MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1954, 10 January 1914, Page 2

MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

; MVRRfri) I VPSK oveif-af sit-, it' i ifU Nlh St i:i tys ■. (Jon rt fy iit-o I'Cucluaiio., \va.j • !-h:ii;';(d -wiiii Jit ciothc<s|- r -\-tc?, , -"ti> tlioivaluo !7s.'t;d.• liiiin John; Tlinnias''iO. ;llisinaj)s;"| i Aecus-cd..iiloadcd' j.;uilty; ; and *clitebo -dealt'"with summarily,. j£Ciiiei"-Bctcetiv<>'.Brubprg ... cxpiftmod clothes had liofn stolen iiy ac;ciiscd.; from a liouso . « - hsre . they had diCcii' stored by the. owner. --Accused was lvoman,'-and had- been, twice 'previously 'convicted for thc-ft. -■ . stated that-her- bnsbaiul 'wouW pay lor. tho stolon goods, and 'tearfully, reiterated that «ho would ■ never appear'in tlie court nuM-' 1 '11m 'llaßistrat-o remanded lier for sentence 'mitil., to-morrow, so tliat she could get .into 'comnuniication with her husband, aiid sce'Jf; satisfactory arrangements could, ho made as to lier future. ' INI I OIOIATION DISMISSED. ■ . ■J : ;>iß'upert .Victor I'errett, charged with ' being an idle and disorderly person with ■ insufficient-'means of. support, pleaded . not guilty,. fr'Eridetieo was' given by three constables ns to seeing accused continually ■about the street. They stated that he was living on tho proceeds of prostitution 1 ;. ■?: Mr. E.. K. Kirkealdie, who appeared for accused,' stated, that accused had oiil/ becii out of work threo weeks, had money' and furniture of- his own, and therefore could not be convicted for the offence ho was charged vith. Accused gavo ovidenco accordingly. ' .; Inspector Hendry remarked that all accused had in his possession n-as a 'halfpenny, and tho unfortunate cresturo in court with whom ho was living. In dismissing thu information, His 'Worship.-remarked that there was no evidence to show that tho woman with whom nceused was living had been a prostitute'.for the past six months. Therefore, thorn .was nothing to bo inferred against defendant. The t-vidoiieo given was not satisfactory, and beyond a, reasonable doubt there was nothing to show that accused was an id'fi and disorderly person. AN ARGUMENT AND THE SEQUEL. ; Two firemen from tho s.s. Rotorua pleaded, guilty to using threatening behaviour in Manners Street. . Inspector Hendry stated that tho two •.accused, apparently under tho _inflnenco of liquor, wore fomid fighting at tho corner of Maimers and Willis Streets. " ■ "Wo could not agree in an argument about tho strike,stated olio of tho firemen. A fino of 10s. with tho alternative of 48 hours' imprisonment was inflicted in caeh ease. ~ SERIOUS OFFENCES. '. ■ Shoo Shing, a Chincso fruiterer, 'was charged with carnally knowing a Maori girl aged 12 years at Wairoa m November. 1912. He was remanded to appear at Wairoa next Wednesday. Inspector Hendry stated that accused was, on his ;own admission, tho person .referred', to. •Mr..-"T. M; Wilford appeared for aeeiised. • •:•'. -. • - - - •. -David Mcnzies, alws Groe-n, appeared, on rdmand to answer -a. . charge of. ea.«raU? -knowing a girl aged eight' years. "ITe was further remanded until Wednesday liest. : AN ECHO OF THE STRIKE. One of tho remaining striko cases came up for hearing, when James Rogers'was charged with having wed. obscene language on a tramcar on December 17 last. Tho word aillcgcd to • iiav«> been .used, was prefixed to. tin-•fr'6l-dl.'sicab 1 !' J "- -<'!j ; .Mr.' H. F-. appeared for accused. •. . 1 . Tho evidence aa to whether an 111decont word or only an instiltipg word had been prefaced to the word "scabwas. uncertain, and .tli-c informatioit was dismissed.' INSOBRIETY. .- For diiu'iko-nness, Alfred Nolsou was fined 10s. Three first-offending: inebriates were also dealt with, oiw being fined 10s., another 35., and another convicted and discharged. BY-LA.W CASES. . For driving a motor-car at night without a-iiglii in Willis Street, George Waddlo was fined us., with costs 17s, Gd. .Frank. Stavoley made no appearance I oil a ch«rg« .of allowing a horse lip,Wiis fiiwa 55.,-with <s.