MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 617, 21 September 1909, Page 9

MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

' Y ; l''9iY;;"Prfore; S.M.) , :^:.; fS" isl4^A-%pENE ! V- l^>P°^.f''.ft;:'Y': I Wheji'J'tho 'rhafiio of ,'Patiick, : was : ; called,; the 'defendant, -an:elderly;,man;:' walked •'"' unsteadilyUrom,the ,bnok;iof-,tho,'.Court, .and, -::. with .the:n'ssistanco■ of : tho'Court orderly,■ man-, ■V .' aged^.tb:.reach ;tho : place where he was;directed, : ,,; to'staadji'He.'was'-charged'.iwith-disobediohco' :'.'.'. of ,;rriaintenariee 'orders'; for; tho /support of \ his V:-: : :and.\when;.thp'. infofina-, i :•'.'•'.' tions !;Tf*crb' read <out;."to : hiru.;muttered ;that: hoi. ';•;? ,inw.-iibt^ihf| i utiohtiit. ri :Vv.::iiVo-''i^^ '.'v.-.'■'■':.' Mi*!-: Meredith,-.-who;, appeared 'for.complain'; '<': ! anV-w&s': pr'oceedinte 'tb 1 call.'■ pvidcrice, <when'. his ';;:'; Aforsliiti;; stopped Jnimi" "arid ; . Said:;' "You" heed ..':, v iiot : callVariy.cvidcnce.'that'marr'ismot sober." ~'' : <t:X '; BefendantViiricbhercntly..'-disputed, tho -. fate , v t'.'.; : .ft'br}li,;:';;buK '■'■}:. not'going,'tb.'argue' 1 tho.point'-'with.'■•ybu:. '■'"'■::''-/Tou-';wiUi'cbnia'- back;horb ; .: : to-morroW; mbruing,; :•■'•'■; and ' see:;that;<you "arpi'sober;'' %iX. '■ A-;:, : ; ;: '-0;'-\ :..;,;' v ':;''.\V'ohld«lt;db''ifUnpaid:a-pound a; week?" ...Y' "asktrl'idpfendant, : : with::; a getting, Y 'Ctho'eils's^'over..■' /■■::;' "THfit.'lis'.all,:you', are 'requiredY,tci; ;pay," ; Clerk:of:the', :.>,-: ;'',- : are .sbb<?ri''- : ordered, his -(Yv' ; :.:-:.::"- ; ;; -YY^'Sajv. t^tyagain^Mister;,'';/m«t«r'ed : "defends . iY'- : ''Taka'r.him.'into 'fciistody," ordered hia'Wor- ":'."-■ ship,:'and bring : him' iup-'.agaiu': this 'after- : ,"•.'■ hb<m'iV..'..o,:'Yii'..'. : ■-■■~...-',V'Y.V-..= '■:'■'■■-.■'.■,'■:.■:'■■■■ '■'■'■.■•

■ :";-.- .'. "That's allri'." .ril.'comp'lwith,'-you," ..wero ■ •':.ifbrds "as, lie',:wasvniarcne'd' out:'of ".';: Coiirt;"Y"'y -•;■;;.;;; s':'^;;;; : :i.;*i.-Si:i:>A,: ■ .■'■,'• lii; tlfc. aftorn'obn. hp' was brought' up; ngiin,- ■':••: ohdYfii'st'ofallj .'charged, jvith insobriety.' ; Ho. ~ pleaded.',hot,:giiil>,"';nhd,:'in:tho witness,.box, ■■■'. 'i|icohoreiit::'stateniont,"biit'' on'•'the .;','. e'vidaiicp :bf.;.thS .Coiirt 'orderly.-.ho; was- convicted ;'■' .and,.lliipdvi3...:.iji default. i\. hours:;.in,gaol. •-•- •„ ■. - 6riginal. i'oforraations ho was 'also .'."■ convicted. On tho charge of failing to■ main-. -trml/hisiflanßbter,: lio.was fined 205.; and'costs ;■,-• default;7.days,.:and; for' failing to .:maintain.his'Wifo;V.'as sentenced;to" 14 driys' , '•■■' imprisonment,,' warrant, to.' be suspended it 10s. '•;-'B'/.WcK;.iS' paid '-off-, tho arrears.' -. ,;-;;Y;V; -,}■•)'.■;■., :;': .'.I-, i'.'-'i, STOI.I3N:- ;TTf6M;. TnE;c()tiNTEB;^;;Y, '■ :' young':, woman^nainc^d'Minnie : ;M, :;/■:(!', , . hot:, guilty.-,to ' a', charge of ... ; t l '*!]?£:, >»•"-:■ th'f property .of;-Cyril .Cummings. . f.rj!!)i.-' tup • evidcncp,,, it. appeared : that -■Cum'. ..'■'•; a -la-year-blcl. boy,' went-to -a shop to '■'■• ,biv„- -wine.'biscuits;;-Ho placed :his' money 'on tlit<.-;priiinter,;and„ ] de.fendant'-pickKl it up. She .-'wnvTqni'icted,'and,fined •los.,:'nnd costs 55., in , ■'.'defnult Ml' days'., imprisonment.:;,,;: ■ ■

S i v.;' .\VJliist_' under ; thoj ilifhience: of- liquor, 'Alox- ; ander'Aitkeit went- 1 to Lambton-Railway Sta- ,•■! tisiisfitiid'.iri"ado r ! himself objectionable by .'pass-' ; _ about, .various.-peoplo-bn. the sta■;":..tioti.'.i.ye'sterday.beCbleatled;guilty to a charge '•; ;o'f•■beliaying. in ;a',uisordorly-'manner■ -whilst -drunk,: and was • cbisvicted/ahd". fined '40s.j. iri ...::default';7.-;days'''imprisonment.; Y;: .'y : ;; ;y : ;y-;''Mven- : A'iiDHANCEJv;'■ y ; v '■.' ; ■ ,:; A ;yonng -man': pleaded- guilty to - a charge of ■ on September' lG,\n'coil!of copper wire, '.valued, at. 40s.;': th'P'nropcrty of -the How-Zea-land ;,Obvornmciit,. '■: Mr.--.Herdman, ■on boholf ';" of defendant, asked ,tlmt leniency bo,extended and .offered to call bvidencoasito "dofendanfs .... /previous!; ,:gopd - character. .-V/His.Worship, con. . touted-'to .pva. the young'man, "a chance, arid .entered, and ordor to come up for r centAnVV'-yhftn :.';;;'-

REMANDED 10 AUCKLAND.

•-On a charge : of using obscono languago in Auckland' on Mny.- 2D, Leslies Phillis'...was, on the application, ofChief-Detective Brpbcrg, remanded.; to appear at. Auckland on September 24..y\/. .■• ;.",", ,':■ :'. ■-':.■ , '••''':"". f '... .;.;;• Insobriety;; •'■'■;.' :: \ The :.Saturday "night-out" • resulted ..in the usual number, of offenders 'appearing for .in-' spbriftty. An,old man, and an old offender, iienry ' M'Cormack, with about .150 previous convictions, was sent"to ; the Pakatoa Inebriates' Institutel tor a period of 0110 year. John M'Keottii, who' had been previously convicted, ; was;.fino(l : 2os., -; and .Thomas. Maloney 105.,. in default, 48. hours' imprisonment; Two first offenders ..-word fined _10s. each,; and one. other 55., in default, H hours' imprisonment. .