MAGISTRATES COURT.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2166, 3 June 1914, Page 11

MAGISTRATES COURT.

PECCLUtt CASE GONDOOTOR PAILS TO PAY PARE, 'CHARGE DISMISSED. An information John lUelinrd iinelgrove, a tMm'coJKluclor, wjtli fsiiling 1« pay his train J'aro, «-jw il'i.smissed by Mr. 1). 0, A. t'oopef, S.JI.,' H! the (.'sitirt- vistortliiy', Mr. J. O'Siwa apjicared for'the Oily I Coijmijitwn, and Mr. A. \\. Biair ropreaoiapd Iho tlofoiniant, w]m pleaded not Kttilly. - Krie ,|«»cs, couiluctor, fitnttd .that Dm (i«i'oi«liMiti bisardod jiis ear on April "2&, ami paid two pennies as faros f«r iiiras(;lf ami <liis brother from ' Jftiwi Wtmet (Newtowjt) to Coufts'iiay I'lnce, defendant was on the top dock of tho tram. After laiving Coiirtenay j'la-ce, witness went upstairs te caßect fares, : fitid approached' dptejdaiit just as tho ear reached Winder's Coruei , . Defomlf Aiit ftiisl liis brotiior were then about Ito 'ieavo tho team, and lvitness iisfefei . for another penny. Defendant <leeSined to pay, statiug that ho is'its getting off. He (defendant) aitcrn-ards," esplwied that lie kid wishod to get of? at'Cmtrt- , ouay Pbtce, but lift liatd .boeft so intafc on fixing up some fishing lines which he ' liekl that- no had ovpr-kin his section. Witness thercnp&» wjinnrtcd Miat it qiiito a connnou thing—for wonicn c,s-ineeiail.y—to'ovcr-rtjm seciiojis. ■ Johu.Gaviio, a tramway inspector, <}oJ3oswl, to boarding Qμ train at Pino Streot. Ho ebftcfccA the- car, and the Titst; i*& ticteis w]iicU lie cxa:niiiu?<{ we» those held by tha detettdan* flnd Itia toother, fhfire h&d lioen amplQ lime for all pasßoMgel's to leave the cay at Courtenay Plato. Mr. Blair said Siut the cam vfns itii' portent, inasmuch as the- soadnctor was Btill i.n the traniv/ay servico. Tho tiott was that,-the dclaKlant- awl liis brother Jiad intended gcioXg t<j flriuntal Bay to fish, Inst they wore intent on fixing tlioir fisking lines, and did not notice that they Jmd passed t3io section ending at Oovirtenay Plane. Btjfendant ha<i esplainod tlie {wsitwM to the eendtiotar, who hsul said: ''Oh, all right, get o|f!" When gcttiftg ofi, imjw. ovw, they met Inspector Co.Wo, who infortHWl tten thfjt tln?.v ftoukl 3ia.ve to j>6y Oieir lams, Tjik they did a± onc-o.

Defendant aad Jiis frrOtfcji-, Pred, Charles Knigbt SitelgvoVo t gave ovideiieo c&j-roijflmtiiig Sis. Blair's statement. ; His WoTS'hrp sail that, it ft-as cpiite possible that t'tee bad hefrii a misitii. fteystnntiiiig. TSiero inks an eleinen't uf doubt in the oiise s mwi Hie. ntitild be given the benefit of it. The inforuialiQit would bo dismissed, iviijhont ■costs, James \vfts femamfal 'lill June 10 on a dargo of being loii-ad )iy day with .Iwnst-breafeulg JBijjlowailg iii lii» piifssets-imi. . AspHlciive of q-hq moulli's iiH.prisO]!rnent was iimjtqsstl siu Saiuttcl Veitii* vflw pteiidoi , ! guilty -fco a. charge- of -t'laei't of an ovefceat valued nt> £'Z 155., tii-e- property of William Horiiig. , Peter Ciirric, who was elmcgctl with fiuluig to proyido miunteimnco fei- a>i iUcgitinsato oii-iW, was remanded to .up* j?fia,c afe Dtme.cH.ii ow Juno 4. I'o.t four breaches of his prohibition, orfcfi Josepii.Jolinson was.brdexed i(t Ijii pWod in ihe Koto Roa .Inebriates' Bofflo for a piH'iad of two years. On a cliaj'ge of iij-Sotiriiity, lie? viis filled 10s., in defiHilt 443 hours' i'mprisomitoiit. Jeliii I'rysft >yas fin»d £2 on eacli of two charges «f ineobrioty, in detoj.lt 14 day.?' imprisanmeiit. B'afflttfll Smith, , siffti'laiiy charged, ftas ftiied- XOs. ■Tβ* first-. eifeirfere w«ro convic-fei .awl ciafged, ai-jil miot'hw was fiued 10s. civil ieysiHESs, TUB BOAKDimiliE LAJsBLOEO. SOME iNTESiINfi POINTS-. ' Aii iirtcTestiftg point was deejded in a case ja which Jaile Wils.ott sucel fie.orge Sehli for £3 l@s., allegM! m be -duo- is payment for tiiree welts Wa:Kl aiiil lodgings at t-lra rate of 255, pw'ffcfeb.. DeEeiidant, tot £5 7s. fid., the aineUnt being wado \\s as Mlows :*r!Rofirad of fel'Ts, Gd. f ait'-seveii-weeks' bfl-aftl and: J.otlging at ?t- tii.ft rato el' Itii, fid. jxj* -wet'k, aad alsa £1 lor l.uss of a pair of boots..

