iri' 1 this'"case' he was-not. ■'•'• Thb.' : - .'. goods' would 'also'.be.prdcred.Jo.be forfeited....'-. Mr;' Meredith: There.is mo authority, for the. ;.' ■ : ..,'.forfeiture "bf the .-goods;, in the section..'under. ." •■which ".the information', was laid;'. '■'-■'.-' His''Worship .has .been .in the -'■■• , :-'-':;'----- , haMt v 6f::orderiug':'thev > 'B'oods.,-;toi-bo>fo'rfeitod:'-. S: ';■:/;■ If, the.Court;;haf'.been|wrbng;;;it will, bo. put .-,;,.-; '■■'.'■ : ;-;rigb.t.;V'"•• '•',' \^' r iCX'.? ! "\ .*':-,5;;";,'.: j ; i;: : ■;■':■ '■ v'i: 'to&-\ ;/^-MARRIAGE; > ;■;. ' ' : : 'VA^^ybung : man^"nahudiPercy ; James, Eeynolds '•' • : ':" was'.charged ,\vith'that;,at- Wellington, ho .did :':: :i '-:' ; cbmmit J perjary during;^ho.;:hear]ng,of. i ari in. ■:■ ■".'':'.^•■•formation- at'.'tho";'Magistrate s, Court_ for ■. an "-; assault" alleged.;to.-have -.been-■• committed 'by. -the"said : Tor:y Jas.-"Reynolds-'.•pn',,,on6 ;l'.jank ','. Johnson,.-.by swearing'to" the' cifect:: t-w_m ■ mafried to '.Flortib- Wyllie. übout - Chrißtnias, :; :at;.a: hous*,-;.Np.;.51 •' r . ; ''.•':.■• '"Dixon 'Street, slvcau*-6ay; h who^narriea ;uj,-..1, ''■-■'. ; '- still'say:; Iyani :iharne.d" to. 'Florence' , : > :^'.; 'Wyllie'." 'Miv .P.. W. tJackson .appeared for ...•:'■'. ■■ .-'.'accused. ■<;■■ -\: -■'' '" ; .,V',' : .itccuscd' pleaded iguiltv, and was, committed. ■:'.... to the. Sup' l-emo ■■'Court' fprsertence. Bail was ■<■■ /;v ; . 'iallowed'.'in yi3o-Vandi:ono. surety^of .^a ; :like \'- -H-Oiy -' S! : 'GROQ;:CASE.^,-!'*: ; :;-:v;:': 'v, ; -:- : : :,Chas- Cunningham^wasichar'ge'd.^with/using; :■■'■"'."obscene language,:and also, on.:,two --. '.' with' sly -grog-selling. ■"'* One charge was of <sell-";"-'--'.ing. liquor :tb 'Annie" Wright, :,..who;;,was,; ; also ':;".-" ."oharged' with 'using: obscene, ;laiiguage. -Mr. ,::.;r;:':, Buddlb appeared; for both ;/ defendants, who '.•''.'. "■'■•'•'. -pleaded ■: not-.guilty.'. -.';. ■■ r' ( ' ■■'■] ... •-..;. , ' ~;;!:..•;'; ; V Tho.'-.-dofenoe -was, a • total ;denial.,: of \ the <*:/■■". '■■■■ . charges...;-' '•:••■'••/'.'.''' ''■-'■' I - .-■"'.■<•'■'•- : .',;':.- •■■ ••-.• >: ;r .-- His Worship held that there was -some ■ doubt in regard to the sly grog charges, awl ' .... ";" thev.would therefore be, dismissed. Both de-

