MAGISTRATE'S COURT

Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 7, 3 October 1917, Page 9

MAGISTRATE'S COURT

CARGO BEOAOHERS SENTENCED. At tho Magistrate's Court yesterday, Mr. S. 11. Jl'Oarthy, S.M., presided, and heard the police cases. ... Cargo broaching on overseas vessels is a common olience,' aud yesterday Sidney Connell, a fireman, and-Edward Cecil Jordan, Frederick William Snow, and'■ Robert Henry Van Duers, trimmers, pleaded cuilty to stealing 30 clocks.and.3o pairs scissors, valued nt- £9, from a vessel's cargo. Chief Detectivo' Boildam, who prosecuted, stated that shortly afler. the vesaul arrived in port it was discovered' that certain goods had been stolen. Just■priowto the arrival of. the vessel the6e meii broke into No. 5 hold aud broaohed tho cargo. Tho . detective pointed out that cargo broaohing was of common occurrence, and on nearly ovory overseas vessel, that came into port it was found that cargo Had been broached. It was a most difficult, offence to detect, and now that these men had been detected he asked that the maximum penalty be imposed. Some ol Uio goods had been recovered, having • been sold to a Bccoud-haud dealer, and the jest tho accused had stated wag under the bunker coal, and would no doubt, be recovered later. '• ■ ■ .Each of the accused was sentenced to twelve months' imprisonment. ■ A youth named Donald William Banks was charged with unlawfully assaulting .two 'other lads. It appears Banks, while walking down tho street, in his ./orklng pants, was laughed at by the complainants, who were "cheeky" to him, and tboa mado off. Banks boarded a tram and caught up with them and knocked them down. Tho assault was not ■at all serious. As tho complainants wero the aggressors, Banks was merely convicted and ordered to come up for sentenoe wjien callFor insobriety George Brailoy, an eld offender, was sent to gnol for one Peter Burke, who was found helplessly drunk in. Willis Street, was- fined 205., in default 24 hours' imprisonment, and iras ordered to pay 17s. 6d. medical. Mcpeneee, in the alternative. seven days' imprisonment. Percy Tnllock was fined SJOs.. .with tho option of serving seven dare in gaor.

CIVIL OASES. Mr. W. G. Riddel!, S.M.. dealt with thn civil cases in tho Magistrate's Court yesterday. •• '•:'■' Judgment was given for plaintiff by default, in the following . cases:—Denhari. Automatic Baking Co., Ltd.. v. Sidney O'Brien, 16s. 6d., costs 65.; N.Z. Clothing Factory v. E. Keatley, £Z 12f. 6d., costs 135.; same v. H. White 9s. 6d., costs 55.; samo v. E. L. Hornibrook, £4 10s., costs 10s.; R. and E. Tingoy and Co.. Ltd., v. J. Johnston. £2 3b. 6d., costs 10s.: Kodak (Australasia), Ltd., v. A. 0. Lambert/ £6 3s. ipd.,oostß £1 3s. 6d.; H. Bodley ind Sons v. Mrs. Edith Upham,. 17s. 7d., costs 65.; Ar ; thur Hoby and Arthur Hubert Hoby v. Edwin Richard Bailey, £11 155.. costs £1 10s. 6d.: Hope Gibbous, Sons, and J. B. Olarkson, Ltd.. v. Herman T. Graham, $t 10s. Id., costs ss;; The Soonllar Company, Ltd.. v. W. Thompson, £t Us. M., costs «s.; E. Beynolds and Co. v. Orickett, Bros., £2 163. lid., costs is.

JUDGMENT SUMMONS. Judgment summons cases were dealt nith as follow:—M.Hogsderi was ordered to pay the Evans Bay Timber Company £8 13s. 7d, by instalments of £1 per month; Garnet B. Holmeß was ordered to pay the Wellington Publishing Oomn&ny, Jjtd,, £30 Iβ. 6d. by October 18, or serve. 21 days' imprisonment; H. l\ Whitp was ordered to pay H. Gotlieb £7 Bs. 18. or undergo seven days' imprisonment.