MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1803, 16 July 1913, Page 4

MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

ESCAPE FROM A HOME. FOUND THE WORK TOO HARD. (Before Mr. W. G. Riddell, S.M.) May Gibbous pleaded guiltv to a charge of escaping from the Salvation Army Home. When asked by his Worship whether she had anything to say sho replied: "Well, your Worship, v.'e get up at (i a.m. and start work in the wash-house at 6.30 a.m., and then wo have breakfast at 7 a.m." His Worship: Oh, X don't want to go into the inside working of tho homo. Accused: But your Worship it is certainly no place to send a woman. Tho work is too hard. His, Worship sentenced accused to two months' imprisonment. OTHER POLICE CASES. Two charges of theft of overcoats were preferred against Patrick Ryan (who pleaded not guilty) at the Magistrate's Court, before Mr. W. G. Riddell. S.M., yesterday. His Worship fined accused 40s. on each charge and ordered him to payi costs amounting to lGs., in default 14 days' imprisonment. For disorderly behaviour John Gibson was fined .£3, in default three days' im'prisonraent. John Armstrong, Edward Cassidy, and Thomas Fogg were each fined 10s. for insobriety. Seven first offenders were leniently dealt with. Adolf Oleschewsky and Robert Murray were jointly charged with using threatening behaviour in Courtenay Place. Thev were fined 20s. each. THE CIVIL CASES.

(Before Dr. A. M'Arthur, S.M.) The State Guaranteed Advances Office pro ceo tied again st Jas. H. Colpus. of V la^,A a lL ah ' cla , lmi "K for two instalments ot MO 10s. each, duo on a mortgage bv the defendant to tho Stato Guaranteed Advances, to workers' branch. After hearing part of the evidence his Worship adjourned the proceedings until to-mor-row. Judgment by default was given plain-, tins in the following undefended cases: — au(l 9°- v - C,ms - °- Stubbs, V* * costs 55.; Jack Jacobus v. T(' n fh'iu' M-. oos(s 55.; same v. li. Douds, «£.. 55., coats 55.; same v. Otto ■ Ottoson, Jill i!s„ costs 155.; 11. C. Jlux- \ U 'n"iV cos ® s -' ®°bi;. C- Eeid v. James A. Wil lamsou, «£3 6s. Gd., costs Gs.: Dunop Rubber Co. v. A. B. Rugg, £12 18s. Hd.; costs «£1 10s. Gd.; Nelson, Moato and -V V 'p 0 1 i OS -n, W V, FIOWere > • £U 0s - 8(1 - ccsts i! 2 os. Gd.; C. and A. Odlin, Ltd., v. H. L. Manning, «£3 25., costs 10s.; Macky, Logan, and Caldwell, Ltd., v W Launder ami Co., «£2l 19s. id., costs £■' lis.; W. 11. Suckling v. llelen Grant, 9s. Gd. costs XI 3s. Gd.; A. W. Izard v. P/ ."J: Sutherland, il lis. Gd., costs 55.; Matthew Mmr v. Joseph Bourke, .£6, costs .£1 3s. Gd.; Laery and Co. v. J. iU Qunde, JJ23 lGs. Sd. t costs «£1 Js Oscar .\eilson war, ordered to pav tlie I liocnix Aerated Water Co. X 39 ids. by Julj i 9. Tai Heketa was ordered to »<nv licrbert Price 4:15 19s. .id. by July 29. Crmckshank was ordered to pav J. Beverulgo XI IGs. Gd. before July' 29.