MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 635, 12 October 1909, Page 9

MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

{ ■' , "(lioforo Jlr/.W.,G.:Eiddcll, S:M.) " ' :. : ;^; ' ■ :A. RONA BAY INCIDENT. \.'-r----'.At the Mngistrntn's Conrt yesterdn'y ri charge of nssanlt was preferred,α^airist,Donniß Kelly, ,'bus propriotpr: nt Knstbourno. 'Jirl Hordman appeared"for accused. -,-■..;■' ~ :.'■•:, Charles Alexander Biker, si justico of the peace, stated that on .September 21, when near the Roria Bay wharfi he saw defendant in hife 'bus.' Somolittlo girls'wcro apparently asking for a'rido and defendant sworo at theni. Witness : : roraarlted: " You must not • swear like th,at:in a publio place." Accused inado ; ' some remark in .rcfily, and vitneSs retorted: "If you_ swear 'like that I will lay an-information against you." -Hβ raised tho whip aild struck yithcs3 once or twice over tho shoulders. His son then ran up; and Kelly tliroiitcncd to'etriko him also'; :. . . ■■-■■ ■. ■'■'". .■'■.' ■ To Mr. Herdman:, It was not true that thero. was,a longfstandihg feud between' the par-' tjC5. , .":. , . , ;',. ■■. V : /". '■ '■■ '"'•■■■ . '■': i ..■ . . : ■■■• J'ilrttier'avidepce-.was given and Jlr.'Herdmun reifiarkcd that the case was a trilling .squabble and should noyer havo been brought iiito court...-: ■': ' '• ■'-.•■■ '.Defendant denied 'striking 'Baker, but admitted saying:;-".Get away, you caterpillar, brl'will-put-tlie'-whin about you." Ho-did not, , ; howover,' even raise- his'whip. Tho son came up and Baker '■ senior said that they must:prpieouto him and that the .son must back; him', up.. Witness donied using - bad lan--■BUag'or , - ; .; '..■.;.■■.• ,'■■: .''■:. ■ '■' ■;. .i. A ■witness : named. Kcegan stated that, no .whipping- took place.'- ■■■-.. . ;■]•;. . ThoVmagistrate :romarked. .that.; Baker .hold the-position pf justice of; the peaco and considerable weight must be attached td his words. Defendant must be ponalised, and he would be; fined 205.;- in default 18. hours' imprison- ■[-, ■■'■''::, '■ "'\:'. :,:'■■. '-.'-■":, ■ :' ..... ; ' >,f >;\ '■■Jα': city- jaunt. ■;; ■',; ■ ■■ -'■Patrick Mnrphy, :alias 'Patrick 1 Keliy, ap- , peared in to a charge of stealing £i '2s. from. Joseph Pickens on October 8. 'Prosecutor stated that ho was a labourer from Tokomaru. He came to Wellington on , October 7 and paid a visit to a , Mrs. Smith, at York; Stroot. ; .She .borrowed £2 ss. from him and liquor , was' sent for. At .about 4.30 p.m., in.his.pocket. Ac-: (rased " subsequently' jj>iit ; .' his . hand in his' (Piokens's) ■ poeket. , 'Witness caught , , tho handand ■-asked-what he was doing. - Murphy de-i ]nicd intehtof theft, ;but witness saw his money-in'the-hand of, accused,-and noticed him dcSosit 'it 1 in a; left-hand pocket. As lllurphy eclined-; to return -the. money,, witness sought 'the assistance "of the police. ■■'.' .■--.-' v :■ Constablo ■Gordon, , Mrs. Smith, and others' also, gave j, ' \ . . :•■. .■;■ -Accueed. pleaded'not guilty and was cdmmitted to tho Supremo Court for trial. ;;; ;:/; ; . MAINTENANCE. PASES. ■.;•''.. "A- , large.'number of m'aintonanoijVcases were dealt .with. .Jessie: E.Hoult applied for the rojiduction. of -,ai) order and [for, remission of arrears. ' Tho. order was reduced to' 4s. ppr week, [ and; arrears - remjtted.' Jessie Coleby's. application, for remission ot arrears was granted. For disobeying..an;order for the maintenance of, hisfather, Leonard Webb , was sentenced to , •fourteen ; days'* imprisonment, theiwarrant to be , suspended.so.long'ias 2s.'Jd..per.wcek,'.w.as paid off. tho arrears,.";.'.,'.'/; v; I- , .';' '~: . ,;i On.a charge' of disobedience of nn order for |.the support of.his illegitimate, child... Michael: Lano- , wag 'convicted .and sentenced.'■ to twentylone days', imprisonment, unless, ho paid £1 per I woßK.off , arrears. .The. order. ..was: varied and, reduced to.4s;_ per.wcok.'' ; . '■.. " -..: . I;! For"failing fo'. maintain"'Kis' wife,' Paul t Curtis.'Was: ordered to pay 10s. per .week to-'j .waidaJior support....-■.:,:,■.'.,..' : -i; ..:-■>. ■ -Andrew-"- Knowles, v charged with; failing' to ! support^two,illegitimate children, was ordered I ;to. pay''.:l2s..per,'wdek;■.■.:,.'■.;';.; ; '. ■ -,\ ~_•' James Heron \yas: 'ordered : . to , ' pay 125.. And , ,Bs. - respectively .por week towards the. support , of.his wife and.child.'-: .- .■ , •■';:".■ -. ii

