MAGISTRATE'S COURT
FRACAS IN A TRAIN
ACCUSED HEAVILY FINED
Mr. F. V. Frazer, S.M., presided at the Magistrate's Court yesterday, and dealt with the police and maintenance cases. George Frederick Fraser was charged that on February 22, while travelling between AVellington and Napier, lio wilfully damaged a pane of glass, value '2s. Gil., the property of the Government, also with assaulting Marshall Stewart, the guard on the train. Tho accused pleaded guilt)-. Sub-Inspector Emerson stated that the accused was a passenger on the train and was standing on the platform in drunken condition. The guard had his attention called to the man, and went to him and advised him logo inside the carriage, but the man refused to do so. The guard then asked for accused s ticket, with a view to finding out tho man's name. The guard eventually got the ticket, and the accused then caught the guard by the throat and tried to push him off the train. Fortunately the gate was locked, otherwise a more serious charge would have arisen out of the incident. Tlie.y managed then to get inside the carriage, where the struggle was continued and tho pane of glass was broken. . The Magistrate, addressing the accused, said it was fortunate he was not there on the" charge of manslaughter. Struggling on tho platform of a railway carriage "Was a dangerous thing. Railway ,guards and tramway conductors were in t'harge of the traffic, and interfering with them was a serious matter. There was no doubt that the assault, was the result of drunkenness,, but. that was only an explanation, and not an excuse for accused's conduct. The Magistrate intimated that had the accused' a record ot previous convictions he would • have sent him to prison, but lie did not care to do so in the case- of a first offender. Accused was ordered to make good the damage to. the pane of glass, 12s. Go., and for assaulting the gunrd he was fined JilO' and ordered to pay 7s. 3d. expenses, in default one month s imprisonment.
OTHER POLICE-CASES.
Philip T. Liddy pleaded guilty to receiving 011 January 9 the sum of ads. from George Lambert. and fraudulently failing to account for same, 'the accused was in the employ of the Wellington Bread Company. As there are other charges pending against accused sentence was "deferred until March 3. Stephen Grant, 11 fireman on the steamer Matatua, was convicted of_being drunk and disorderly in' Cuba Street, and was discharged, but for using -obBceno language iii Taranaki Street while under arrest lie was sentenced to seven daira* imprisonment. tVliilo drunk 011 Sunday evening Thomas Stacey went into a restaurant with another, who was also drunk. I hey asked for drinks, and the proprietor, John Swindlv, served them with lemonade, for wh'ich they refused to pay. Stacey then, according to lus own statement, accidentally displaced a g ass case from tlio counter and smashed it. After hearing evidence Stncoy was convicted of drunkenness and discharged, and tor damaging the glass case, ho was ordered to pay 15s. and ss. expenses of tiutness, in default 72 hours' imprisonment William Charles Harvey was fined Al, in default' 72 hours' detention, for .committing a breach of his prohibition ordci, and a conviction was entered on a cnarge ■of drunkenness. ' .. Thomas Lowry, who was up for his third offence of drunkenness .in.a tortnight, was lined 10s., and a prohibition order was issued against, him. . For drunkenness Thomas ■ Lavui, against whom there were two previous convictions, was lined „C 2; .Edward J ■ Lawless, with 0110 previous conviction, was, at his own request, committed to Roto Roa for twelve months. Nino hrst offenders wero . dealt with lenientlj. For discharging offensive matter 011 to the street Joseph M'Dcrmott was hiicd £» in default seven days' imprisonment, and for committing an indecent net in Chew's La no James Thompson was fined £2- .. .
MAINTENANCE CASES,
111 respect to maintenance cases the following, who ivere in arrears with their payments, were dealt with as under: William G. H. Baillio was sentenced to two months' imprisonment, warrant to bo suspended so long as 20s. per is paid; Joseph Palace was sentenced to a month's imprisonment, warrant to bo suspended while 30s. per week is being paid; Ernest C. Evans was sentenced to two months' imprisonment, warrant to bo suspended so long as 30s. per week is paid;' and Fred Riddebough was sentenced to ono ■ month's imprisonment, warrant to bo suspended so long as 15s. per week is paid. Minnie Aslnvith was granted a separation from her husband, Walter Askwith, and was given the custody of llie children, and was also allowed 30s. per week maintenance. The defendant was ordered to pay 21s. costs.
RESERVED JUDGMENT.
Mr. W. G. lliddell, S.M., delivered reserved judgment yesterday in the case of J. Dawson, of Wellington,' electrhal engineer, against' J. M'Conkcy, of _ I'almcrston North, marble bar proprietor. Tho suit was in respect to extras in connection with a contract. His Worship disallowed the claim for rewinding armature, but decided that, the plaintiff's claim for extras had been proved, and accordingly gave, judgment, fgr the plaintiff for «E47 10s., with costs and expenses amounting to £1 17s. At the hearing Mr. E. Kennedy appeared for the plaintiff "and Mr. n. F. O'Leary for the defendant. ■■
Sammy Souter's suit was sooty (He'd been riding in the train); Draughty windows, got a beauty, Sneezed and sneezed and sneezed again. Sammy searched his wee poitsammy, Found the.Peppermint Cure of Woods; Got home sneezeless to his mammy, "Mum, by Jove, it's just the goods." , ■ . - ■ -Advt.
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Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 129, 25 February 1919, Page 8
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