MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 712, 11 January 1910, Page 9

MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

; (Before Mr.. W. Cr. S.M;) HIS GULLS WERE EAGLES. j ■ The feolings of . nil - offender who •/■'has I unsuspectingly entertained liis, . ofßbinl' i.enemies unawares, .and discovered that what ho took for gulls wero xeally engies, inoy ho left, to■ tlio imagination. ; Epesfc; Albert . Stevens; . stated by -SubInspector Norwood to have .been, previously, before the Court on very serious offences, . and. .described , as, .a-,, "noted oriminal/-. pleaded, guilty to a"charge oi having \unla\yfully gold liquor :to. :bne G.. Lambert ' on January 9. According to a statement by Sub-Inspfcctor Norwood, th© was loitering : near the .- Mount Look .-Police Station'" on . Sunday, when two probationers, ,in 'mufti, .came out. Mistaking the two for. '.discharged : prisoners, ho invited them to partake-of ramo beer. They, nothing loth, signified acceptance, and were escorted bv, the ac.cused to a stablo in Luke's Lane,'where beer wns consumed. . Then .whisky, was produced, and'offered for Bale. For hatf' n eoycreign Probationer G: Lambert purchased . a whole bottle. ; Another-- offer to sell whisky tempted'a second half kovereign -from the: probationers, but though tho,. money changed /'bands, the . whisky' was -, coy.: .. There^' was appearance" ■of;.tlvc .bottle. v ; Subsequently, the Iplaeo raidedi.:by ; the ; police, andsundry bfror fell into the hands.of the raiders. 1 : • ' VW!' > Vft s convicted arid iined. i the. option.'of a' month, in' .pttson... .• .'A;second. charge, that, of'con\xr> e ng n 116l 16 ®Y lU i - :WSm ie vPr°Porty ..of • v.,. ••• ££$'.«> ' 11S own use;,andso committing -theft,;way -dismissed.

