MAGISTRATE'S COURT

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2808, 28 June 1916, Page 9

MAGISTRATE'S COURT

A HOMELESS GIRL At yesterday's sitting of tho i'agistrate's Court Mr. D. G. A. Cooper occupied the Bench. A young girl, named Bertha Ogden, who gave her age as 28, was charged with being an idle and disorderly person. . .Inspector Hendrcy said that. Ogdcn , had been found wandering about the streets in a homeless condition. "Something must be done for this poor, uni fortunate girl," continued the Inspector,' "and I suggest that she bo remanded and placed in the Salvation Home for a week, so that inquiries concerning her parentage can be made." His Worship agreed to this course, and made an order to that effect.

PLATE-GLASS WINDOW. BROKEN.. liobert Gouller, a. one-legged man, appeared to. answer a charge of having damaged a plate-glass window, valued at ,£ls, the property of S. G. Radford. Ho was also charged with insobriety. Accused pleaded guilty. In explaining how the accident happened, Inspector Hendrey said that apparently Goullet had had too much to drink, and this, combined with tho loss of one leg, had caused him to fall through the window. On the Inspector's suggestion, the Magistrate decided to adjourn the case for two days, so that, inquiries could be'made as to the actual damage done. ■ . OTHER CASES. Angus Gillies, charged with insobriety, was fined 205., in default three days' detention. A man named Silas Stephen Lampard, who had been, remanded from week to week for the purpose of receiving medical treatment, and who was originally charged with having attempted to commit suicide again appeared. Inspector Hendrcy said that accused boro an excellent character, and his action was due to general ill-health. Provided Lampard paid expenses amounting to 355., the Magistrate convicted liiin and ordered him to come up for sentence if called upon. JUVENILE COURT. At a flitting of the Juvenile Court a boy of ten years of age was charged with the theft of three pocket-knives, one cigarette-lighter, and an iron-handle (the total value of the articles being lis.), the property of Cliarles Sims. After severely admonishing the lad. His Worship ordered him to receive twelvo strokes of the birch. A young girl was convicted and severely cautioned for having broken into tho house of Reginald Robinson. It was alleged that she had taken several articles of jewellery, a doll's pram, and a pair of 6cissors, the total value of tho articlos being assessed at <£G 2a ,6d. A girl aged 111 years was committed to tho Wellington Receiving Homo/ as His Worship held the opinion, after hearing lengthy evidence, that sho was not under proper control. In defining the words "not under control," the Magistrate held that fche.v meant "not properly looked after;" An order was maile that the father, James Browne, of Nalliai, should pay 10s. per week towards his daughter s support. CIVIL CASES CLAIM CONCERNING A FILTER; . ITeserved judgment was delivered by Mr. ,IV. G. Riddell, S.M., in tho action in which Richardson, M'Cabe, and Co., Ltd., sought to recover from A. and T. Burt, Ltd., tho sum of £21 4s. Gd. The dispute arose out of a transaction respecting tho supply of a filter by plaintiffs to the Boys' Institute. Tho Magistrate, after reviewing the evidence, gave judgment for plaintiffs for £8, with costs 18s. Each of the parties to the_ dispute were ordered to pay their own witnesses' and solicitors' expenses. A BUILDING TRANSACTION. Arch. C. M. Sinclair, builder, proceeded against Elizabeth L. Parker, wife of C. Parker, commercial traveller, of Ferry Road, Day's Bay, for the sum ot £100 ss. 4d., being the balanco alleged to bo due to plaintiff of an amount of £56!> ss. id. The claim aroso out of the erection of a house at Day's Bay. The building cost .£173 3s. Id. to put up, and extras amounted to ,£6B 2s. 3d., making a tota" of £565 ss. ic\. Of this amount £465 had already been paid to plaintiff. t Defendants counter-claimed the sum of £52 lis., 'alleging (that the house had not been constructed according to plans and specifications, nor had it been built in tho specified time. Mr. C. W. Ncilsen appeared for plaintiff, and Mr. E. M. Sladden for defendant'l

After hearing lengthy evidence, His Worship decided to adjourn tlio case till July 4. ' JUDGMENT BY DEFAULT. Judgment for plaintiff by default was given iu tlio following undefended cases: -R. Martin, Ltd., v. Frederick Parsloe, Ji3 2s. 3d., costs 125.; John W. Copitliorne v. William S. Wesl.on, ss„ costs 125.; M'Ewen, Carter, and Co., Ltd., v. Andrew John Fitzgerald, .£1 12s. Gd., cost? 55.; David Duthie v. B. Davis, .£2 Os. 3d., costs 125.; Patrick Mackin v. Albert Swindalc, J-i 2s. 6d., costs IDs.; E. 13. Browne and Co., Ltd., v, Taare Koroncho, £2 10s., cost 3 155.; Elizabeth Collier v. Herbert Silbourno Rose, ilti 10s., costs ,£1 3s. 6d.; Stato Advances Superintendent v. Elijah Smith, .CO 25., costs 10s.;-Empire Couch and Motor Factory v. L. .Fleet, 1-ls. Bd.,' costs 10s.; Patrick • Mackin v. 11. Kells, Sem-., ,E1 Is., costs

75.; Onslow Borough Council v. Wm. Georgo Thompson, M 45., costs Gs.; Wellington City Council v. Samuel George Bray, ,£■! Is. 8(1., costs Bs.; Bannatyne ami Hunter v. W. 0. Wilkinson, £2 ss. 9d., costs 135.; A. E. Kernot, Ltd., v. Robert K. Griffin, i£BG'os. 5d., costs ,£4 135.; Laery, Beveridge and Co., Ltd., v. Robert K. Griffin, £185 12s. 9d„ costs £6 7s. 6d.; Wellington City Council v. Andrew Joseph Farmer (by his attorney. John William MacKay), .£73 17s. lid., costs 10s.; same v. Frederick Gilbert Millman, i-3 17s. 5(1., costs Bs.

JUDGMENT SUMMONSES: Judgment summonses wero dealt with as under :—

Charles Te Koroneho was ordered to jxiy Browno Bros, the sum of .£4 3s. 2d. on or before July 11, in default four (lays' imprisonment. Frank Higgott was ordered to pay Kirkcaldie and Stains, Ltd., Ss. 6d. on or before July 11, in default twelve hours' imprisonment. William Donaldson was ordered to pay the' Te Aro Furnishing Co. tho sum of £'2 on or before July 11, in default fortyeight hours' imprisonment.

At the Lower Rutt Court yesterday, beforo Wallaco C. James, J .P., a female first offonder was convicted and discharged for drunkenness.