' ;For failing to ■ support. his firo children,' to- pay' ■4s;' per -week 'in respect of Teach: child. "■■ '■' '• ~ ,Edward: Barling,. for disobedionco of an'order fot'/'the'-'miiintenance-of Ms 'illegitiiriato'cKild. jrisj ordered, .to-pay-*1 per. .week, in:default 48 ~hours :,imprispnmeht.;,7 ■■■:, ; . ; i. : ■•.; • './. l^'; ; ;'| •;. 'v.,;;.:INs6BEIETr. _ ''■ 'I :, Fourteen '.'persbnsj^in'cluding.. three-»*omen,s were 'dealt'..with, , Mary Burnip,B 'aliaJßell, agreedito go td'tho'Salvation Army' Homo'ifpr three months, : and' was ordered to' come'up for sentence if called., upon.. .SlaryBarclay pleaded ,pWlty: r andT~"ai£ee(T~to a . pro-: ,hibitipn order' being issued . against her. She was-ordered to , come. up. for sentence if called uoon.r:' George /Harlcy-- was 'Eimiliarly dealt offenders were conTiqtod and' discharged, four -were-fined':ss; each, in' default M"hours';imprisonment,- 'th'ree were fined 10a. ; each,:in. default 24*, hours'', imprisonment, \\\i another, who 'did-not appear, was required to forfeit the amotinfc'of his bail, 20s. •.■'■'■.! : -;?l: .^'^.C/!^pTpEß;cases;\: '.''■■.'■.:) _,Eic'hard.'Kh l alias Alexander. , ..Hepworth.'^as.callcdnpbn'.to answer a charge! ef':..nnlawfully assaulting i'a\ bailii? named Buchanan. Scott.'. :Mrl'.Herdm'an applied . (onV bohalf of .White) for a reduotion in the amount of his bail. His Worship' reduced it to arid, two'sureti'M'of ;'i2s.'each./A-'further ad-i journment-. until Friday. , was- granted. • - ; . Broaghtup on remand for eentence for stealing' a.-money-order.-'Value'd' at £5, the property of Amw M'Donald, Albert James M Donnoll entered, tho/.dock.':.;Mr. .O'Regan .applied 'for a further reman'd'until-Friday, , as he was communicating with 1 relatives of tho accused. The remand was granted. >>K • ■■■■>'!''■. -I-- : 'i '■■■■■•■. ■A '.young woman named Bertha--Brown wajchar«tod with concealment of the birth of her child; Dr...Fyflo stated that on September 20 he held.a-.post-mortera examination.' -The child had been . still-born. The mother pleaded Ruilty .and..was committed -to the Supreme Court for sentence. ';■;.:'.: -V ■ .. ■.. ..