MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 724, 25 January 1910, Page 11

MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

(Before Mr. W. G. Hiddcll, S M.)

■ ..: : ;I I,NFL'AMM ABLE"•.UTTER, ■'[■■■■;. !':; THE- -BY-LAW.'-ON, STOWAGE. ■. ; . .Harry Williams •; and. Andrew ; Avison, grocers,-whoso'vprc'miscs aro:at the cbr- : uer. of .''Cuba '■'. arid ilngestre* Streets;' worn 'charged:'at-the" ; Magistrate's • Goiirt yes? terday with having: infringed the city ■by-laws ibyv allowing, 'boxes; ■ straw,-: 'and other inflammable -to, accumulate .in. their yard. i The offonce .lay.?in not 'keeping tho ; raatorial 100 feet away from. bnildings. : ;? v •I 'K .'■•.'."-' ■:*.:)■ ' : '■..'•'!■■( ■. \Mr; J.. Doylo ,(cily inspector) prosecuted, and .Mr.-Machell appeared for'defendants, who , pleaded hot .guilty. :.'■:. ■ '■'. >■ Tho ■ after hearing'the ovidonce, docided■;'.■ .that vßy-law■ .720,. under .which; the; charge had been 'laid, did not refer; to such.materials-as /empty, boxes, aniriio dismissed- tho;information. .;';;.

;.,;,;:•,.,:A,SALE:OE-AESBNIC. i-;j-

'Frederick pasties, chemist,- of' Manners Street, renteredi ay-plea: of /guilty uto the, charge ..that .hb.,had failed .to notify the.; registrar rregardiug.', a'sale of 3oz's. of-arsenic .'to: a:.horse-trainer.;.-'.:,;, ...'.- •■■ ■.Mr. i'Nielsen appeared.for. accused.- :■■ -..CWcf-.'Petectivp.Bfoberg:said- that l,.accused had given ,as his reason .for. having'pmittedcsending :tho- particulars that since' the . franking of/;letters .had -:been done. awayiWith. he ..had'to Iput'a, penny, stamp,on the.notice. 7 :. He did.not sea.why, he-shbuia -ih'ave!- to 'pay- postage. '■;,'■, ; ''Jlr.'iNielsen ' "said that , there was another treason. .:.A:'special ..return; was required , from;''chemists;.regarding : sales. : of' strychnine .'and ; .nrsenic,> and'- ; all v sales of' jfhos'e:- drugs: wore; recorded in: a■ book. • separately,'.;- 'This :'.' particular, '-sale' had: ;beon recorded, in the wrong 'book,;and .was ; ;,passcd".qyer.;i'. :; ■■'.'■'. ■'■;.-•;. 'r;;--.-^ . :■;' v:A. ! fine:of ss;,(co'sts 7sJ was imposed. ,'•■'

,THE HARBOUR SWIMMER

Norwood,: in.' stating i the of James. Nqilson;;alias ?.TbHhstbne,'(i charged j.with ■: indecency,-,' 'said :that.-accused, had ;entered.'tho'.water, at ■Oriental 'Bay;.thrown his. clothes to some .bhildreii: ori the bcachi"land,: after swim-:-.ming' ahrpss ; ':the , h"arj)our : ,lo,tlie. King's, ; Wharf;'.'eieouted';tivp' ; ' or :three: diyes ,in. '/fulV/.-vipw..'.'of; the. , people -oh: the wharf.' Jlowever,"'..there::wfiro';only.a.few .sailors -and'boys jabont ,at tlio.tiine."'..': :'...'-'■.'... ! ..VAccusod;.was-,fined -JE3, 0r.14 dayy,.'imprisbnineiit. ; \V:% i ";;:■':.v- f '.V'"V-- ! '^

DRIVERS TURNING CORNEES

•■■'.■■■ Jfljiri: , ; Jiiokspn , " waV, fined' .Ss.; 'and. 7si' cwte:'foj"Kaying; ; driven" an; express "at : trpttingj.jiace: -across' th'o >intorsection. of Buckle, •,,Tasman,:.arid';Tpry-'iStreets.'",-. 1 ■Hβ. protested;.;..that iy.Sergeant. • Stewart,":,..of iMourit 'Cook , , 1 : ,lia3 : laid;: tho information ngainst;,'_him.:simply. because, he had' rq-' ,cently givenVevidence. on benalf: of aVgirl • whom , ; tho sergeant had had iip beforo the Conrtl'.'"^'-'^-.'"..-:-;-/;-.-;-•;':.■ J;: ;, /v.->.■•..>)•:.;■•.. ;•■.'.

,■ -ITfcderibk :. White '-was :.'convicted on i a , , charge:.of. at more than a walking; paoo.across: of Cubarand. :Ihgestre VStreots, and: was ordered to-pay 75.". Court'costs,;-.-':, - ; ■','■: -',

BOOKMAKING C4SE

-; Paddy' Chardinv' who had'been 'charged with: ; haviug.made a. bet. with an -infant;. B:;. Godwin, :at,thb Hutt ■ trotting- meetiiig on. January ~15,. appeared:.'ori. remand.'o. ' : ■;; Mr'.-.Herdman,..liisjcouriseli. asked, for a. further•remandiuntii'Wednesday, ! ahd the "application'was:granted.::;,/ .-.' ':,... .-•',"■."

