MAGISTRATE'S COURT

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2680, 28 January 1916, Page 9

MAGISTRATE'S COURT

CHINESE DEFENDANTS

HAINING STREET HOUSES

fto fewer than six Chinese defendants appeared in the Magistrate's Court before Mr. D. G. A. Cooper, S.M., yesterday. The charges against them wero the outcome of a police visit to Haining Street on the evening of December 27 last. Sub-Inspector Mackinnon conducted the cases for the police, while Mr. H. F. O'Leary appeared for tho defendants, • who entered pleas of not guilty in every instance. Ah Wong, occupier of premises known us 9 Hainiug Street, was charged with having used the placo as a common gaming-house, also with commencing a lottery, and with assisting in the management of a lottery. Cum Ling, occupier of premises known as H Hainiug Street, was arraigned oil three charges of a similar nature. Ah Yet was called upon to answer ii charge of being found in a common gaming house, and similar charges wero preferred against Ah Kiu and Yep Sing, tile last-named being also charged with having assisted in the management, of a lottery. Joe Mee, occupier of premises Known as 46 Haiuing Street, was called upon to answer three charges of a similar character to those preferred against Ah Wong and Cum Ling. The evidence against Ah Kin was considered too slendor to warrant a conviction on the charge mentioned and the information was dismissed. In all the other cases, tho Magistrate, after hearing the evidence' and the address by counsel for the defence, reserved hia decision.

OPI'OM CASES. Joe Mee was subsequently charged with being found in possession of opium 111 a form suitable for smokin". He was convicted and fined £S, with costs is., and interpreter's fee 10s.- 6d. Ah Kin, on a charge of smoking opium, was fined 405., and ordered to pay costs 7s. and interpreter's fee 10s. 6d. _ A charge against Gum Ling of aiding and abetting the smoking of opium was also heard, but the information was dismissed. REMANDS GRANTED. William Henderson, who was said by Oinei-Detective Boddam to be known by several other names, was remanded until Monday next, on a charge of hreakvs ™"n- eut F" n S 'he premises of J. q ini ls -Auckland on February' o, 1910. The police required tho remand in order that certain inquiries may be mado in Auckland. Ai tlmr Percy Ralph was remanded to appear at Auckland to-morrow on a chargo of theft. It is alleged .that on April 13 last, at Takapuna, he stole 11 w! m HellaS 15S " th 6 Pr ° Perty ° f

MISCELLANEOUS. An elderly man, named Jamos Dungan, appeared on remand on a charge or being a rogue and a vagabond, m that lie had been found without lawful excuse on premises (the Crown Theatre; m the small hours of January 20. During the past week tlie accused bad been 111 gaol undergoing curative treatment. He was convicted and ordered to pay medical expenses amounting to 17s. 6d. While intoxicated on Wednesday, a soldier named James Maxwell damaged a glass panel in the door of the Central Hotel. He appeared in Court yesterday and was fined 10s. for drunkenness', while for damaging the door he was fined 205., and ordered to make good the damage. Default was fixed at tlfee days' imprisonment. On convictions for drunkenness, the following persons were penalised: George Anderson Miller, fined £3, with the option of 14 days'- imprisonment: Margaret Williams and George M'Gregor fined 20s. each, or three days' imprisonment; and Cornelius Sullivan, fined or 48 hours' imprisonment. Six first-offending inebriates were also dealt with. ;

, CIVIL BUSINESS. Sitting in civil jurisdiction, Mr. W. G. Biddell. §.M., gave judgment by default for the plaintiffs in tW following undefended claimsß: J. Pentecost v. F. Whittaker, £2 4s. Id., costs 10s.; N./. Times Company, Ltd., v. F. Webb, £7 10s., costs £1 3s. 6d.; J. W. Wallace and Co. v. H. P. Alexander £5 14s. 9d., costs Bs. j Vacuum Oil Company, Ltd., v. E. C. Hadfield, costs 65.; Office Appliance Company Ltd., v. H, Prentice,.us. 2d., costs 65.; Fulton and Co. v. It. Warden, £73 Bs. 10d., costs £4 6s. Bd.; Commercial Agency, Ltd., assignees, and A. A. Carsou, assignor, v. D. Grieve, £5 Is., costs £1 3s. 6d.; E. W. Hills and Co., Ltd., v. James M'Conuell, £14 13s. 7d., costs £1 10s. 6d.; C. Pratt and Co., Ltd., assignees, and N.Z. Times Company, Ltd., assignors. v. J. Puti, £4 3s. 4d., costs 10s.; Hathaway and Co. v. H. Greig, 125._, : costs 65.; F. Cooper, Ltd., v. F. Wliittaker, £1 4s.- 3d., costs Ss. JUDGMENT. stetfMON^ES. C. J. Oronin was ordered to pay to Jolin O'Donnell tlie sum of £7 10s. 6d. by monthly instalmcntts of 12s. 6d. '■ Thomas James O'Neill was ordered to pay to Smith and Smith, Ltd.,'the sum of £13 35., at the rate of £1 per month, in default to undergo 14 days' imprisonment. W. J. Mayer was ordered to pay F. D. Ifesteven the sum of £27 14s. by monthly instalments of 10s. This amount was fixed on a rehearing, an order having been made previously (in the absence of defendant) for payment of amount in full. DEFENDED ACTIONS. Judgment was reserved in the case of E. Hughes v. J. E. Fitzgerald, a claim for £23, return of purchaso money in connection with a motor cycle deal. Mr. A. Dunn appeared for plaintiff, and Mr. A. W. 131 air for the defendant. In the defended action, the Johnsonvillc Town Board v, Ernest Frederick Mildenliall, contractor,- a claim for £3 os.'6d., rates, judgment Was given for the defendant, with costs. Mr. D. Jackson appeared'for the "Town Board, while Mr. R. Kennedy appeared for the defendant.