MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 906, 27 August 1910, Page 15

MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

(Before Mr. W. G. Riddell, S.M.) ILL-TREATING A HORSE. Sydney Claridge was charged with having on August .12 cruelly ill-treated a horse by working it in harness while it was suffering from sores on its back. A plea of guilty was entered. Arising out of the same charge was an information laid against P. Cameron for cruelly ill-treating a horse by allowing, it to.be worked in harness while suffering from sores ou its back. Cameron pleaiM hot guilty, , .'■!.' ; -.. Police evidence was to the effect that 'the horse was suffering from sores on tho wither, shoulder, and back, and froin girth- gall. The harness was pressing on them. Sydney Claridge stated that two or .three nights before the information was :laid he had told Cameron about tho horse. Defendant denied knowledgo that the horso was suffering from sores, but tho • magistrate held that the evidence was against him, and imposed a fine of' £3, with costs , 7s., in default fourteen days', imprisonment. Sydney Clnridge' was fined 205.; with costs 75., thq default ■being 48 hours' imprisonment. ■ • A CUSTOMS CASE. : The Collector of Customs (Mr. C. S. Nixon) ■ yesterday proceeded against ■Frederick Hamilton Smyly, fourth of'ficor of .the steamer Turakina, for an alleged breach of the Customs Act. Tho : charge was that ou August 25 Smyly did knowingly harbour certain uncustomed goods, to wit, six gold bracelets ■ and onb'gold,matchbox, of a total value of £14. •.'•.. .;..." /Mr. Gγ. IL Fell, who appeared'for tho defendant, asked for an. adjournment as: Mr. JSlyors, who was instructed in thu case, was' detained at the Su;prenui CourL. Tlie magistrate atffjourned the case until this morning. ; ; BEEACH OF LICENSING AC'JV William L. Carter was charged with • having on August 12 dispatched d packago containing liquor to Mrs. Calder, a person residing in a No-Licenso ; district' (Nowtown), such package not ibearing distinctly written 'or'printed on the outside a notification that it' cun;t'aincd liquor. ' • Mr. C. R. Dix, on behalf of Carter, ,ontored a plea of guilty, stating tha> at itho timo.the.liquor was sent out. there ; were no beer .cases in stock, arid so it Was forwarded ,in a. whisky, case...' Carlor. only an, employee—an undor-storo-i man—for the firm (Preston and Co.), who supplied tho liquor. , ■ , A fine of 20s. was imposed, with costs :75., the default being 24 hours' imprisonment. ; . . BY-LAW CASES. Jas. Reynolds, a fruit hawker, foi !whom-Mr.'H.' F. O'Loary appeared, •was charged with driving a. vchiclo without' a. light between sunset and j sunrise. Hd ivas convicted aiid ordered Ito pay costs 75., and witness's expenses 4s. On a further charge of furiously driving a ! horse'.and vehicle in Cambridge Terrace. Reynolds was fined 10s., with costs !)s., in default 48 hours. , ■ ,j David Andrews, for failing to havo a number on his licensed vehicle, was fined 205., with costs 7s. ■ \ For failing'to. register'dogs, Wm. J. Hart and Herman Nownian wero each fined ,10s., with costs,.7s, .. OTHER CHARGES. Violet Campbell, for procuring liquor during the currency' of a prohibition order, made no appearance. She was fined 405., with costs. 75., tho default being seven days. ■'. One first offending inebriate was fined 55., in default 24 hours' imprisonment, and two others, who failed to appear, each forfeited his bail of 10s.