' / SONDAY TRADING.

;; 'Admittinp ! that rio' had/eold te'■ j'iotet of, ' cigarettes on , Sunday, Jdnuary;.9,;iAlbxatf der,. Hill, ■: fruiterer; :■ of ■ -Marjnei , s /Street, was ,finOT/2(te;,/and : 7s.;costs," , for, liayihgkept: hiiihop; open. for!,Sunda'y 'hixii. : K:::

;'. I'AleianderlM'Dpnaldy.' &'• seafaring im'anj: .pl^dcd&Builtyi'-to, a:,cKafgei:?6fft-fhaving-stolen .-a. pair'; of'trousers from"; the shop' off. Edward iPritchard.', : 4.'W:<<k : ",■■■■ : :;- : : ■-. iSi.. ;MeVedith,'V who : appteaWd '• f of. accuseds? 6hid. that'-the manYHVr'gonp":"into the ';shop'iwith/.ithe' inten,fibii: v 'of-sellinti some; of his body .there,' and; seized'- a- pair 'of- trousers .that, were lying, on. thb:(counter.'';: These had;'.'been;' pawned \ f or' : / :; - It' was accused's ■ first. appearance; in 'Court.'' .The.; Magistrate" ordered-him ; .tb''come up-for ;sentence''when -cdllbdvu'pbn,; oi' condition"! that,:ha -paid;'.costs;«.,'..■.■,.

• STOLEN BRANDY. x

■ •■'■■.Besae"^^^^''^^^'^^^^'.^^^'^^^.^^ 1 on-a:charge of,.haTin|;':stble!i-:hv6:.b'ottles of;-brahdy i: V.thq pr.biie('ty. o'fotouis 'Lock,' laiindi'yman > .. , Moleswbrth' Street: . She wasivordered ;.to," xonie-..up., for Vkentence■ 'Wben,called,iippn",'on. condition that'she ,-refunded:: Gs. .'for. the,'brandy,; and' paid the; expenses of vthe'ihbarmg. '; Defnult : ,was; fised at IS-hours', imprisonment/ '••■'

BY-LAWS

- For .allowing: their .horses; to wander,' and Samuel Bray.wore. l respeotively, fined , .ss: l ; and':-lps.,viv'ith'7s; Court. costs. , .•r:: , -.'";-'.-'- , ;.'.-■■ >/- r : i. : .i -•.■''■'-f-y<:■'.■■ ..'\''- '''

OTHER CASES.

.-.A first Offender, charged with drunken.ness,,,did :nbt-appeai'i and,--was; : fined, 10s. (in Jdefaiilt 24'.liours)\ '.'Vincent Clarid'go was. :cbnvicted.:aiid 'discharged; for !"driinJc-'-enness, 'andvwas .fined;.'ips.'Xm.idcifault seveii;.days), for\ procuring ':'■. liquor 'while a prbliibitionj , order .was in force against : lum.'H :, .■'■•,"':•■.:'-:■:■'.■'•,■ :'- t -'-. '~.::'-' ,: <:l' : \- : '!i":. : "'' '.: VrJariies.Patrick .Byrne and Alfred Sutton wer'e'icorivibted; on dharges of;behaviilgi ina';disorderly inanner iin :Mulgravo Street, arid werecach : .,fined'2os,,(ih;uefault seven days). I '-. Suttbii .pleaded";guilty l . to a; seebnd cHarge of .having, damaged ,;thei tunic. 1 of Patrick Cox,"..and he. was convicted; fined 205.',. and 'ordered -.to ' liay the. tailor's hi (ss.),'..in'default 'seven days.■;"■■"■"'".-"."'■;;. "'■. ;.v

Ah, jinfdrmation". of'.'.obscene language against Jack-Herman" was withdrawn;'the sub-inspector, .explaining thatv the princi-. ■ pal; witness;was suffering from fits,"and: "would; not .be able,, to for: some time : 'VMr.. M'Grath,appeared for, accused.' ••;. Frank.'Robinson iviisVfine<}2os.".and 9s. costs'; (default seveii days) for having procured ; ,liquor';from- William Brown.whilo a'prohibition order'was. in force against hini.;: ■,-S.-'i\-'. : :\-'y-r h '-',■':' ''y-'-.';.■''■ ■ ~ "-: ' ''': : For disobedience..of a Court order rehimvtq;.;maintain'.his', wife: and two children.Georgo Henry. Bradley (whe did.rnpt appear)Vwas.';sentenced, H to i: ,l4 days'•.imprisonment..':,.: .'.;., ■'.':: . ■':■ admitted': that,•: while carting: on., the; wliarf;; he had: not. driven in: tho direction ordered'by a' wharfinger.. He'iitas fined. 10s.,.and 225. costs..', v /