MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 722, 22 January 1910, Page 14

MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

(Before Mr. W..G. Bidden, :&M0

AU.WiKT) AESON AT WADESTOWJS. EberJiardt Ferdinand Bennej was charged at the Magistrate's Court yesterday with having wilfully set fiie to an unoccnpied house at Wadestown on December 28. Mr. A. Blair appeared for accused. '

lirs; ; SarahvWatt stated. Jthat accused owned a house nest door, to her residence in Wade Street. On Decemher. 27 last, the. house ;'was vacated '. by. a Mrs. Eraser, and,, on .the' following night, witness saw accused in the: yard nest door.. •' Hβ dragged a lighted wicker chair, towards the back door, which was shut off from witness's' 'view; '• Witness . called out, "What .are you doing,, Mr. Benner?" He took no notice, but,_. a moment. later,'. he 'came -to ': the", dividing fence, and said, "Tell .■Mγ. .Watt .there .is/, a.'-fire in ...the' house.".': She"took. her• two children .out of. bed,; and. carriedVthem outside as. quickly as.poesible.■:-;.•:■ '■'■ ■.'.;• ';'■-. .'■ Alex. ;Burns, bookbinder, ■■• etated -.- that the, extinguished 'mainlythrough'. the tefforts' of. accused's'.brother,. Albert.. Accused-'was found near the .back,'door, apparently in a 'fit. '■ . In.,the.''hall"'ofthe; 'house.: sorhe ; flax was'-burning,.. to-gether-withl-,what appeared : .to";te.Taea..< Accused made ..no. explanation, as' to .the 'oausa'of the; fire..' , ."He-, had- paid \ilSo: 'for;-the section, and the., house ) was about"- six-. months, old. ■'■;■), Witnessi <had : . bee'n making;' arrangements.-, to ' purchase; the •house, from, accused. ■ "■■'..[: v "'" Y'■ ' Mrs. -M; Fraser ■ stated; that. when, she moved out •of accused's.:hbuee,"'Bhe : left" an:: old wicker. chair, .stuffed vwith- ■ flax, : in. one ; of the .bedrooms,; and a 'sack of old clothes- in 'the backyard.-;:-. >.;'.:

'; After".hearinß , "further'-, evidence,;.' ithe magistrate '.'decided'.'that;, a ■■ prima,;. facie .case.had 'been made', out.'- -,-■.'. •:'..- '-'■:••:;■■."■'■..'■ : Aociised,; who '.pleaded, not was" .comiiutted .'■ to ' the'. Snpremje';-Court ~for; trial.' He was .allowed: Bail—.£so,'' and one. Surety.'of '■ J3so;'- -.v.';. , ,■'■.:,;; ■-- ■■'<;.'■'■ K". "•■ ';■■::■::.- ''"■'■'.

■ ;^(DkMAKEE:;;Aiip:;:TpXITH.'..;:> !( VBert. ieslie, a;bMkmake.r,''was'chaiged: • with > : having'' made.. a'-.' bet i with fan,' infant, nanied , '.'Samuel' Pudiey; : ' , >Mi.'^J.'^ ; ; /3p x M'Grati'''' appeared' ' fori'r.;'accused,."..",yJK>: pleaded -'not; guilty.-": '••■ ■"';: : ;.;" ;; :- ;?O\-- ■'■','.■, .' Samuel 'Kidney, of Island 'Bay, -gave.his;age as .18:.years.. He stated'that he -had been , : at - the Miramar, pony -'races' on v the' : previpiis:;.Saturday,,-.and; : had 'had .a"Bet : wi&-':Sccnsba;:v'-^i ; :.was;'-'th , e : '''thiM- v race,; 'the''•■Jftttii'aryV Handicap, ':on'\*^ybifekoa;' , .wMc)i : , : -a : otse;;.ran' l i tec4ad;; There*'was- ; nb ■' dividend' to' collect;''• ''•'■/■';,''

