MAGISTRATE'S COURT

Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 235, 28 June 1919, Page 5

MAGISTRATE'S COURT

VARIETY OF CASES

SPEED LIMITS EXCEEDED

\[r. T\ V. irrassr, presided over yesterday's sitting of the Magistrate's Court. Claude OXoiiry did not. appsar to answer two charges of having driven his motor-car >it nn excessive rate ot speed at Day's Bay ond at .Uuritai «u .'lime 1 last. Evidenee'was called to show that tho <lefeiulant, drove the car at. 20 miles au hour past the wharf entrance at Day's Bay just when a large number of passo.*i£crs was loavinjf the wharf. '.the speed' i:t. this intersection is limited to live miles per hour, in the opinion of witnesses 1 hose oil till 1 eaT -were joy ridiug." Simii'.ar evidence was.called in connection with Hie pecond ehrirse, nitnesses iwtil'ving that tho defendant drnvo his car at a grratcr speed than IP, miles per hour along the Alurihu lload. On file first eluirgo defendant was lined .&*> and oi dartul to pav to .£2 !B>. ild.. and on the second count iic was convicted a.iul ordered to pay eosls aniounting to J!1 13s. lid. LIQTJOr. ON ..A 'TROOP TRAIN. Goergo Larssn frankly admittejl that he took liquor on a troop train at Palmers ton ' North on June 24. Evidenco was given to the effect that the troops on board were 'quite sober when the t.ram was at Marton, hut later on, -at Waikaiiae, it'was found thai; some of tlifi men had had liquor. The train was a special, carrying troops exclusively. Iho defendant had no right on the train, but said that, he was unaware that it. was a troop train, and he denied absolutely that ho had given any liquor, to tno soldiers. ' . His Worship said that ho viewed such offences in a swious light, and _now_lhat it was ail offence under the War Regulations ho was not prepared to 10-lv upon it with. leiiieiicy. The defendant had..been very frank over Iho . whole matter, and he was apparently unconscious of the fact that he hail boiu-dod a troop train. The troops had, no doubt, procured . liquor, from other sources. 1 However, it was not a case for a heavy penalty, but he would have to impose, a fine. The dciond&nl would , be fined £$ and costs.

ON LICENSE" p'HEUISES AETEII ! HOURS. j • A • vming man na.ivie;! ' Herbert Victor j A.rnoid.. pleaded not guilty to .a charge , of bains on 'licensed premises after hours. Senior-Sergeant Willis, who conducted (.he prosecution, said that the neeusecl was found in 'the New Zealandor Hole, on June D, drinking a glass of beer alter , li p.m. , ~ ; Police-Sergeant ilartm gave evidence on these lines, and said lie made inquiry from the proprietor, who stated that the accused was not a hoarder, but had come in to use the 'phone. , , ~ His Worship: How did ho get nolti : of the beer? . .. i Witness: That's a. mystery. It is s.'ihl that , the beer was left there for the porter: . The accused save evidenec on his own behalf, and said that lie called, into the hotel with the intention of staying there, ns be. did l not feel well. He used tho telephone aiul saw Iho glass oi beer standing there. , His Worship was satisfied that the defendant had committed an offence, ami ho would bo fined .if and ordered to pay costs, 7s. OTHER CASES.

A charge of having used, a inilk call which iiad been repaired with soap was preferred against James Whit?ma:i, who was defended bv Mr. 1?. H. Mebb, and pleaded not guiiLy. 31 r. Tiulholme, ol' the Crown Law Office, prosecuted, and the evidence lie called revealed the fact that on the defendant's milk being received at the depot one can was found to bo damaged and to have been repaired with soap. The defendant denied absolutely any knowledge of tliis, and stated that ho had always taken particular care as to the oloanunHts, of his cans. His'.AVorship decided to dis« miss tho information on. its merits. Convicted anil • discharged for drunkenness, John Madden was convicted and ordered to pay a sum of ,£2 3s. id.,' being tho cost of damage which he did to a motor-car owned by Walter Stnnton. It appears that Stanton's car was used to eonvev defendant to the police station, and 'whl'.st in tho car lie struggled violently with the policeman and damaged tho car. . A youth pleaded guilty to a charge oi Simpson. His Worship entered a conviction and admitted tho accused to three Veals' probation, providing that he lived at home, kept away from racecourses, billiard saloons, and hotels, and kept m communication with the Probationary Cheer. for drunkenness James Campbell wa* lined 10s.. and George Harley. similarly charged, was merely eonvietcd, but was lined .CI for a breach of his prohibition order. One first offender was. fined Ss. On charges of allowing stock to wander on tho Muritai Iload, Erie O'SuHivan was fined ss. and costs 95.: Eric Avery was ordered to pay costs. 95., and Harold Star was also ordered to pay cos.s, is. W. (.1. Pitisgeralil wis fined -C 2 anil costs. 75.. for failing lo attend drill, and Lionel Erederiidc tncli and I.eo Wilton, for like oll'euces, were convicted and discharged. , For a breach of her prohibition order illary Patterson was fined J;4.