MAGISTRATE'S COURT
POLICE CASES. Mr. L. G. Reid, S.M., presided at tho Magistrate's Court yesterday David 3£no, for whom Mr. P. W. Jackson appeared, pleaded guilty to tho theft of a brief bap, valued at 55.. th° .J r ?" perty of Samuel Speight, also to tho theft of two shirts, two singlets, a pair of socks, and one nail brush, valued at IDs.* tho property of Arthur Grimmer. From the statements made by counsel it appears that Euo was employed at the Star Oafe, and just before going into camp he discovered tho brief bag in his room. Ho took it and sold it to a 6econd.ha.nd dealer for 2s. fid.; ho did not consider tbe contents of any value whatever. jhe clothes were old and worn, and wortliless. Eno was fined 205.. ordered to pay 2s. 6d. to the second-hand dealer, and 10s. to Arthur Grimmor, in default seven days imprisonment. On Saturday night last Constable John "Ryan arrested a man, and while, with the assistant of a soldier, he wn.s taking nis man to the Polico Station William Stephen Ga-slnn came- up and obstructed the stable. lie was warned, but persists in his Action, when the constable effected his arrest. In the -meanwhile the first man arrested escaped, and liad not been reraptii rod up to tho time the Court sat. Gaskin was lined 405.. with the option offiPTvinp* fourtenn days in iraol. i For insobriety Allan M'Phee was fined 10s.. in default three days' imprisonment, j and Isa. Leo was fined 205., m default | seven days' imprisonment. Three ni st i offenders were convicted and discharged.
MAINTENANCE CASES. Kaintcnanco and separation eases were dealt with (is follow:— ■ Charles Hill, arrears totalled .few 2s. 6d., was ordered to pay 10s. a Gcorgo Cootes was ordered to pay 10s. a week, and was also ordered to pay costs; Gustav Myers was ordered to pay 10s. a week to the Secretary of Education. Rob inn, Kelliher was granted separation, maintenance, and a guardianship order against John J. Kelliher, ind defendant was ordered to pay 20s. a week.
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Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 3120, 26 June 1917, Page 9
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347MAGISTRATE'S COURT Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 3120, 26 June 1917, Page 9
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