MAGISTRATE'S COURT

Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 249, 9 July 1918, Page 8

MAGISTRATE'S COURT

POLICE BUSINESS THEFT OF MEDICAL COMFORTS There was a Ion;; list ol brief eases in I lie .Magislrale's ( .nut: yesterdav, wliich was piesideil over by .Mr. p. \'. I'inzcr, S..M. J allies; Patrick Bernard Mounov was accused of the theft of two bottles of rum, six buttle.-; of champagne, ono bottle, of whisky, and two bollles of oilier liiiuor, belonging to Dr. W. Herbert. 11 was stated that the accused was an employee at tlio ijowen Street JTospital, and nt about tho lime of his dismissal stole Ihe liquor, which was for uso ns medical comforts. The. accused, who said that lie remembered untiling of llic circumstances, was sentenced In two years' reformative- treatment. ABOUT A .C 5 NOTE. Martha C. Courtney was accused, on tlio information of Patrick .Joseph O'Callaghan, of tho theft of a X's note. ! O'Callnghan said that the woman; snatched tho money out of his hand, but i tiie accused denied this absolutely, ami >aid that O'Callaghnn took her' to a pawnshop and bought her a bangle. Tho .Magistrate- decided in favour of i the accused, and dismissed tho case, j OTHER CASES. ! For having used offensive language Herbert Louis Richardson was fined 10s. and costs. Arthur V. Mitchell was charged with having dkibeyed a maintenance order, and was ordered to pay ss. per week ort the arrears, in default fourteen days' imprisonment. Tor disobedience of a maintenance order Arthur Oldham was ordered to suffer a month's imprisonment, tho warrant to be suspended so long as ,£1 Lis. per week is paid. George Jelly was ordered to pay lis. per week towards the support of his family, his wife having sought tt separation order. Nellie Liming was ordered to pay iis. per week in support of a son who is in a char.table institution. I