MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1718, 8 April 1913, Page 9

MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

(Before Mr. W. G. Riddcll, S.M.) SIX MONTHS FOR THEFT. BAD RECORD. In. the Magistrate's Court yesterday. James Courtney appeared for sentence on two charges of the theft of clothing from city lodging-houses. .Ho.was also charged with having stolen an overcoat, which belonged to Georgo William Chapman, from the Central Coffee Palace. , To this third charge Courtney pleaded guilty. . Chief-Detective Broberg said that Court-' ney. arrived in New Zealand lost August and already had been convicted of theft. His Worship imposed a sentence of six months' imprisonment. . A BURNHAM BOY. . John Glanvillo O'Donnell, a youth, pleaded guilty to a charge of having absconded from tho Burnham Industrial School, and also to a charge of having stolen a watch valued at £'2, 10s. belonging to Leonard Sullivau. • Chief-Detectivo Broberg stated • that theboy had been admitted to Bum ha 111 in 1804, and had escaped from the institution on March 30. He hod conic to Wellington, and while here had entered a house andl stolen the watch mentioned in tho charge. On tho first charge O'Donnell was ordered to be returned to Burnham; and on the theft charge lie was convicted and ordered to appear for sentence when called on, ' TOO OLb A STORY. James Oliver . Armstrong pleaded ' not guilty to'a charge of his having stolen a rug worth ill, belonging to John Grif- . Armstrong's story was that' another man, had givrn him the rug, but his Worship said that that oxcuse was too old. Armstrong vras sent to gaol for a week. TRAM* PASSENGER FINED. Tluj Wellington City Corporation proceeded against an old ago pensioner and newßpapof veiwkr named James Alexander Robertsjn on charges of his having jumped off a moving tramcar and of having used threatening language to tho men m charge of tho car. Robertson stated that the afFair occur-. * & Thorn do 11 Quay car one morning v-iion ho was the only passenger travelling. lhe conductor was in the front of the car talking to the jnoboinian. Defendant twice pulled the bell-cord, for the car to stop, but the car was not pulled up. . csoar tha next stop tlie car slowed down,_ and ho thought it was stopping for him, but just as ho got on to the footboard the car swung on to a loop and he was thrown, off. . His Worship dismissed tho first charge, and, respecting the second (that of having used, threatening language), ho fined Robertson 55., with expenses 19s. "OBSTRUCTION" OF POLICE. William Jjames Hamilton was accused of having obstructed Sergeant V. R. Taylor, who was arresting a man on Saturday night. ■ Sergea.it Taylor and Constable MoVonev gave evidence to the effect that Hamilton twico caught hold of tho man, who was bemg arrested, and endeavoured to pull him away. Hamilton stated that he did not mako a serious attempt to lelease tho man, who was a friend of his. Ho asked tho police to let the man go, saying that ho was taking him home. His Worship: What you should have done was gone to the station and bailed your frwad out, You will be fined ,£2. DRINK CASES. For insobriety, Lena White was fined 10s.; Michael M'Mchon, 10s.; Andrew ' Anderson, Jtl, Neil Stewart, 10s.; Alex- i tinder M'Donald,>£l, and prohibited; and John Mitchell was remanded till April 14 for medical treatment. For having broken a prohibition order, Arthur Stevvns wos fined £3. ■ l ,vo J''hition order was issued against I Arthur Herbert Howell. Howell's mother made the application for' tho order. j