MAGISTRATE'S COURT

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2011, 19 March 1914, Page 9

MAGISTRATE'S COURT

SOME OBSTREPEROUS CONDUCT. William Brown pleaded not guilty at j the Magistrate's Court yca-terday io-a charge of having assaulted Harold George Pinnock. Mr. W. G. .RisMetl, S.M., was on the bench. I Evidence was given to the effect that ; Brown had entered tho Manchester l.'ri- | vato Hotel, and had refused to quit' when ordered to do so liy ]?im>ock. fife had caught complainant by the throat and had also struck him aeross the fa.ee.. A fine of 405., ra default, seven days' imprisonment,, was imposed. . DRINK & .DESPONDENCY. A plea of guilty was entered by Victor Edwin Grosshaud when charged with having attempted to take his fife. Inspector .Tiendrey stated that.the defendant had been found lying in bed with his throat cut. He was removed to tire Hospital, and. had only been released yesterday morniftgp' Defendant was a jeweller by occupation, and after a heavy drinking bout had W corae despßiulettt. The Magistrate convicted defendant and ordered him to come up for sentence when called Upcn. Ho was fur» ther ordered to pay medical expfens.es amounting to £2 14s. MISCELLANEOUS CASES. Harold Watson was remanded ■ until Mareli 21, on a eharge of having stolen two £1 notes and 10s. in-gold from the person of Herbert Bernard. It was alleged that tho offence had taken place rrn tho train between \V«Uingtoii and JoJinsotiville. Oi> accused's own appli- | eatieu hail was allowed in tlio sum of £80. • ■ ■ ■ . ' ■ ■ ! Dolly Ga-mbetta, n weH-drnssert yoinut woman, was romanded until March 25 on n charge of having stolen jewelleryto tho valno of £1(5, from the dwcilimr'house of Francis Mary Taylor. Mr. H. ■ I'. O'Loary appeared on- behalf of acmiKed, and asked fftc tail, which was grunted in the sum of. £25. JmiiEi Pbinprot, alias Eagle, was sent to jiaoi for two inonths on a charge of stealing an overcoat valued at £2 10s., tlwj property of Frvmiy WhittnlMT. Albert Ltaito," a Mne-jacket from H.M.B. Psydie, was fined £3 for committing an act ol ! iui objectionable iiatute.

Rosb Eraser and Ada Williams were •each fliwti 40s. for impo-i-taning.; Mary M'llroy was fined 40s. for insobriety, and''Margaret WHl'iaras was fined 20s. for a fi-imsLaf otfonce, WB-. liams was lined 20s. for a bfnach of her prohibition order. Eight first of* fenders for insobriety were, leniently dealt with, ■ . : ■