MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 1967, 26 January 1914, Page 9

MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

CONCERNING BEER MONEY, M alter Percival Pines was convicted by iVtr. W. G. Riddell, S.M., in the Magisirato's Court on Saturday of having assaulted Mary Louisa Seal, a woman Willi whom ho was living! 011 Thursday. l'ines pleaded guilty,' and Inspector Hendry, told tlio story, which Mrs. Seal had given to Detective-,Sergeant Cassette, on the > night of Pines's arrest, ihe assault, it wag said, was committed through Pino becoming enraged at the woman's refusal to give him money with which to buy beer." When she went to the police station '. she had bruises on her nrm and neck, her right eye was black, her mouth cut and bleeding, and there was. a mark about the size of an egg on her head. Detective Cassolls said that when she went to the Mount Cook Solicit Station she appeared to -havo been brutally knocked about, and ho went- out immediately s and arrested Pines.' A little While ago Pines-assaulted the woman so brutally that he broke oho of lier ribs, and she was in tins Hospital for some time. The woman said that she..had kept.Tines, clothed him, fed him, and giveii him money for drink, but because she. (lid not give hira money for., beer on this occasion he assaulted her. Mr, 11, F, O'Lcary, who defended the accused, admitted that it was hard to say anything in extenuation of the act of a man who hit a woman, but the slory given by Mrs. . Seal to the police was inaccurate; I ''he was acting for her in the matter in which she had a rib broken, and the culprit on that occasion was' her husband, who was now in gaol awaiting trial for a charge arising out of the strike. Pines's stofy was that tlio woman attacked Lira because ho objected to the ■ admission of a ecrtain woman to tha '-house) and he retaliated. ...: --. . Pines was fined £5 • y ' r " • other msrs Knocking at the door of the Salvation Army shelter with such vigour that ho broke the glass, accounted for Edward Wright's appearance in the court. The Court ordered him to. pay „Ss. in restitution of the damage;'. "'" ?" v William Nowman,; was sentenced to one month's imprisonment for leading an.idlo and disorderly/ existence. . It was reported that. ho associated with tho criminal class,'., and had previously been convicted of . various offences. . A sentence of three months', imprisonment was imposed on ' John Sheehan t an idler who has;been':',associating with undesirables. : ■ * : Patrick Harrington, who'had refused jto leave the Metropolitan Hotel when ordered to on Thursday, ■ and who had struck the ..licensee becnuso ■ the latter : threatened to isend|for-j the : policb, was tuiecl £1 10s. For insobriety.-- David Gillespie was fined £1, Daniel M'Hamlle £1, Guy Ccckbum»los, nand'. Tliomas.. Wojtson 10s. A SYDNEY -MOTHER'S iBXPIsRtENCE. "I" really cannot : letK.thciopportunity pass.without' tclling/alxmt tho good done my little ; son ?! l>y BslnsSfCliamberlain's Cough Remedy,".: says !-Mrs\H. , '<-Silks. -of--29 . Bowling :'-iStreet,. J 2;C'a.mper(lowii,. Syd-. ney. "Ho had. a very severe cold.. The doctor gave'; mcr'mediciiie "foi'Shim, '..but', it did him no good, vt was.'recommended to' fry 1 Chamberlain's" Cough- "Kenieihv'i'aiiil Wore a small .btdtlo,.was half...finished he ~tvas .as ; well &k : ever'.?—Atlvt fi?,