MAGISTRATE'S COURT

Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 303, 18 September 1919, Page 8

MAGISTRATE'S COURT

SHORT LIST OF POLICE'CASES. Mr. \V. G. Riddel!, S.M., presided at the Magistrate's Court yesterday. i'rauk Abbott liurdett, alter being arrested for drunkenness, wilfully damaged a window-pane, valued at Is., the property ot the Government. For .the iatver ofi'ency he was lined Ms., and was ordered to pay is., the cost of the windowpane, in delimit seven days' imprisonment; on the charge of drunkenness he was convicted and discharged, A fine of IDs., in default Zi hours' imprisonment, was iullicted on Edgar Ik-nest Dnrtlam, who pleaded guilty to a charge of drunkenness, and on a second 'charge of stealing a kit of plasterer's tools, valued at M, the property of Jumra Duuuachic, he was remanded until to-day. I'or committing n breach of his prohibition order, Thomas Blake was fined 405., in deuiilt .seven days' imprisonment, and on ii charge of drunkenness lio was com luted and discharged. ' " Joseph George lversiey, convicted of his third offence ior 'drunkenness, wus fined Siili., in default three days' imprisonment, and ll prohibition order issued against him, and for trespassing on his wife's premises during tlio currency of a separation order was lined 10s., with the alternative of serving seven ilnys in gaoi. . liobert William King was charged with assaulting Thomas Albert Christencon, nlso with carrying a. revolver for other than a lawful, proper, or sufficient purpose, contrary to the War liegulatione of 11)15, and to both charges he pleaded guilty. It appeared thai iving hud had a row with Jus son, and this Jatter left tho house and went to Christenson's. The father followed, and when attempting to strike the'son, Uhristensou got in between tliem and was thus assaulted. King went back to his homo .'inu 'returned , , with n revolver, which was unleaded, and waved that about. On the ciiargo of assault he wus fined -10s., in default seven days' imprisonment, and on the second elmigo he w;is ordered to come un for sentence when called upon within six mouths, and to report to the probation officer once a fortnight during the period.. , , ... . Charles Davis was remanded until today on n charge of absenting himself without leave from the s.s. Durham, li was stilted Unit it was pussible that a more serious cliurgc would be preferred against him. ' A remand fov a week was granted 111 the case of D.uiiel jVioar, wlio wus ehiirged with falsely applying to guuda a certain , mark nearly resembling _ tho registered trade murk of J eyes' Sanitary Compound Co.', Ltd.