MAGISTRATE'S COURT

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 730, 1 February 1910, Page 9

MAGISTRATE'S COURT

: '-'.{Before .jrr.'.'.W./.G: Eiddell,.,S.ir.). : .STAMPEDE ON TrjE WHARF.; ■ fun." ;•;;' \- '.'/•Tne story of a. stariipeclo on the wharf on 'Saturday.-was related.'to-'tho iloristratbyesterdny by Sergeant Dale niid two -constables. >«It;.occurred," said ' the ivitnesses, in coiirieption; -with 'the. arrest of Thomas. Crates, Poter jM'lnryre, John Doyle, and.;George.:Logan;-. who'■■. were chal'ged. with: : that.-they..."did-, play, by wny. ; pf gamirig,' in-..Wfttp.Hoo Quay, with dico.'at a.certain gdaie,-to.wit, ; hazards." . life last-immral two 'licjutied'' admitted ■haying ,'ooi'iiinitte'jl ; Vthd"qffeice, but .Cfiites arid; M'lntyrd, pleaded notguilfy'.v ' •■.-).■ ". : Sergeant: Dale,: stated, that, :in. 'resrionsb 'to:a' ; :complaiut;,r6ceived.;at, tKo -Police Station ..Oh'.'Saturday 'afternoon, ho' pro-ceeddd,-:'.'n-ith.'thfee: constables, to. Waterloo j.Qiiay. in a cab. Near : the, enti'an'co -;to the ;wharf," ' there were nbbut.a ;score .of .men., crowded together, .Arith/hdails. bent,: and' apparently 'interested in, sometliing.• that was, igoing on.;As.j;(ion,as the cab. stopped, the constables and ;he rushed out, and the ring broke; up : in ■ all -Doyle stood ' hi& - ground, .how'riyerj and was found lrith a. dice-boK inUii3Uiand."' f Ho 'Said, "We .were only haying'/.a. ga'nie -for fa -bit.of fun.'' ■ ■ ■-'O'ho .- -sorgcanti -.replied, '^Vhat! .'fil/irils.for fun!" ..''Well, '.Said Doyle, "wbiaro doing! ho harml" constables arwstod -the other "three 'accused, and .all four-.were taken to tho'-Polico" Station.in the-'cab.- Two "slxpeiices'<"ah(lL'a,: dice-.were niofced up near tho spot where tho crowd 'had^beeh: standing.,■ -; .\;;-., ; -.■->.;'. ; -'; ; .. .':i. Vv' '; Constables .De'mpsey'i.'ahd Ciimmings described -the- arrests of 'the threo acCused v/hb'.'raii..'away.:.'Crates,";.when''apprehended,' after.; a -200.'■'. yards, ; . sprint, said, "Get .the .other,,' man who wna playing; I have just comofrom.tnft offico..' : . - Sub-Inspeotoi'i'•:■ /Norwood : -'stated■ that hazards : wtis ".played : daily: about, .the wharves...Tho police;.had made several • attempts' to arrest the players, ["but the particit)ants;had. men -on; the watch, and, oil 'every previous "occasion'on'which an, bffdrt Had,been made'■ to 'catch -them,'-'the "scouts";,liad', given'' worriin.g. ■. Accused Doyle ! Jiad been convicted.. fof playiug' ;.-:■■;•:'■;'"•;;;<■ •■f-'.V':. 1 '.'■■ '•;,■/,■'-. .';.■;■ . • None' of tho' ; accused made. a. statement. in defoncb, and the'magistrate entered.con-' victipn?'in all cases; Crates; Logan, and M'lntyfe kwere each-j firted. ; 405.., (witli:. 7s. costs),--and; Boyle was firicd £t> ;(w'th 7s. costs),,:penait^'for lefault iboirig fixed.at;l'l days- •■■' imprisonment , 'in '.'ea'oll .case.-' Accused ; were allowed 'twenty-four hours 'in whloh.;to : pay. the.fines. ~.,;:;■

