MAGISTRATE'S COURT

Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 229, 15 June 1918, Page 12

MAGISTRATE'S COURT

ALLEGATION OF ASSAULT FAILS

BY-LAW BItEACIUiS

Tho proceedings at yesterday's silling of the .MagUtriiiuVi Court were presided over by .Mr. S. Ji. AfCirthy, fci.il.

Some amusement was caused in a case in which Joshua JCeurd. it man 70 veal's of aye, 'proceeded iijjiiiust Alargarct Lockelt on a of ussault and oti an iniormaliou of liaving duiiiaged a pair of spectacles and a chair, valued at Xi '■I*. It appeared Hint Mis. ticket! and iiur husband lodged ivitk <:om|iUunaut at iNo. 7 -Mount .Street, and were given notice to leave. Complainant alleged thai as ii result of thii- -Mr*. Lockctt ;ijsaulled him on .May 1 and gnashed his siit'ctacloi and a chair. The defence Wai a complete denial of the, allegation. Complainant gave his evidence in a manner which caused a jjoud deal of levity. His Worship held that Heard could! not luivc been (Hire of what lianJiened, itud i-aying that the question involved was one of credibility dismissed the information with costs X\ Bs. against complainant. Mr. P. W. Jack.-.on appeared for complainant, and -Mr. It. I'. O'l.eary for defendant. Cujtliii Parkinson and Myra .Donaldson, who were i-cpresented by .Mr. J. Scott, pleaded nut Binlty to a charge of hnviiiif, on .May M, 'stolen a clock valued at 7s. Ud., the property of John tftumick Itobbie. Alter evidence had ken heard His Worship held that the accused must 1« convicted, and he sentenced each of them to three months' imprisonment.

Myitle Lilian Coley and a noldier named A. Ji. Saiinderson appeared on renund on a charge of haying, on May i! 2 last, with inleut to defraud, obtained «oods and cash to the value, oi »!;2S from Tβ Aro Drapery Company by means of a valueless chrt'iue. They were furlher remanded until next Friday. Percy ivirkby was remanded until today on a chaiKO of having stolen from I the steamer Minemoa i!lb. of pork, a tin of currv powder, a tin of marmalade, lib. butter, a tin of spice, six dozen eggs, and a cauliliower, lo the value I ol .fl. A charge of haviuj stolen six tins oi condensed milk, valued at K, the property of tho &haw, Savill, and Albion iWpany, was preferred against Archibald James tStanawiiy, who, on the ap--1 plication of his counsel, Mr. 11. I'. U'J.eary, was remanded lor: n week. Patrick M'Enroe iras lined .tl, with costs 75., in default 11 days' imprisonment, for committing a breach of his prohibition order. A prohibition order was issued against Albau Vincent Knap, the currency to be for twelve mouths. For failing to notify u elianga of his address to the Government Statistician, John Molloy whs lined IDs., with costs 7.1. Defendant stated that he had overlooked the matter. Beryl Caton was fined £3 and costs XI 9s. for having owned a dangerous dog. It was stated that tho dog had attacked several people, but had since been destroyed. i Berthii Wawlle was proceeded ngaiust on au information of having , sold adulterated milk on March 7 last. The lion. T. W. Hiskip appeared for defendant, and stated that she, intended to give up tho business in n month's lime. A conviction was recorded, and defendant was ordered to come up for sentence_\yhen called upon, no action to be tnken if the business was disposed of within a mouth. BY-LAW CASES. "Robert Brassell was proceeded against by the City Corporation, for whom the City Solicitor, Mr. J. O'Shea, appeared, on informations of having stood upon the. platform of a tram when requested by the conductor to leave, also with failing to pay his fare when requested to do so. Sir. O'Shen. said defendant had boarded the tramcar with a, monkey in his possession, and tho result was that there was a comedy. Mr. K. i'-. O'Leary, defendant's counsel, stilted that defendant had got rid of the monkey. He pleaded guilty to tho charge, but said he did not remember anything of the matter. Defendant wiw ii tied 10s., with costs 9s.

Frederick Cieorgo Wakeling was lined .£:) and costs for haying driven a motorcar on the wrong side of tho road. Mr. J. O'Shen, City Solicitor, stated that the prosecution was the result-of a collision between a motor-cycle and a motor-car.

Laviuston M'.'AVil'liams, for whom Mr. Beechey appeared, ivas ordered to ccmo up for sentence when called upon on three charges of having allowed horses to wander. It was stated by defendant's coai)6ol that ITWilliuius had not been in a position to erect a fence on his property, but lie would undertake to do the'work vrithin a month.

For allowing a horse to ivander Eric O'Sullivan was fined 10s., with costs lCs. 3d.

.Hugh C. W. M'Kellar was fined .£1 with costs 17s. 6(1., for driving it motor car without sufficient lights.