MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 713, 12 January 1910, Page 9

MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

(Before Mr. W. G. Riddcll, S.M.) A GILDED EGG-CUP. A sentence of three., months" imprisonment'was\ imposed."-upon' a man .named Patrick' Su)livaii (ali'i: Holland) . an old offender;- Who was foiind guilty : of- stealing ,£3 from .his sister-in-law, Ethel SnlliT'a'n. '.iTOo' accused 'pleaded , not guiltj'J '. Constable';' Shinii,, in,; evidence,.■■ stated that ho • mot tlio accusod in the street, andduring : the' course; 0f... a 'conversa- . tion, > elicited ; from ■ him the fact that lie had taken' threel'fovereigris .from an egg-cup which had -been .Btancling on tho, mantelpiece ;in : hii brother's' house., .V; ■ The ; 'accused-stated that he ,had gone, as directed by. ;!iis ~sistir-ih-luw,: to the mantelpiece for some ointnieiU, which ho had 'be'on informed; .was ih an egg-oup. Ho found' the sovereigns there, aild, with the: idea .lif 'demdiistr'ating 'tlie 'risk cat;.: tached to leaving 'money; lying, about,: had put theta inr his, poclieti , inteuding to restore them to their. .bflTiers later, . on. He had .subsequently told the':,constable about it. : -.-.'V-- '

ALLEGED liNCENDIARISM. • Eberhardt Ferdinand Henner was charged witn'"having, 'on. December 28, wilfully' set fire to his house in AVade Street, iWadostuvu, -On the npplicetion of,, Chief-Detective Brbberg, siccusbd.; Was remanded till January .19. . ■' Mr. Blair,. who appeared for ' the acr 'bused, 1 asked for bail,; which was:allowed in ," the', sum', of J!50; . and one surety' '.of JBSO. -VV';V: -'r. ■

AN OLD OFFENDER. ..On a charge'.of appropriating a siiitjof clothes, valued at •£2 10s„ the property of Ji; Bhiniis, 1 a, maa, named Edwin Arnold, dn.oldoffender, 'who pleaded, guilty/ iwiis;: convictedV.:nijd-Vsentenced'.: to six months' .'.iriiirisbnmenfc;,': a! ~ .

INSOBRIETY. Ada Lester appeared in' answer. to a charge :of drunkenaess.'" Acue«d, was convicted on.tHe. : ,charge! of drunkenness, and . ordered to pay .£1 _12s. 6d. costs of, treatment .at .. the ' HMpitkl,,.'the. option, being, two months' imprisonment. .'• v Florence MDohQld; , ivith' . two'-previous PPByienbns)ifoftf'drnnkeim^:'i.aftaihßt.. , \her" name, mado her third; appearanco for : the same, offence. Sho .hadjbcen found:help- : .ff.'drunk...Being ; still ;iii ! ;a sha& condition,' she'was 1 remanded till' January: ~,.Once previously '.convicted^.for; ness.-j Alexander s, Gilchrist' convicted! and.; fined 10s.;. with- tho option of .hours '■' imprisonment, for■■ ■ his■': second OitenCe.

CIVIL BUSINESS. . (Before. Dr. if'Arthuri S.M.) . Judgmeht ; fqr'plainUffs.ln;tii.e followihjj cases rwas. 'given by SiMi % Millhr.. ;,and ni 1 " 0 s ykes: ; 13s._Gd..Wellihgtori City - Council ■ ,v.' ; 10s. Sd./ costs. •? s i! ''W'':'?-)'Eichards. y., Geo.' Symiiigton', ;IS., costs ,ss. ; - KellawQy and Johns v. John rofts J -93.iCd., costs Inspector of .Awards ■v. Louisa Harding-Toonier,; XI; Jas. .nooker y.'iii.Tlids. jlrisooli,: ' : M Ijs. lOd.i .costs .lis, ji''Edward . Collie' ,V; I'Tank r Uedgtnari,. 413; -9s. 10d., costs' il lp3/ : Cd.; vWellington.;; Timber Co;, 'Xtd.i -*••• Wm. Henry Hampton,' .£5 10s;,.'costs :S1 Cs. Gd.j'A. Nicol, jun.'.'v; Thbs; jrafris;'' oCS 18s.-2d., -costs JCI-. 17s. -6d.;-Bates andlees ; .y. - J as. Monahan, ! £1- Bs.' 10d., ;..costs Xl' 3s. Gd. j' feame- :v;. ■ Clniido H.- Momitfort; 7s.', 6d.,v,costs ssi| -Leivin . Meat' ahtl Cold storage Co., '' Ltd., .v. ' vG. ' J. Gardener,'. S3 125.:9 d;;; costs lbs:; game. V.' : , 2d., I .cbsts! '.lis.:' :Se;itoff:.and;-.:Coi';-.'.v;-.Mri?.V-L.V' , Hi^Tdbinef;'' i£2l 3i)s. 3d., costs' '=£2 i4s. ; N.Z." Express ,V°-. ;'lto-eAT| : Ariixio'* ,C 1 155., costs ,o'.V vc ' mo Isabel Winder v. Margaret l O Halloran, : ;iG2, .'costs. 55.;: John' -Meri-y ' v.' Adii Knott,, pbssessibh' by January 25, iffi .t'l.Ss., costs 12s. i. JUDGMENT' .' . : 4lrikthejufeont^siiinnioM s ;Msei i'Geo; ■W-i Connor''.y;;.John Tofts,'defendant' was ordered to . pay ; a '.debt of jBG . 19s.' 3d. on or beioro. January 25/'.ih; default' 7 >days'imprisonment. • "v- •; M lvrancis London : ;T7as- ordered iay G g0..; Winder a' ! 'debt • oi■ £12 ss. 3d., : on or bofore 'Jannary , 25, ton default .' 7 "days'' impnsonment. ' v',' ..' • .- -- ■. i ■ iS? n fy '- Smith was ordered to',pay .'tho . Wellifagton ' CityC Council .a debt of j - ' °n. ior 'before; .January 1 20, -in default 3 days'-imprisonment, ... '-- - No ordere was mado in; each of the two following..cases:r-Amolia' Sutherland VAngus . Archer,'"a debt",; of ; i!l .: 25.-; 6d •' llobinson and Perrin - v.'.Chas. ■J. AlSx' tinder, a debt of. .£3 Bs. Bd.-

' FOR COMMISSION. (Before Mr. W; G; Eiddcll, S.M.) -, Evidence\ in the ' civil" action, ;: Arthur Tregea,, :H.' Mills. -agent;' .v; Louis M.'Gauhi.. agent, < M a the payment' or ...commission, :Svas heard before :.Mr. W.. G.; Iliddell, S.M. The '.plaintiffs claimed the sum of" jB7; 105.,: one-half share in; tho - commission- paid to - and received; by- the defendant: in :conhectioh;.with'.'tho resale' of. a, poultry farm at ' Johnsonville,\'and^ whibh.-; the. defendant /agreedi to i-dividb equally,', with ":the ; 'plaintilfs'. - , Mr.' levvey appeared for, the and Mr. Casey lor tho defendant. . .! After- hearibg the. evidence -(described by his • Worship- 'asvbeingj-cbnoadictory, but' in. the/main' substantiatihg; plaintifls?! oaSe), judgment:was,given'for.:tlie .'plain-' tiffs .for;loa., : witn costs £2 85.,, the balance, £3, having already' been paid.;;.