MAGISTRATE'S COURT

Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 2964, 30 December 1916, Page 2

MAGISTRATE'S COURT

Captain W. H. Hennah and Mr. W. ( T. Jiiidreth, J.l'.'s, presided over a sit- \ ting-of- Uic-Magistrate's Court jester- j day 'morning. :. t \ . \Vitham james ftlincs was convicted i of insobriety and discharged. ;JJ'oi- using | obscene language in Vivian. (Street,- lie. j was lined 'Ms., with/ tJio alternative of 48 hours' imprisonment.. ■ I James Artiuir Uassctti was fined 10s. for being drunk while in charge of a ! horse and express. i John-Clark was remanded to Wcdnes-. j day next on .a "'chacgo.''of assaulting ' li'rank Watson M'lvor. John I'otley, described by tlie policeas a drunken waster, pleaded guilty to : the theft of a gold ticpin, valued at £2, the property of James, Edward j Jones, lie was sentenced to throe months' imprisonment. 'William Joseph Cotter again appeared on remand, charged with being found by uight without lawful excuse i in Government. House, grounds. .The ! police ovidence showed that the ac- j cased, when accosted by two police- | men, had given two. different explana- ( tious of his presence in tllo grounds. Detective .Andrews described the accused as a drunken waster, associat- j ing with, thieves and prostitutes. lie j j had a number of previous convictions j against him for .various offences. In j : the box the accused said that ho got | I drunk on the night in question, audi j .had. not-clearly, known Where lie was. j I lie had intended to go to'.'the hospital.; j as an. out-patient, but after the drink i j he had gone to sleep about the grounds. 1 He was sentenced to one month's im- ■ prisonment.' ■ ■ ' • i insobriety led to the arrest of James _ Deans, who, on his appearance in court, ~ was further charged with stealing a baygelding at Hastings seven years ago. On the charge of insobriety a conviction only was entered, hut on that of thei'l Deans was remanded till Monday next.