MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1505, 30 July 1912, Page 10

MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

(Before Mr. W-. G. Riddell, S.M.), PAKAPOO HOUSE.. EUROPEANS IN CHINESE DEN. At the Magistrate's Court yesterday, George Gee was charged with having kept 131 a Taranaki Street as a common gaming house. Ah Bow, Richard Davis, George Reins, and Leonard Price were charged with having been found on the premises. Pleas of guilty were entered by all the defendants, except Ah Bow, who pleaded not-guilty. Mr. P. J. O'Regan. appeared for Gee, and Mr. W. Perry for Davis. . . : ' Evidence was given by Senior-Sergeant Rutledgo, to the effect that Constable M'Kelvey and he- had entered Gee's premises on Sunday night. Davis, Reins, and Price had then, been on the premises, and a few seconds later Ah Bow had come in. The tablo had been strewn with pakapoo tickets,. and all the paraphernalia for the marking of tickets had been found oa the premises. One room on the premises was usod solely for tho purpose of marking pakapoo tickets. Ah Bow, who was described as a storekeeper in Tinakori Eoad, stated in",evidence that ho was not in the house at the time of his arrest. Ho asserted thai Sergeant Rutkdge had-pulled him ui. ■ On' behalf of Gee, Mr. O'Regan asked the Court to tako into consideration tht ■fnct that his client was a firet offender, Mr. Perry made a similar appeal on behalf of Davis, Sub-Inspector Sheohan stated that the house had been under suspicion for o month, and that for a week past con. stables in plain clothes had visited it and had bought tickets, and that on all oi these occasions civilians had also beer noticed there buying tickets. Nothing had been known previously against defondauta. Gee was fined ,£ls. The other defend'ants were each fined .£l. ILL-FATED THIEF. POLICE UNEXPECTEDLY NEAR. Claude Paterson was fined JC2 for having resisted Constable Smnrt when the latter was endeavouring to effect his arrest. Ho was also ordered to pay th< amount .£1 7s. lid., of the damage- don< to the constable's trousers, and was order ed to appear for senteuco when eallec upon regarding u charge of having stoi.e] .a roll of flannelette,, valued at 305., frou the shop of Green and Davis. Sub-Inspector Sheehnn stated that or Saturday afternoon Constable Smart had been in Green and Davis'e shop, on Lambton Quay, buying an umbrella, when t woman entered, and said that a man had taken a roll of material away from th« ahop front. Constable Smart had thereupon pursued the man, who, seeing thai he was being overhauled in thu chase had thrown away the flannelp.tte, and later (as Constable Smart still draw near ev) had thrown off his ovtrcoat. Ai length, however, Paterson was overtaken and a etruggh) ensued, during which Con stable Smart's uniform had been dam aged. Paterson said that the fact flint h< had been under tho infhieiii'e of liqiioi at the time accounted for his lapse. ■ -.:: W jjy HE left HTS SHIP. John Nosh pleaded guilty to a cha.rg< of having deserted from the steamer Eβ Dinera. "The reason I left the ship," he eaid "is that-1 belong to this country, anc mv mother is living &i JlWit Hutt, J

' help to support hen ... I ant doing labouring work now." Defendant was remanded for sentence till' to-day. ' OTHER CASES. The 'following- charge- was nmdo againstAlexander Garrickllfti'old: "That on or about July 25, 1912, lie attempted to obtain from (livers persons the sum of .Hi. ■ by a -certain false pretence with intent" to defraud." Defendant was remanded till (o-morrow. ... A .prohibition order was issued against John Arthur Potter. An' order was made for the payment In- Williiim ■ Moncrieff to Mary ironcrieff .oh £1 per weok by way of maintenance. Thomas Hill was remandpd to Stratford on a charge of his having tailed to provide for the support of his wife. l J or insobriety. Charles Skidiuore was fined .£2, and Thomas Xevrtou Withers .El. John Joseph Kelliher was fined £i for haring-broken his proliibiHon order, and for a similar class of oifenco Frank Adair < was fined £i.