MAGISTRATE'S COURT

Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 21, 20 October 1919, Page 6

MAGISTRATE'S COURT

Mr. E./Paje, S.M., presided at the Magistrate Court on Saturday niorning. A reinajid for a week was granted in the caso of.Evelyn Willis, a young woman who was charged with being an idle and disorderly person, in that sho possessed insufficient lawful means of support. SubInpeetor Emerson, who asked ior tho rfemand, s-iid that the girl cauie from Christchurch about >x month ago, and had been iu domestic service in two or three places, but for the past week or so she had been! wandering about the streets. Tho aceused wa§ in need of medical attention.

Thomas Walter Miles was charged witrn the theft of a .£1 note, the property of Zelma Reid, ami John Millanta was charged with the stunc offcuce, also with receiving a .1'! note fro]n T. W. Mil&?, knowing the same to have been dishonestly obtained. Both accused were remanded to Tuesday on the application of Mr. C. Ti.'O'Donnell; .ba'l was allowed in ono surety of .£2O in respect to each accused. A remand to October 24 was granted in tho case of Charles M'Cauley, \vh« was charged with the theft of an overcoat. value M, the property of Alfred Moody.; also with committing a breach of his prohibition order. Thomas Albert Haughton, for whom Mr. C. B.' O'Donnell appeared, was charged with assaulting Hilda Daisy Howard, and also with damaging a' blouso valued at 10s., tho property of Hi da Daisy Howard. A remand to Tuesday was granted, and bail was allowed in xtt. Bert) Teagne, for whom Mr. U 13. O'Donnell appeared, was also remanded to Tuesday on a charge of wilfully obstructing ConstaWle R. Henry www in tho execution of his duty. IMgar Ernest- Bartlam was convicted of stealing ono chisel, ono screw wrench, a pair snips, one screwdriver, and on« level, value 10s., the properly, of David IJrue'e, and was sentenced to two months' imprisonment. On a second charge of stealing a kit of carpenter's tools, valued at .£S, the property of Thomas Ballard, lie was remanded to Wednesday.