MAGISTRATE'S COURT

Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 29, 29 October 1919, Page 2

MAGISTRATE'S COURT

POLICE CHARGES

Thore was only a light charge-sheet at yesterday's sitting of the Magistrate's j Court, over which Mr. W. G. liiddell, S.M., presided. (Charges of drunkenness, and of having stolen two overcoats,' one valued at .£■! 10s., belonging to Ernest Edniond, and the other valued at Xi, the property of Gamble, and also a hat, , valued""at 375. (id., tho property of Percy Kenneth Bryan, wero preferred against a young man named James Henry Bowker. 'J.'ho accused pleaded gui'.ty, and pill forward the thread-bare excuse that lie wns under the influence of liquor at the time. One emi and the hat wero recovered, 'by tho police from a secondhand chop. Bowker was convicted and discharged for drunkenness, and on tho more serious chargo was ordered to pay lints totalling „EG, or in default of payment to undergo three, weeks''imprisonment. Accused was also ordered to niako good the value of tho missing coat, i •W,titer Charles Hayes, a youth, for whom 'Mr, P. W. Jackson appeared, was remanded 011 bail till Mfmday next on a charge of indecent exposure. Alfred Ireland was convicted and <i:scharged for'drunkenness, and fined IBs., in default a week's imprisonment, for having made use of obscene language 111 Molesworth Street. ■ Vines of 20s. were imposed on Michael llartin and Lilian Plater oil charges ot druukeuiiess. BREACH OF PLUMBERS' AIY.VTCD. The necessity of fully complying with tho regulations relative to apprentices was made apparent in a case in which 11. ,T. Bailey, Inspector of Awards, proceeded against W. A. L. Morrison, plumber, for failing to notify tho 1)b----partment of taking on an apprentice lindor tho plumbers' award. Mr. Maude appeared for the defendant, and entered a p'ca of guilty on his behalf. A fine of 10s. was imposed. .. \ BY-LAW CASES. Tho by-law cases were heard l>y Messrs. ■It. D. Hnnlon and I. Salck, J.P.'s\ ... For having driven a, motor-car witnout a tail light, Arthur Peard was fined 10s., with 7s. costs. A fino of 55., with 7s. costs, was imposed 011 Alfred Jenkins'for having ridden a bicyd'.o at night'without a light. . On an information of having failed to stop his lorry when summoned to do so by a police constable, Edward .Bentley was fined'.£l, with 15=. costs. 1 Percy Hodgson was ordered to pay 7»\ costs for .leaving' n 'motor-ear standing without lights in- Boulcott Street. .. '. Samuel Sharpo was ordered to pay 7s. costs for having driven! an express on the wrong side of the Courtenay Place plantation. Defendant stated that he. was unaware of the existence of the by-law 011 the point. ( Sing On--Tie was fined JJI, and costs, for having left a motor-car unattended for more thla.ll ten minutes' in Manners Street. T'nr a sr'milar offe-ice. Charles 1 Rawle Williams was fined 10s. •. nnd costs. " • ■ H. Bade was ordered to pay Vs.-costs for allowing a cow to wander, , • ■ Wardell Bros. wSre prosecuted oh'; five information? alleging that-'motor-vans had lx>eii teft standing in "Willis Street for a longer period than w'as necessary for their. Icad'ng, and "on two ■ other charges that trucks were left on the footpath. causing the traffic 'to- l:c Mr. M'Eldowney, of the City Solicitor's, office, stated'that the fltandiiv? .-.'vans caused obstruction aiid.iiiconvenicnee. in the street. For tho defence, Mr. H. R Evans entered picas of guilty 011 three ,of the charges in respect to vaiis. . As far as the tracks wet;e. concerned, lie considered the 'informations slioufd bfl dismissed, as no more inconvenience was caused by them than would bo the cast) if a regular stream of assistants were englided- in carrying parcels out to tho vans. Defendants were ordered to pay 7s. costs on each of six informations, tlip ■ remaining-chargo being dismissed.. Henry Bennett was also, charged with having allowed. a motor-cycle with delivery side-car attached to remain for' air unduly long period outside his premises. Mr. o'. Beere submitted that this information must be dismissed, as the machine w-as the property, not of Mr. Ber.nott. but of a limited liability company. Mr. M'Eldowney asked that the information should bo withdrawn in order that proceedings mieht be laid against the proper person. The information was'dismisssed, on the 'ground-that • the charge had been laid against tho wrong person.