MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1037, 28 January 1911, Page 10

MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

'V : --'; (Before Mr. W. G. Riddell, S.M.). *• J ;CLOSELY CONFINED. . ' pV;, POULTRY CROWDED iIN CASES. i'V.. Japes Maxted pleaded not guilty to a {•; 'obargo of cruelly ill-treating twelvo i;ducks and seventeen fowls on December '-.■ .16 bj confining them in such a inanncr :' as to cause suffering ,and pain. Mr.. h R. J. Webb conducted, the casofor the" w- Society for tho Pimeutioii'of to J: v Animals: y. :i .'.''■ • ••' :-. '-.;■:■ !■'• ■' x •'.-.' ;• './Evidence was given to tho effect that | .on December. 16, tho Inspector for tho ? ; S.P.G.A. stopped defendant's cart in j,J'Courtenay Place arid discovered 17-fowls I' in acase 27in. x 22in. x 13Jin. It was | .'a very hot day, and the fowls were in i.. a, bad state 1 from want of air. One of [/-thorn appeared to bo nearly dead. Two ( 'other. caseSj 19in.x Win. x lOin. each '/'contained six ducks., Nono of tho cases i; BbouH have contained more than half • -;bs many poultry.- Defendant stated that t.'.iiie had no intention'of causing the ducks 1 : and:fowls suffering, and did not. think j: ,they;would'.com'e to, any' harm'as they U.were; : only in tho, cases an hour'.and, a [. half,', tho ducks being a small variety. r'' ;The .magistrate held that on the evil/'dence accused must bo convicted.. A fino j/oof 40s. was imposed,'with costs 95., and |.; : £olicitor's feeJEl Is./in default 48 hours', ?.' iupfisonnient.' '.'.-'

1/ - : ; ASSAULT IN WILLIS STREET. U/' 'As a result.of an occurrence outside F; ; the Empire Hotel in Willis Street on [.' Thursday, a well-dressed man named t .William Evans appeared in the dock !'> charged' : .with unlawfully..";'. assaulting [Daniel Francis Arnoy. Mr. E. W. Jaekj/\ soil'appeared for accused, who pleaded [/not guilty. According to tho evidence [:/.iof- Constable Snow, a scuffle was. in pro- [; gress outside the Empire Hotel, and on j, "the constabl6 rushing to the scene, he j- 'discovered Evans in the act of striking (,' ; |Amey. "Accused denied striking' Amey, | and .stated that ho' was merely trying .'-to'.'pull another, man away from' tho /.fight. Another .witness gavo . evidence k that,he did'not seo Evans strike a blow. [~/. The magistrate; held,' howbver, that.on ;'".'; the constable's ovidenco accused must bo r;'convicted. .."As- the assault was not a i'.; Bcfions one, a fino of :10s. would suffjeej i" .in default 24 hours' imprisonment. ';"

J'-V-'AUiEGBD,THREATENING l':'['yf ' .;:: BEHAVIOUR. : .; y- -->}:■'; •William : Patrick 1 : Dowling pleaded f : \pii\iy; to using 'threatening behaviour I?,' lii'; Vivian Street on Thursday, thereby. I ;: i occasioning a breach of: .the peace. He. ';■■' was ; _fin'ed 205., in default seven days' I; imprisonment. Arising out of the occur- ! re'nce'j a- similar charge was preferred jo against a. man named Archibald Cooper. k ; Mr. D. Jackson appeared for Cooper and .V Bskcd for a remand until this morning, rz Which was granted. ■

j^v;-'f/' BY-LAWS BROKEN. ~ f ■':': William, John AHerton Farrelly,'• a; |~ tuilder, pleaded ;nbt guilty to a charge r of making connection to a commuriica-

|.;tibn /pipe; on December 30,' whennot a f.; licensed plumber,-and to a second cliargo ;, -of connecting a pipe with a water main I':';without, the written authority of. the ?■;■- City 'Council. After- evidence; had been' V heard,' he w,as, fined for the first offence !;-50s.,4witb. costs 95., witness's expenses r! 65., : and solicitor's fee £1 Is. On 'tho "; .'second charge he was convicted and bri;dored to/pay court costs 7s.'; 1 The.City Sj; Solicitor.'(Mr. JA'O'Shea) appeared, for [,v. ,the .-prosecution"'; '■'. S'J u -,t?J\ !;.:-• For depositing /'rubbish lifci Johnston f. Street, and.'not. placing' a' lamp" on .it i. after-sunset, William Wilson was.-fined ;, ■'■■ 20s.,f,and costs 7s.', in default.4B hours' -.'imprisonment. -.'■.';•".'

David Rogers pleaded guilty to . a charge,of setting oil' explosives on January 14_ to the. annoyance, of..persons in MoleswortirStreet. Ho was fined 205., with costs 75., in default 48 hours' imprisonment, i ..,".-• '■" MAINTENANCE. i ;.',; : ' . .Mr; appeared, in ;support of an application by Donald Eraser, who wished to have a maintenance order varied ..so that he could pay a lump sum of £53 2s. 6d. towards tho satisfaction of tho • original order of ss. a S).'eek.for tho, support of a .child. Tho application was ' For ' disobedience of >a> maintenance order, ion :• which'. the "arrears amounted to £2, John William O'Shoa was fined 205., with costs 95., and solicitor's fee £1 Is.,' in default seven days' imprison'm'ent.;. Mr'.. Luko appeared for complainant. ' OTHER CASES. James Wilson, .against whom there were 16 previous convictions, pleaded guilty to a chargo of drunkenness and to a further chargo of procuring liquor during., tho currency of a. prohibition order. Ho was deemed to be a habitual inebriate,'' and was sentenced to a month's iniprisonmfent for tho first offence, and convicted and discharged for tho second. : William Jones, charged with drunkenness, made- rib appearance.' He was ordered.to forfeit his bail of 205., or undergo 48 hours' imprisonment.. One first-oil'ending inebriate was fined 55., with the alternative of. 24 hours' imprisonment. ! CIVIL BUSINESS. : ' (Before- Dr. A. M'Arthur, S.Mi) •'■ HOTEL BROKERS' CLALM. . Evidence was' concluded yesterday in the civil case in which Walter' Axel Evenspn and Charles Jackson, trading as, tho. "Wellington Business Exchange," hotel brokers, sued William J. Williams, settler, of. Karaka Bay,' to recover tho sum of £75, .alleged to bo duo.to plaintiffs for work, journeys,,and' attendances of the plaintiffs, performed for the defendant at his request, in tho negotiation and sale. of the lease and goodwill of tho Empire Hotel, Feilding, owned by the defendant,". Mr.;A'.;'Gray, appeared for the plaintiffs 'and Mr. T. Young for tho defendant. '■ -The magistrate reserved decision uni til. January. 31. .