::^;:^3iiiAMAi^^;;moß..' : -< . "Not '"'' BUilty," ; - said. Charles;. Blatchcrj in'.answering .'the ;chargo that, on. Janjlary. 19,;h0 ha^d , behaved in a .disorderly : mannorjin-:tho Royal-Oak; Hotel, and Ird refused 'to leave' whqii ":. ordered;to do .s> ' by:"Eohprt Allen, ■-barnian, •;■• Mr.. Wilfbrd appenretl, for 'accused.', i -■ • '■.;'; -"/.. : i' •.-. -..!■. i ' : . Allen;stated ; in ; ;gvidohco ,that; accused ; was: ; ver'y drunk,'and, ,, t6en' refused iliquor, .ivanted to created if'disturbance* , '-' He.'would "not* : leave ..tJie' : -bsir; : '.■■'.':■ v"~■ .'W":t/'.': : -'.'. : .'-.;'■. ;■•■■:-/;. .;.--.• vA/cbnstable gave, evidence that accuEod .was.. sober," and was: not excited;" , .. Ho 'left-the : hotel. wheii advised by .him: to dolso;':-' '~.:;■.„:.;•;■; •'■';-' '.'■ - : i -■,■' ■ ...Air.'tWilford, before calling 'evidenco,' statedHliiit''. accused' had : not'had' a.'drink before,', going ■' into : tho. Eoyal Oak ...Hotel, that day. ' Tho : barman,,'with■ whom \docused'?had •'had' , somi". 'trouble ,:.th'o •Masonic.: Hotel;. 'Napier, had declined to ■'servo .'him, .and declared .that ho' iyould i"get' eyon"-'with :ii him. • "',.[!. -y "••''•,•■:;■'' .'.iiAf tor shearing.oyidenco .for jthe defence;the Magistrate dismissed; tho information. ;ti# '|.;i EEFUSING;TO 'QUIT/.; " ■"' : : : /'i Edward' Crombie admitted that;ho had been 'quarrelsome in' the Club' Hotel! and that'hb hadirefused. to .'leave at: the request' "of-,' Josephs pVfyer,. the proprietor.Ho'was, fined.2os.i;;costs'-,95.,. in default sovenr days'y imprisdnmeiiti r, ~v-. -;;';-.' '■'■y::\:f: -} AN -APOLOGY; ;-' ; ; : -' J -M/ ■ -John F. Perry,'who'was with haying!:used insiilting language:'to E. M. Yarrow,! thereby causing" a breach of- tho' . peace,' was by -Mr.s : Wilford. .-Counsel .intimated that adciised desired ■ to' apologise: publicly to Mr. on'd Mrs; .Yarrow.]-. Mr. Nielsen, on "behalf, of the ■complainanti; ngfeed v to nccopt; the. apology,..and' asked that the-inforination 'should: bo .withdrawn.' . The magistrate offered no. objection'.; :;,";• :'■ ''' :.., . v. , ; ';..:;;.TWO BdOKMAKEBS;;f.,;_ \ ' : Hoaring-.of the', charges, against George Hydo..iind:,CharlesiYoung,ofjbetting. with infants at-Trentham: on .January.' 24, was adjourned lUntU-.-Eebruary.,.7..i:;:Mr..W.ii-fbrd appears for, accused.,; . ,■•. ,:s ■;/ S'A.^STEBTqNvCASE;'\ ; ;;' : / ■; paniel Edward • Sweeney, alias H'Guire, alias- Ch'arles Johnston, '.'was■ brought up on a.chargo of.;having obtained ,£7' 85.," by , falso:. pretoiices, from : . iM'Gruer and Co., Masterton..; .On : tho application of Sub-Inspector .Norwood, accused was remanded; to appear .at .the Mastorton Magistra'te's Court.on.Pebruary 4.::. ': -. \-|;v''-IMINTENANCB;:^TTEiBsi-i : ;: ; ';! '..■ Cecilia Eya'n,' for wlionilir. Uindmarsh' appeared, made., application 'for' the. cancollation of an order,; made' under the' In-,' -'dustrial'.' Schools' Act, which required' her : , to pay. 25..6 d. per"week'towards tho sup- 1 port of reach of her ;'four .'children; Tho •magistrate, agreed 'to reduce tho order ! to Gs. per. week, instead .'of 10s.;,'and! cancelled' £2 10s. 1 of tho arrears,.''expressing the opinion that, the. husband should, bo called upon: to payca portion of the- main-' .tdnance. ■-'•■■",: .:■;■-: ■:;'■.: v ' : ;" ..--• ;-'•

David'Hastic, an old ago pensioner, took proceedings against his. sons, 'John .and Robert, ■ whom , ■ho • desired should' "be ordered to contribute to his support.. Mr.' Murphy nppenrcd. -tor) tho , two defendants, 1 and, riftor . hearing'evidence,- the magistrate, dismissed-,the. informations.-. ■■;■:■■.=.',.'■ . John Henry who. did~ ; not appear,, whs chargedwith havincj disobeyed a Court order which required him to'.con.tributo'towards tho support.of his wife. , arid 'child. .-: The magistrato • 'sentenced ncciiscd to two months'. iniprisonracnt, but ordered 'that the warrant should bo suspended if tho arrears" (JEIO'IOs.) were paid boforo' February 7. j. :: ■■.-'..' INSOBRIETY AND OTHER CHAKGES.Two. first ojfenders for drunkenness were convicted and discharged,.mid two more, who did not. appear, were eaoh fined '.Ms., in 'default 24 hours. Jolin,Clinmbors imd ;Charles ; Lawrie, similarly .charged, were ear.h fined.2os.,' or seven days. . ■;..;■. ' On a wife's application, the Court issued a pi-ohibitiou order agiiinsl", a iiiaii, whoso habits were stated to .be infempcrato. . '' Henry James Wron pleaded guilty to two charjfos: (1) • Threntcniiij; bchnviour on the ;Quecn's /Wharf, nml !(2). obsccno lantriiage. Sub-Inspector Norwood 'said that accused had interfered with a ,ninn Stevenson, who was .workini: cargo :at tho time. Accused wns fined' 20s; (or sovon days) on tho first charge, and' JC3 (or; 11 days) on the. second. ; ;,..;.'.; ./■'■■' ■■.:■.■,;;'■ .BY-LAWS.'' 1 " '' ' ''■''[.- ..For having, allowed a hor?e to wander in Riddiford Street,: Willi.i;;i Harding was ordered to nay 7s. Court costs, in default 24 hours."

Police evidence showed that an express, belonging to James Choyne; had .been "arrested" by a constable, who fonnd it abandoned in-Victoria Street, and took it to tho Police Station. Having claimed his property, tho owiior was: filled 20s. and 7s. costs (iridcfault:? days' imprisonment) ; for having left the express un-. attended. '.'■■■' ' /", ■" ■ '- ! , _ . John Howatt was fined 10s., nnd-as. costs/ ■■ for having' driven - a cab' round/ a street , corner at more thair a ■ walking pace. 'On a second chargo of fast driving across an intersection of streets; was convicted and ordered to pay /s. Court .COStS.- ' .'. ~- : '-" ;: - : •'■ ■''■ ■■''■': •"' ■■'■'