MAGISTRATE'S COURT

Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 213, 3 June 1919, Page 7

MAGISTRATE'S COURT

THE PAKEHA TRAGEDY —- \- * MANSLAUGHTER CHARGE Arising out of the tragedy on the troopship l'ukeha on Hay .20, Edward George Furlong Marsden, sergeant, N.Z, Field Artillery, was charged before Jlr. 1'; V. Fraz.er, S.M., at the Magistrate's Court yesterday with unlawfully killing Samuel Stanley Choate, sergeant-major, "thereby committing the crime of manslaughter. J Cnief-Detective Boddam; asked for a,remand till June 4, and this was agreed to by Mr. H. F. 0 Leary, oii behalf of the accused, and was granted. Hail was allowed in the siim of ,£s(l and one surety of JJSO.

OTHER POLICE CASES. Pleas of guilty were entered by two Maori soßiiers named Tint. Hinc and Turoa Hiiuioua, who appeared to ailswef charges of assault. Both men returned by the i'akeha on Friday, aud while waiting for llieii 1 ' train at TliOrndon »ta< tion on Saturday tliey created ti'oublo with two railway servants 'limned John Patrick Walsh and George Bare, employed in tho luggago. office. Both the railwayman were assaulted, and in addition Ilimioita made use of obscene language. The. defendants were under the intlileiico of liquor at the time. His. Woyship sltftl ho did not wish to bo too hard on rtv turned soldiers, nevertheless Jie desired it to bo understood that soldiers could not create trouble with impunity. Hino woiity bo convicted and lined XI, aud Hiniioniv would bo lined £2 and ordered to pay Us. 6d"., witnesses' expenses. , On a charge of theft of a coat valued at X 2 10s., the property of Cyril Cottrell, Teolils Horaeio Acosta was remanded till Jnile 4, and for drunkenness he was convicted' and discharged.

A fine of £2., in default seven days' imprisonment, ,was imposed on William Henry Mackay for committing a nuisance in Taranaki Street, and for drunkenness li 3 was convicted and discharged, Agnes Campion and John Wyiin were each fiued Ji3, in oefault 21i days' imprisonment, for breaches of their proJiibition orders. • Por drunkenness botli defendants were convicted and discharged. liight first offenders for drunkenness Were convicted and lined 10s. each, ' ana a ninth was convicted and discharged. David Kelly, a second offender, similarly charged, was lined ss. MAINTENANCE CASES.' " ' John Albert Payne was arraigned* on a charge of failing to provide his wile, Khota Jtoslyn Victoria Payne, with maintenance. Mrs. Piyne also applied for a separation order. Mr. C."\V. Tringhani appeared on behalf of tho complainant, wllo stated that she had been married to the defendant for three months, during which tiino lie had failed to provido her with adequate maintenance. Defendant wore a uniform -without badges, and in reply to His Worship said that lie was discharged' and received a pension of Jti fo. Sd. per month. He was unable to work. .Mr. Tringhani stated that the defendant had been travelling around with d circus. His Worship suggested that the parties might come to an agreement, but Mrs. .Payne was unable to accept- this. A separation order was granted, and defendant was ordered to pay J2l per week towards the support of his wife and to pay solicitor's fee, JJI Is. John Gordon, whose arrears in respect of a maintenance order amounted to Jil2 125., was sentenced to one month's imprisonment in t[ie Auckland.prison;.warrant to be suspended for M days, Defendant was also ordered to pay solicitor's fee, -CI Is.