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MAGISTRATE'S COURT

SLEEPING ON THE UILLS AN OLD MAN'S PLIGHT The proceedings at the Magistrate's Court yesterday were presided over by Mr. F.' V. Frailer, S.M. An old man named John William Hickman was charged with being an idle and disorderly person, lmviug insuuiciout means of support. It appeared that Hickman, who is t's years ot age, was found lying out on the hills, above Grant Road, on Monday afternoon, his only covering being a few cacks. Owing to his exposure to the hitter weather he was m a very low condition, and for some time, was unable to move. Hickman said he had 'been sleeping on the hills since November. He had not worked lor about a fortnight, was hard up, and had lain under the sacks since Saturday night. His Worship decided that the best thing to do would bo to send the mail to a home. "It is no crime to be hard up," ho said, "and I don't want to convict you for a thing like this. This is no time of the year for an old man to be sleeping out." ' Hickman was remanded until to-morrow for medical treatment, aud inquiries arc to be made with a view to placing him in a suitable institution. OTHER POLICE CASES. Allan Lorraine Reid was convicted and discharged tor drunkenness, and lined £S. in default, fourteen days' detention, for obstructing Sergeant Mntlneson whilst the latter was attending to an injured man in Xambion Quay. Convicted and discharged for drunkenness. Phinoas Stone was fined £-, in default seven days' imprisonment, for the use of obscene language. Robert Thomas was convicted and discharged for drunkenness, and was lined £L in default seventy-two hours' detention, for the breach of a prohibition order. One first offender for insobriety was remanded for a week's medical treatment, two others were ordered to forfeit tno amount of their'bail,. 10i. each, and. one was fined ss. WANDERING STOCK. For allowing stock to wander, Robert Walker was ordered to pay 17s. 6d. costs on each of four charges, and on a fifth information he was fined .S3, with costs JBI Bs. rd.i John Stanuard was ordered to pay J;4 7s. lid. costs; John Snellgrove, James J. Moore, Jblin Heywortii, ecah £1. with costs; Charles Free, Jil, with Bs. lid. costs; Henry Thomas 'i'ouks, 10s., with costs.Ss. 6d."; Richard .James Simmons, £1, with Bs. Bd. costs; Mrs. Mary Feely,. with 7s. costs; Patrick Herbert Donaghue and John Kamsdeji, each 10s.. with Bs. Gd. costs; Ernest Smelt, Osmond Disley, arid. William F. Haines, each us.,'with 7s. costs.

UNDEFENDED CIVIL. CASES. Judgment by default was given for plaintiffs by Mr. l>: V. Frazer, S.M., in the following undefended civil cases :■- Hooten. Neale, and Beauchamp v. Matthew CaA\ M Vis. 3d., costs 145.; National Dairy Association of New Zealand. Ltd., v. Ciarenco J. Shrimptou, islG 155.. costs 15s. (iJ.; Crcy Printing Co. v. A. G. Willoughby,.,<£s 12s. Gd., costs XI Js. Gd.; Public Trustee, as trustee for Mirnain To Hei, v. Katima Hokopa, .£Bl, costs JH, 15s. Gd.; Miramar Borough Council v. Mrs. E. J. Laurensori, Jtt 17s. Gd.. costs Bs.; City Carriage and Motor Works, Ltd., v. Albert William Cameron. £12 17s. Gd., costs i!l 10s. Gd.; A. S. Faeß'V. Mary Cook, £3 3s. 10d„ costs 10s.; E. C. Chilcott v. W. P. Smith, £& 110s.. costs £1 is. Gd.; J. Lewis v. J. Boyd. £3 10s., costs lis.; New Zealand Express Co., Ltd., v. Ellen Hurcombe, JBIO 15s. 5d., costs £1 Jfls. 6d. - JUDGMENT SUMMONSES. On judgment summonses, Frederick Charles Cudby was ordered to pay W. 11. Edwards JXI 17s. Gd. forthwith, in default seven days' imprisonment, the warrant to be suspended for one week. James Wright was ordered to pay James Smith. Ltd., M Is. lid. fo/tliwith, in/default four days' imprisonment, the war; rant to be suspended for one week; Tui Koroncho was ordered to pay Hood Bros.,* J327 10s. id. by October 20, 1919, in de-' fault four weeks' imprisonment, tho warrant to be suspended so long as .£2 per month is paid; W. Corcoran was ordered to pay A. Levy, Ltd., Xl 9 9s. 7d. by instalments of .£1 per month; and Edward Oliver was ordered to pay A. Orr and Son M 10s. forthwith, in default four days' imprisonment, the warrant to be suspended for one week.

TENEMENT CASES. In tenemont cases, Philip. Lambert was ordered to give up possession of premises to Arthur Heeney by May 28, and to pay .£lO for rent, together with £1 19s. costs; and Richard Whyte was ordered to vacate premises owned by Sarah Jane Day by June 10, and pay £& for rent, together with 10s. costs.

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Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 202, 21 May 1919, Page 5

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MAGISTRATE'S COURT Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 202, 21 May 1919, Page 5

MAGISTRATE'S COURT Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 202, 21 May 1919, Page 5

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