MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1638, 3 January 1913, Page 9

MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

(Before Messrs/Longford, .Stick, and Kiji.o, J.P.'s.) ,■.-.. STOWED AWAY ON S.S. TAHITI. At the Magistrate's' Court yesterday, before Messrs. Lar,gford,jSalek, and Kittu, J.P.'s,: Charles Muir wns chnrged with having travelled;;on , tluj R.M.b. Tahiti from Tapccte to Wellington without a ticket. Accused-wis lined £8 ss.', the amount of the fare, in ' default one month's imprisonment. *' BEGGING IN THE STREET. John Smith, alias Wright, who for some time past lias been begging in the vicinity of Te Aro, was deemed an idle and disorderly person, and .was sentenced to one month's imprisonment. On ii similar charge, John Fleming pleaded not guilty. Tha police- evidence was to tho ell'ect that Fleming had been visiting certain shops on Christmas Eve begging for money to buy liquor. When arrested, accused had been found sleeping in a backyard off Tory Street. Hewas sentenced to a month's imprisonment with hard labour. DESERTED FROM WERAROA. .' Harold Frederick James; a youth, was > charged with stealing a suit of clothes, 17s. 2d. in money, and a silver watch. . Evidence was given to tho effect that accused had been sent to tho Weraroa training farm five year 3 c:o for stealing a bicycle. Last month, however, he left'" the institution, and cainc down to Wellington. Ho workod in V/ellington for a few days, leaving on the first pay day. Ho then visited the dressing-room of tho candle works at Ivaiwarra, where ho committed tho above-mentioned thefts. Accused was ordered to bo sent back to the training farm.. , ,' INSOBRIETY. For insobriety, Timothy James Cody was fined 55,, John O'Neill 10s., Daniel Wood 63., and James Hutchinson 10s. MOUNT COOK COURT. At the Mount Cook Police Court yesterday, bsforo Mr. T. S. Lambert, J.P., tho following cases of < insobriety were dealt with:—Kate Swconey, a frequent visitor, was convicted and discharged; Norman MT?hce, who appeared for tho thirteenth' time, was fined 605., the alternative being ono month's imprisonment! and Archibald M'Naughton was admonished, convicted, and discharged.