MAGISTRATE'S COURT

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2433, 12 April 1915, Page 9

MAGISTRATE'S COURT

POLICE CASES Mr. G. Cruickshank, S.M., presided at a sitting of the Magistrate's Court on Saturday. Alexander Joseph Moir, a middleaged man, who only came out of gaol on Tuesday, and was before the Court for drunkenness on Friday, was again before the Magistrate charged with drunkenness and with committing an indecent act. Accused said that he was used to the country, and had work to go to near Masterton. On the understanding that accused should leave for his work by Tuesday he waß convicted on the second charge and ordered to come up for sentence when called upon. Ho was warned that he would bo sentenced to about three months' imprisonment if ho was found in town on Tuesday. He was convicted and discharged on the first count. Samuel Campbell, an old man of 73 years of ago, pleaded not guilty to a charge that he was an idle and disorderly person, in that' ho had insufficient lawful means of support. Inspector Hendrey said that the man had been arrested more for his own protection than anything else. Accused said that ho had not applied for a pension because he thought that he could get along without it. The case was remanded till Wednesday to see if acoused could be put in a home. John Simmons, who-, according to Inspector Hendrey, had a very good character on the waterfront, pleaded guilty to assaulting Thomas Lock, under great provocation. Accused was seen to knock the .complainant down. His own explanation was that complainant had been talking to himself, and wanted to fight. Accused told him that talking to himself' was the first sign of lunacy, and complainant retaliated by calling accused an objectionable name. Accused got the first blow in. His Worship took exception to accused striking a drunken man,-so convicted and fined him £1, in default 43 hours' imprisonment. Daniel M'Randle and Henry Greenfield, prohibited persons, were each fined £1 for drunkenness in default five days' imprisonment. Nine first offenders were dealt with. Barry Eodgers who was charged that ha was a rogue and a vagabond in that he was found sleeping by night in a railway, truck, said that ho had just come out of gaol, and had not been given a chance. Ha was convicted and ordered to come up for sentence when called upon. Wm. Murphy, a ship's fireman, was similarly charged aud dealt with.