MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1322, 28 December 1911, Page 2

MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

(Before Mr. W. G. Riddell, S.M.) ALLEGED FORGERY. A furtlic-r remand till January 3 was granted in the case of Granrillc Hunt, charged -.villi forgery of a promissory note, signed W. H. Xash, to the amount of i>ll2 Bs. lOd., and uttered to Wright, Stephenson nud Co. liail was agaiu allowed.

OBSTREPEROUS SAILOR. ' John Henderson, a muscular-looking seaman, was charged with various offences—that ho had been intoxicated, had resisted arrest, damaged a constable's uniform (valued at £:i 6s. 6d.), and smashed six cab windows (valued at ,'i(k). Inspector Shcelian relalcd In the liench that the accused had given the constable' a very lively time. His Worship lined Henderson 20s. for damaging (he constable's uniform, and ordered him to make good the value of a new one (O. , :) (is. lid.), or suffer It days' impri.-cnmfiit. For resisting arrest, he was lined IQ;., plus Bs. costs, and given the option of It days in gaol. Jlc was further ordered to mnko good Iho damaged wliidows(3os.), or endure seven days in prison, while u conviction was also entered up for drunkenness. INSOBKILTY. Various first-offending inebriates were convicted and discharged, Pines of 10s., with (he option of 48 hours' imprisonment, were imposed upon ■' John Finnic, William Simmons, mid Angus M'J)onnld, each convicted of drunkenness. Frank Albrecht and John Ramson (alias Liolierl on similar convictionn wcro each fined 205., with Ihe option of three days in gaoi. A prohibition order was made out against Donald Campbell, who was convicted of drunkenness and fined Ifls., with tho option of seven days' imprisonment. John M'Convillc, a prohibited person, was convicted of drunkenness and disorderly 'behaviour, and fined JOs., with the alternative of seven days' imprisonment. For resisting the police ho was sentenced to H days in gaol. Two other prohibited individuals, Win, Brady and George Broughton, were convicted of breaches of their prohibition orders nud fined 20s. each, with the alternative ol three days' imprisonment. OTHER CASES. On a charge of threatening behaviour, whereby the public peace was endangered, a man named Walter Kempton was 'convicted and filled 205., with costs 'js. ( with the option of three days' imprisonment, Wm. Ross, convicted of having used certain language, was fined X'J, with the option of 11 days' imprisonment.