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Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 944, 11 October 1910, Page 3

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v : Mi&Ws G:V >Kiddell, •; S;M.) -: S son 1 -: appeared/ pleaded' guilty ;'td'. a'oharge' of ..assaultingVJohn,, Wilson in Molesw'orth Streets/on .September. l 29. - v •,:-■;.'■'' j- .' ■;. :•-••;■ /.Evidence. qf:,the.police was. to the /effect complainant/was badly' knocked about result of,the affair/' For. the defence : ,it /was stated/that. Atwell had /-been provoked to,the assault' as a. result of very, insulting language;-'used: by defendant.. - ■ • ; ~,.;' ..; y .; His Worship -remarked that accused had a legal 'remedy:in these, matters, and.had no.: right'.to 'take; -the, law, into . his 'own • hands. j.k finei of/iDs.. was/ imposed,, with :costs 7s'.,' arid.-.witiessw'; expenses -125.; -.in' default-seven 'days' imprisonment. / ,■_.:■};. J'/ '■: [ /• /George-Clapperton pleaded: guiltyi; to: a charge that on Septeniberi 14'at-Welling-ton, .he did illtreat/a horse by' riding it /.when it was.in an/unfit; condition to-be', so ridden.. ;/•V'" \ :.; ; ,' ; ■'■'.•■'. . :'-'..<- Norwood etated, that Clapperton had bought the horse for 25s.'i and:had ridden it from Wadestown to Nowtown, .while it.: wis "suffering" from diseased hoofs.: The horsehad since/been .'destroyed. :. . „.;A fine ;• ofJOs., and costs 75., was im-, posed,: in default seven -days' imprisonment.;.: . ,/.%'■;:;/'.'' ..' ' ".',-'.. '.'."■'-. ■', THEFT OF TWO LETTUCES; - : /y j 'Donald Thomson,' pleaded guilty to. a charge/of theft./oi/two. lettuces, value id., from • a '.Chinaman's' shop., .It appeared that he was .under the influence of drink at the time".;. A : conviction was recorded," the accused to come up for sentence when called on. ■;'■:■. \i ' : .-V IHPEOPER LANGUAGE.,-. .',■/ Benjamin Ede, who , pleaded guilty to • a charge of using;improper.language, was fined M, in.' -default 21. days' imprisonment. '..' y-/' y; QUALIFIED FOB' PAKATOA. \ : - : Henry Thomas, against whom there weire 43 previous convictions, pleaded guilty to a' charge' of drunkenness.. He was deemed to. be an habitual inebriate, and was ' sent 'to tho Pakatoa -Inebriates' Home for 12-months. ■--:''' .' '.'■'■■■"-; -'' - ;*, ; 1 Thomas -Louis Gardiner, with 23 previous convictions against his name was -also sent to Pakatoa tfor 12- months, the oharges; against him. being drunkenness and.breach of a prohibition; order. : ~[ PROHIBITED PERSONS.'' Mary Burnip, who. admitted procuring liquor during the currency of a prohibition order, had a thirtieth conviction recorded against her, and was ordered to come up for sentence when called upon, on condition that ,6ho. entered, the• Salvation Army; HomeV and remained there for 12 months;' . ', Sarah Jamieson, ■ charged with entering the Prince of Wales-Hotel during the ourrency of a : - prohibiriap. 4rder- .•ffias.-ijsj'

an old offender. She was fined; 405., with the alternative of seven days' ■imprisonment. . A, similar penalty was imposed on. Emma Hastings for breach of a prohibition order,, and on a oharge of diunkenr ness she was convicted and discharged. • INSOBRIETY. Robert M'Clure, for drunkenness, was fined 10s., with the' alternative of 48 hours' imprisonment, John Crotty being similarly penalised'. . , , A first-offending inebriate, who' had been admitted to bail and locked up on a second charge of drunkenness, was v .fined ss. on the first 'charge and, 10s. on. the second charge, the. alternative being 24 hours and 48 hours on. the respective charges.. A first offender, who. did not appear,, was ordered to forfeit his. bail.of 10s. '■'-. Another, was fined 55., with the usual alternative, and a third, who bad been in. the cells overnight, was convicted and discharged. . :.