MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1396, 23 March 1912, Page 15

MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

(Before Mr. YV. Cl. Riddell, S.M.) THEFT AT RAILWAY STATION. A charge of having stolen a handkerchief containing two r.iilv.-av tickets and .-&) !)s. in nnr.ey (total value, J?3 lis. (id.) from Mrs. Annie YVhilemon, was made against L'lizahelh Stenuett, an elderly woman. The defendant, who was represented by Mr. I'. W. .fa.'kson, pleaded nut guilty." The prosecution brought witnesses to stale that Mrs. Whitman had into the waiting roam at tho i.ambton Station, and had left her money (tied in a handkerchief) on a table for a few minutes. Defend int. «t that time, was .-aid to be the iiulv poison in the wai tin,'-room, besides Mi-s.'Whik-maii's little gi'rl; and the little giH alleged that defendant had "touched" the parcels. Detective Cameron had been summoned, and had found three sovereigns anil some silver in the pussession of the defendant. .Mrs. Whileman staled that she had had Hires sovereigns and some silver in her .handkerchief. The defendant denied the charge, but the Court convicte.l her, and ordered her to make restitution, and to appear for scalene.; when called upon. UNDEIt PROVOCATION. Degin.ild Wright was charged with having behaved ill a threatening manner at ■lohnsDiivilh.' liiiilwiiv Station on March 'J. Wright, who plead'i-il not cuillv, ■ was represented l>v Mr. K. V. Willi-. Afl'-r hearing a deal of evidence, his War-hip said that Wright had received 'provocation, and, in the circumstances, had probably acted rea.-onably. lor there was testimony to the effect that Wright had been knocked under a railway carriage. Tlio infcriuafion was dismissed. SCHOOL ATTENDANCE, l-'or failing to .-end chihlre.i to school, guardians were lined as follow:—William lielshain, 25., and costs 75.; .Limes Hums, lis., and "s.; .1. (.Vile, !N.. and 75.-, .lohn .Maxwell. ":■., and 7>.; Frank Morion, 25., and "-.; Kituna \Vi'!,cs. .V., and 7-.; and Henry Wit hey, '.'.-., mid ".-. OTHER CASES. ,1,-ibe;-. Wiiolridgo was fined £1 for two breaches of his prohibition order. l-'or using bad language, Herbert Thompson and Edward May were each fined ,13.