MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1986, 17 February 1914, Page 11

MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

THE STRIKE RANTER. ASSAULTS RAILWAY OFFICER. A lengthy list Of cases Was set down for hearing at the Magistrate's Court -yesteryaSYmorningl"- before "Mr.-'' E." : -\V-.i Uurton, S.M. Jolijjii Edward Taylor—pleaded not -"••guihry"! !to a charge of assaulting Chas. Erasmus Simmons,: railway foreman, and pleaded similarly when charged with using insulting language in a railway carriage. ■ Evidence was given that.accused was •in tho Mutt .train on Saturday night, at Lambtoh Station. He used insulting language with reference to strike-break-ers. A porter spoke to him, and ho started;to abuse the porter, He was excited at the time, and could bo heard all over the platform. Tho foreman, Mr. | Simmons, came along, and accused was asked to' get out of tho carriage, which ho did. On the platform he struck the foreman.' ' Ohas. E. Simmons stated that he judged, from accused's behaviour, that ho was. not in a fit state to travel by the train. Ho was-removed, and while witness's ■ attention was taken up with dispatching the' train, accused came behind him and struck bitn' heavily on tho face. Had witness fallen he niight have gone between the carnages of the train, and been killed. Accused liad been drinking, but was not intoxicated.

. Accused stated .in evidence that offensive language had been used' towards him. He was aisb roughly handled when put off the train, and when ho was free ho "hauled faff and Jet go at tho first one."

Accused was convicted on both charges and fined £2 in each case, in default seven days' imprisonment.

MOLESWORTH STREET ROW.

John Johns was charged with assaulting Constable Tricklebank, and with resisting the police, and Thomas Francis Jones was charged with using certain language, and with resisting tlie police. Mr. Jackson appeared for both accused, who pleaded not guilty. After extensive evidence had been called on both sides, Johns was convicted for resisting the police,- and'sentenced to !H days' imprisonment. He was convicted and discharged for drunkenness, and for assr.ulting tho police was convicted and ordered to comfi up for sentence when called upon. Jones was found guilty oi resisting the police, and sentenced to fourteen days' imprisonment. On tho charge of bad language ho was convicted .and ordered to come up for sentence when called upon. John O'Connor, one of the witnesses, was charged with obstructing Constable Tricklebank on the samo day, and was remanded till this morning, on his own bond of £25. SLY GROG CHARGES. Wm. Lewis,, Agnes Day, and' Jessie Day were remanded for a week on a charge of being, on premises where liquor was. seized, and being deemed to be there for the purpose of trading. Other defendants' in connection with this case were also remanded. LIQUOR CASES. Christina Lawson and Mary MTlroy, with several previous convictions, were sentenced to imprisonment for one month for drunkenness. MTlroy, on her own application, was also prohibited. Edith Home, for drunkenness, was fined £2, in default 14 days' imprisonment. Henry- Edwards," with fivo previous convictions, was'sentenced to one month's imprisonment. , Andrew Anderson, who failed to appear was fined £1, tlio amount of his bail; ,7amc3 Pettctt, with three previous convictions, was sentenced to one month's imprisonment; Wm'. Terry was fined £1, the amount of bis bail; John Shannon whs (iued £'2, or <18 hours'; Patrick Kain was fined 10s., or 18 hours; and live first .offenders were dealt wiili in the usual manner. For breaches of prohibition orders Alexander M'Donald was fined £3, with 7s. costs, in default 14 days'; Henry Edwards was lined £1, in default seven days'; Arthur Shortt was convicted and discharged. MISCELLANEOUS. Jane Schaare, for importuning, was sentenced to one month's iutpii&oiuaeut,

Margaret Irving pleaded not ?uilty to a similar charge, but was iouui guilt.v and 'sentenced-to one month'.-; inij.nsonineiit. , Harriett Maloney was rrprcscntod by Mr. JaclJson, and plqadcd imt psislly v.-hen charseti with importuning. After hearing evidence, the 3la{si'uti'to said that it ivas a painful ease, but the evidence of two polico- constables could not bo over-ruled b.v that of accused. Slie would bo convicted and ordered to cohio up for sentence when called upon. Li addition accused was prohibited. Art.'""'. iii'cli.irds H - as : eharged with reeeiyine; from.thd Labour 'department tho sum .of £1 7s. 5d., which he failed to account for. ,A remajtd till February 23 ivas granted on the application of Inspector fletidrejv SPEED IN THE STREET. A partly-liqard case was continued, in which George Bradley, of tlio Hittt Motor Works, was phased with negligently, riding a motor-cycle iii Lower (Juba Street on January 8. On a second'information ho was charged with riding at a greater 6peed than eight mi 10.5 an"honr across the iß'Le'rsectton 61 lipwer Cuba and iitroet-Si-o-i the same dace, 'live esse arose out of an accident; when a mail \v::s Knocked down. Mr. ,1. O'b'hea iiiipeanid for tho prosecution, and Mr. J. .1. MGrath for the defendant. The: eitsii \vas furthe: adjourned till Riturd.i.y next.