■ :Additi6har;bvid.ence'''was v giveri':by i Mrs;', .Elizabeth Pudney,.(mother ■■~of the = lad); Detective..'' CaSsefls ; ; (who .■'.■ said - that :: he' k'now:'.apc.osed'"was a 'licensed and' jameS'VWaiacri;(rncecburse':detc'ctiye)-.' :.; Accused:• ;Btid ; .:Robert'" vMoore'..:■ (biok,? maker's, clerk),-state'd^that;they.\had: v nb: recollectionr of .'having:.seen Pflidneyi: and,-; looking, at.him. in Court,.:thoy;were..not propared..to.say .thatohe,.was■:not:2l.?,:.''.;. ■ Mlobert Gray.-'.stated.lthat'.'Leslie had:re-. : fused to"', bet 'iwith. Several- *ypung-: tnen , .that;day.'v'v:v \'~:J;' ■■..":;'..,■' ■.V^':.:.:-!. i^ ; The. , magistrate, said ; that who;'-,in : :the'. rush'of vliußiness,'- were-.iiot qareful. to;, notice .the ■''people, •with':, whom: they: .betted, .were.: btflr' liable.■. /Accused! ■would'be'fih'ed'sElO.-.and il 9s. r .costs. .-.'-■ I ;\ [ i:f?;b -J^ ' ," ■ ■ In'the ■charged' with'' having" ;hot-twith' an;ninfam "named. E.. , Godwin at : ;:Miramar, '-'ilr.'; 'Herilman appeared" for" 'acb.used."' ~'An Va'djou'rniricnt forv.by;:phief-ipetpc,tivo'.ißro-' berj;,' ;-and;^'gr'anted^'^i.fle'aiing;'. was.''fixed Icjf; : fJanud'ryi.-,2t.';3'/.'''.- ; ;';l! 1 's'* , ''^'.-■''■':■'■: ; ''' : -1 , ' , .'.:-

;.. ■ .Two.'''ihf(injiations' laid , against W;.^ ; .J. : Jorgßaßan"TOro 'dismissed.' .The; firstvwa's that,'6h"New ; Yearns Day,'he"drove roTmd. tlio' corner;'iof Riddiford' and iCoflsiable. Streets ' at. ; other' than - a - waliing '■ pace; and p this .second .that he refused, to stop when' ordered' to, do >sb by- a con'stablo. . ; ■■■■■Mγ.: > M'Grath, who "appeared:' for . ao-' oused,'.said: that .the,'defence would- te' that.the case, was the: result of-an'\m-warrimtable interference .■: by- ■ Constable-' Willetts. .' The; corner' was one of the est in Wellington Sonthj'and a driver, who approached' it ;at other , -than 'a -walking paco, would' be.'siinp'ly' conrtirig ■ destruction. '■"■■•■■■" -••■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ •'

;■ iiividenca, was; givea ■ by. (licensee of the Imperial Hotel), v George Nolson Sutton (derk >in • the- National Bant), Albert Tyson, : Prank ■ V Ernest Clifford '(dyer), Frank Bird (land'agent), -.Walter Ivrenson (land agent),' and B. P. Flanagan (manager for Xyons and "Co.). ' .-, ■ .The.'.magistrate.., .remarked.-that. .'.the- 1 ;wejght; of. evidence was, against the constable:.When:.asked by/accused,to. state . w hjt the charge..was;..he"should 'not"haw withheld ; the.information./,■:,■'..'-, i -■■' • ,Fines,-..were'.vinflicted;■ on'' a'-number 'of. persons,who, had. allowed ihorses; and- cows to, vander'i on'the'Vpnblio ; ;streets/ as fol-loTr,:-Edward .'J, ■ Sapsford, ■, James 'J. Moore, ;.and:iCharles v -Waddlej-, : ieaoli 1 205. : , fnd_- 7s. -costs r Watson,- Dfivid Dick G. Hill, Dennis KellT.G. Thomp.: son; ;A.,F.;York, Edward Raymond, and lOs., and 7s. costs; William ,Tonka, an.d William Jogden,.ss., and'

■ .; THE aLOOTG' STREET; CASES.:'-;!' ;VT)iethiee and Joe.Wong—who were.brought'before' the Court as, the; result, of a recent police ; raid of premises in' Haining .Street,-,were' remanded until January:2B, Mr. Wilford,. .their, counsel, ; having', , been called out''of ;town. ;<(■.-■/ ■;,:/•..:.•,:■■••;:. "■:;■ ■.;.■'■ ■■••:■ '-. ~:■ ,' [ ;The' niagis'fate; intimated that (he-would igive his . decision, oh"January -W: in.'the fourth'casq.'.that ;pf Jim iYoung;..who -was ■charged.', with '.being., the.', occupier -■•of's3 'Maining - Street,'•.■premises .'••allied :.. to\■ be■ 'used:as : a cpmmon : 'gaming, h0u5e.;...,.;;..

