MAGISTRATE'S COURT, PETONE

Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 108, 31 January 1919, Page 8

MOTORISTS FLNUD FOR SPEEDING. The monthly bitting of the Petono Magistrate's Court was liekl yesterday, before Mr. F. V. b'rascr, SM, J. 0. Hill pleaded guilty through his solicitor (Mr. E. P. Bunny) (x> ft charge of indecent exposure on the Petone bench. Sergeant Bird drew attention to the serious nature of the charge, owing to children frequenting the beach. Mr. Bunny, on account of the ago and otherwise good character of accused, nsked that he be placed in an institution other than a prison. The Bench stated tlint no such provision was made, and that accused would have to be imprisoned for three months. For breach of a, prohibition order. Thomas M'lntosh was fined 10s. and coats. J. Ward, charged with trespassing on the railway line near the Potone Station and refusing to give his name to an official, was fined 103. and 7s. costs. Horace Walker was fined 7s. costs for riding a bicycle after sun6et without a light. A charge against Eustace Burton for boing on licensed promises during prohibited hours waa dismissed. Defendant pleaded that ho went to 6ee an employee of the hotel. For exceeding the motor speed-iimit within the borough, the following were fined 20s. and 17s. fid. costs:-J. A. Anderson, A. J. Palmer, .T. Boustend. M. IT. Kendall. W. H. Montgomery. W. l<. Kemball, P. V. E. Stain ton; F. JI. Best was fined 30s. and 17s. Gd. costs; G. B. Todd, 30s. and 17s. Bd. costs; Adam. Pickering, SOs. and 17s.Gd. costs; Vivian Hiddiford, 17s. Gd. (costs only); Twikau Toro, 40s. and 17s. 6d. costs; J. R. ll'Kenzie, 40s. and 225. costs; W. G, Stead (two charges), aOi. and 355. costs; G. E. King (two charges), JOs. and 355. costs; H. Spratt, 40s. and 355. costs. M. Willcins on two charges of exceeding the speedlimit on the Hiitt Itoad, was fined 60s. and 17s. 6d. costs. For exceeding the speed-limit -in Jackson Street, which was much more dangerous than on the Mutt Road, he was fined .tOs. and 17s. fid. costs. For plying an unlicensed motor-bus, H. Ninne'ss, who has Bince taken out a license, was fined 2s. ;md costs 17s. Gd. A. Ronald, on a similar charge, was 'fined Is. and 7s. costs. T. P. Lyons, for ■whom Mr. G. 'G. Watson appeared, was similarly charge on two informations. On tho first charge he was fined 10s. and 28s. costs, and the second charge was dismissed. ; civil cases. Judgment ..by default was given for the plaintiff in the following civil eases:— j F. Or. Reid v. A. C. Frank. .410 Ills, and I poste 255. Gd.; same v. William Park, i'G I 10s. 9d. and 18s. Gd. costs; Mrs. 11. A. J'f uttle v. Annie Sauuders, M 4s. and costs 265.-(defendant was also ordered to givo up possession of tenement). Mrs. .Turner, for whom Mr. G. G. Watj.pon appeared, v. W. Jones, was givon i possession of n tenement and allowed 335. costs. In this case the Magistrate said he was sorry to have to make an order to turn out a tenant who was not in arrears with liis rent, but in this case there was no help for it, as tho owner required the house to live in. In a judgment summons case D. Campbell was ordered to pay ,T. Berry £& 11s., in default six days' 'imprisonment, the warrant to bo suspended so long as debtor pays 10s. per fortnight. A SEPARATION SOUGHT. Marion Hammond, for whom Mr. It. C. Kirk appeared, sought separation and maintenance from her husbnnd, Charles D. Hammond, on the ground* of alleged drunkenness and cruelty. Mr. J. ,T. M'Grath appeared for the defendant. The defence was a denial rf the charges, and a claim that the trouble arose through Mm. Hammond persisting in speaking to a certain man against her husband's wishes.. After hearing tho evidence, tho case was dismissed. The Magietr.-.te stated that the evidence submitted was not sufficient for him to' grant a separa- | tion on. There were faults on boili sides, and he suggested that for the sake of the three young children the husband and wife should endeavour to settle the matter out of Court.