MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1977, 6 February 1914, Page 11

MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

POLICE CASES. TH£ BOISTEROUS GERMAN. Mr. E. W. Burton, S.M., presided 1 at tli cAlagistrate's Court yesterday. Alter a strenuous night two hours of which wero spent in a hotel oil the Quay, and the later liour .outside with his coat and liat off offering to fight anybody, Hernmnn Bolin.gcr, a young Ixennau seaman, appeared to answer a ehiirgo of disorderly conduct wiiilo drunk. Accused, Who only spoko broken I'JttgUsh, pleaded not gui'liy. Ho was, JlO said, only hiving "a bit of fsul." From the evidence of a police constable it appeared that accused was tho centre of an interested crowd in Panama, Street on Wednesday night, and mlnua coat and hat. was challenging a shipmate { and everyone elso to fight. Tho constable took him aside and directed hijn to his ship. When tho constable returned again, however, 110 discovered that JinliiiKer was back in ,tlvo crowd, and was waving, his arms about and shouting Lustily in German and English. 1 . A fine of £1 was imposed, with the nption of ono month's imprisonment. UNAUTHORISED TRIP. Henry Hubert Silk was charged with unlawfully traveililig" oa s.s. Rfanulsa from Sydney to Wellington without haying paid, his proper faro, Accused pleaded. guilty. ■ Inspector Hendry stated that the mati bad been pointed out to tho police when the vessel arrived hero on Wednesday. He jumped from the steamer on to tho wllarf and attempted to make away, but was pursued and caught, ' A. fine of £5 was imposed, the amount of tho faro to bo paid out of tlio fine. UNFORTUNATES. Three women appeared to answer charges of being idle arid disorderly, in that the.v (jfo.nso.rted ,with pe.oplo of illfame- Florenco ICmina Emeny pleaded guilty and was sentenced to ono month's imprisonment, Elizabeth Jbifgravo' t pleaded not guilty, but the evidence 'of three police constables pointed otherwise, and She Was likewise' sentenced, to ono month's Gaol- - Parker pleaded not guilty, and ivas defended by ' Mr. S. Kirkealdio. After hearing tho evidence of tlio pplico the Magistrate said lie considered it overwhelmingly, against accused, Slid slio would ho sentenced to ono month's imprisonment. "I'll never do it!" cried the accused W-hfen sbo _heard the sentence, but hor. declariitibft onlv tended to hasten the commencement of her enforced retirement, and- she' was take-ri out of the court still crying: "I'll never do i'l—uot a nrmijte of it!!' ,

DOUltr.E-HEADED CHARGE. .James Parker Kusten ap-peared-to answer two' of committing theft of a bicycle valued at £4 from Douglas Dumbletor., and another of failing 'to provide adequate maintenance for • his wife and child at Dune-din. Mr. 51'Ccnncll appeared for s-cciise-d, and asked for a remand for a Week.

MAINTENANCE CASE. Stephen Cairns Appeared on the in* formation of Amv Cairns, charged with | failing to provide 'his wife and three children with adequate maintenance. Mr. J.' J. SI 'Grath appeared for complainant-, and Mr.' P. W. Jackson ! for defendant. Mr. Jackson as-ked that, as proc'edd*, ings Were to he taken in iho Supreme Court bv the -parties, tho present ease should ho held ovef till matters hatl been deoulwl in the tipper coiirt, To fto on now' mi-a;bt prc.jiidico tli:o'-o-tlier <tefondant's chances iii Iho "contemplated action. • sfr. M'Ornth strongly opposed thi> application,'' Bdmidaht-.. he statocl,'_ had left his wife iirtd children .praetienlly «tarvins for the past three nioi'iths, and li.nl also threatened to leave the tfomii try. '■ 1 ■ ! | ''Ifie Magistrate remarked that, as the i Im-shaitd hrtd been mta|)le to filirl security ttr co'ts in the Snpfemo Court action, that notion could n<?t go on. _ After further .discussion was derided to adjourn, the case lirttil to-day, iii order to enable defendant to ascertain whether he can' obtain -security' for : >]ie Supreme Court action.

THE SI'KKD LIMIT. 'Jlie. Lower Hutt Boroupp Council p'roCeedral riii-ainsfc Haniflton for cs i-eedin:; Hilrit Of 20 mites on tho Main Road, Lower Hutt. 0.11 October 27 last. Mr. A. W. Blair anpeared for tho Hutt Rei*ouf»h Council, and Mr. W. L, Rollicnbcr? for dc ff-nrlai-it. Tiie esse was opened at the T.oWer.,Hutt- Court- on.• Wednesday. •: ■ After considerable argument His Fillip tesemd <ictis'ibn.

AFFILIATION. ( , ■ - Reservctl judsffleiit wiis fcHvored. in iho Affiliftiioii caso -4'gaiiis't. T. .M'filarry. Pofendant. was adjudged., this' father jf tho child and was -ordered to pay is. Gd. it week towards jN itSmntfinaaoo and to pivy aee.otinhcmdiit aiid' Cowti -expenses'. At the heorir.s Sir. Stevenson appeared for eoniplainant, ■, and Mr, Mache.ll for dofomla-nt.' ;.

