MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1565, 8 October 1912, Page 7

MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

(Before Mr. TV. G. Riddell, S.M.) TINAKORI CATTLE. CHAEGE AGAINST RAILWAY MAN. • At' the Magistrate's Court yesterday Cuthbert William Bridge, a railway porter, Was charged. with having stolen two cows and foiir heifers, valued at Mil, belonging to Frederick ..Stephen Witton; a heiler, valued at JC3, belonging to John Breen; five heifers, a cow, and a bull, valued at .£23 55.,' belonging to William Bell; and.a heifer, valued nt Xi, belonging to — Moxham. Chief-Detective Broberg mentioned that the allegation was that Bridge, who was a railway porter living at Masterton; had come to Wellington on leave on August 15 last; and had taken the cattle referred to from the Tinakori Hills, driven them as far fls\'Upper Hutt, and then entrained them to Sotway, near. Masterton. Bridge was remanded tilf to-inorrow. Bail (JlOO) was allowed^ KNOX CASE AGAIN. William Knox was before the Court again on a charge of having used an instrument for illegal purposes. Ho ,was further remanded till to-morrow. ' U.S.S. CO/S PAINT. John Wiliiam Lucas was fined £2 on k charge, of his/having-.stolen a package of red ochre, valued at 55., belonging to . tho Union Steam Ship Company. Lucas, who Was represented by Mr. I\ W. Jackson, pleaded not guilty to the charge. OTHER CASES. For having disobeved-ninintenance ( orders which the Court had made, William Arthur Andrews'was sentenced to one month's imprisonment, and Ernest Edward'Coker was fined £1. i For -: theft' of a roll'.offcurtam;. Kobert M'lntyre was fined .£l. : James Hamilton was fined JE3 for having- used certain language, and <£2 for ' having obstructed a policeman who was liooking an arrest. ' ' ' Mary Lee and Elizabeth M Calhim were toch fined JEI for having broken their prohibition orders. 'Frederick Lyness, an occupant 'of the Ohiro Home, was accused of being ii.le and disorderly. - He was remanded till Thursday. . , For insobriety, - Charle9 Collins was fined X 2, Frank Lindblom £1, Frederick Lyness il, and John Monoghan, Martin ■Samuelson, -Henry M'llroy, Cornelius O'Connell, and Thomas M'Govern, 10s.