MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 675, 27 November 1909, Page 14

MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

(Before Mr. W. Q. Riddell, S.M.) A LOADED REVOLVER. ■;'.vFor..! leaving ■ a' loaded revolver in - a railway. carriage, Richard ,H. Bright, who did-not-ap-pear, was. fined 205.; with 15s. costs, in seven'days' imprisonment.' Sub-Inspector Norwood stated that defendant had. been'"fcpas-sanger-by tbe Manawatu . train -from Palme jston ; North to Wellington. By-an oversight,.'ho'left ■his oveTCoat 'iii. tho-'carnage, and. ine revolver, m question was discovered in ono of.. vthe pockets. •--• OBSTRUCTING THE RAILWAY. When David Anderson attempted to faikeVhis vehicle over the railway crossing at the .Queen's Wharf, when an approaching train was lrithin I half a mile of, him, he laid himself open' to I two charges, which woro duly preferredfagainst him, viz.r that he obstructed the, working, of - the Qraihray,' ,and ithat i he, 'attempted',...to,Serosa i .when. the : ''train was- within half w-milo.v.rHe I pleaded, guilty, .and,on,?the, - first 'charge; ?y'as' convicted and ordered to pay costs, 75,-or;-in default, 48 . hours' imprisonment; : on the i second, he was mulcted in 19s. costs. ' 1 K AN OLD ItAILWAY TICELT. , i:iTo fa charge 'Of using-,a j time-expired railway i, ticket, W:- Dixon, who pleaded not guilty, was' convicted-and Ordered to pay tho costs of tho 'prosecution,, 75.,' ,orj -'in -default, - undergo . 21 'hoiiis'-impnsonmenti *Th 6' offence also laid him open- to a charge of -attemptim: to evade : th« i payment of the railway faro. To this ho also E leaded not' guilty; ■<but was., convicted andncd 10s., costs 135., with the pption of 48 hours' imprisonment. .. STONE THROWING, i -iPatrick-,Shannon ;• pleaded, not- guilty .' to a charge of • stone throwing ■at Kaiwarra on • Noi^bwi'ls,>'oidiuigeriiijr; the., persons of ! Mr. and Mrs. Eeesby. Ho was convictcd and fined".2oi, -with, .court' 1 costs 75., 'and the 'expenses of four witnesses at 6s. each, in default seven days'.;imprisonment. • / .V,:;. - ' ALLEGED STREET BETTING. The''hearing of the- charges of street betting against Harry Johnston- was adjourned' until December 3. ALLEGED FALSE PRETENCES. Alfred John Lacey, a young man, was i -.charged-,.with-- having obtained, on or about i February 17 y last, the . sum of .£2O by moans of a.certain false pretence ;With intent to defraud; i-Accused, who :pleaded not guilty, was -reprev sented by , Mr.' Cracroft Witaon. ' The prosecution was conducted by Broberg. Mabel Annie Hatcnett deposed that accused 1 had.raised'insurihee,on her furniture without her consent.. •:' , .-V':'- , On tho application of counsel for the defence the case was adjourned, and accused was remanded till- Wednesday,'-December 1. ...;■?'