j.n .(*s.jicct of ilie ■cwfltei'-clvuii) it ivus Statett thai defendant's ■inisjnc'S.s fflVces6JtiiW frpaHetit aWiwes from WoUte ton, audit bad beoai uHiiifftlly ajrire'efl thai ©ft Vl-wse pccasfens ii-o should pity only Vh- ej. pet ft'cfck, as rent ei; tilts roojfi wlieh ho eceiipiedL hi cousidftta-t-io.u of this tluo-plaitit'rff agreed t» re-. EjQWfe ths ttara entirely tor liim.. D<ifon* danl lrjet b.ean α-wdy fwrfa for sotoH weeks, and oi) ]»s rehittt ho iJiHcl £4 fs. Stl. as reiit of tlra Mom., A pair o.f boots had lietm taken irtfi tho room <3tiriil'S Ms jitjSMlco., JSloSCeViftr, ivotftj&vstanding feo an'aiTgciwciit, tT» plativtiff dad let tlte room teitti* Uie <kfcinJjtiit's nbsoijoo, alicl llild received paj'toeHb te' it. -.in 'coij.S«iuow:co o.f this delciidrnit chimed a refund sf £1 7s. M. nncj t!i.o sum of £1 far tfee loss g;f flic boots..

Aftnv hearing s VPorsJttj) ■55avo jndgWiomt'for pkiirtift for tl.tc fijil i.momit, "tot «« crtiisideiwfcioti <tf ti.tc agreeraent by tliq pfekitiff tj> i-s§o.i-v.e Hie ■rflojn etjttely tor ftp 4?fe«4ant, he «&n----sM(*rc4 ilia t t])(; <kfeiitltujt was entitled to a Mund rf #3 los. Tlio pflsitfen wwl.4 l>o tjmt plaintiff jVfliild lioye f(i%meiifc or tlio Aim for &., wit'li jeosts 16s. Oil, and iudgmeflt *eui<l te 'for. [ plaintiff iii the witnter*ctaiiii fo.T £2 ISs. I Kogjitiing ttife <lßfr)idrtwt'e oiaiin for the less "taf boots, Ills AVwsliip talfij ttat tv knoiDGi" is iK»i HftMo fer tlie lass »f JS)*mJs tint are b'rotissJit jittn. i>4^ liaiisft ty a- bdardaS'- A 'taspftr is sttppescd to toko tfco o.nlinary [ pf eoaVitie-ns to ensntt- tiro salftty nf ftfends ■ tiiat n pntttKMJt hmwelkwaer mow take, imt iJicve ti> j-flsptanrfliijity «nA=. J&bji if tlw biKijrctof's soods an> gtefcji by s sffvani in tiw to so, tho loflfrinsheinsß 1 keeper is not, KaWo, wnte **■ fton:|s i hav* Wfl lin.iietot! over ta Win for safo cuitodjr. ' . , . I Mr -T l f . I'. D'flfefln for plaiiitiff. afld Ml*.. I , - W- Jacissw d,efeftfeJ the case.