MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 742, 15 February 1910, Page 9

MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

4 .- - MORAL SENSE OF .A - MOTORMAN.' I AND A CONDUCTOR. . (Beforo Mr. W. G. Riddell, 5.51.) / -, iv.'A:: tramway motorman, Roland Jas. Finchari, . and .a conductor, Eicltard Smod-. Icy Pariier, appeared : on ,a' charge' of having dn' February* 10, at Wellington,-stolen a lady's purse, a - mounted ; jubilee, halfsoySrDign, v.a : 'gbid-'mbunted bean, a, gold" padlock," and au imitation diamond wisli:bbno,vand ; i9.103, .in ihoneyi .tho property of'.Mi's: J Burlie; I Botli • accused., pleaded gdiltyV:;;:VCV'; y' ' 'i[r.: Wilfor(l appeared for'- ndciKsotl, : and '.Chief..'- Setißctjve coiiducte'itthe ease. for. the prosecution. ... 'dotcctiye /ZMrs. Burke travelled/to -. Se'atoiiii; in a 1 car on which the , two ' accused 'were .;■ working./ .Shortly.rai'tdiS she leit thoVcarshe; found' that'she liadlbst. her purse, containing the; property ■•' mentioned;; m tlip charge. On' the ■. returnjourney' of , the. car .another •passenger'found tho purso_and handed it to 1 Mnchan;':.;.-Khchan should 'have handed .tho ;!purs«. ; Over. ■ ,tb'' ; the' traiiiway :authori- : ties, ;but : instead:" of l.doiiig ;'this,, .he ana l'drk'er put'/thbir -heads together , and. de-f ;cidcd tb'keep 'it.';; Later;'the lady;ivho had. handed the. 'pUrse to tlie conductor saw, an; advertisemeat, for, it. in the newspapers, -and slip, communicated ,' with ,- the' police. J / Detectives Andrews ;and:/ "Lewis;, tool:', tlic .matter tip and' called on the two accused,who : denied ,'ahjr ' knowledge of the,'matter. 1 -;, Later/Some of i the iconteiits of,tho purse were found in Parker's-hotise,; refunded the balance.of. the missing money.-' The wholo Of/the /property ,'hiid Viioiv; -beeri;'.''recovered.; Bbth^nchan/and;!^ iheii With i'hmiiics. 'Mr.- Wilford. madeca: strong appeal for leniency; -urging /that; .the,ends;.at' justice' /would ■■ bo served if a- conviction; was .re-corded-!;-without .ahy;, further;--penalty,'-, as: botK 'meh.' who were';'first\offenders, .hfid ;ruih^ f .their ;carberSi,'and^wo.uHV .Have/, to make'a iresh start in life. v;-,His, iWofshiptbhtertdja. conviction-and ordered '.to come up '. for sentenco . .when ' called -on .-in .'.oach';.casei ; and trusted that , the'present experience "would be a;' lesson,'lor'all. time.'' .... ' • "SOCIAL CLUBS" BY THE SEASIDE. - jtidgment; -reserved; from ■' Friday last, "vras delivered-'by'Mr. 'W. G;Riddell, S.M., in the case of Jas. Steere, .'charged—(l) with 'having;'kept liquor; for sale in -the •No-License . district of ,'Ngahauranga, and ?(2) K"withi h'iiiHng; been privyV;to. .the ;sale; of-.liquor.in the district. Defendant.'admitted that a. quantity of ; liquor; was, .found/on;, his jrremises, .and ;that; part.; of; it .had <;l>een •ordered: by him- for some■■ meat-workers .at ,' Ngahaurauga,,; but denied,' -having , kept liquor for " salo 'or iprivy '. ; ':;tb>the.;- : /Mle : liquor. I '' His" 'Worship. .'Said '.V it : v had beon proved. that liquor:' was .'• sold to sfxtihgers'ioh.: January ; ,5, by ;dnb.';Aridersdni' b'ut'vfhersi ..