MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 913, 5 September 1910, Page 3

MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

(Before Mr. W. R Haselden, S.M.)

THE POLICE, i >■- {FINE;. 'MEMORY -THOUGHDRUNK. ' "■ At.'the'Magistrate's.Court on Satur-.. •day, James ;Crimmins, , -alias Dawsonj 'was charged' 1 SvitliV-'using, .obscene';•-\an-'guage:' oil./- hjght /'in ~G,huznee: 'Street,;: and "was.:.further,. charged with 'resisting .Constable '.Sftaw.V\Y.;'.'"" '/,■'}■', '■'; Accused said that he reniembered.no-, thing,-.'.about -the'.-;'matter,.:"as, ho ■ was; Inelplesslyi drunk/at/th'o' ; tim'e; : - - ,■■■' .>!'■ Evidence:'*"called!.'' by.: Station-Sergeant "Darby was to. ; tjie' sn/ect/,that .accused; , was? Using,Very'bad'.'language /near-the ;Forester,'s' 'C.'i&rms ■Street,-.%witliin ; ' tlie i hearing;:.of...pas'sOTs- : '■by;-. '■' ; When '.arrested he,- struggled-viol-; |eutly,, 'arid.hadyto -ho (handcuffed /and 'almost;.carried-, to ■Mount '.Cook"Station.. had ;:t'vP7 : bad: record'.: ~"",;. / '■ ' : Accused. stated .itlifi i" lift bad no ques-\ .'tiohs ..to': ask 'the witnesses'"called,. but 'remarked -from' the:dock that .he ; had. been:assaulted in the-poliee.yard./,/This •allegation;.was 1 , denied.-./, by the ; ;( ; c'oii-, Istables,": who, searched" him; :but- 'they, Remarked'that,-ho 'had'ithrow'n himself, 0i1,'.-the', refused .to 'walk' ■ when; /'(;/: ',I".'/ :. v'';."':". ;■ Accused-/asked 'for.,leniency/.on' >«•. 'count of 'being intoxicated at the. timo -of • the ; occurrence;:;-. /| Sergeant Darby hero- remarked,that'accused- stated that ; he:';was' helplessly'; drunk,'. and;■ yet. re,membered' ;everything/; " : "";'Y '",/ ■'■:.■') :. A /sentence of:; one month's.'..imprison'mention each;charge-waa, imposed, the. sentences to'"b'e concurrent. . . ... ,'.'■ :;; : VffiKE A OF HlM.!';.;'; ■'.- Victor".'Richardson was charged'with theft; onAugust i3O of clothing valued at £i: : Os; 6d.; -['the'-property of. .William; Flack.,: -The same .accused was further charged- with-'making a. false, dectara!tion. Shipping. 1 and. Seamen's. Act..,' , l He -pleaded guilty;- /to ' both i.;..'. ■■■;.'■ ..';.:'/''.:■■■■':.• ".■ '''-•'■ ';..Chief-Detectiye/;Broberg saidthitthe facts 'of. the (first '■case';wero" that Richardson and Flack,,were both A.B.'s on the Indraghiri;. : -Early oh the morning 'of August ,30; -Richardson 'took > the clothing belonging.:to Fl.acki' and came ■ashore, and sold theiii to a-.secotidharid-, /dealer/foVia. /few-shillings.- ,-.He .then deserted'tne ; ship/ -.;"'"< ;'/. V.. : ';' : ;'\.-/. : ' In connection .'with the second charge' Captain G. G; "Smith; ' Superintendent of Mercantile Marine, said that Richardson (had joined-'the. ship in Sydney, and. deserted, in .'.Wellington on/, August 30. /Later he signed'.'a .declaration under a falso name,- and, produced discharges'under,: that false name- to "se-/ .cure.> . ship again;: As there' had been .a/deal of false swearing going- on, tain /Smith .asked the Magistrate ito make ari'example of ; the-'offender.-';'"/"'' /A sentence of .one, month's imprisonment; was imposed on each charge, Hho sentences to be concurrent.''-An"-'order was made, that the/clothing stolen (Was to be' returned, to. the--owner on payment of "the: amount,.at which the sec-ondhand-dealer, had purchased it. ? ''" /.James Devine,..... alias, Madden,. who. had.-been convicted of drunkenness on: four: ' occasions during tho last six' months, -was again drunkenness on Saturday morning, and was sentenced, to' one..month's . imprisonment.with hard.labour. '••/.. ■ '*. ■; '■■ Benjamin'Legg, on a charge-of drunkwas convicted. and'discharged. Two first offenders, were similarly dealt'with, and another, who did not, appear, was fined 55., in default twentyfour hours' imprisonment.