MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 581, 9 August 1909, Page 9

MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

■■• (Before Mr. W. (J. Riddel), S.M.) . ALLEGED BREAKING AND ENTERING. ' As Sergeant Dole, was . jiatrolling Lambton Quay in the early hours oi/ Saturday' morning,- ' to-: saw . .two men , ascending /Mee's Steps' to Wellington Terrace. A'littlo - further along •the ,Quay»ho noticed that the shop occupied by Sydney D'romgool had been broken into. 'Ho a( once, went to the police station, procured assist- : arioe, and, on returning; saw two men comiriE out of the luatn" a ■ ara.riisaa ;si . . They. : .were arrested, and later,it. was found that goods-to. the: value of, fronr the shop/On-Saturday : the'two men|-Herbert Pyke and Harry :M'Gill; . wor'e.'eharged with breaking and entering, and committing theft of articles of mercery" valued at,. ,£2 7s.'; r They...were remanded.to August 11, 'bail beings/allowed (oh' the application of Mr. . Wilford) in iESO each and similar sureties. , DISOBEDIENCE ON . THE HIGH SEAS. ' ■ ■On the .voyage: of,the sis'. Athenic from Lyt-. 'telton to 'Wellington', on' August 5: and G, James Pentland i?- alleged .to: have wilfully disobeyed the';la\£ful"oommands of the first officer, and he was' .charged ''..accordingly':- by -the chief ■officer, . Mr.',Vero Jfyers.appeared for the y prosecutiohiV/After ".the-evidence :of .the. officers , had been givenjiiaccused .■ asked • for ■ .an 'oppor-. ; tunity to calKcyidencfl.on his: oton-behalf. His . Worship aj'jemand ,to .to-day^ On. a second-charge; of wilful disobedience, accused was.'c6hvicted and!, fined; JJS," in'defctult • 11 days' im'prifiomne'nt. ~v.,; CHARGE OF THEFT. ; HamiltonT Graham .-.was'■charged-with-that;' on or about July 31, at' Wellington, lie -did commit the,theft of-^2l;sheets, of iron;;valued at 485.,:: the .'.'of .'-.Martin' Kennedy. : 'He' was remanded". 11,. bail -being allowedin ',£2O and one surety.; THE BENEFIT OP THE DOUBT. A seaman nailied ■Walter Percival Pines w'as charged • with\'-obstructing 'a; police [constable while in the. execution', of. his' duty. ; ;! .The' evi- 1 dejice giyotf.'was'.tor.the effect '~that (an :-assault' : , had been comniitted,,but; there was-some doubt' as ; to", whether.! abcu'sed had been .'concerned - in: it. ' His Wor&liip'-held , that accused must be given , the benefit'.of.. the,jlo.ubt;;, .. , INSOBRIETY". -Ten persons were, charged with insobriety, \Bix,'being first,'■'offenders.'/ Two of them were' convicted and discharged, and. four were each ' filled 55.,' in default 24 hours' imprisonment. John Byrne, Alexander■; Smith, and , Terence M'Aleer were each fined 105.,. with -an alternative': of-.48 hours' imprisonment,'and, Annie Wrisht was fined 2Qs„ in default seven days. . MOUNT COOK POLICE COURT. ■At . the Mount Cook Police Court on-Satur-day,"before Mr. T. S. 1 Lambert, J.P., six offenders each pleaded guilty to charges of di-uiikeuness, and wore dealt with as follow:— A.ij.Tt 'i'ronsoni' a young man with 'a long m r.-jJ. fined 405., in default 14 days' im>i ..cut; Jauics'Boy; an o'd'man, who had 'a v i>f 13 previous convictions, 'and had "U'ii til? t*Tifrs ; of' a prohibition order now i: ' l-ire ajtainst-'him,'-was fined 405., or li'days' ;. ■rlr-.iiir.'ciit; George Craig was fined 10s,, and hits',.(if-default 4S hours inf*aol. Three I:la''•jS'mk'rs.;w'eitf■ convicted'- and discharged.