MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 789, 12 April 1910, Page 2

MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

(Before Messrs. James Godber and James B. Speed, Justices of the Peace.) THEFT: OF HOESE-RTJGS. A youth named Charles M'Cauley pleaded not guilty" to a charge of having stolen two horse-rugs from Prank Higgott, licensee of the Kailway Hotel, Lower Hutt. According to the evidence of Chief Detective Broberg, the accused, a stable-boy at the Hutt, took the rugs . from Higgotfs stables. ; Koland Eager, a horse-trainer, of Miramar, stated that he bought the rugs for 30s. from the accused, who had told him that he brought them up from the south. •". After further- evidence,' the accused* who had tieen previously convicted on a charge of theft, was found guilty, and was sentenced ; to three months' hartf labour. ' ■' ■' Mr. Jackson appeared for the accused. . OBSTEUCTING A TEAMCAE.V Bather an unusual case was that in t which a man named George Ward, driver of a vehicle, was , charged with having impeded the progress of a tramcar." Erbm tho evidence of Sub-Inspector Norwood, it must have been a very exasperated, motorman who was in charge of the car, : for the accused deliberately drove : his , cart along the track in Manners : Street, . j and proceeded the whole length of the . street at a slow pace in front of ■ the car, taking no notice whatever of "the . clanging of the gong. Worse still, when, he got to the end. of Manners Street hB turned romid in his seat, and laughed in the motorman's face. The only excuse'that could be made for such conduct,- said the sub-inspector, was that ■ the accused and his companion were under the influence of liquor.. The Bench imposed a fine of 10s., with 7a. coats. . . ... .'_■ ~-, PLATING TWO-HP,. ' With one- previous conviction for ■ the . offence, an exponent of the game of twoup, William Spindle, was , called upon ' to oxplain his second offence.. According ; to the,evidence of the police the accused was observed amongst a crowd of men on the King's Wharf, evidently playing , two-up. The accused was convicted and fined .£3, the option being fourteen days' imprisonment. ' ' . i . . . INSOBEIETY. . : Three first offenders -were convicted on charges' of -drnnkenness and- were , dis- . charged. ' James Neville, twice previously . convicted of drunkenness, was fined 203. \ iipon his conviction for his third, offence, ■-. the option-being fourteen days'_ imprisonment. John Oondon, convicted ol drunkenness; ■ was ordered to pay medical expenses,-. 10s.; or in '. default undergo fourteen days' imprisonment.. , ; '. othee cases. .' ' : On the application of Chief-Detective Broberg, a man named George Miller,. charged with stealing £i from.'Keith Buchanan, was remanded till.April. 15. • An expressman named .-David M'Cbmbe was convicted on a charge of having com- . mitted a breach of the by-law forbidding expressmen going on to the plattdrm at Thorndon Station, and was ordered; to pay the costs of tho prosecution, 7s. ■ 'John Hamilton, and Gerald 6'Donoghue, who were represented by Mr. Fitzgibbon, • were convicted on a charge,of.haying been guilty bt . threatening behaviour on the Miramar racecourse; thereby oreating a ■; breach of the peace, and were each fined • 10s., with costs 3s. Gd., the option being three days' imprisonment.