OLD .MAN'S PLIGHT. A feeble old. man nauwl George Huroc -irns feiiiandcd' for curative treatment. The charge against hint was one of being found helplessly drunk. ' .Inspector Hentirov 'stated tbftt, apparently, aceiisod lia.fl be.cn, leijdisig the- life of a -vagrant for gamft little t.inse, and was in a br.d state. There infcht be a chance of trotting ium.intb the Old Jfmr's Konx. For insahfiety, .Tames Canning fined 305.., and James. Ceekor 30'. .Thomas Francis Smith. _ a iirrthiuiibd pcfs'on, was fined 10*. Five first offenders were- dealt- with ticeifding to scale.

■ " CIVIL CASES.' THE LIVERY STASLE BrSINESR. The hearing of a civil caw in which James. M. Forgusan- proceeded against AfrxaauW T. M'William was oGH.tiinii?cl fcfore Mr. W, G. Ituldoll. S.i St. Plaintiff' claimed the sum of £190 los., mado lip of £100. for the hire of horses, carriaseSj etc., £19 15s. as rati for such, and £80, damage.*. Mf. C. W.. Jytelswu anpparcd -for "pin tntiff» and Mr. J. J, M'Grath for defendant. Defendant count,erel-aimed for the sum of £88 Bs. 6t1., wages £26 3s. GtL stora.ee £8, keep of a horse £54, less £14 l&s. boolc debts. Tho Magistrate reserved decision.

UNDEFENDED CASES. Judgmdiit was given, for plaintiff bv 'default in- the foltowiltg undefended civil cases :—W.,'Strange and Co., Ltd., v. Spencer Black, £1 10s. 05!.,. coSt-s 75.; N.Z. Express Co., Ltd., v,, Frank Harris, £3 2s. S'd., costs 135.; P. Conpcr, Ltd., v. F. Davics, £1. los., easts Os.; Haigh and Miller V. jolm Lepetiski, £2 13s. 3d., costs £1; Walter Julius Jorgensen y. Albert S. £17 10s., costs £110s. @d.; Commercial Agency, Ltd., v. Nbrmaii Gibbs, 10s., costs §s,; Barber and Co.. v. N. Gibbs, £i 3s. Bd., costs Bs.Commercial Agency, Ltd., v. N. Gibbs, £5 4s ; 3d., costs .Gl 6s. ftd.; th<? Ma-vor, Councillors, mid Citizens v. N. Gibbs. £2 12s. Gil., cost 1 ; I.V; Cnfiunerei.'il Agomrp. Ltd., v. V. Misrlev. £t Os. 4d„ 'costs'los.; V. Cooper, Ltd., v. How Lee, 13s. Od,, costs Bs.; Cadbury Bros., Ltd.j'v, A. J. Hart, £*2 6s. Od., costs 05..; Isaac Hyanis v. Walter Bngh Sifttons, £13 135.. costs 135."; Nellie Xight-ingafe v. • Dugald Stewart, £5 IDs., costs Bs.; Claude Fl. Welsby v. A; H. I'iper, £2 2 s., costs 10s,: Charles. Mmircr v. A. H. Piper. £10 3s. or|., caste £1 9*. 6d. j Bros, v. Carolina Wallace, £12 10s,,

co3ts £1 13s. Gel.;' Fred T. Boworbank v. M. I'oflrn, £5 os,, costs 145.; A. L. Wilson ami Co. v. Henry Mitchell, £1 10s., costs 75.; Fullers' Biogra.ph Supplies v. C. H. Snisteii, £37 13s. Id,, costs £2 145.; Uannnlyne and Ifuntor v. Sarah Tooker, £6, oasts £1 3s. _(M.: Aitken, Wilson unci Co. v; Archibald Colqulioun Marr, £79 os. 3(1., costs £4 17s, Gel.: Commercial Agency, Ltd., v. D. Dutliie, £24 16s. 2d., costs £2 165.; sanio v. A. F. CoSford, £13 19s. Id., costs £1 10?. Oil.; E. W; Mills and Co., Ltd., v. Wm. Maltby Jackson, £5 13s, 2d., costs £1 ss. Gil.; Drapcty and General Imparting Co., Ltd., v. Paul Dietrich, £14 lis. 3d,, costs £1 10s. Cel.; J. Eeir.v. Norman Gibbs, £1 19s. 2d., costs 125.; John Georgo Hill., Sydney Ellis Hill, and Thos. Hill. v. Allan Napier Kctutaday and Kennaday {judgment already given against F, K«n. j'taday), £67 12s, 3d., costs £5 16s. 6d.; South Pacific Mortgage and Deposit Co., Ltd., v. GeoTge Forbes Henry, £26 10s., costs £1 6s.

JUDGMENT SUMMONSiS. F. Dairies Was ordered to pay John Augustus Pyle £5 Os. lid. or at bofora February 19; James Ross Fraser was ordered to pay. the Mayor, Councillors, and Citizens of Wellington £2 6s. 6d. on or before February 19; Amy Barradough'was ordered to pay H. E. Geddis .and Co. £10 4s. 6tl. o:n or' before February 19 '. ■ ■ . ■