MAGISTRATE'S COURT

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2576, 25 September 1915, Page 14

MAGISTRATE'S COURT

TWO PORTUGUESE & A KNIFE A . Portuguese 6eaman, ' Manoel • Xanier Merido'ce,. was charged in the Magistrate's Court, before Mr. D.. G.-A. Cooper, S.M., yesterday: with: wounding, Ignatius Sebastian AthaideVwith intent to do; him grievous bodily: harm.} The' charge' was the result, of ,ii ■ quarrel whichi occurred-'on board, .the Aparima while /that vessel; was at sea on August 29 last. " i .In. his evidence, 'Athaide,'" ship's, butler on'tKe; Aparima,,.said l that.very. early on . Monday, morning' he awoke - to. find:' acoused .in. his, cabin, trying to.open his .draw-.. ,er.;V Witness- "Who's, there?" and stimck'aJighti.' Accused said, he-wanted a drink,; as: he., had a ipainiiri :liis stomach.' Witness perceived .a vkiiife': under.:': Mendoce's coat,: at 'which-tho latter said:. "If. you make any..inoise'likiU.you like. I kill ''another-man.'*: Then there was.a struggle, in- whicli mtness. had his Jiahd. 'est with the knife; and''eventually accused: agreed not'.to. do.anything further; but throw, the knife - overboard'.. /.After" hearing .the evi-dence:-of several'of the Y'crew. and Constablei Sauter, .who arrested defendant,-the : Magistrate, .decided - to, reduce; the oharee • to : one : of, common. assault; in, view of: the fact 1 that ;tlie_ Aparima': would, be only a limited time in these waters. A sentence of one month's imprisonment was'.imposed,. aiicl accased, ordered to be placed on his vessel beforeyit leaves New Zealand. ■ OTHER CASES. . A_: yoiing - mail named George Albert / M'Meholl, charged. yitli assaulting a seaman named J atnns, M'llveen, pleaded not guiljT. 'but was convicted and 'remauded. for a-week so that, inquiries: might be made about his future.-. . John' Joseph'Lundy was fined: 20sl, with an option of thret days' imprisonment, for assaulting, James Rowland, and ordered to : pay the cost of a glass door (lis.) which, ho had damaged; . Patrick Mayo was-remanded to September 29 .on .a charge of on September 22 .breaking:and. entering 'the.: New Commercial Hotel- with/to comnjit d crime therein. .. t . George Parrell "was fined 10 5.,. in default 48 hours', 'for. drunkenness and fined 40s_.,'in default; 7 da:ys'.-imijrisonment for lnaecency. ... - •- -'~ ■ . ' BY-LAW BREACHES. r' Thei following were penalised as' rnentioned! for.;breaches, against the. by-laws:— ■ (Jharies Danwl Harfireaves,\los., costs 75.;: Ernest :AsMth, .55.; costs 75.; Alexander Dimdore,'ss., costs, lfls. •: Edwin Ellis, - 55., costs 75.; Thomas -;. Gollins, 10s., oo3ts .7s.,.on.eacli ,of two c'harces;' Prank .Low, - 55., costs :75.;; George O'Parrell, 55., costs-75.; George Ray; Shaw) 55., coste'.7s.; Hamiltx)n, , 205., costs'7s. j M Williams, 10s., costs 75.; -George Smith, 10s., costs 75.; P. W.' Taylor, ordered to pay costs :135.;- W. .Conriok, '10a., costs 12s. ,I'or .discharging firearms within the Albert 'Matthews was fined 55., costs 7s. . ... \ ■„T™' c hartes were;prefeiTed against John Wilcox,. (1) Ihat afcyogeltown he did nl-. low offensive matter; to acoumulato on his premises; and (2): with.isupplying milk from; an; unlicensed dairy. Defendant was convicted on each charge and « fine of : 405., ljith. 7s. costs, was imposed in each case,.: the default being fixed at seven days imprisonment. . . .. FAILING TO ATTEND. DRILL. . failing to attend military parades the following, were.mulcted in the amounts mentioned Frederick Sage, 205., costs 7s ,* ! Charles King Woodward, 10s., costs 75.,• Claienco' Donoghue, 5a., costs :7s: ; Hugh ■Lisle. Birkett; 20s„ costs 7s. ; Albert Lauglilin, 55., costs 75.. ',: • The following 'were • convicted find discharged for similar offences:—Aubrey Perandez.Jlarxy Maurice Duck, and Gordon Allen Headifen. :