MAUISTRATE'S COURT.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1586, 1 November 1912, Page 3

MAUISTRATE'S COURT.

(Before Dr. A.M'Arthur, .S,M.) ] . FIREMAN'S "ACT, .;'•'. \ ALTERS DISCHARGE TICKET. ; Tiobert T.umon, ■ a fireman, was charged i at the Magistrate's Court yesterday, be- ! fore Six. A. WArthiir, S.M., with having [ altered his certificate o£ discharge. ; Captain G. G. Smith. Marine Super- \ ■ intendeut, prosecuted, and the accused \ ~ pleaded guilty. , ;' lie w'as charged under Section 57 of the • Shipping .and Seamen. Act, 190S, relating to' tho discharge of seamen, which states: "Bvery , 'person'is guilty ..of a crime who " orgfs or fraudulently alters any cei'ti.fieato of discharge." His Worship'remarked that accused was liable to 12 months' imprisonment. A , 'sentence of three months' imprisonment ;■ Was imposed. .... .. I -STOLEN CLOtSeS~AXD BRUSHES., John 'David Speight pleaded guilty to a i charge, of insobriety,, and was convicted | . ind discharged. Uo was further charged i With the, theft of a clothes brush valued f at 25., tho property of Jeremiah Sullivan, , and also with the theft of a hair 'brush, ..- valiied at 45., the . property .of Alexander , "Jl'Dmiald. Accused pleaded not guilty. Evidence, was giveii to. tho .effofet that a accused was detected.iit a room in the ;. Masonic Hotel with the brushes in' his , possession. He was unsober cit the. time . of his arrest.. His Worship scntenwji accused to three I months" imprisonment on each charge, the sHitences'to run concurrently. ; • '. ' . ' INSOBRIETY. ' David Smith was fined 20s;, in default seven days' imprisonment, for insobriety. On.a similar charge, -JeSsie Burns was fined 405., in default 11. days' imprisonment. A prohibition,:" order was issued ■ f against tne last offender. u ''DESIGN ON PAPER BAGS.:., - S ReH and Roid, of Wellington, general lS merchant?, sued ,fl; J.' .Wyatt, -grocery',of r ;_ Worser Bay, claiming: £& 7s: ld. : for work '" tione , and material in ■ connectibn■ :v. - Lth , printed paper bags supplied to defendant, d 111 , . , T. S, Wsston ' appeared for t)ia i. plaintiffs aud Mr. ,T.. R. Meredith for 5 s defendant. . "'• ' Evidence Was given to the effect that f- AVyatt had declined, to pay . for. 19,100 t> papor bags wliinh he had , received per ?" order, hecause thfe .advertisement wincht • was on each bag. did not bear his correct i> initials. The , initials appeared. "W.'.J." instead of "H. J." On. discove'ring this,, i- 'Wyatt then snut thp bags backio have" Is tho \:W" obliterated and tlw "H"-sulj-in stitutdd. The work was' ca-yried out by s- rubber stamp., and thp le.ttier.' : "ft" was it iJlTicod alongside the "W"," Virhicli . n-as crossed out/ When this altetatbn had le betm carried out, the hags were once n'ore e- dispiitehed to defendant' (Wyatt), but id the latter, after ■inspecting- theiri, fermed ie. the opinion that .the alteration,.was not a satisfactory "job," and that the display n-. :.w.C)uld harm'.Mf -Jjusiness.'if.he used the; '"■' b'sßS. , '" fliercfore, sent them back, and' »n refused payment,. •■'.-■ ' ■ fi-" : His Worship gave judgment for plain■i-. tiffs 'for■• &", with ■ Cp'ttvt ;.costs- -;jB3 25... is- agiunst Wyatt. ' ■ / \ "' " , «' ■" ' ;'. UNDEFENDED: CASES.. , _ ( u Judgnjent by default for'plaintiff Was .J,, givea in the .following cases :■+■ ■ ■ "Charles Pratt and Co. v. -lifartha ,i, M'Gregor, 'JE73 12s. id., costs 10s. 9d.; U Public Trustee v. Tjionias; Pote, .£]& 155., ' co'sts M 1%; Commercial Agency, Iti.. „„■ '(assigmes) V.'-'G. M'Gregor, 4)5 Gs. 5d., II -ebsi-s :JEI Ss. Gd.; Mount Bros. v. Frederick \. ; Wolff,. J.3-11S..- Hit,' costs 10s.;..Charles u. .Edwards .v. Jlitthew-Wliclaji,' , (is. Gd., if- costs' 125.; H. Price and Co., Ltd., v. i : Ernest Bartletti 16s, 3d., costs M 10s.' f 6d.; Gear Meat Company v. C. „. , £\ 95,. 9d.. costs ss. j Comniercial..Agenc.y, "i W.d.,v..M"rS'. M. A. Clapham, 41G 7s. 4d., '" .costs His. Cd.; United Co- . operative. Association :v. William Mills, ■£•■!• 15S. Id., costs 155.? G. V. 'Simpson v. I Robert Hull, JSI2 Gs. Ud., costs 53, 155. Bd.