MAGISTRATE'S COURT

Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 198, 10 May 1918, Page 9

MAGISTRATE'S COURT

In the magistrate's Court yesterday, beforo Mr. S. E. M'Carthy, S.M., an old may named George Galloway was nrra/ued on a charge of having wilfully d/maged a pane of glass, tho property of tho New Zealand' Government. It 'was stated that ho went into the Mount Cook Police Station on Wednesday night and asked to bo taken caro of, as he had no place to go. At tho same- time lie took a piece of iron out of his pocket and broke one of the station windows. Ho was then taken in charge. Accused was remanded for a week for inquiries. iriuitage M'Elwain, a well-clothed man, was charged with begging alms in Manners Street. He applied for a remand for a week, and volunteered the information that lie was a married man and a householder; Bail was fixed at ,C2O, and accused said Jus wife could pur down tho cash. The cn-so was remanded a week, accused to be granted every assistance to get bail. For drunkenness, Thomas Clarke ana William Wood were each fined 205., while one first offender was fined 10b.

John Johnson was, on the. application of Mr. H. P. O'Leary, romanded on bah till Monday, on a clinrgo of drunkenness and of assaulting Nicholas A. Benonecs.

CIVIL CASES. Mr. W. G. lliddell, S.M., deah with the civil cases, and gave judgment for plaintiff in the following undefended civil oases: Osmond and Son, (N.Z.) Ltd,, v. W. Murray, £U 12s. Gd., costs ,£1 18s. Gil.; Commercial Agency, Ltd., and H. C. Gibbons and Co., Ltd., v. J. Brosnan, .43 Lis. 2d., costs £1 Us. j same and Osmond mid Son, Ltd., v. George- White, 4d„ costs 175.; Bur Importing Co. v. Burt Wingfiold, .£8 Bs., costs £1 3s. Gd.; John H. Murray v. August Ockcrstrom, ,C2G l"s., costs ,£2 175.; Palmer Mahood v. Dominion Furniture Co., Ltd., .£lO 55., costs £1 lis. Gd.; Br.rch and Co., Ltd., v. H. Manders, .£3 19s. Bd., costs £1 is.; Barber and" Co. v. Nurso Rose G. Hickoy, .£1 2s. Gd., costs 55., James A. Doherty v. A. G. Foslar.-Jii 10s., costs IBs.; 15. W. Mills and Co., Ltd., v. K. Mander, „C 22 2s. 9d., costs £S Gs.; Smith and Smith, Ltd., v. Dominion Furniture Co., ■£130 18s. «., cosli £6'ss. 6d. In a judgment summons case, V. Herring was ordered to pay Blundcll Bros. <C 25 Us. by May 23. in dofault twentyono days' imprisonment. >