■; : SALE OP LIQUOE. .A considerable portion of the afternoon ' sitting ot_the Court was occupied by the .hearing ;of..eyidence -police prose--SH-°s' : p f Ellen Keon °X, ; licensee of: the .ilnstlfi. Inn, on 'a* charge' of having al-. bb.'opeh : for' the sale 'o v : l ■on Sunday, December -12. : bub-Inspector ;, Norivodd" cohductcd ' the the ...prosecution,;.' while Mi* ; Gvay- ; the - defendant'. . J. ho. statement of; the' prosecution: tind tho ■'®« 'oencoxffered-on:its:.behalf,.was:to the, eltect that m consequciico of what had been : heard- concerning, ..illicit ,: traffic in OTWd"""S prohibited hours, .Constables '.- I V'! ie 1 a ?"/. I p olra #' wqro sent out on special duty in plain clothes. . About 10.30 a.m.;; they, wnt Which they entered by th(S,.'sido door: /The bar wiis c osed, : but in the room- adjoining the' bar 'i there were five men, and- from : tho appearance, of .-the drinking: vessels -in the rootn the ': constables . felt; justified in'asltlngrfor an -..Upon investigation; they, discover two of the five were .'.'v 'Donald George Eiinliinc,'one of the five .men .seen .in .the:room by-the cbnstitblcs, was examined by. Sub-Inspector. Norwood Witness stated -that, they 'went■;intho room'- and sat - db'wni - X'resentlyrbeor - was brought in. . . • '. ■• •• ;,Who 'ordered it?—"l didn't hear, anybody order it." • - v v;You .'simply;'sat, down andth'o-'bedr ; caine ;ilif—!;I: heard ■ nobody -order it." ■'■■■■ ; . -Later ■ on,'. Mr." Gray; also touched- upon . the.point. ■ ;V:>: v' : ,Yoir say you 'did hot heat-anydiie'order' ' drink P-V'No. . ' * \ You did- not notice one l of' therriieri—a boarder—leave the room for'a.littlo just -before that ?r-"I don't remenibei\ it." ■ ;' Mr. '.Gray Submitted that .there was no : case: t6;.answor.' : ; He did: not deny that jliau'Oi-; woS;siipplied.'b'ut, tile' liquor was , supplied, to the' boarders', for; the 'enter-' ; tanimcnt of theirguests. /It -was quite : open to tho 'licensee of a hotel,- although , : he.wiiS; hot,bound',to, to . supply-liquor to ■' tho boarders. . ... . .. ; . , His .Worship held ;that, there was not sufficient evidence', to convict, and., dis- ; missed the case. ' ... . .. - ii CHAUFFEURS AND DRIVERS IN TROUBLE. r jj;;Chauffpurs :veliicles':',w«« jridioted .'on;- various :.ch*arges ! of breaches ■•of tj[e street trafii'o.by-laws. Jas.' Marshall ':for: .driving -his •'vehicleiilbiigConstable .Street ; ;.S\'ith6ut"lights V/aftcr,dark-on De---cemßer 24, did. not' Appear. -'-Ho-was-fined 205.'4 frith • th 9 :,optioii of '48 r hours' iinprisonment.- ' :Shawi; who'sinilarly offended in . Willis : Street ; on'' - Christmas night.' pleaded in extenuation of his offence that on- the '.night' in Question: tho wind :had blown; out- his was - ordered, to. -pay. 7s.i : . costs; of-.tho. proceedings. ' -. l J ercy. ; Gayleyj'. who -was charged:'.with : haying - driven his vehicle ..faster than /at - a walking pace round .- the . corner of Cuba 'Streit ;and.,Gar^ott^'St.i■eet ,, oh December 13;.; failed to appears>:Eyiderice by aii'eyewitness'went to Show. that , the .'defendant; 'wasidriving.;at ;a : fast trot..' His vohicley.colliiled-r young liidy, who -.was .knocked{.down : and injured. J His .Worship imposed a fine of 405., with costs - 135.,.. ,t)ie .'option..'being;'seven', days' im■prisonilleut../': - 1 ;-;; ,- Herbert Stanbridge was alleged to have on; Dccenibor:..23,dut' across Cuba -Street :(Ihgestvo'.:.Streot:;ihtetsectidh) 'at-ia"pace oxceedihg a 'walk. -. There was uo appear-' aiico of the' . defendaht, :: wh'o /was con-' victed and fined 405.; .with: Cotirt costs 75,, the; 'option being ' seven days' imprisonment similar ;charge :was preferred against iHenry Hayivood, whb.'was nlleged to have negotiated the . Cambridge Terrace Vivian: i. Street'.corner -with'indiscreet :liaste."-He; was fined; 205.,; with Court .'costs 75., the option being 48; hours' impWsohnient./.-.- ; y Charles. Henry, Pyni, . ..a: ;.-cliautt'ouri charged .with .having : dri.veii.Mbund • the Lambton: Quay-Chaflotte' Street corner too hastily, pleaded guilty, aiid was . fined 40s.;'Court: costs of one .liess,-' os.',, with, the - option of;seven, days' imprisonment. ;. - - - • ;;; -..I'Vaneisf .W.illiiims, :.'vfhen-' taking ,\ his", motor-car across tho'lngestre Street iiiter- 1 section; of Cuba 1 , Street . on- December,- IS, was'deemed by au;official observer (o bo in ■ ' too '.great Ia: hurry ;•' lie: was - charged i accordingly; but , failed to-, appear;"-and' was: duly-',cbrivictetl : and. fined' 405.,' Svith' Court costs. -7s., L ,in default • seven days'' imprisonment. '.- ■ ,• Gcorgo Ward. for liaving-left his vehicle [ unattended - in :Garrett : ,Street; pn.'Decem17, and who did hot appear to explain . ihc ..circumstahcc,- was convicted of a breach of ;th'e 'by-law' and; fined 205., .Court costs 75., or in 1 default suffer seven days' imprisonment. ' .. • ; ; - ~,; A, cyclist, Ambrose, Anker, charged with proceeding along Eiddiford Street without : lights after dark on December 10, .was convicted and ordered to pay tho costs of 'tile prosecution; 7s. ■. .. •' : : : ,'-.'v . DID NOT "MOVE ON " ' Failure .to "move on" when" requested to .do, so -by, the'. constablo on- duty, :was responsible for tM appearance .in tho'. court Davis;'Joliii Lew'ellen, Charles' .Miller, and: Joseph Norman/oh charges of loitering ,in : Cuba ; Street. LoweUen .was •the =' only, ono of tho three who'pleaded guilty. V Each.' was .convicted - .and .fined, 10s., and ordered to pay 7s.:costs', with' the option .'of 48 hours' imprisonment. ' A; WARNING TO-WOOD-GATHKEEES. '- > A warning to .-juvenile; ' gatherers.,, of "niorninp wood'' ; -.was contained ih , tlip prosecution of " Louisa . aiid WilliamM'Millan, charged': with' receiving labbut 18s. ..worth of plugging and lining timber .from. tho "liands-'off their'',children*' Edith and .Tiiinb .'Jt'Milldn, 'knowing.,tho same .to haye been .obtained It was stated .that tlib' fahiily was .ii; necessitous-circumstance's; His Worship, in:coiivictiug;tlie accused {who did :iiot appear)' and ordering them to come,.up . ■for sentence, .when-called/upon, remarked) that people who mado'a'practice of collecting oild scraps of ,'timucr should see : that authority was obtained from tho owners. r ', SUNDAY TRADING, : - ..;Separote charges ,of Sunday trading were preferred against Peter Ilhihd and Alfred John Slack.'There was no appearance of the lntter. Each were .fined 205., and orderod.to pay. Court costs, ,7s.| with the option of soven. days' imprisonment.; : • INSOBRIETY. ' A fine of 205., with .the option of soveii days': imprisonment, was imposwl upon James Joseph Wilson; when convicted on a'cbai'go of drunkenness. There were two previous convictions .against him. Once previously convicted :for. drunkenness, Sarah Jnmieson was .charged with having , been, found helplessly drunk, in -Victoria Street on January-' 8, and remanded' till January . 17 for ; curative tteatihcnt. ; , ; .

James Patrick Byrne, onco- previously, convicted for drunkenness, was fined 10s., with' the option of 'IS lumrs' 'imprisonment,' for a'second offence. - : > One first offender was convicted. on a "charge of drunkenness, and discharged.

OTHER CASES. : . ,'Charles Wood was ordered to pay 2s, weekly towards the " support .of .his brother (an. inmate of tho Sunnysida Mental ,Hospital). '. A plea of not. guilty, was. offered-by Hugh Eeid, when Charged with having committed-/ an indecent ; net in Buokle Street; ■' oil'the .evening,: of January 8., He was convicted: and finsd, 10s., or,, tn default,- seven .days' imprisonment. His Worship Said that the offence, it would appear.: from the evidence, hid not, been or: a deliberate and: fl&gi'ant nature. . ..'Proceedings .aghitist Jnck Herman, charged with using obscene language,'were adjourned till. January' 24. . ■. The hearing of this oase against' Nelly' Young 'Fee, charged' With using pbsfene language, wa3 adjourned, on- the application of .-Mr ' Jackson,. till '"January •. 17, the defendant to pay 12s. cost'of two witnesses' expenses.-