MAGISTRATE'S COURT

Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 86, 4 January 1918, Page 9

MAGISTRATE'S COURT

Mr. W. G. Riddell, S.M., presided at the Magistrate's Court yesterday, and dealt with the police cases. Edward Lomax was -charged with being found drunk, with failing to answer questions unaer the Military Service Act, and, further, that he did publish a statement indicating disloyalty, the words used being, "To hell with the registration card and the King of England., too." On tha charge of being drunk he was convicted and discharged, and on the other cbargos ho was remanded to apDear this morning. An extradition order was applied for by Chief-Detective Boddam in the caso against John Smith Wells, who for somo months past has wandered up and down the city streets offering to sketch all and sundry at a shilling a head. Tho charge against Wells was that of deserting his wife at Woollahra, New South Wales. Constable Holmes, of the Sydney police, identified the accused, and Btated that the penalty in New South Wales for wife desertion was three months' imprisonment. An extradition order was granted, and Wells will leavo for Australia in charge of Constable Holmes. John Elliott, charged with committing an indecent assault on a girl, and John Carrig, charged with a similar offence against a male, were remandsd to Wednesday next. James Hanoway was charged with assaulting Henry fl. T. Wynyard, also with boaiding an oversea vessel without a permit. Tho accused went on board tho vessel, and when ordered to leavo struck the officer. Tho accused, in giving ovidonce, admitted going on board, but denied tho assault. The Magistrate: You did not use obsccno language?—"No, air." You never use obscene language ?— "No, sir." That will do. I don't believo a word you say. Accused was fined 40s;, in default seven days' imprisonment for the assault, and 10s., with tho alternative of twenty-four hours' imprisonment, for boarding the vessel. A fine of 205., with the option of forty-eight hours' imprisonment, was imposed on John Dumick for going aboard an oversea vessel without a permit.

For insobriety Richard Sidney Wilkes was ordered to pay 21s. medical expenses, or undergo twenty-four hours' imprisonment; Dennis Reardon was ordered to pay 17s, 6d. medical expenses, in default twenty-four hours' imprisonment; Joseph Bonnington was fined 10s., with the option of spending twenty-four hours in gaol. Four first offenders were convicted and discharged, and two others had their bail of 20s. each estreated.