. ' ' • THEFT. , Thomas Confhlan pleaded 1 not guilty to a charge of stealing a:\W.atch and chain arid pen-' dant, valuo ■JBO,--.the property of David Eoborts. An endeavour on the part of accused to establish an alibi did not i succeod. He was sentenced to six months'i imprisonment,- ' - INSOBKIETY. For insobriety, Maude Olson was fined 10a„ in default 2i hours' imprisonment; Alexander James was fined in default .18 hours' iinSrisonment; John Williams was lined 10&, in ofault 24' hours' imprisonment. James Murphy, i alias Xlennessy, with twoprevious convictions against . him, " pleaded guilty to two charges—drunkenness ' in Grey Street'on/November 21,..and on the same datq; obscene language ip the bar of the Commercial Hotel. , On the first charge he; was convicted and fined 205., in default seven days' Imprisonment) on the second he wps convicted and fined ,£3, with witness's expenses 65., in • default 21 days''imprisonment . , ; " Helplessly drunk " was James Keating's condition whori taken in charge by the police' on 'November 18 last, in Mariners Street.. Accused pleaded guilty to the' charge and. was convicted and ordered to i pay 17s. 6d., in default imprisonment for; 48; hours. - With two previous convictions ( against him, Daniel Keane pleaded guilty .to a charge of having beon drunk in lambton Quay on November 25. Ho was; fined'. 205., in default seven imprjsonment. PROHIBITED PEIiSONS.Charles Cunningham, a prohibited person,' was charged: with--having : entered . certain ! licensed premises—the Foresters' Arms Hotel. He pleaded guilty and was convicted and 1 ordered to come up for sentence when called upon. / On. the application of Catherino M'Mahon, a prohibition order,, to have effect in Wellington and the Hutt,Tflia made out against Joreuiiah M'Mahon. - William James Feemey applied for, and'was granted, a prohibition ordor against • Wil--liam Feemey, the order to have effect for 12 months in Wellington .and 'the Hutt. OPEN AFTER HOTJRS. ' ' \ Several prosecutions were brought by the Labonr 'Uepartmont (represented by Mr. C. E Aldridge) against shopkeepers for having kept /their, premises open- after' the ,statutory-time <oi .closing.: Horace Archer pleaded not guilty but was convicted, and fined 405., costs 15s' JSgilliam-.H. ■ Meatou .nlaaded .gniltr, and

convicted and fined 205.. costs 7a. ■ Chis.' Rhymovand Co. and J. Vogel and Co. each pleaded guilty, and were convicted and fined 10s., costs 75., Walter, Norton also prosecuted on behalf of the Labour Department, in i several cases of, similar nature. Folk. Cohon, Alexander Dimdore, Quereo 8r05.,.-, and Donald ' Langley I Turner each pleaded' guilty and were fined i 10s, and v costs 7s. , .D. .S. , Patrick and Co.) pleaded not guilty; - but Vera, convicted ;and fined 10s., costs 7a. 1 CIGAEETTBS AFTER 8 PJI. Agnes Helen Gates (prosecuted by Mr. C. E. iUdridge) pleaded guilty ,to a charge of selling cigarettes • after 8 p.m., and was convicted and fined . 55., costs 75., pith the option of, 48 hours' imprisonment.- . The Magistrate commenting upori : the various cases (mentioned: above) observed that people had no ■ right il,' set up in business without acquainting themselves with the "provisions- of- the Shops'. and Offices Act., < CHINESE IN TROUBLE. Selling cigarettes, cigars or tobacco after 8 p.m., ths closing time for tobacconists, : was responsible for the appearance o! a number of Chinese, who were summoned at the instance of the Labour Department (represented by ; Mri C.>E., Aldridge). Convictions, with fines' in-each case of 10s., costs 75., were entered against Ching, Wall and Co., Hop_Tai and Co., Joe Lee Bros., Sing On Kee, Wong Ching- Bros., Wong Koon, Wong Some' Bros., Wong Kong Bros., Tee Chong Wing, and You Lee. : The case against J. Wong Wah ,and Co., withdrawn by the Department under a misapScahension, was reinstated and adjourned-until December 3, Wong Wall' having w: the mean-' time left the court . -'■V; v ; BY-LAWS. The Corporation Inspector (Mr. Jas. Doyle) proceeded against James Phillips on' a" charge of having ;allowed' offensive rubbish to collect' on. his premises. Defendant.asked for an .adjournment, which was granted, till December 3. " ' - 'V " : To of allowing his horse to wander, jHenry, Antrobus pleaded guilty, and was convicted and ordered to pay, the costs of the prosecution—l2s., Harry Hanson pleaded guilty to a charge of leaving his vehicle unattended -in;. Victoria Street, and was, convicted and. fir.ed 55./ with: costs 7s. • Y W. P. England, for the Karon Borough Council; proceeded against threes persons on charges of: having allowed: their 'horses to. be at large. Richard John Tarr pleaded not guilty, and was convicted and fined 10s., costs 7s. Alice "Wickman, wh'c"had previously been prosecuted for the.same offence, pleaded' guilty, and ,was convicted and fined 205., with costs 75.. A case against. C. and A. Odlin, Ltd., a driver in whose employ, was charged with hav ; ing allowed two horsestobe.'at large, .was dis--missed. - 1 • ' '. v ; '