MAGISTRATE'S COURT

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2780, 26 May 1916, Page 8

MAGISTRATE'S COURT

. * - POLICE CASES, | Mr. D. G.\A. Cooper presided'"ut (An ■ Magistrate s Court and dealt with tho following* cases:—■ An elderly woman named* Mary Sjirowelf pleaded guilty, to being" addicted to alcohol.. Inspector Hendrey stated ' that the "W* fits and might bo found dead in the streets any day.;-She was fined 10s.) «r. ; in default IS hours for driMilioniiess, nii<] pentonced yeArs for . r 1 ahree first offenders were coiivi6te<-I nnd dischargefl. John Buckley was charged with theft pf a-motor lamp g ks*s, valued at I0s„ and a. piece ol gas fittting,. valued lit 4s. (id. the. owner of the articles was unknown to tho police, and tho accused was i«. liinndod, pending' further inquiry. Frank Adair, a niiddle : .iged.man, pleaded _ not guilty to indecent liehavioiir ■ and u.sing obscene langunge in Post 'Office oquare. lie was convicted and fined .£2 or in default fourteen days, for 'indecencv' ftiui or in default one month's iniprisonmont, for obsceno i language. * _ J:or stealing a pair of boots on Afav 21-ironi ft shop in tho City, James Joseph Murphy w ivs fined J22, or in <lof.'iult fourteoQ d;iys, • Robert Collier/ a soldier, was chargod with being found aslepp on enclosed prwnises in -tlie Citj-. The Magistrate took a lenient view of the case.. 'Accused was convicted and handed over io the military-" authorities. ' - - _. A .young woman ivn». charged with dealing several'articles of'ladies' wearing apparel, and remanded -to Mav 2(1. She pleaded in tears, "I did not lake' tho things," and a matronly woman offered to' take care of accused till the day of the hearing of the case. ■ ■ CIVIL 04.SES. 'Judgment was given for -plaintiffs ii. the following cases ''-The Public. Tnsteo (as trustee of the Pearce Relief Fund) v. William Wells, .-C5.125.',* costs .£1 75.-Kd.; J. Williams v. William Cowie, 41 os. 10d., costs 55.; C. Bird v.-F* M'Grath, : i2 10s., costs 10s.; Conimercial Agency am). A. T. Bate v. George Miln'er, 2s. C(l. costs J!2 14s.lliraiuur IBdtough Council v. John Black, 43 os. Cd.; costs lis'.; the' Bristol Piano Company, Ltd., v. George Johnston, <£7, costs .£1 IDs. 6d.; Commercial Agency and Thomas Horton, Ud., v. A. 13. I'eai*, 10s. .costs; A. I*]. Itudd. and 1 Co. v. J, P. lorrigan, .£1 l)s. Bd., costs ■55.; same v. D. Annette, .42 lis. 10d., costs 10s.; the 'Public Trustee (as trustee or the will of Tliomcs Jordan, /learned, and* assignee of Eobei t T<ioley) v.. John Richmond Derliee, 42 (is. 4d., costs 10s.; snmo v. Petefi Larson, 10s,' 2d., costs 135.; the Public Trustee (as administrator in the estate of Samuel Dyalt, deceased) v. Charles Richard Arthur Mnrra]',.4lß 7s. Gd., costs 41 lis. Gd.; the Public Trustee (as cxecntor in the will of John Duggan, deceased) v. John Puggan,. 42 is., costs 125.; John M'llwraith v. W. M, Halley, 4(il Us. Id., costs 44 25.; Dominion .Clothing Company v. Tl C'onolly, 43 35., costs 10s.; Steivrirt Timber Company v. Opmuake Sawmills Company, Ltd., 4G3 4s. 2d.,- costs 41 10s. Philips and Pilce v. W. Tinney, 41 lis. 6d., costs ss.

In the judgment .summons ease Veitch and Allen against A. Kos-s, defendant was ordered to nay the plaintiffs the sum of ,£2 Cs. by .Tune 8, in default to be imprisoned for 48 hours. DEFENDED ACTIONS. . In the case Jas. Knight, trading as the Pockot Periscope Co., v. Thos. ,W. Steele, claim for <Cl 9 11):., for goods supplied, plaintiff was nonsuited with costs .£1 Is. A nonsuit was allowed in the case of Wm, E. Unfiles v. Jacob Cteango. claim ■for -£7 10s. Ernest 'Jas. Scells claimed J!sl 3s'., 0(1. from Henry Walker Boyns, and judgment was gi 'en for- «osts .£3 10s. ■ . . In the case E. H. S. Hamilton (Hr. H. Hill) against Jtrs. JI. Watt (Mr. T. Young)', a claim for .£57, being valuo of a pinito purchased at auction, plaintiff was nonsuited, vith solicitor's costs ,£2 173; -