MAGISTRATE'S COURT

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2179, 18 June 1914, Page 9

MAGISTRATE'S COURT

——#-~ —*. MEAN CONDUCT IN RETUfIN FOR KINDNESS. The story \of a mean thaft was IoW m the Majjistvate's Court vostoi'dav, Wore Mr.' W. Q. BidcleH, SAL This was a ouse iii which Geo. Jlws was charged with the tlurft of ihreo pairs of boots, vahwd at £3 19s. od. He pleaded ii. o f, guilty, Evidence was given to the effect that ou Monday last a«:»sfid called on George Petheriok, bootmaker, Vivian Street, awl told a story of hardship. He stated that iw had work to go to hi the Wcii.nira.pa, and that he intended to walk there, bat his boots w«re wore out, Not having a pair of boots that would fa. accused, Mr. J'etherick gftvo him an order to obtain a pair from Mr. Farqulmr, Culm Street. Accused tfeeii \mt to Cute Street, called at tho i^a, Icl 6o. ) an4 B : s M m or the assistants where Mr. parq ha, s d„p ffM- 0n bß] . inf to iert the shop, but took. with him a pair of heavy tail boots. 80. nest oweeded to Mr. shop, pt* auowf the order, and was supplied with a pair of boots. Ke Joek both pair of X, t0 a , .sceondJiani' dealer' and. MiM theatt. Alter offectiiiß tjiis sale, he m'oik back to Mr. tNsthwlctys shop. and {t was alleged removed tw« pair of boots, which he also sold to the second. Band, dealer. Asked whether he had ai.ytbiiit: to say, aecttsfed stated that he had" been given the boots by two men to sell. He Wd mi tW«k of stealing from Mr. t cthM-jck, alter ho 'had been so good to. litis. . His Worship £5 ,;.,] thai he. was not sattshed with accused's story. He weui.d be convicted and remanded till Saturday for sentence. STOW A WAY CONVICTED. Hugh Etowtes pleaded • guilty to n ' chargi! of having travelled "on the line.! AoMo between Hobart and Weiiiaßioti, without paying his faje. He was' con- ' victod ami •omfered to pay the amount of the fare, £4, i H default foarteen days' iniprlgonracM. "NQ MONEY- TO BUY COAL." A wharf lahoiiffr named Fted, Lind-. .*ay Backftousu pleaded guilty to the theft at 401b. of coal, valised at Sd.„ the property of the Union, Steam Sl#Company. , Accused' stated that 1» was in poor ctrcmnstmices, and had sta'Jeji tire foal iF; order to have a firo in his home. S? did not have the money to buy the coal. ■ His "Worship fined accused 10s., allowing hipj seven days in which to pay the fine. THEFT-OP WATCH. A yowigmini lianied Jaiufie Green ■pleaded guilty to a. oliargc of stealing ;i silver watch, vtilnod at 305., the pro» ■ perty of Daniel Coruano. inspector Hffndrey stated that- acevised had applied to Mr. Coriifin.o for work, and whilst ■ in his shop had stolen tlic watch. Hi?., had, however, returned to . the shop afterwards nail put the watch hack. His Worship convicted accused and : ordered him to coitio up for seAitoixee vsfeeii called oil. ALLEGEH BIGAMY, finch Hawthorne was reuismded to appear .at Ohmtcimrei) oft Friday to answer a. sharge of bigamy, alleged to. have, been committed' at. Ch-ristehweih oh November 21, 1913. Bait was ah lowed m the sum of £25".' ■ • ,'' " ..-INSOBRIETY. For insobriety, Xltaiiie Sl'Neil and Ivy Cole were.each fined 10s. On© first ' offender Was fined 10s., two others were fined ss. each, and throe were convicted ■ Mid, diselmrged. , ,