MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 937, 3 October 1910, Page 3

MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

; (Before .Mr^W.. G. Riddell,' S.M.) ', ; . . " EVIDENCE; CONFLICTING. s " Isabella' 1 ! Swiridale was charged on the information of Emma Esther 'Sheil, Wellington, with having, assaulted and beaten the: informant. on August ; 18. .Mr. P. Jackson, appeared for.-' the. complainant and Mr.'-T. Hislop, for the defendant, '.'.. Mr. .P.Jackson, in stating complainant's' case, stated -that the affair lead-, trig, up to the- information being' laid ;oc-' burred on. the morning, of the date in question. Miss Sheil.bad.:,stayed at the. Palace.'Hotel on the 'night rprevious as ■ the guest, of .a Miss.Crawfora.; The.de; fendant in, the case was the wife; of the licensee > of the hotel.. .As a .result of the affair complainant, who was of.-a.ner--. vous temperament,- had suffered considerably :and she 'denied .doing anything to incur the .displeasure of defendant. ... ■Several 'witnesses ! were ; called, on, both sides,'the defence being that Mrs.'Swindale. hadjasked.complainant ,toleave the: premises and was.justified in doing so and that she was merely taking the necessary! steps to : see that complainant, did leave. '■'.-■■: .',-■'■!, v; : l •■.'.'■,."'■■■. y His .Worship that the as-" .sault was: hot a serious one and that the evidence was.'very .conflicting':as is usual'in such cases. "If'the plaintiff was under the influence of '.liquor,' the fendant would'have'been'justified' in or-, dering her out and in taking steps to put. her out,. but; if on the. other hand the plaintiff was .sober she had a right to reimain there.., .So 'far as. the,..evidence .as to' intoxication went it. was .'.very hard •to say;what "was 'the-condition,of plain: tiff.' It appeared that "she had,;some'drink, and. that defendant. : had', some reason to order.' her. out./ The ' information 'would be dismissed ..each side to pay.'its own 'costs.;' ■ ■, '''■. ~; .■. ' ,'_.. '■;' ■'" .'.' ' ;^ALLEGED ; FALSE !PRETENCES.: ; ,:\P?horhas Duffy,, appearing,;'on- remand frpm: Auckland, .wasucharge'd. that-'on .or about 'August!. 2, 'at .Wellington, 1 he did obtain, ; goods, value:"47o,.from NormanEdward Aitken by mfeans'of a certain 'false'.:pretence,, .with'.."intent to, defraud.. Mr.j'.Av Dunn, -who:appeared for.-accused,' asked for a' remahd-.until '.October."s.'.. Chief'Detective;'.Broberg offcred.no objection.; Duffy, he said, had, been, ad-' mitted to bail in Auckland in - ,£IOO and two sureties-i of >£50. His, Worship granted the remand, and fixed bail on;the same terms. : v '. ''/.'-.',!'.';.'..'.'.' ______ ..',- : , ;.'' . '.-■ •other-cases! ' : '•■■.William Robert, Hall, who described himself; as a ■'sailor, pleaded :'guilty. to: a charge of '■■ using •. .obscene ..language ;. onL'ambton .Quay, and, elected to .be dealt with,summarily., This was.accused's first offence, • and his .Worship. after. warning, him to be inore careful.in future'imposed -,a fine of ,£3,', in default-21-days' imprison-:. ment.. : ■■'■.'.•" '..;■'-'.!'. ; v..'.-..-., i ;', ■ '■ ■■■'■'.■ ..William. Henry.ißriggs, .who -made no appearance,, was fiped 40s.,.with the alternative .of .seven days' imprisonment. >For breach of a prohibition order 'and'on a charge of'drunkenness he. was-'.fined 10s'., in default ,' 24 ■•Nhours' ' imprisonment. Florence McDonald, .against' .whom' there were 17, previous convictions,; pleaded guilty to, procuring, liquor during,, the currency of a; prohibition order, and was fined 40s.,'in-default 14 days' imprison!.meht.;.,'Th'e same; accused, was'convicted and discharged for drunkenness. One firstoffending inebriate did not;appear, and was-ordered to.forfeit his bail of 10s.,"indefault 24 hours', imprisonment."