fendants would be oonviotod of using obsoeno language* and fined - 40s; and costs Vs., in da-' fnu.lt- Todays' .iinprisoimeut.. . ; ;, , ' : ;\ Alleged series op ; .thefts. "■ ' ', ' : An alleged, scries of thefts : brought. into Court 1 -two men, <Wm. Jnb. Noman, Jno. Philpot't■ i ',Wilshn,vthotone' a.carrier and the other'i;Btdrorattn:,emp!oyed'by loungs',OiieuiioaUCo; v They were oharged with stealing- between July 1 Slid August-. 1,. 1009,/.a-quantity pf soaps and patent inedioines, including yarij bus kijids of >p'ill6 and emulsion's, •. bt a total yAIUo o'J! U;SO-15. 10d.;- ' !^ i -.?,, ; ;, /'r :Mr.Wilford;:who, appeared on behalf of do- ■ fendant : Wilson;' ■ asked • for a.; remand to Auguntil. -This was granted, bail being allowed ih and-ond:;suretyVbf^sP;.hTho,.sdmo ro, liiand-ahd aisiihilarvbail werb; granted'in tho case|against-;Ni}man;--"fpr~whom..MrrlDix ap- ••-': : -:?3%?$'&:ft* : ~;Ji/-£'■'? "■". 'A:plea 7 :0,f .guilty';"was : entered/by,'a:>pnth named WW. King tola.'ohargo,of'.unlawfully assaulting Win., Black.' Ho .waa .fined':4os, and costs l 'Ob., In default 7 days.-.-;:> ::-.'■■•".:. ■:<„ :: -\ '.' '.Two "men, .Harry Burton and -Oscar. Gflorga French,'vwho had been fighting Reserve, wore charged.with using, .threatening behaviour.in a'publioplacor: : wher«by.a breach of tho peaoo was occasicned.y They were fined 20s. each . with the alternative; of; J. days- im-., prisonment. ; :^&y .. ':'■'.'',3.'' '■'■ '-'.■'■ Iv;:-;- '■' A. chargbfof^on-br.\abbut^ilayV2B;-;itealing ;.fourteen y r-ie-pins, valued; at: : £s,"i the. property, of- Morris Frubauf, .iva? preferred -against Solomon- -Laery..',-' On. the\applicatioriV;,of, Mr.. P. "W. -Jackson,"who.-"appeared ;fo'r';,,accused, a remand-was.granted to August' 13. Wyy:'y •-,'•.- : -±:^ : M: ADUMEEA^D;-MlLK^'.i: :; ;vty : ; '; ; ::'i: numberof.'milk-vendors, were-proseouted. -by. 'the 1 police ohitwo -charges, (1) of. selling adulterated milk, and (2) of/selling-milk-, not iip: to the standard; required by the Health Department. '.-.•'■ ■'!■:;}■■ ■'■'■''■ l.i '';■'-;/ ■' -''<•':. Mr. Wilford, who appeared for M. B.- Sharp, stated ithdt his: 'client■'.-had decided: to- plead.: guilty,'since the 'coist. of securing two';analysts to' oppose the public'analyst woUld.be greater .'than the amount 'of"tbi. fino,-,but' at tho" same time defendant denied that ho'had;ever, put .•,waief-'in hie -milk; '■..',' On-,the. first -charge, a. fine of '405.,- and costs 7,f1.-,>wasimposed,-and on, the "pecond.-.a fine, of -20j, ; ,vand .tpst*7,l7B&Mvitli. a'. default'). of.:seven .days' / impriepnmenl;yin: each. Case.''- i'l ■''■"' '■'■ ("■ : V ■ '• ■j'"' ; /j.'."i'! ; " = -:!- : -.;'.'.': ; V' 1 ,-' A: similar -penalty: wai' : imposed, on Hugh Exton.'. ''•■.' '•."'■ ';-.--.:';'" "■/■■■ '"'•■ '.'■' -V: y;,'; ;In tho cases against J. Bowler,'P. Cameron (Mr^' ;Jno. .Wilson, (Mr; - P.-iW: J Jackson),'and'A; .H'.v.Tomps'ett (Mr."iWilford),';fines| pf' 205.,: : and costs 175'.,: on f -the .first- charge, ; and 205.; and'.costs. 7«;, on 5 the'. second .'pharge, y-.y ~; y : .:'r',.:':'.';yy ... ;; '

BY-LAWS Offenders charged nitli pernuttjiis cattle to ■n-ander i\ere variously dealt u)th. J Dillon iros fined 10s, and 7>, cost?.; A. Bindley 10s, and lis., costs; Dennis Brccii, ss„ and Mi. oosts; Si., anil 7s, ooits; T. Goldnck. ss, and 11?, coits! Walter Hadlev, 10s, and 7s. cost?, Ben Johnson, 55., and 7s. costs; Edward Rccvci, cost? only, 11? , Edward Sap?ford, 10s, and 7s. costs, and John Tapp, 10s, and 11?. costs - For nlloTinp the chimney of his house to catch fire, Robert Divjei was fined 2s, and costs 7s, in default 24 hours' in gaol.

■•' i'or loitcrihß':and 'imporinnirig, Jeanie JCajriis. hnd ilsabcllv Edwards, dnchj,with:.a:;il«niber.of prerio«s/'tbn^otiofis-<ngninsi : .;- I be.r,-/' wer6:..aacli sentenced: : to' 'ons/rnontli's-'imprisdnmenty ; i ■■;' ,: Petty nature of tb? oharge.'aKainst.'Maw.AniiGnllink'liam, ,T?ho : Worship dismissed*tKo; ; information; : -. -'■ -■ Disputes betweeii" onsual tnndjpßrmanent;'iem'pJp^ees'of^l;li^'Hßrb^lJr. l ß6ar'd:l6di'tbvorie>ef.'the' latter bbsoene 'langurige:.;f;Mri•. We'stbri''<appeared far tho Harbour Board, and Mr. Putnam for defendant. '■•;. A conviction..and,.fine 0fv205.,--iind costs .£2,' Was imppsedi:\vith 'ji default : of: days'ximprisoiimont."'"'; s ' .' '/' '■■:.'!';{*•: ' : :-:' : ,:VOne : first- offender,- fo/. insobriety,'■ was .■cbnf-'vieted-an(l;discliarged,',>and:vriiiothcr fined : 3s., in-'ydefault,- 24 hours' imprisonment, /Annie Dunn,' :wbo liad been twice previously conricted, was fined ! 2os.,-in default' seven 3nyr| in. iraol. .A-; simila'i'wpenjltjv, Aras imppsbd i'bnji; John