PETONE COURT.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1935, 18 December 1913, Page 3

PETONE COURT.

"DELIBERATE DEFIANCE OF LAW." Mr. J. S. Evans, S.M., presided over a sitting of. tho Potono Magistrate's Court yesterday morning. Thomas A. Parncll pleaded guilty to a charge of driving a motor-car 'across u level-crossing when an engine was approaching'-within half a milo of the same. Tho evidence was to tho cffect that accused had driven abreast of the train to the crossing, and then had shot across when tho engine was lo yards away. When clear of tho line accused had turned round > in tho car, and put a finishing touch to his fooihardiness hy applying his finger to his noso. Tho Magistrate characterised accused's action ns a "deliberate defianeo of the law," and fined him £3, with costs 13s. He was allowed ono month in which Jo find the money. - FIFTY MILETAN HOUR, For recklessly driving a motor-car along tho Hutt Road on November 19 Harold Hardy was fined £3, with costs 9s. Evidence was given to tho cffect that defendant was driving his car at a speed of about 50 miles an hour. He had nearly run down one of tho witnesses, Mr. W. J. Gardner, Town Clerk at I'etonc. Accused had proffered a tale that ho was driving the police to a robbery at tho Hutt, and that, such being the case, the high speed was -excusable. His oxcuso was deemed a. fabrication,' and ho was fined £3, with costs 9s. OTHER CASES. A youug man, named Henry Tancred, appeared to answer two charges of using threatening behaviour in Jackson Street on December 3. Mr. A. 31. | Salek appeared, for accused, and pleaded for leniency. On tho first charge accused was fined 10s. with costs lis., and on tho second ho was convicted and discharged. John Harrison made 110 appearance on a charge of riding a motor-bicyclo along Jackson Street without a light. A line of 10s., with costs 75., was imposed. JUDGMENT SUMMONSES. In the judgment summons case, J. Cotton and Son v. Cecil E. Y. Taylor, a claim for £0 15s. -3d., no appearaneo was made by tho judgment debtor, who was ordered lo pay the amount claimed, in default of which U days' imprisonment, tho warrant to bo suspended as long as ho pays off tho amount weekly. No order v.-as made in tho following judgment summons cases:—,7. W. M'Ewan v. P. Mellar, a claim for 5:li! lis. 10d., and samo v. H. E. Devonport, a claim for £3 lis. lid.