, : ;'• •Convicted' of ■. havingf. left ; 'vehicles :•. attended .in '; the ••: steet, :. : Er'ederick : •' Biggi an'd: Aridrew "Leiper ,were : each .'fined'"2os., ■ ;costs,i7s.,;, in- dotault' sevei-Vdays' "impfi'son'ment;'.and, Douglas Campbell •'Waldio was';. fined.;ss., )cdsts ;75;,-ori'24 .hours' iin'priso'nment.l,. '. .-'■ ' \}i, : ' : -V- ■'■';' :■.';■' '':■:■',

; i'.Robert.Sfcyenson andXeslie.Coomb.were each fined ss. and;costs.'f6r|having:ridden iliicycles : with6ut- lights: after'dark. '•'■•'.-;' :'.William Lingard.-who-said.'tbit': ; he-iad : ..been "igjiorant. of ■ the. by-law.- requirements, was. fined' 55., v costs 7s.y for haying -watered his' garden with: a hose'to'wiich' no metei was attached.-,;;:■:■ : ;'■■■';;- ■:;"•: ■-,■•;: .-,'.-. v

'. William'Headifiii admitted.:that.he;had ;kept .a .horse at : |work : ' when, : the animal ; had .■ doTclpped -.'a;, sore .shoulder. . He, 'was ' fined-£3,-and costs ;15s:v in''default eeven , .days.;" ■■.?■■" ■■'■■.■ ••-■.■.-..' ;.; ;V;:;'Viv'::. :-.-■; ■■:■; : - George. llndßwayV-.whpV.admitted'- that' he::'had :been' plying for-ihire -without: , ai license-in-the precincts ofr-Ttiomdon-rail- , ,' way.station, .was fined ; ;2osV,/;and "costs :75., in'-default seven days', imprisonment. - ; - Stanley Bailey ;was" : fined:los., and'.cbsts ls~- i or furious ridmg in"-Eiddiford • Street.- • \Por having;driven a' motor-car on the : .streets 'after; dark without ;a.-light,';-Fred- : erick .Teller' was ; fined',-lfls.J i aind; 7s.- 'costs;'■: or; 48 hours. '-.•■■;!^.::;.;.-'>;; : .; , y i: ■•';;';'.;'.-'.! '"'-;;O!tiiJitt' CASESJ^;''>7 V , : :% ;A':first offender for:.dnmkcnDeis,- a'blueiaoket, ..was • handed. over N tb>'tho naval authorities, the. i information'' being ■ ;with-■.drawn:-;,,.Thomas,'Laery,'. .'charged,: with' idrunkenness, , was fined-lOs'., hours'-imprisonment ■ . "■■:. ■■•'■ •■..■! " Bessie: Walsh,-charged .with- having' stolen'a,bottlp of brandy, value Gs., the' property of Ibuis Look,'-;laundry proprie-. tor, of. Molesworth- Street,:, was':- granted!' a ;reinand in'order .'that, sho might obtain the evidence of a barman'from whom shb'i .state'd'ehb had bought,the spirits:.•■"'.'...■■ '■ '•"Henry' Pearman was defended'by' -Mr.' Ktzgibbon. , 'on two , be■ing a 1 prohibited person:'ho 'entered the lioensod of ■'■•■the -Tramway .Hptbl;.:(2). that'he-used'.-.improper'-lan-' guago.to a constable! He pleaded ~ndt guilty,■'•■''After- -hearing, '"evidence,'; ■*"the: magistrate entered • a .convictioD," and: im--:posed' a'fine;of'iOs,: , arid,'7S.'-costs.:(in'do-: fault seven ;daye); 'on.; each ■ chargo'. .':;-. : "i