MAGISTRATE'S COURT

Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 63, 9 December 1918, Page 7

MAGISTRATE'S COURT

. c I Mr. P." V. .Fmer, S.M.,' presided at tho Magistrate's Court on Saturday and dealt with the.police cases., > , ' For insobriety Thomas J. Stiimso'n, ' against whom there were two previous convictions, was fined .£1 in default 72 ■' hours' imprisonment, and a prohibition order .was-issued against him. . Ndlie Nelson was convicted and discharged for drunkenness, and for committing a breach, of her prohibition order she was firtftl .£2, with the alternative of .serving seven days in gaol, There were eight first ' offenders, five of whom were each fined c 55., in default 21. hours' imprisonment, ( two others, who failed to appear for- j feited their bail of 30s. each, and an- i other, a soldier, was convicted and or- i dcrcd to be handed over to the military j authorities. , Jblin M'Donald pleaded guilty to being ( drunk,while in charge of a horse anil cart.. Inspector Marsack said that a woman ami child were knocked over, although not seriously injured. . M'Donald i was .fined J)3, in default 14 days' im- 1 prisonment. '. c David Weld was remanded to Wed lies- i day on a charge of stealing a quantity f of tar, valued at 25., the property of i the Harbour Board, and was allowed bail f of JMO in his own recognisance. ( Louis Eventt, charged with the theft t of a box of butter, .valued at M 10s., '. tho property of some person or persons ; unknown, wasj also remanded ,lo Wed- i no.-iday. . Bail was allowed in i'so, and t one surety.'of J!sfl, or two of A'2s each. ] William Garthgate for whom ] Mr. 11. F. O'l.oar.waiHK'ared, was charged | tnat on July 2ii, 1917, he committed j bigamy in that, being already married s to one E.-Hicr Louisa Sinimins, he went. - through the form of marriage with Alice Winter; also, that (.n 'the came dato he knowingly and wilfully made a false de- y filtration for the purpose of prruring ( a registrar's certificate. He was remand- 1 ed to Wednesday, bail being allowed in i =£50, and one surely of .£SO, or two of I £io each. (