MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 918, 10 September 1910, Page 15

MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

(Boforo Mr. W. K, Hasolden, S.M.) ECHO OF THE RONA WRECK. MAINTENANCE CASE. . .Charles Sebastian Newson was Charged with- that, since January 31, 1910, ho had failed to provide his wife and children with adequate means of maintenance. Mr. Kirkcaldie appeared for complainants wrid Mr. A. H. Barnet was. for defendant. In stating the 1 case for complainant Sir.' Kirkcaldie said that accused had disappeared, and his family had been unablo to locate him for some months until lie. got into trouble at Ashburton and was sentenced to a month's imprisonment. He asked for an order to' be . made against accused and . that ho bo rnado to. find security so that he might not disappear again. \ Mr. ;<Burnet, stated that his client had been trying to obtain employment but had:been unable to do so." He did not' object to an order being made against him. In apsivqi' to a question from . the Bench, as to whether there had beoiv anything against accused before the conviction at Ashburton," Mr.' Kirkcal-' die stated that; v ho had, some time ago,, been fined in the Supreme Court in connection with the loss of the. Bona, in Pallisor Bay. :■ . •..,'.:;■' ~ His Worship ordered Newsoii to pay. v los. a week towards the' maintenance; of his wife,;,and 7s. .a week towards the. maintenance-of."eacli of- his four, children. ; He was ordered to find security of £50, in default six months' imprisonment. ■ ''■'■■ .', .. ANOTHER STOWAWAY. ; . Albert -Murphy, ; alias Albert r Martin Kersley, alias '.'.Woods, alias. Alfred Wilson, . was charged with travelling on September. 8 in the Canopus between Westport and Wellington, without, having 'first; paid tlie; proper fare- and' with ■ intenttb evade'; payment 'thereof, f He' pleaded guilty; .•. \, V ■•■'; :Suh-Inspeotor Norwood--stated .that,: accused was an old'offender. There were eight previous convictions against him,-six of tlieso bcirijj for theft. When 'discovered on the 'steamer he had no; money. The,fare was 25s. y His Worship imposed V& : fine of £5' in default one mojitli's imprisonment. .The; magistrate declined .to accede to accuseds ,reqv«!St-.-tc- rw allowed time 'to find the' nioney. .;', :-, , .'.'•-.'. -. ; ;. I ' .ILL-TREATING. /, :?. -, Arthur'-.Backhduso-pleaded guilty to"' .a charge that, on August 22, ho did illtreat a. horse ..by working, it v whilo. it. was.': suffering from sores' on 'the shoulders.'.,. ; stated that the sores had only broken.out on the horse' that day, and he. intended out of harness as soon as'he got .home. •;■'"'; "was fbied'SOs.',' with costs 'i't>."-'.\\. : :. FRIENDLY SOCIETY SUED. , •; R. E. Hayes, Registrar of Friend,ly: Societies, .prosecuted the. Sir Wilfrid . Lawson-Tent of the. Independent Order :of.Rochabites for failing to ■ send m a iprop'er annual;rolurn, ';.■ Mr. H. H. |)stler, who - appeared ■■' for -tho 'Depart-. Erient. explained ..that' the prosecution : laid ' under ' Section 36 of the Friendly Societies'.Act vpf 1909.: : fendants had ignored -all, requests', to comply with tho Act..' . " A .fine of £20;(tho maximum) was iia posed with costs 75., and .solicitor's fee, ;£l:lls.:-6d...- U '.■.'■• Vv-flis./Worship remarked-that it was :open. tp ;i idefendants-.- to r.makoi iapplicaii ' tion for the-reduction-of the-fine;- -At present, thoy had not appeared and no : .thing;'.was shown in ■ mitigation of,tho ■'offence."-'.--;;'.':■'..,-' ' /'■• : "'"'■ .-; ; ( .'- /• INTERESTING BY-LAW CASte.-•; :-: Arthur -Kilrn'inster', was : ;charged|. with allowing. 25 sheep! to .be ■' at. large in the borough of Onslow oh-August 20.' Mr. T. S.- Weston, on behalf of defendant', entpred'-'a plea of not guilty.;.'; .';■'■■ Mr. P. Jackson, who appeared for. the Onslow Borough Council,.-."'■called the ranger, who stated'that" on';the date in question'; he: found the sheep grazing on Halsivell. Road, . Crofton Downs, Borough of. Onslow. Ho: drove them, on -to a property which, ho understood was owned.by Arthur Kilminster. Ho felt convincod they l were owned/ by doi'fendantj and : the drawing (put in) .was a rpiigh sketch of the. earmarks., • For tho defence, it was ; contended that Mr..Kilminster. was not the owner .of the sheep,, as. his earmark was not like the diagram put: in, and: he did not own the property on., to Which the <sheep had been.)driven by/the ranger. .The. case was dismissed, defendant :-..being allowed .solicitor's -fee,.- £1 Is. ;His Worship said, he hoped' further inquiries, -would be made, but that was, a. matter for the council., :. ;.,:. : Mr. Weston: I understand.what your Worship is driving at,but ;I can assure you this is a genuine case of mistaken identity. My client is: not the only. Kilminster owning property in the borough'of Onslow. . • '•. j ..} ■: OTHER BY-LAAV. CASES. ■A. large number of defendants pleaded guilty to charg'os of allowing-'horses and cattle to wander. Richard Rhodes, John Breen, and Horbert Wilton were, each fined 10s., with costs 7s.;'Frederick Reid and William Haynes were fined Bs., with\costs 7s.'; in the cases'of Thomas 'Cole ."and John" Lane, the fine was' 75., with',7s. .'costs, while a penalty of 55., and. costs 75., was-imposed respectively' on," Daniel- Griffin, James M'Kenzio, Alice Wickman, James Bradley, Patrick O'Shea, Arthur Wiflin, and Frederick Johns. .. William Collins, Andrew Collins, jun., Edward Eton, John Gregory, James J. Moore, Walter Rogers, James A. Smith,, and' Marion Taske'r,. were convicted of failing to,register dogs,"alid were eaoh ordered -to -pay 7s.- court costs. . For allowing chimneys to catch fire, Alfred Mitchell and Elizabeth Monaban were each fined 55., with; costs 7s. For riding a bicycle on the footpath in Wellington South,; Cecil W. Miller was fined 55., with costs.7s. For'allowing a cart to bo driven over 'a footway in King Street, David Andrews was ■ fined/305., • with costs 95., and witness's expenses 9s. His Worship : ordered that 255. of the.fine was'to be paid to the corporation to cover costs of repairs to the footway.