MAGISTRATE'S COURT

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2494, 22 June 1915, Page 15

MAGISTRATE'S COURT

CRJt ELTY TO A HORSE Mr. D. G. A. Cooper, S.M., presided over a 6itting of the Magistrate s Court yesterday. A charge of cruelty to a horse by working it when it was suffering from sore shoulders was brought against William Wilson." Mr. Anderson appeared for defendant, who pleaded not guilty. Inspector Hendrey explained that the case arose out of a recent case brought before the Court, in which the driver of a horse was fiued £5 for cruelty to the animal. Defendant in the present case was the owner of the horse in question. Sergeant Fitzpatrick stated that the sore on the horse's back was a running one, and the iron frame of the harness was resting on it. The horse was half starved. Defendant went into the box and said that the sore was not an old one, and that he did not know it was as bad as it was.' He thought it had been done the previous day. > After hearing this evidence the Magistrate imposed a fine of £5, in default two months' imprisonment. A YOUTH IN TROUBLE. A .youth of 15 years pleaded guilty to attempted theft from Ethel Lewis's fruit shop ill Manners Street. Mr. E. tf. Fitzgibbon appeared on accused's behalf. Inspector Hendrey said that for several Sundays past the fruit shop had been, broken into and money and fruit stolen. A wateh had been set, and accused caught. Previously the lad had borne a good character. Mr. Fitssgibbon pleaded for leniency on tlio boy's behalf, apd the Magistrate decided to cyution and discharge him. PUT HIMSELF IN A BOX. A Malteso named I'oter Lammit,who was found sleeping in a box,on private premises in Vivian Street at an early hour yesterday morning, was charged with being a rogue and a vagabond. Accused explained in broken English that he had tried several lodging-houses but that they were al! full; lie then "put himself in a box" 'and went to sleep. He was cautioned and discharged. PROCURING LIQUOR FOR PROHI- . BITED PEOPLE. Walter Cole, for whom Mr. J. F. W. Dickson appeared, was charged on two informations with assisting Mary Irene Williams, a prohibited person, to drink liquor, James Joseph M'Grath (represented by Mr. H. F. O'Leary) charged with a similar offence, Louisa Tierney charged with two similar offences, and Mary Irene .Williams charged with two breaches of her prohibition order. The information against M'Cirath was dismissed. Williams and Tierney wero convicted and ordered to come up for sentence when railed upon, on the understanding that the former went to the Hospital and the latter to the Salvation Arniv Homo. The case against Colo was adjourned for a week. SEPARATION AND MAINTENANCE CASES. Albert' James was sentenced to two months' imprisonment in tha Auckland gaol for disobeying a maiiilenance_order, the arrears of which totalled £56 ss. Tho sentence is to bo suspended if 255. a week is paid by defendant. Mary. Dougks, who was reprwentea

by Mr. E. P. Bunny, proceeded against her husband, Robert Douglas, for separation, maintenance, and guardianship orders. The applications wero granted, and defendant ordered to pay £2 per week maintenance. I'orcival Green was charged with disobeying two maintenance ordors. On tho iirst he was sentenced to eight days' imprisonment, the warrant to lie suspended on payment of i>s. :i week, awl on the seoond 32 days on the payment of 12s. Gd. weekly. MISCELLANEOUS CASES. Charles Henry O'Laiighliu was fined 55., witli costs ?s., for committing a breach of his prohibition order. Samuel Beehag was fined £2, in default seven days' gaol, for using obscene language in Manners Street. Kathleen Barry, wlio was charged with forging the name of Charles Stone to a. withdrawal notice for £24, was remanded to appear at Nelson this mornfug. _ A. and T. Burt were fined the nominal sum of Is., with costs 75., for failing to stamp a. receipt for £6 lis. 9d. Mr. C. Nathan, on behalf of defendants, explained that the offence arose out of the mistake of a lady clerk, and of wliich defendants wero unaware.

APPLICATION FOR REHEARING. Considerable time was occupied in tho consideration of an application for a rehearing in the case of Matthew Livingstone, who was recently fined £25 for betting in Willis Street.' Mr. P. W. Jackson supported the application on Livingstone's behalf, while Inspector Hendrey opposed it. After hearing lengthy legal argument, the Magistrate refused the application, as there was nothing in tihe new evidence it was proposed to submit to justify the rehearing. Tho Magistrate granted a, further extension of a month in the original time allowed to defendant to find the amount of th# fine.