MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 586, 14 August 1909, Page 15

MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

(Before Mr. W. G. Riddell, S M) TIE 'PINS. ~ . ■ Solomon Levy, who is already serving a sentenceof:;two v -labour, wao' chargcd frith stealing on' May' 28 14 tio-pins; .valued-. : 'at.' : :£s,^vthe''.. property ..•pfv.Morri3'. l fFrn-; hauf.-. 'Ho' pleaded - not guilty,' ; aiid'v'w'a4. : dp: fended'by Mr. P. .Jackson..; His Worshfp',dis- ! missed'tho';case . since there was spmp;apubt' as to identity. ( ; LICENSING CASES, The licensee of tho Forestdrs' Arms: Hotel, John - two breaches- of l- the -.licensing- : laws—(l) m .'»Uowiig,'i» ; 'd<iMiK(Sa ji'-;^6)feiin':'oh : . hi«prerbjisca(2)' aprohibited person to remainvon his premises. Ho was defended by Mr. Blair. v '-;V i His Worship roservod. his decision-.-m tho first case and: dismisswl tlie second 'iiiformatio'n, holding _tha V.it had,not been •proyed that the .offence;.was-oommitted 'kriowingiy.;;-;:' - ; - OTHER CHARGES. ' •' :lGeb.' J Hahcpck'wasyMiitcnc'6d to seven days' imprisonment: for- failiiig to comply, with tlio ■terms of a-iMaihteiiance order for tho support of his father, the. warrant to bo suspended if tlio -arTCars were paid by. August .20. . A hcenSea\£ife<snt],-nandi -rloalorp v-Jilihvnrd 'Ellis,,'cbnviOted l ..ilVt«l6latter 6. p.m.,'was Shed 3s. and 7s. costs. • . : ' For 'iiiilawfully assaulting Jas. Breen; Fred, Wilson \Yds: convictcd ancT fined 205.; in' default :24 ; hours' imprisonment. - AN UNDER-AGE SMOKER 'A; 12-year-old boy was 1 chargcd in ' the :Ju,vonile : , Court with . smoking -, .a.. cigarette while: he was yet under 15 years of \age. He .was and discharged, and a man. who had given lum tho cigarette . was- simiT larly dealt v.ith. ' WANDERING CATTLE. , A' .numbor .of persona wero penalised for ■ : Reginald -Welsby was fined 50s. -and 7s. costs, in default.- 'soven - days' irtiprisonmcnfc ;Edward [ Blpomfieid ;.and /Samuel Bray,; 40s. and ,7s. I posts,'with :a similar, default; Edward Hayes i and -.Alico-Wickmaii, 20s;,and 7s. costs each, in default 48 hours; Win.. Hplloway, 10s; and ,'l2s.; costs,- in default 48 Jiours [ Thos.: Walker, i5e.;,-'ahd -17s. Costs;-iii:.'de'fault : -48 : hours; Joseph Taylor, .ss. and 12s. oosts, in default 24! hours; Wm. : Aiitrobus,' jun.V Arthur Duff, Nathaniel and ■and 7s. costs, in default 24 hoiirs. .: . ',

OTHER BY-LAW CASES ..,. For. allowing his chimney to catch fire Gieo: i'Biigott'.twis; iihed ss. and 7s. costs. ' Rosa ; pillon.'was';fiiied 3s.;.and,'7s.j;;costs 'la-r charge. ' -, "-.''-.v-;/;-,-;-V-David Andrews was: ordered to pay costs '7s. for neglecting to paint his iiair.e;on' a 'vcliicle'. : - v s - ; ,' . ■For impeding a tramcar in Tmakori Road 'liy' driving.'his ;.cart ' in frorit : . of it, Rbdorick ,Jri(M.d.-,wM fiiled 10s; arid , lis;;: costs,; in ;default 48";hours''imprisonment." ; ', A ' charge' of . ojJCiiing ; a drain preferred .against : : De l b^\Mr.:Weston. 1 '; .