-was-';^ khowi.o'f' thisVparticular sale.' . His-Wor : ; ;ship /: tKought : ./thß. information . charging 'dbfbiidant'.;witli'jl>eing privy to a sale of liquor : : ;ln, any/prose; cutibh for. oiposing orfkeeping/liqupiv.for; '.siilo'j iii :a,, Nb-Liben&.;distript)the .''debused! , had,--to; showthat-:'the "liquor proved ..to; bo kept 'was hoi> kbpt\'for fsale; - /After, ■dealing with thoevidenco shortly /' his; .Worship VSaid'.;he; Twassuffioieht; to, convictdefendant.; If ■' he;, choso!:to/allbiv "liquor., to; be stored ;in qnantity'.-ph'hiß .premises in: ajNbrLicenso; siblb;person, who was ready ;.tb^Ujto:any'- , stranger,'-'to ..havß;-charee!;^ • the-room in.;whieh th'e liquor .wasjstbrcd,'-: then; he must.be', prepared;'; to; take'-;; 1 . 1 the 'responsibility; of > a -fjor keep;, ihg liquorfor, sale. /'Defendant; would;'?be - convicted' ana>fihed.;iC2()/aiid j cQsts :19S. fbir '.the,first' charge/and tion' would 'ho.dismisse<l..'//; :, ; ' Anderson",: vflio". hadv'pleaded ; guilty rto-;'Mday';t6':.hiyihgfiiilaWMly:Mltti"bi«i. ito.jojie -Wm.f.'Scote;:,Griggs, zftaS..'.brqhght;; :' 'Jor^yvard.; for'^•; soil tence.' < costs ?s. .wa's/'eitered; ;'lH^^ilfo'^Vipi; 'fbaS^for' ;, "• ;'TlfeJremainder; 'of . charges'^'of'fiSijf; ; i'ead :7-(l)"'Jbhn'Henry; Baker; \On';!Febrlij' >, , oW'®iiJi , ai»«'VNd4Jee^"^i^it;JftvNKaJ':''' hnuranga-he'did sell beer;tbiWrnJ-H.' Nil'-.'' :genf:;.: (2)- Edward: vWm;.- Hartland and ; Heifry vJackson, :Eebruary - ''..5,'. did iassist; ' ''defendant Baker :ih : the. combiMiotf; of ..ah: offonco in- tho salo of. beer, to Nugent. Defendants,", who were defonded by Mr. Dunn, all;pleaded not guiltyi,:V :iv Evidence, was-given, for; tho .prosecution': ■to.-'the',--^effect : 'that tioners twent/ out. to •Ngahiurahea_. -.'dis-; ; ghised-asjnafvies,: and ;gained atlmission to the premises formerly occupied,-as tho •\Vhite'V.'Horse-;Hotel,'>..where,-; it'..'inras:.' ; al-; let;ed,;;,they,; purchased a quantity..... of . ' l»er."?j.iJ; V; fVi'/V;; ■' ' . . The ovidcnce' for the defence Was '.to,, the"; . effect that tjie-,"'WSiteiVHor»"v:.'was::iiow' ; thoUite, r of ;a-''social,club"-in -which de--. : fendants'-had lockers,Defendahts''all.' donied having sold any liquor,'■■*• although'■<mei,:of/theijv said he had given' the'.police-: ' meu drink becanse;'of .Coast" ties. •'.■•, His. was icer-; tainly • be! , convicted. : Baker, was fined and costs 19Sm arid Hartland and Jackson were each finod ;3EIS 'and -7s.V .'ins-default one . /non&'S'.'iiupHsran^t^.Ji^r'^Mtinfdrr.'' m'atioh^'■! f«Ut^;'-is:;the^liß#tof^^\to.^^Si!6le9'.: ,'GW|gf'.;Wfts'{wthdrawp 'by;'leavb';,b'f "tho ; Cdurt'oVi;.the; application ,of -Sub-Inspector. !Nbnvwd.; : ;-i/,/;//V;>^! : s/;ivii TORT STREET GROG CASE. - 'A' further/ outcomo 'of - tho crusade agaihsti;sly-grog' : sellers a"; charge against' ' Corrono of having, on' December 6; been: the:-occupier' of; certain, . 'prbmis'es.in. Tory' Stree- on.;ivhich .liquor ,vv;as /.sold v arid:: b'eiing;' party ?to •; the; sale. Evidence,' wasXgive'n/'thatitwo'.prpWtion-: ers: dressed ; : a's; civilians . accepted' lodgings : : from..'.defendant.": . Whilst - staying ;bn -' defendant's -premises:; one of the- jprobitiou-; ers ; asked ;■ for;:'a;;:;dnnk;;and-';.defendant-called oiit :to'someone up'staii-s: . '.'There is-, : a.' gehtlemaii;';here' who wants a bottle of beeri'' . Two bottles; of beer, v/f-rc: forth-, doming - for. r which"-informants'; paid' :,ls. Gd.a bottle. .Defendant- denied , the'salo ; 'of '.the" liquor J .