MAGISTRATE'S COURT

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2529, 2 August 1915, Page 9

MAGISTRATE'S COURT

!A' AVEAKNESS FOR OA'ERCOATS. ■ John Power, an old mail with close upon ninety convictions for theft against his name, pleaded not guilty in the Magistrate's Court on Saturday to a charge of stealing ail overcoat from the shop of Charles Hdusten. Inspector Hendrey said that the accused's particular weakness appeared to be stealing overcoats. Power was sent to prison for a, month. OTHER CASES. Frederick David Clout, charged with drunkenness, was remanded for a week for curativo treatment, and fined 205., with an option of three days' imprisonment, on a charge of breaking his prohibition order. Thomas Ritchie was formally convicted for drunkenness, and fined 205., in default three days' detention for indecency. . Margaret Dobson was remanded to August 4 on tho charge of assaulting Henrietta Flegeltaub. Isidone Jacobus, a prohibited person, was fined 405., in default seven days' imprisonment, for drunkenness, and fined 205., with costs 75., in default three days' imprisonment,'for committing a breach of his prohibition order. For drunkenness, Daniel M'Randlo was fined 405., in default seven days' imprisonment, and Emma Crawford, John Naylor, and Patrick Connelly wero each fined 10s.; or forty-eight houjrs' detention.