MAGISTRATE'S COURT

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2649, 21 December 1915, Page 11

MAGISTRATE'S COURT

YESTERDAY'S CASES ORDERS FOR MAINTENANCE Mr. D. G. A. Cooper, S.M., presided at yesterday's sittings of the Magistrate's Court, when several maintenance cases were dealt with. Alfred Ede was sentenced to eight days' imprisonment foi disobedience of a mainteuancc order, but the warrant will not be enforced if the defendant makes weekly payments of Us. A maintenance order in force against Walter 'Ede was varied in the direction of increasing the weekly, payments to Is. Bd. for each child mentioned in the order. Thomas Siffleet, who was in arrears with payments due under a maintsnanco order, was scntcnced to eight days' imprisonment, the warrant to be suspended so long as the weekly payments of ss. are kept up and the arrears reduced by payment of an additional Is. per'week. In the case of John Thomas charged with disobedience of a maintenance order, a sentence of 1G days' imprisonment was imposed. The warrant will be suspended if weekly payments of 7s. Gd. are forthcoming until the arrears are accounted for. John M'Nab was Tcmandod until Thursday next on a charge of disobedience of an order of the Court, requiring him to maintain his mother. John Blackburn was ordered to pay ss. per week towards the support of each of his children. • HAJNING STEEET AFFAIR. Charles Smith and three women—Lenora Parker, Annie-M'Grath, and Wilhelmina BlinlvS —who had been arrested Inst week at premises in Hainijig Street, were convicted of various charges, and were remanded until'to-morrow morning for sentence. VAGRAN.CY CHAEGES. An old woman, named Clara Branigan, was convicted and discharged for insobriety, an offence to which she pleaded guilty. She denied a charge of being an incorrigible rogue, but the Magistrate, after hearing the evidence, held that the charge was proved against her. She had been convicted on 39 previous occasions, and a sentence of 18 months' imprisonment was imposed. Amy Hunt pleaded not guilty to a charge of being an idle and-disorderly person. She was remanded until this morning ; n order that she might have an opportunity of obtaining counsel. Alice Louisa Allbrand, on a charge of being a rogue and a vagabond, was sen. fenced to 12 months' imprisonment. ■ ■ liana Bogvan, aged 25 years, a native of India, pleaded guilty to' a charge of being a rogue and a vagabond. Ho had been found asleep on premises in Cuba Street, but no criminal intent was suggested. A fine of 10s. was imposed, the accused being ordered to pay costs and and expenses, totalling 18s. Gd. OEDEEED TO PAY, A WITNESS. 'Y married man, named William Arthur Greenwood, pleaded not guilty to a charge of indecenoy on December 4, >but admitted he had been guilty of such an offence on December 11. He was arrested in Molesworth • Street on Saturday afternoon, after being chased by Constable Cattanaeh from Queen's. Park. The information, to which accused pleaded not guilty, was dismissed, and on tlfo other charge lie was convicted and ordered to come up for sentence when 'called upon, and to pay 10s. for the expenses of one witness.. Mr. M. Myers appeared for dofendant., MILITARY MATTER. ' Frank Fitzsimmons, charged with deserting from the May Morn Camp, was ordered to be handed over to the military authorities. YOUTH SERVED WITH LIQUOE. • Frederick Dobson, licensee of tho Clar- , oil don Hotel, was convicted of responsij bility in ' conncction with' liquor being | supplied on the premises to,a youth of ; 16 years, but as the defendant was not | present on the occasion referred to no I penalty was imposed. . William Dobson, | son of the previous defendant, was eon- | victed of supplying the liquor, and was | fined .£!), with costs lis. 64. '• I . THEFT. A. Swede, named Karl Kjalmar Alexan- " der(neou, who had jpleaded guilty to stealing a fox torrier valued at .65, was fined A in default to undergo a month's imprisonment. A young woman, named. Dorothy 01iv« hurst, pleaded guilty to stealing « gold pencil-case from a room in the Central Hotel, where she was employed. She was lined ,E2, tho alternative being Beven days'- imprisonment. INSOBRIETY., Charges of insobriety were preferred against a number of persons, and penalties wer« imnosed as follow: —Thomas Withers, fined ,£B, with the'option of a month's imprisonment; Robert Ferguson, lined 203., or 48 hours' imprisonment! Patrick Sinnott, 'fined 10s., or 48 hours' imprisonment; and Joseph O'Neill, 10s. or 18' hours' imprisonment. , John O'Neill and Eobert Sheppard, who had been arrested on charges of helpless drunkenness, were remanded for tfarativa treatment in gaol.