•;' His .Worship i entered a , conviction . arid . fined : defendant :,£2()'.:and costs 7s. Mr.' Hindmarsh appeared .for ~;; "two-uppers" at 'newtown. ' A :band 'of. "two-up"' plri.vers, Wm. : Dyeri*'Wm.: Edwd/Cooley, .Augustus Syd-.' ''&Qy.-.'^l)avis,'.;;;'WnltDi;: ; --.'Ja6kMivi".'.Miohael Keanb,'-'Arthur Miimford,/Frank.Pearce,; ' l^rank; Walsh, Francis'.Bailey;;-, and-. Chas.. Jones,, pleaded ,guilty to-having at: Wei-, lington. South on January; 18. indulged .in ■ the-prohibited pastime.- '- - Sub-inspector Norwood; stated/.that ; the whole 'of tho dcfehdants i.wore' ' first ;offeiiders;.withthe exception, of Jones and. Jackson. The men had.been,in the liabit : of; playing, "two-iip" (on ; the; town belt : reserve - at; Newtown.;. Some'- probationers ; were admitted to'.the "school" and took : particular, notice of what ■ was going - oii. ... /IliS Worship, fined - Jones:'arid/Jackson '■i'V;cach' ahd/cpsts;7s.V'iri default lJ>:days' iuiprisoiimfcht.'; - Each- of .'the. lined ,E3 and costs 75.,-in default seven ■ days' imprisonment. : ; r -: SIiNDAY TRADING ; -.A; fine-of-20s. and costs .7s.was en-. ' tcrc-d'.asainst, Neil Austin,; Charged' with having kept; his shopopen on Sunday .- February 6, rfor . purposes'- of" trading. ■ After hearing the' evidenice: his .-Worship: entered a convictibii/and, fine, of 20s. and i costs: 7s:■ ,/Mr.' Meredith ...appeared .for / defendant. ' -..-'' - ■ ' jrATNTENANCE CASES. .Harry Wilson ;was. proceeded against for ; the variation of -a. maintenance; order. / 'Defendant failed ,to appear and tho order was', varied and.'increased.-to 7s. 6d. ; per; 'week. Defendant' was also orderen . to ' enter into a-bond Jh ' .£lO and two sureties of >C2O; each for. due compliance '; .with the order. and to pay solicitor's fed / .£1 ls.-.v The , default-. .was fixed nt two ; months', imprisonuient in Lyttelton- Gaol; ( Mr.'- Dnnn appoiired .for complainant:, ' An' 'infoi'inatioiv' ' charging Chas. If Anally with 'having failed to iprovide. ■ for the niaintenance of, his wife was dis— : niissed.', His Worship remarliiiig that it was impossible to, make'an: order on . (he. evidence; v There ', niay. have been faults ; on both sides. Mr. Wilson appeared,for .~-nDlainant and 'Hr. 'Mereditn for de- ; „ '/.;/ ;': '- ■.- ;; ; .

OTHER CASES.' - ■ Margaret Matier and. fined ,205., in default seven (lays imprisonment, for insobriety, ': and was; convicted and orderedto como up for/ sen- . t-ench when called on, on a, charge, or procuring liquor during'the currency of , a prohibition order. •1 • 1 ■: . ■' '• A.' plea of not' guilty was entered by " Theresa Stevens' to a- charge of having used improper language. ;. After'hearing. ; the evidence, his Worship dismissed the. : information,.remarking that although tha, case: was very suspicious, there was some ' doubt, . and defendant -must have . the. benefit of it. . Mr. P. Jackson ap- ' peared for defendant. / . . Chas. ■ : to.' .appear in answer, to a: charge.'of < dninkennefvaiid. wits sentenced to - one' month's imprison-, ment. Two firstoffenders . were, each ponvipted and; discharged.; 't A sentence of one month's imprison- . ment was entered against Joseph , Cojle.'-fop insobriety.''••••. Accused! was also', charged with procuring lijubr during the' currency; of a prohibition : order, and was . convicted -and 1 discharged,. on this ■count.; ■■ ' ]