MAGISTRATE'S COURT

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2363, 20 January 1915, Page 9

MAGISTRATE'S COURT

•"QUEEN OF HAINING STREET" SHE PROMISES TO REFORM. Mr. D. G. A. Cooper, S.M., presided . over a sitting of thie police business of the Magistrate's Court yesterday morning. "She is known as 'the Queen of Haining Street,' " said Inspector Hendrey, referring to a young woman named Kathleen von Cant, who appeared after numerous remands, . on- .account of her detention in the Hospital, to. answer charges-of drunkenness and wilfully breaking a window, valued at 205., t'ho property of Many Goper and Naga. At the time of her admission into the Hospital the accused ■ was nearly dead, as the result of drink and ; loss of blood, the latter caused through" thrusting her hand through the win,dow, _ She had been confined to the Hospital ever since December 16. Inspector Hendrey said that he understood the woman had expressed her intention when in the. Hospital of reforming, ■ and wished to be committed to some home. Before the offence with which_ she was at present oharged was committed, she had been living .with the Chinese in Haining Street. . Accused broke out that ■ she did not" want to go to a home, but, wished to go to her people ,in Auckland—"they were respectable."' . The Magistrate remarked that the woman had been punished severely already and that'be was-prepared to give her another chance, and with a final' admonition to her not to associate withher former companions convicted , ariddischarged her for drunkenness and ordered her to come up for sentence when called upon oh the second, charge. She was also ordered to pay medical . expenses, £1 lis. 6d.■'I will not ask that.Ahe damage tothe window he refunded," said In-spector-Hendrey, "it is the property of Hindus, and they can bring a civil action in respect to'the damage if they like." . . . .. A TROOPER IN TROUBLE. , A trooper named Samuel Robert William. Smith was charged with obtaining goods to the value of £9 13s. 6d. from Henry Frederick Davis and another by; means of false pretences. On the application of Chief Detectives Boddam he v/as remanded to January 27.- "It is' quite possible that' further charges will be laid against him," said Mr. Boddam. AN INDICTABLE CHARGE. John Johnson was remanded to January 27. on a charge .of assaulting- Eric Coulson so as to cause him actual bodily harm._ Inspector Hendrey said Coul■son was in the Hospital suffering froma fractured jaw, while he would probably be there for the next fortnight. He understood the assdult was a serious and unprovoked one. ' • On the application of Mr. V. B. Willis, who appeared for accused, bail was allowed in £50. - • Patrick M'Carthy was convicted and discharged for drunkenness. and fined £2 or one month's gaol for indecency. CIVIL CASES. CLAIM FOR COMMISSION. A civil dispute which occupied most of the tiine of the Court yesterday was one in whidh F. H. Labatt, trading as tiie New Zealand'Sheep-faiin.ers' Agency of comniissioin-Sgents, claimed from Cecil V. Gpulter,' solicitor, the sum of £32 10s., arising out of a property transaction.. In the statement, of claim it was laid out that on October 7 defendant instructed plaintiff -to dispose' of certain property in Glen Road for £1100, Plaintiff introduced a buyer named Fraser to defendant on October 10. Defendant, it was alleged, wrongfully negotiated with Fraser for the sale of the property without reference to the plaintiff,-thereby depriving plaintiff of his commission. The sum of £32 10s. was accordingly claimed as damages, or the same amount in the alternative for commission: In giving judgtnent the Magistrate remarked that the evidence .in the case was very conflicting. It appeared to show that thyo was an introduction by a Mr. O'Sullivan, whereby in the : end he had the opportunity of selling' the property to Fraser. However, Clause B. of Seotion 13 of the Land Agents' Act precluded Mr. O'Sullivan as a land agent from' getting commission on the sale because he was not employed by' Gcultor as such. There was no written authority as required by the Act.The sale,, said the Magistrate, was in his opinion' brought about by this introduction. In face of the Act he didnot see how he, oould do otherwise than give judgment for plaintiff. The Magistrate further remarked that plaintiff, had practically succeeded on the merits of the ca-se. Costs were not allowed. Mr. D. M. Findlay appeared for plaintiff and Mr. T. Neave for defendant. A CLAIM FOR INTEREST. A claim for interest on the sum of£9oo was beafd before Mr. D. G.' A. Cooper, S-M., when John Esau Miles claimed £27 in this respect from Florence Ormrod, wife of Joseph Ormrod. The statement of claim set out that the interest was from May 25 to November 25' upon £900 at' 6 per cent. The defence asked for time under the Mortgages Extension Act. After hewing defendants the Magistrate -said he ■ considered the case was one to which • the Act could be applied. Judgment (by oonsent) would be given for the payment of the amount claimed three months hence. Mr. T. Neave appearedfor plaintiff and Mr." D. R. Hoggard for defendant. DEFAULT DEBTORS'. LIST. Judgment was given for plaintiff by default in the following undefended civil cases by Mr. >D.. G. A. Cooper, S.M.; —George and George v. David William Russell, £4 45., costs 10s.; Tonks and Andrews v. Art Memorial' Co;,- £8 18s., costs £1 15s. 6d.; D. Bohan and Co. v. Leo Jan Hansby, £5 Is. 10d., costs £1 3s. 6d.; W. E. Apps v. Jas. Johnston,' £1 Bs. 7d., costs 55.; New Zealand Consolidated Dental Co., Ltd., v. Douglas Paterson Baird, £16 18s. Id., costs £2 os. 6d.; Aitken Wilson and Co. v. Wm. Tlios. Cole, costs only, £1 95.; Chas. M'Phee and Co. v. J. Henderson, £31 19s. 3d., costs £2 145.; W. Dimock and Co., Ltd., v. George Godfrey Martin, £4 lis. 10d., costs 125.; Wm. Hall v. Alfred Herbert Kemp, 9s. 7d., costs 75.; same v. Edward Alfred Kemp, ss. 6d., costs 75.; United-Farmers'' Co-operative Association, Ltd., v. Wm. Ryan Simpson, £31 i 12s. • Id., "costs £2 145.; J. Heimann I v John J..Duncan, 15s. 9d., costs 55.; Major Jones v. Hira Parata, £17 os. 4d., costs £2 ss. 6d.; same v. T. Par rata 25., costs £1; Wollermann and Co. v. Julia Ann Cotter, £8 10s., costs £1 3s. 6d.; Chas. M'Phee and Co. v. Ernest Holtham, £18 Is. 9d., costs £1 10s. 6d.; Louis Gousematt v. Robert Wm. Eastman, £4, costs 10s,