MAGISTRATE'S COURT

Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 29, 29 October 1918, Page 8

MAGISTRATE'S COURT

Mr.-F. V. Frazer,' S.M., held a" short suuug. ui tue iu.« 6 ',on-atoa tuui't yeoiwUay uiunnng, anu anaa witu the puucu cases.

For insobriety an old age pensioner named Annie JJruin, against whom there was one previous conviction, was leniently dealt with, being convicted imd discharged. Elizabeth Harris, on' a eimilar charge, was treated as a tirst offender,' as was also Francis J. Donnelly, Mid each was fined 55,, in default 24 hours' imprisonment. Edwaru - Doyle,- a soldier, against whom there was one previous conviction, was convicted.and. ordered to bo handed over to the military authorities. Two first offenders' who failed to appear were each fined 10s., and another who'had been in custody since Saturday was. convicted and discharged. A lad named Francis Charles Gomez, for whom Mr, H. F. <O'Leary appeared, pleaded guilty to the theft of a wristlet gold watch valued at <£8, the property of May Jane Fahy. Me. O'Leaiy niaae a plea for probation, but the 'Magistrate said, tho lnd was on probation under tho Education Department, and he would defer, passing sentence until tho wishes.of the Department were ascertained. Gomez was remanded to November 1, and oaii was allowed in Mi and one surety . of £'li. i . George Hills pleaded guilty to being drunk, and also to the theft of a bottle of whieky,' vnluo 10s. Cd., the property of the New Zealand Shipping Company. Hill admitted that he had the bottle of whisky in his pocket, .but ho was too drunk to know how he came by it. He did not reTnember taking it, and did not know anything about it. "If was a liltlo misfortune," observed tho accused. He was sentenced to seven days' imprisonment for the theft, and convicted and discharged for drunkenness.

Albert, Kennedy' Barrett "was charged with the theft of a silt chain, value 10s.. a gold ring value'.fa, and a silver wntcli, value £1, the prnportv of Frederica Stohr. nnd n Tiizor vnlue' 10s., the pronertv of A nit Stohr. When arrcsled. Hp admitted the theft, and explained' that hn could not help himself when he was out of work. Hn was out of work it the time, and got into mischief. As the accused had a list of previous convictions he was sentenced to.three vears' reformative treatment, ant , fbs , 'M'n!ri=f.rtitf> snul he would Tccommend that JJfirrett be gent to a training farm, ' . ' ■ J •■