MAGISTRATE'S COURT

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2287, 22 October 1914, Page 9

MAGISTRATE'S COURT

. A BRUTAL ASSAULT. / EXEMPLARY SENTENCE IMPOSED. Arthur Thompson -WilsonVwas .charged in the, Magistrate's Court yesterday .•with committing an aggravated assault ■■upon a'.woman named.'Ada Withers. Wilson, who is a middleraged man, pleaded not giilty. : ' ■■'~ Inspector Hendrey outlined the_ facts of the case, after which the. Magistrate said he'would'hear: the main evidence, before deciding whether the case should go bofore a jury or be dealt -with summarily.- :-•. ' ■ .; .' Ada Withers said that she lived at No. 4 Yorfc Street, and accused was a lodger at her house. On Tuesday night 'he entered her.room in a drunken state. She told him to go to his own room opposite. At first Tie declined to go, but ultimately did so after she : had struokhim twice with a walking stick. Soon afterwards he suddenly .appeared again,; and ; struok her a Severe blow on the' mouth. She then went out and reported -the'matter to the police. Witness-added that this was the second time accused, had .assaulted her. ,; " Sergeant Till also gave evidence as to Wilson's arrest, after hearing which 'the Magistrate decided to deal with the case summarily. Inspector Hendrey, said tfeat Wilson had been twice convicted for theft (in .1902 and 1904), and had been sentenced to three years' imprisonment in .'1911,' A sentence of four months' imprisonment was imposed. WHARF LABOURER-IN TROUBLE. A; wharf labourer named W.-. Sherrat, \ alias Albert Edward Mandy, was charged with obtaining, from Wrii. Barrett Jho sum of £4 7s. on false pretences. Sher- ' rat, who was represented by Mr. P. W. Jackson, pleaded guilty to the charge. Chi'ef-Detectiye Broberg said that the prisoner, while working oh the wharf, drew the wages of-a fellow worker,-by. representing £jmself to be the man entitled to them. . .■■'.■". .'. / ■..'•■.' Mr. Jackson pleaded for leniency, and ns this was Sherrat'b first offenco the Magistrate, opnvicted.him. and ordered him to comeiijip ifor sentence when,' oalled upon. The money was ordered to be refunded forthwith. ' •' ■ ■ '■■ a; misqtjtded youth. . -, '£~ youth named Patrick Joseph O'Connor, who is at present serving ft Bontence" for ; theft, waa oharged' with- ■ forging a request -for the payment of money by means of a post office money order telegram. The telegram was as : follows:— "J. O'Connor, Greenlane,— Received wire; send money here.—-Percy O'Connor." Accused pleaded' guilty, and , , was. committed .to the Supreme Court for. sentence. Ernest-Wendocatt and Thomas 'Whit- , Ing, >who pleaded not guilty to a charge of deserting from the Ruanine, were re.manded until to-day. s Chfis. Davidson, who was discovered begging_ in Manners Street, was charged with being an idlo and disorderly person, and being convicted was sentenced to one month's imprisonment. '; . . Violet Patori, alias FTaser,waß sentenced to, one month's imprisonment for importuning. ' . . For drunkenness,. Norman M'Alinden was fined 205., or three days, and Archibald M'Lean fined 10s. or 48 hours. For helpless drunkenness, Michael Murphy was fined £1, or three days.. •