MAGISTRATE'S COURT

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2695, 15 February 1916, Page 9

MAGISTRATE'S COURT

PERMITTING DRUNKENNESS PUBLICAN FINED . Mr. D. G. A. Cooper, S.M., presided at yesterday's sitting of the Magistrate's Court. The cases for hearing included several against liotelkecpers for alleged breaches of the liquor Jaws, hut several of them had again to be adjourned, The only one, finally dealt with, was that in which Frederick Hilton, licensee of the National Hotel, was charged with selling liquor on December 26 last to Henry Morris, while the latter was intoxicated, and with permitting drunkenness on the premises. Inspector Hendrey conducted the prosecution, Mr. T. M. AYilford appearing for the defendant, who pleaded not guilty. After hearing the evidence, the Magistrate dismissed the first information, but recorded a conviction on the charge of permitting drunkenness. A fine of £■5, with costs, was imposed.

VAGRANCY.

Reuben Brannvell Parker, who was detected in the net of peeping through a window at 280 Rintoul Street, on the night of December 17 last, and who, in order to escape, had assaulted one I/eoniird Wliitelaw, had to answer .yesterday for the assault. In addition he was charged with being a rogue and vagabond 1 because of the fact that lie was found by night on the premises named. He was fined 20s. for the assault, and ordered to pay 19s. 6d. for witnesses' expenses. On the vagrancy charge, be Has convicted and ordered to come up for sentence when called upon. ICHith Hnnv> w,in convicted oiuicss and of vagrauci;, Qa account

of her previous convictions, she was sent to gaol for six months. MAINTENANCE. Ellon O'Neil was granted summary separation from lier husband John O'Noil, who was ordered to ))a,v £1 towards the maintenance of his wife. Albert Edward Moxey, a hotel celJarman, appeared on summons taken out .by his who complained that ho was not providing for the adequate maintenance of complainant. The Court was asked to increase the present order (17.5. (id. per week) in force against_ the defendant. The Magistrate directed that future payments should be £1 per week. _ Emma Sarah 31'Geo was sentenced to lour days' imprisonment for disobedience of a maintenance order, but tlio sentence will not be enforced if weekly payments of Gs. are forthcoming. Benjamin Edc .was also sentenced to four days' imprisonment for disobedience ol' a- maintenance order, but tlic warrant will be suspended if as. per week is paid from a specified date.

REMANDS GRANTED.

Alan Gordon lleid, whose ago was given as IGJ- years, was remanded on bail until to-morrow on a charge of stealing a motor-bicycle, valued at £40. Mr. A. 11. Hindmarsl), who appeared for the' youth, said that it was clear' that there had been no intention to'deprive the owner of the bicycle, and, when the facts were investigated,' iio hoped the police would withdraw the charge. \ A young' woman, named Violet Paton, pleaded guilty to a charge of drunkenness, but asked that the hearing of a charge of being an incorrigible rogue should be adjourned for a week. The ,Magistvate granted the request for an adjournment, but on' the chargo of drunkenness imposed a fine of 20s.

INSOBRIETY.

Ten persons appeared on charges of drunkenness. Five of these were ordinary first-offenders, and were dealt with as such. Frank Mounson, an elderly man, who was dronlc while in charge of a cart on Saturday, was fined £2 and ordered to pay Bs. expenses. The alternative fixed was seven days' imprisonment, but Mounson was allowed a week in which to find the money. John Morrell, who was driving two horses in Camb/idge Terrace when he was arrested for drunkenness, was also fined £2, in default to undergo seven days' imprisonment. Edward Valentine Westerby, who did not appear to answer a charge of drunkenness, was ordered to forfeit his bail (£1). Henry Greenfield was fined 205., and John Moore 10s., the alternative heing three days' imprisonment in the first case and forty-eight hours' imprisonment in the second.