MAGISTRATE'S COURT

Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 150, 14 March 1918, Page 11

MAGISTRATE'S COURT

,; : ~* — At the Magistrate's Court yestorday, Mr.-AV. G. Hidden, S.M., presided, and dealt with the police enses. Rose "Wright was charged ivith loitering in Willis Street on March 12, for immoral purposes, contrary to the TVar 'Regulations. She- had not been before the Court for about two "years. The Magistrate warned her that she was liable to imprisonment, and sug- ' gested that she should go into the Salvation Ariny Home. Sue said she had £40 sent her recently/and she still had £8 left. Tho Magistrate "decided to givo her a chance, and convicted and ordered her to" come up for sentenco when called! iiporil 'William James M." Lawtori was fined 20s:, in default" forty-eight 'hours* inii prisoiimont for boing drunk in . Thorndon Quay; while in charge of a , horso aiid vehicle.

For insobriety 'a. first offender was , 'fined 205., in default forty-eight hours' imprisonment, aiid another was convicted and discharged.- '•'•■. . Edward W. S. Corless,, aged--23, was charged that ou March 2 ho did steal two fowls, valued' at Bs., the property of Mary M'Guire, licensee of the White Swan Hotel, Cuba Street. Mr. G. V.; Goulter appeared for tho accused. The defendant, in his evidence-, stated that on the day in question he had

consumed a considerable amount of liquor: In the evening ho ,was with his nnclo in a billiard-room in Manners Street up to about 10 p.m. He. walked up Cuba Street, and when he got to Broadway Street a man. whom ho knew by sight; and not by name, gave him tho fowls. He took the birds .to the Caledonian Hotel, arid gave them to Mrs. Green. ■ Ho passed Sergeant Woodley, who was standing near the hotel/ " Mr. Goulter stated that bo wished to call the lad's uncle, who was at present in Wanganui, and asked for an adjournment for a fow days, which iras granted. A romand for a week was granted in tlie case of William Alex. M'Lean, chargpd with the-theft of a motor-cycle valued nt £65, the property of Alfred John Withers. Bail wiis allowed in £50-and one surety of £50. .: