MAGISTRATE'S COURT

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2812, 1 July 1916, Page 14

MAGISTRATE'S COURT

. LONG LIST OF CASES Mr. D. G. A. Cooper occupied the Bench at yesterday's sitting of the Magistrate's'. Court. ■ TOBACCO, SOLD TO A BOY. A case in which Maudo' Cairns'was charged with having sold tobacco to a, boy contained some : peculiar circumstances. She went into the..'shop of a friend arfew minutes before closing time, and the: boy came in for some tobacco. Cairns, in order to assist her friend, handed.the boy the tobacco.' Mr. H. -Hill, who appeared for defendant, contended that the wrong person had been served with the summons.. The shopkeeper was really tho responsible person. His' client did not know she was doing wrong.' His Worship 6aid that perhaps the facts as stated were correct, .but the Act plainly statecf that , everybody who supplied tobacco to a boy was liable. Under the circumstances, however, lie would only enter a conviction. : VIOLENT lilvllAVlOUll. A".conviction-'-was entered aginst W. E. Carlyle because he .behaved in-a violent manner in a railway carriage. Inspector Hendreyxsiiid that really defendant had beenuicting iii. self-defence. There were several soldiers' in i'tlio train at the tiine, and some of them had had liquor, and a series of disturbances had .taken place. ■ SUNDAY TRADER'PUNISHED. Two .charges of Sunday trading, were preferred, against William Collins, of Tai-antiki ..Street, ■ dns'pector- Hendrey said, that, defendant did not ; mind-how niaiiy. times lie offended, beciiuso he made money .out. of the business. On. each charge Collins was fined 205., tho alternative being three days' imprisonment. The costs amounted to JCI 12s. ... ' BY-LA\V CASES. for riding-their bicycles without lights James .Brailey,. Claude Lionel- Green, Ernest Hunipnries, and Eric Brook Taylor were fined 10s. each, with costs 75., while George Voyce was lined 55.; Alfred Jolm H'assell . was "convicted and discharged for leaving his, motor-car for a longer period tliau allowed, while lor'nothaving the-vehicle lighteil-'lie was fined Gs., with costs 75.; '.tups. Hill was lined 55., with costs 75., for leaving his motorcar unattended. I'or the same' oll'encc H., Jl, Liardet w<ts similarly dealt with. John liosa, who' drove his',car without lights, : was fined lOs.y with' coste 7s. As It. Doree had 110 registered number 011 his motor-bicycle it cost him 55., with costs 7s. I'or allowing their stock to wanaer, John Reginald Welsby and 'I'lios. Williams were lined ss. each, with tho usual costs. , , Florence Martin threw 601110 banana 6kins- 011 the footpath in Courtcuay Place, despite the protestations of a ;policeman. . -His Worship severely admonished defendant, and told her that it was very dangerous to do such a thing. He would fine hei'. os., with costs 7s. Tor leaving-articles of furniture, etc., ■about the footpath, George Edward Blake was fined 10?., with coss'Ts. A constable requested .Thomas Henry Watfion to slop his vehicle, but the latter failed to take notice, of the request, and it cost him a conviction. TRADING AFTER HOURS. Mr. H. E. Mostpn, representing the Labour proceeded against a Chinaman named' Ying Lee for -having sold cigarettes - after the stipulated closing time for .'tobacconists,. Tlie evidence uhowed • that defendant had sold tho cigarettes at about 10 p.m. ' Mr. Moston said that.- legitimate . tobacconists were complaining-, about cigarettes and tobacco beni" sold after hours by tradesmen who only kept the stock as a sideline. The Magistrate said that ho would make the fine a heavy one in this instance, and fined Lee .So, in default a month in prison. - ■ ■ AN ACCIDENT AVERTED, George Hun-ell was charged with negligently driving his motor-car in Ghuznefis Street. Mr. J. O'Shea, City. Solicitor, said that it might have been an error of judgment, but Hurrell drove his car across the road in front of a tram-car. Had it'-, not been for the prompt action of the inotorman there might have been a serious accident. A fine of 10s. was . inflicted, ■ with costs' amounting, to £1 lis. ' ■ BROKEN' PROHIBITION ORDERS. It cost Evelyn Butler £'2, with costs 75., for having broken the teriiis of a prohibition order. The alternative was fixed at seven days' imprisonment. James Evans thought that his prohibition order Had expired, but he was mistaken by four days. He was convicted and discharged, provided lie consented to a renewal of the order. A fine of 10s., with costs 7s„ was inflicted on Ellen Hawthorne for a similar offence, - TRUANT CHILDREN. The truant inspector proceeded against several parents for failing to send their children to school. William Spencer, 'I'lios. Nolan, and James Brown were each fined 25.; Thomas Doig, Robert Eccles, Frank' Letham, James M'Crea, Robert Piidnev, and Phillip Scoringe were lined 5-., while William Craig was fined ,10s. Costs, amounting lo 7s. in each case, were ordered. . POLICE COURT BUSINESS. ' Frank Robert Wilson and George Anderson Millar were each lined 10s. in default 18 hours' detention ror insobriety. Robert Costello, for having committed an indecent act in Tory Street, was fined i:3|' the alternative being fixed at 1 days' imprisonment. Frederick Ford appeared to answer a charge of being an idle and disorderly person. According to Inspector Hendrey Ford was found in the upstairs portion of one of Hie city hotels anil when apprehended iie (old (he police so manydif-

ferent stories that Inspector fJendrey i (i6kcd that he be remanded for a weeK . 60 that certain inquiries could bo made. The request was granted. John Joseph Scott l'riest was charged with being helplessly drunk in Buckle Street. He was ordered to pay coste, or undorgo 18 hours' detention. Adolf Nuniinen was remanded to appear at Wanganui oil Monday 011 a charge of having deserted from a vessel at that port. A further remand for a week was granted in the case of James Connor,. who was charged with. having stolen sundry bottles of patent medicines, etc., the total value of the goods being ~E2I 12s. Gd.

For insobriety whilst in charge of a horse and cart, William J. M. Lawton was fined .£2. with costs -El 55., in' default 14 days .imprisonment. 111-treating a horse coot James 'Wilson .C 3, with costs .£1 10s.

Under the War .Regulations Jaraes Thomas ll'Donald was charged with having supplied liquor to a soldier for consumption off the premises. A fine of ,£5, with costs 75., was inflicted. The alternative was fixed at a month's imprisonment.