MAGISTRATE'S COURT

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2772, 16 May 1916, Page 9

MAGISTRATE'S COURT

LICENSING CASE INCIDENT AT THE CITY HOTEL In the Magistrate's Court yesterday afternoon, More Mr. W. G. Eiddell, S.lt., the police proceeded against M. J. Donnelly, licensee of the City Hotel, ou a charge of selling liquor to a person' already intoxicated,! nnd on a further oharge of permitting drunkenness. Jessie Donnelly, wife of the licensee, was charged with actually supplying the liquor to the intoxicated person. Mr. J. 1. M'Grath appeared for the defendants, who pleaded not guilty. The ovidsnee for the prosecution rested on the fact that Mrs. Donnelly admitted having sold a bottle of beer to a man, who was afterwards arrested for drunkenness. There was no proof that, the man had been in the hotel any longer than was required to make a single purchase, or that the licenses or his wile, knew that tho man Was intoxicated before the sale was made. The charge of permitting .drunkenness was dismissed, and decision was reserved on tho other charge. CHINAMAN CHASTISED. Mr. D. G. A. Cooper, S.M., heard a case in which two young men—Joseph. Bronnan Warcham and Lacy Uston Brucfl Wallace—were charged with assaulting a Chinese fruiterer, named Yet VV'ah, on Thursday Inst, Inspector Hendrey prosecuted, while Mr. M'Grath appeared for the defendants, who pleaded not guilty. Mr. J. F. W. Dickson watched the proceedings on behalf of Yet Wah. Dr. E. Giesen, of Willis Street, gave evidence as to the condition of the Chinaman, Yet Wah, who was brought to tho witness's surgery about 11 p.m. on Thursday last. Yet Wah was suffering from *ix distinct injuries about the forehead, eyes, nose, and' mouth. The witness considered it his dutv to communicate with tho police on the matter. Yet Wah, fruiferor, of 210 Willis Street, stated in evidence that tho two defendants had assaulted him without provocation on the night of Thursday last. To Mr. M'Grath: He Bad not in any way interfered with a woman, who was in the shop at the time of tho assault. Neither had ho on various previous occasions interfered with other women who came into tho shop. Before other witnesses could he heard the case was adjourned until 'JJlnirsda.v

next, tho defendants being granted bail on the same terms as before. MAINTENANCE. Several. maintenance cases were dealt with by Mr. D. G. A. Coopor, S.M, Joan Turner was granted summary separation from her husband, Walter Turner, and was given custody of the ono child of the marriage. Defendant was' ordered to pay M per week for maintenance, and was also ordered to pay a guinea for complainant's counsel (Air. P. W. Jackson). Frederick Fanning was ordered to pay 3s. Cd. per week for the maintenance of his sister, and a sum of £i Os. Gd. for past maintenance.

Annie Elizabeth Burn, who admitted that Eho was 42M in arrears with payments due under a maintenance order, was sentenced to H days' imprisonment, but may cvado tho penalty by keeping up weekly payments of 7s. for a specified period.

George Edward Lancolo.y was sentenced to nine days' imprisonment for disobedience of a maintenance order, the warrant to be suspiiided if weekly payments of 12s. Gd'. are forthcoming. Mr. W. G. Riddell, S.M., gave reserved judgment in the caso of Sarah Charlotte Cuthbertson v. Bobert Edgar Cuthbertson, the application for maintenance being dismissed without costs. BAD LANGUAGE. A New Zealand-born resident, named Luke Gestro, 37 years of age, pleaded guilty to having used obsceno language in a railway carriage. He was fined £5, and ordered to pay witnesses's expenses, the alternative being a month's imprisonment. .THREATENING BEHAVIOUR. A soldier named James Ryan pleaded guilty to a charge of having used threatening behaviour in the public bar of the, Club Hotel on Saturday evening, and was fined M, 'in default to undergo seven days' imprisonment. ■ OTHER BUSINESS. Philip Cowgill, charged with obsceno exposure at St. Albans, was remanded to appear at Christchurch on May 19.. A further adjournment until Wednesday next was granted in the caso of Jame3 Robertson, who was charged with obscene exposure in the Sydney Street cemetery. Neil M'Lean, charged with drunkenness and indecency, was' fined sums totalling £2 10s., the alternative being seven days'' imprisonment. Joseph Harvey and Evelyn Barr were filled 10s. each for drunkenness, and six first offenders were leniently treated by the Coiirt. '