■'■''. BY-LAWS ' Bertram Richard Greeks and Arthur Harry' Fullford pleaded 'guilty to a .charge that, on September 25 at Brooklyn, they discharged a, pea-rifle'without permission from the City Council... Each was fined 205., with .costs 3s. 6d., in'del fault seven,'days'. ' Neils Clark, for' riding,.a cycle after dark without a' light, was fined-10s,. with costs''7s.,:in default- 48 hours' imprison-: ment.■"■■■:■. '<•■..■.r. ■ ■::.,'"'"■ '-:' :: -: ■■:■■■ ',-.''■■ ■■■'■i \ ' -Thomas (White < Maxwell, -for leaving a vehicle unattended, for more than ..-five, .minutes, was fined 205.,, with costs-' ; 7s., in' .default 48 : hours' imprisonment. ■■'■;. ySV— '/ / / 'Edward Bevpji.'.onrho did 'mot' appear,, was convicted of disobedience of an order, in respect to the maintenance of his : wife and/of .disobedience,of/two. orders in're-, s'pect 'to the'maintenance of. his'children. ;'He was!sentenced, to a month's-imprison-■ment' on: each charge. Defendant, was ordered to'-pay. an additional 1 amount of 25., 6d.: "a.- week" 'towards .the support of each; ' child.': ..An application 'to ..increase the wife's' maintenance'''was /adjourned for, ; a :month,/defendant:to pay iE2'2s. costs m; respect.of. each application. ..Mr. , H., O'Leary'appeared for. complainant. :..._: .: Maiid -Louisa Grace ■.'Asb.ljplfwas granted, Bumm'ary- separation-, from, her) husband; ;] William-George Ashbolt, and.was-granted " custody- ; bf the child,.defendant being,orr, .'tiered to pay. Ss: : " a'week-towards the sup.port' of the , child, and; costs ~45.; ■..,,:..:, : 'William- Robert Mitchell', was ordered.to; pay :7s.'-a-week towards-',the: support,ot. eacli of lis- two- children;'.-and;also;.to;: par Dis .was-,-'for •'-, complainant. ,antt ~)Mr.-.,. j,,..; Jacksonifor; :defendant,;. .."-;-j;.'.-! ;■ .-Edward ;Adams. , -consented,to,;an. order. ;to;.pay-ss/ a.week/'oapli Lin/respect to a : maintenance /of two illegitimate.children,■ also solicitor's fees.-:- Mr.,P. Jackson ; ap-. peared for ■ complainant ,;and .Mr.-.A. .ii. ; . Herdnian/for' defendant;.: .1 i:,'., ;/ -,:• Augustus 'Ring -was ordered ,to; pay. 45, ; per-:week towards the; support,of his llle-; |itimate':chUd,.al S o Bs.-expenses, jug., hffe: :solicitors.:'fee,, - :app^are'd'Joi.'cprhplai^Vand.'^.rJNeu-, .son--'-for ; defendant. ~- , ~-.. • • ;_' ' v■' ---James'-Davis,'cpnsented to an-order -to payJ7s;;:a: wee> - towards ,the;,suppprt.. of ; his; illegitimate,/child;. 1 - / -'/; ; . ; ; \l\ /.;/./ V'/; /;, : ;5'A ; n l : ; app,lmaHtfh"forisummary. .separation 1 ' agaiiist James /Fryer was. adjourned until.; Friday/nbxt ; '/v:!;//// / /;,..: V, ;,'-v/:'''] ;; '/ An application for- a>maintenance ; order,-, against partly' leard'and"adjourhed -till.-Saturday.: j: . - ; An'vadjourhment'.till :Octobef .24 ; was. 'granted- in'i the/case -against Jo'seph,.Sam-;| uel Perkins,'f or 'alleged... disobedience- .ply an.,:brder,;for:the-maintenance.- of.:his five childreh. t ; v., . / ■ -V:,-.:,. ■ . ■:■ A'case agaihstEobert.;M'Nab,fo.r allegeddisobedience' of a'; maintenanceWirder- vv-as; adjourned' for .a month. ,•■"?''"■-,; ; : -: ',/;. > : A case-against Minnie.MDonald for,al-, leged; failure.to -maintain .a.;-child■ in . an .'industrial ;Sohool...was'-''ad]ourned "Ipr-; / '■•'■;■ ■' ■ Aii-application' for a. r prdhibition order-: ■< to issue- against ;Charles heard;'and adjourned,till ilriday, deieiid-■ "ant'-to pay • JEI/lsi solicitor ; Mr;; .A.-. ; L.--Herdman 'appearedofpr the,,.ap-, pli9ant^;and->Mr.: i J.:i'J.,;M;Grath;for:;,de T ■t'endant;.;.;;;/■;:.// - y y -:-/•.yri.C .j'/uCj ";,;-;^