MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1938, 22 December 1913, Page 9

MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

Mr. J;;, presided .oi'er a'.sitting. on Saturday imiriiiiig,.; .'■'* - : William Jan:.':; S. {Worthl",v'.'was charged with' 'attempting--.to 16ave"'Xe-.v Ze:ihni-d\ivil!iout .'inaking-aiJeciiiatos provision for tho'Hi'nmieinuice.of.'his wife, Janet Worthley, o%Kaitaugnta, Otago. L.'jDui-jjPoioclivo . jn'onorg ,;asl:o(i *,:,lor a remand to. Jvaitan«at'a;:,*":-Miv , ,:;l!. -I''. O'Learv .who appeared-for accusal, stated that 'Worth lev.- joined tho scratch crow of firemen that'■ shipped.on board -tin; Wairuna;, and. Unit ho had told liis wife . he ' was' gciug' to Suva.'-.' -"Accused had been iu communication^'with his wife ail-the limo'.'V Kail-was allowed iu £lt'o, h one suretv of-' £'100, and. two. of £50,.*' : K ; .

■. VJ'horaas'Andrew I'arncll.was fined 40s. for making, use of abusive language* at I'liper-ilutt." "Mr. C.'-.W. Neilsen..appeared "for : accused,' andasked for leniency as, as the result of tho. incident, defendant's car was badly'* .and' he' had- been /. injured'.',.oll •'■ • the shoulder. . The case had been, .hoard

previously at Upper Mutt, and the Magistrate remarked that.Ti'bm.-.'tho 'language,'used,' accused could-have luul a much" more * serious*: tin; rge.;,; preferred against hiiiilV- 5 -' Men should loarn.io control. their'tempers aiid tongiic's';-.- iiistead of coming to the Court i'or./synipat|jy. ... V Florence Graco .Ward, ■aircspectablydrossed married guilty to. a"'charge of stealing '< a jardiniere, .valued at 225. Gd.,."-.the,Y property of ..Veiteh and Allen. ' Accused had been •twieo..previously convicted this'.;year on charges r;iof, .theft. . Tho mother <>i accused stati-sl thov facts of th 0...; case." personally "to the... Magistrate.'• ■ In' [lining' accused ! :'-:205., • His Worship ■ remarked . th,it.":ho ' was. going to give her a chance, but that -she must not suppose . that she was going-to go getting'*chances like this'always.;Thomas. Ryan, who appeared on remand, to . answer., three charges of forg* ory, .-was, on the: application of ChiefDetcctivo Broberg,-. further_ remanded on account.'of the i!lnes:r : of ,ohe. of tho witnesses,'inHho ease. '■ Bail was allowed as before.-' Mr. Jl. J. Crombio appeared for accused.

.' Forv irtsobriety' Susan ■ M'Lnughlin was.'sentenced to'fourtcen' days,';, imprisonment, and Mora Nugent to one month's imprisonment..i,;.Two first offenders■ were oaeu Cncd H!?. .' : ..