MAGISTRATE'S COURT

Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 32, 1 November 1917, Page 9

MAGISTRATE'S COURT

I'OLIOE OASES. At the Magistrate's Court yesterday, Mr. L. G. Koid, S.M., presided, and dealt with .the Dolica ■ cases. A sentence of two months' imprisonment was inflicted upon Jliohacl Orowley for assaulting Nellie Wells. Splros Alexandratos, for whom . Mr. P. W. Jackson appeared, charged Spiroß Pipos with assaulting him. Tho complainant and tho defendant wore employed by Nicholas Fernaudos, fisb merchant, in hie tshop at Cuba Street.' Pipoe waa the manager of the shop, and the- complainant an employee. Aloiandratos was instructed to deliver some goods, and was ordered to change his olothes for tho purpose. Ho preferred to go in his working clothes, and on his return an altercation occurred, with the result that the complainant was assaulted, receiving injuries to one of nis eyes. Several witnesses wore- called for both sides, and tho Magistrate, after hearing the evidence, fined the defendant 40s. and costs. Mr. H. F. O'Leary appeared for the dofendant.

William Henry Stoana, a soldier, was charged with damaging a table and a window, of the total valuo of £20. the property of Elizabeth Mary Nind, a confectioner in Courtenay Place. 'It was shown by the evidence that tho damago was tho result of an accident, and' as the friende of the defendant had agreed to make good the damage the case was dismissed. For absenting himself from hie vessel withouti leave, a fireman named William Thomas Stone, for whom Mr. H. F. O'Leary appeared, was sentenced to seven daye' imprisonment, and ordered to forfeit two days' pay.

A lad nineteen years of age named Cecil Geoflrey Turnbull, e, Burnham boy, convicted of abjßonding from licensed service, was ordered to be returned to Burnham.

nary Barclay, convioted of loitering in Pirio Street Jor immoral purposes, was sentenced to three months' imprisonment. On further charges of being drenk and with using obscone language, Bho was convicted and discharged. For being found helplessly drunk in Lambton Quay, W.'G. Soderland was convicted and ordered to pay medical eipenses, 17s. 6d.

A remand until Saturday was granted in the case of Arthur 0. D. Collins, charged with being a rogue and a vagabond in that lie was foundry night in enolos«d premises in Weld Street, Wadestown. fat ° n a P neare(l for tho de-