MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 677, 30 November 1909, Page 11

MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

: (Before. Mr. W. G. Kitldell, S.lt.) BOOTS FOR AN'AUNT. v ; A i young /woman of .respectable: appearance .named,:- Harriett. Marsh pleaded guilty:, to. : ti charge, that sho: did: on, October • 25- obtain from ThOs. O'Brien 'four■'■pairs of boots' valued at .-63123. 6d.,i by, ineins:of.falsi)'--pretences. V Chief-Detectivo Broborg stated that the dewent . to,';';tho " boot - shop : aril ' securedfour , .'pairs'of boot 3 , "on Vappro. for her Mint?': Sho,, wore, one "pair ' and. pawned the other three. .;. ~.' ■ ■ \, :Hi 3 "Worship warned ;the young - woman against " .falling, .into, dishonest. ways;.'; and ordercd hcrjto come up for sentence when called; upon. ; A" condition to . the sentence, was that sfie;.repaid;vtho ;yalno; of the; boots by >instilments of ss. per week. , v ', JEHU : "UNDEE THE INFLUENCE.", ' ; A tobdriver nanicd <3oseph' Cranefleld pleaded guilty to -a charge of boing drunk; whilst' in 1 charge of i a horse and cab, and also to another charge of driving furiously. ;■ ■'':, ' y ;■;; Sub-Inspector. Norwood stated;that the .furious.' driving - was stich that'V.ot 'only was it dangerous,-.,but it amounted to cruelty to. the': : hor£a.',,';-':; y .-v., -. v ; On .each.'ohargb defendant was fined 205.,' in 'default (507011-days'-, imprisonment. . SOME or THE HOMELESS. • Being a rogue' and. ! vagabond was .tho i substance -of;;thp;'charg€:' : p'referre<l- against _Eliza- ■ beth>;AHis6n;';Woods;..'. She., pleaded - not ■ guilty,protesting that she earned money by crochetting, but-his Worship held that ,the,-evidence was'.against her, - and imposed. > sentence of six. months', imprisonment.' ...• '. • • ■' : " Mary ,Wakehami,\Hveli: known . in, the .Magisi trate's Court, was also. adjudged to -be; : a -rogue' and vagabond,, having .been found by night lawfully oti private She- was sen;t«nced.toi,three\months' irtlprisbnment.' V- ' A similar, sentence was imposed on; Alexander Eadio/iwho-iwassfourid by night, in St..''Joseph's' Church,' Buckle Street. • '*■ "Guilty.', to -,being on,;the' ■ premises," but not. to;being' a, rogue and vagabond," -was the: plod of- - three ; men, .- Cliarle's O'NeiHf Edward - .Car;ney,: ftlias' Jas. Norton, and John M'Corm nek.,, O'Neill and Carney, both of whom had bad records, were- sentenced to- three- months' imi: prisonmonf,;M'Cormapk's cafeo being allowed 'to' stand - down until-this morning in order, that his' record might bo inouired into. NUMEROUS INEBRIATES. ■ was- writ. : large oh \ yesterday's• ohargo sheet. There - were five first - offenders,-: 'i 24 1 houts' iinprisdnmeiit j one was -'■ convicted! and; discharged. . - ; ' '■;:; .' - Thos.; O'Brienj who, frok 1 his - three convio- i .tions, .wasdeemed--,an "habitual drunkard," was to~ene 1 - ;imprisonmbnt._' . Colin Was' : filled; .ssi,;.with the:,u!jual.alternative, and ;a ■ ' prohibition"order was also .issued against i.hiinj/' 'iKatoi^Sweeney,,..alias; Catherine., . JJorbthv; j '-Baton,' in. addition- to being fined ,ss. for. in-:' r»bn_6ty;,, was: further; "fined.' ,20s.V> in li ;seven-.:days' ,iihprisoriment„:for .refusing, to quit.•'thei Prince;.of ; Wales: Hotel when requested by , . the licenseo.-to do so'. For being found liolp•lessly; drank, louisa Jtaitland. was; ordered; to'" (pay ..medicaljeipe'nM's amounting to ,17s. 6d,,. qf, go to gaol fori.43 hours. V.:: •, 3; r's'-'Vi-Having. pleaded guilty to. a .charge ofusing; obscene .languago in King Street, Bay-, lis finied M,'and basts 125.,: in default' 21*' days in gaol. . '-■:-■ v-'■ ;■" ■" MAINTENANCE CASES. ■v. 1 for disobeying'a- maintenance order for tW support '.of; his, illegitimate, child, ' Harry, -Wil-.: son'-was sent'ohoed' to 21 days' 'imprisonment;':' V ': : Alfred '.Hrriest- Hart- was. ordered; to pay, 7s.'_ a'.: week Wwards - the support of his illegitimate oKild; = also ' costs .' and, expenses; amounting .to,. "i£B .:Bs.V'-,defendant" to ; enter into' ? a' Ijor.d of i£2s. and'find'a similar^'-'surety,;' m' default- tliree; •months' -imprisonment. .' Hugh Douglas wks.ordered. tq^pay.los. a week towards, his - mfe's maintenance,: ss.'.per week of the. amount,, to be. applied", to-the reduotionOf' v Xlo':;los.*.>-past.rihaintenance, 'and - tho 'bal-'; attcb; towards present support., 1...." ■ ; ■';:' ■'■■