MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 729, 31 January 1910, Page 9

MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

... (Before Mr.'W. a.Eiddcll; S.M.) ; , ;:'■'■, ;A! 'CHANCE (,I6> -JREFQRM. ~;; '..' ..•Atjtho. Magistrate's Court' on ■ Satur-: day Vmorning Alfred .Miners', pleaded guilty'to a chargo of being'a .rogue and : a 'vagabond, 'and- olocted -to '. bo v dealt with summarily. . From the .evidence of tho police it appears :that accused was found sleeping on the promises of E. B. Davis, '. Old Customhouse Quay at about midnight on Friday night. Two days previously : he'•■:. c'a'mo. from. Tolaga Bay .with' 12s. in bis: possession, and when arrested, had nothing. ..Accused had a! prerious bad rooord, but had been.'.working, for.tho, last two years,, and :was evidently I. trying to!. pull, himself together.'! His Worship/.' niter 'cdfisidorihrj'thp- facts i of-'the: case,' .'decided to ,'giv'o .'Miners''a chance, td'refqrmi r\iid coh'victed.,and,.disioharged .him,, condition i that he- left: Wellington :,at.. once. .!,'.,!' ■'*■',: . ; . :M' ■':■; WILFUL- DAMAGE WHILE, -DEUNX' Eobort Hamilton, on a chargo of drunkenness, was convicted and discharged. On a'-further, charge '.of wilfully damaging a showcase valued at 45., the property of A.', Linley, accused,:was ! fined'.-.2os;;,'and ordered .to., pay -4s. cost of "damage,' in default seven days' imprisonment. .■". '-.;': " ' .■' Hugh. Crawford, on' a. chargo of drunk- • onness; - was convicted' and ordered .to" 'pay £1 .for medical:attendance, in default:4S hours'! imprisonment..'."■ /..i': : ,•...: