UPPER HUTT COURT.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1876, 9 October 1913, Page 11

UPPER HUTT COURT.

THREE YOUNG MEN & A WINDOW. Dr. M'Arthur, S.M., presided over the monthly sitting of th& Upper Hutt Magistrate's Court yesterday morning. Three young men, Thomas Durant, Albert Goodman, and S.ydnoy_Wi Pore, were each charged with committing wilful damage to the extent of £2 to a. window; tho property of William Davis. Durant and Goodman pleaded not guilty; Wi Pero pleaded guilty. Mr. P. W. Jackson appeared on behalf of complainant, and Mr. H. F. O'Leary for two of tho accused, Durant and Wi Pire. Goodman was unrepresented. Evidence for tho prosecution was given by Mrs. Davis, wife of Mr. Diivis, and a stable hand, to the effect that they had been continually worried by tho tlireo accused, who prowled around tho house and annoyed them. On the night in question thov had knocked at the front door of the house, and after Brown, the stable hand, had remonstrated with them, ono of them had thrown a stone through the window. Goodman gave evidence to the effect that on the night in question ho had gone to complainant's door with the two accused, and had knocked. Brown had come rushing around and had "got on to him," and the next thing that he had heard was the window going. He admitted that ho was under tho inflnenco of liquor at the time. In summing up, Mr. O'Leary stated that the three accused were drunk at tho timo of the offenco. After Goodman had knocked at tho door, the three had withdrawn at a distance from the house and Wi Pere had thrown a stone, which ho thought would go on to tho roof, but had gone through the window instead. Ho submitted that Durant must be exculpated from blame. His Worship held that the mero presence of Durant and Wi Pore with Goodman at such an hour was aiding and abetting him. Each would bo convicted and fined £2 with costs £1 lis. OTHER CASES. For allowing stock to wander, the following were convicted and fined:— A. Palmer, 55., with costs 95.; H. Blako, 55., with costs 19s. 6d.: J. Grant, os., with costs 295. 6d.; Annie Sautlieo, to pay Court costs, '7s. An option of 4S hours' imprisonment was allowed an each case. Robert Daniel Benge was convicted and discharged for a breach of tho Defence Act. Judgment was given for plaintiff by default hi tho civil case J. A. Hazelwood v. J. B. D. Koch, for 15s. lid., with costs 10s. TROUT FISHING. Neil Carmichael pleaded guilty to ,two charges, one of unlawfully fishing for trout in tho Akatarawa River without a license, and another of oni tho samo date refusing to give his name and address when requested by tho ranger. Ho was convicted and fined £2, with costs 175., on the first charge, while tho second one was withdrawn.