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MAGISTRATE'S COURT

STREET SCENE

A SOLDIER AND A CIVILIAN

'Among the cases heard before Sir. D.iG. A. Cooper, S.M., in the Magistrate's Court yesterday, was one in which a soldier, named Edward Utiger, a 'native of Switzerland, was charged with drunkenness, and with assaulting Constable O'Dca while the latter was ill the execution of his duty. Ho pleaded guilty to both charges. According to Sub-Inspector Mackinnon, the accused had been - advised by the constable to get away out of Courtenay Place, where his presence was a nuisance to the public. TCe warning was not heeded, and, 011* being arrested, Utiger assaulted Constable O'Dea. A civilian, named Alfred George Jams, appeared on the scene, and as a result of his conduct, Utiger's resistance was probably worse than it otherwise would have been. Jarvis was arrested on a charge of inciting Utiger to resist, and to this charge lie pleaded not.' guilty yesterday morning. The Magistrate decided, however, that on the evidence ho. must be convicted, and a fine* of 40s. was imposed, the alternative being seven days' imprisonment. • CJtiger was also lined 405., aid given a similar alternative. IDLE AND DISORDERLY. Joseph William Georgeson entered a plea of not guilty to a charge of being an idle and disorderly person. On the police evidence, it was fairly clear that accused had been accosting pedestrians in Willis Street and asking for money, and, as there wore previous convictions against liim for drunkenness, he was sent to gaol for one month. AN INFORMATION DISMISSED. Hearing was continued of the case in which' Reginald John Davis, of Porirua,. was cliargod with selling litjuor without a license, and with assaulting a native,. named Luke Pera',vhiti. The informa--tion for assault was dismissed, and the other matter was further adjourned. Mr. P. W. Jackson appeared for Davis. UNREGISTERED DAIRY. >. For selling milk from a dairy, which was not registered,' John Stewart, 17 years of age, was convicted 'and ordered to paj; court costs. The information was laid by the Stock Department after Stewart had been warned that ho was breaking the law. . BY-LAW CASES. As the owner of stock found wandering in the Miramar ; Borough, John Fyfe was fined 405., and ordered : to pay <wurt costs 7s. ■ ; Another ownor, Alfred Bradley, whose stook was found by the ranger ,on one of the. Wellington roads, was fined 205., with court costs 7s. •' • . For minor breaches of the City bylaws, Edwin Burgess was convicted and discharged." Ellon Clark was fined 55., with costs 75., for permitting an obstruction near her premises in Manners Street, to tlie danger of passers-by. John Flockton, for whom Mr. D. R. Hoggard appeared, was charged with exposing goods for sale on the footway, but, after hearing'the evidence, the Magistrate dismissed the information.

MISCELLANEOUS. Joseph Angus, 68 years of age, was ■fined £2 for being drunk while in charge of a horso and cart. Th<* riltoinativo was seven days' imprisonment. On a'cT»ar|e'"of*lfelpl®'ait(nlt&ncss;' Samuel Stevens was convicted and ordered to pay medical expenses, amounting to 17s. 6c1., in default to undergo three days' imprisonment. John Redmond O'Donohue, who entered tho To Aro Hotel during the currency of a prohibition order in force against him, was fined 205., and ordered to pay, court costs 7s/ William Tierney, who has recently appeared several 'times before the Court on charges of drunkenness, pleaded not guilty to. a similar charge yosterda.v, tout his defence was not strong enough and ho was sent to gaol for two months. John Joseph O'Neill and Walter Hogben were fined 20s. each for drunkenness, with the option of going to gaol for three days.' In the cases of James M'lneney and •Annie Summsbey, charged with drunkenness, tlie penalty was 10s., or 48 hours' imprisonment. Six first-offending inebriates were also dealt' with.

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Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2681, 29 January 1916, Page 13

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MAGISTRATE'S COURT Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2681, 29 January 1916, Page 13

MAGISTRATE'S COURT Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2681, 29 January 1916, Page 13

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