MAGISTRATE'S COURT

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2231, 18 August 1914, Page 9

MAGISTRATE'S COURT

WEEK-END / EECKOJijINGS. Mr. D. G. A. r Coopir,' ' S.il.,' presidec f dvfe 5 a si'bting; bf? tlio; Cour yesterday morning.' ■ Margaret Jl'Hugli and Alfred: Cook wen charged with wilfully damaging fou panes of glass valued at 205., the propprt; ■ of Edward Martin. . Inspector Hendrej asked for a remand: of/;, wise unti Friday, as ho wished' to •'■mak«j inquiriei as to,accused's way of living. The firs accused pleaded guilty to the charge, ant the second not guilty. Tho wmrid re granted. " ' •. Harry ; Osterturg pleaded guilty ti charges •of drunkenness and committin( 'a grossly indecent act in a publio place On the first charge he was fined 55.,' an< . on tfche second £2. The respective alter . natives were'fixed at 21 hours and sevei days' imprisonment. ' Carl Anderson, on the - application o: Mr. J. F. W. Dickson, was remanded un til Friday on a oharga of using obscen< language. •, John l'o'rsyth was remanded till Mondaj on- a charge of. being found helplessly drunk. For dninkennes9, Walter Porter anc Timothy Donovan were each fined J2l, anc Mary Hunter, Leonora Parker, Normar M'Alister, and Herbert Hulford eacl fined 10s. Nine Brat offenders were deal' with. Four who failed' to appear won each fined 10s., and the remainder oon yicted and disoharged 1 MAINTENANCE CASES.:; '' i William Beck was ordered to 'be inf prisoned for one month for disbbeyin; a maintenance order, the warrant to bf suspended on the payment of'2s! 6d. c weelt off the arrears. Similarly charged Claude Pike was ordered to be imprisoned -oned for seven days; the warrant to b< suspended on tho payment of Is. 6d. c week, off tho arrears, and Hart Langdoi for seven days, warrant to be suspended on the payment of 2s. Gd. a week off th< arrears, John Walter Bucliler was proceeded (igainst for separation, anc E guardianship orders, on: the ground ol s, failing to maintain. The application was grunted, and defendant was ordered tc pay his wife .12% 6d. a week. , it ■ - 'i