MAGISTRATE'? COURT

Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 123, 18 February 1919, Page 9

MAGISTRATE'? COURT

' A ROWDY DEALT WITH.' .Mr. F. V. l<'razer,\B.M., presided "at tho Magistrate's : Court .yesterday ; and' dealt with'tho::police and maintenance' , cases. '• ■■•; ■ ;.;•;: - ; ''._' ■ '-. :: '' "■' :. :^ Edward Aniriiariullo"r... ; :.Nordluhd 'V*- got drunk on Sunday'evening; went' on'board the'scow Echo in'a'stateipf ih'tosi'cation, just when tho members "of the crew wero at. tea, and began' interfering with the men. He. was ordered.to. le-avo the by'W. "J. Harding, the'cook, whom he' assaulted. Ho was;eventually put on the wharf, where a bottle of beer that lio had with him dropped mid was broken. Hβ used the broken pieces of 'tho bottlo as missiles which he .threw, at the vessel, .a,t the: same . t-inve^sing , ': 'obspeno; language.. Yesterday lie'Vns 'charged with being drunk, 'with assaulting . .Walter . John Harding, and''also 'with' using obsceho language. Hp was- sentenced ,to seven days' imprisonment for'assault, and γ-as convicted and discharged 011. the other two charges. V:. ■-••■-■. ■*■ ' Asbjorin Hansen was. charged-with being found drunk, on Sunday evening, also with resisting Constable.Michael .Cureen, while in tlie execution of his duty,.,, Ori> i. tJie; latter, charge-.he- was -convic'teil .and sentenced -to -.fieveiv days' -.imprisonment;;' and was convicted ahd' : : discharged for drunkenness,-,,;.,.,.,,.-, A'' '-.•■.r ■';':■!■ . For insobriety'.sixfirst, offenders. were, each fined 105... the ..amount of, their bail;-aiic-tlier, who 1 was arrested, on Sunday, was fined 10s.; another. v vsly> waa locked lip since-Saturday was. convicted and discharged; and yet another whb : had been under medical. treatment was. .ordered to • pay 355., the expenses incurred.