MAGISTRATE'S COURT

Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 78, 27 December 1919, Page 3

MAGISTRATE'S COURT

Mr. P. L. Hollings, S.M, held a short session of the Magistrate's Court yesterday morning. Tiova Donald Wilwn, who ivas convicted of the theft of a dress suit, a dinner jacket, one pair of trousers, throe suits pyjamas, one Vest, one handkerchief, five singlets, ami one pair underpants, of the total value of, .£2O, the .property of John ll'Chiro Brodie, was admitted to probation for a period of si* months. Por insobriety, seVen first offenders, who had been granted bail, were each fined 10s. 'May Gibbons and Owen Lynch, each of whom had one previous conviction, were oaeh fined 2Cs. llonry Richard Balding was convicted and discharged. I'or awault'ng Constable Graham, a man named Edgar Ernest Bnrtlam'was fined 205.,' in default seven days' imprisonment. A, remand to Wednesday granted in the co.se of Env;st NielioUs, who was charged with the forgery of a cheque for is, on the National Bank. Te Aro. Cecil John Martin, a youth nineteen years of aw, wits arrested in Cuba Street on Christmas Eve. lie was in possession of a dilapidated revolver, in which there was o'je live cartridge lie is alleged to liuve pointed , the weapon nt a man* and when questioned by the police it was allured that he used obscene language. He was charged with assault ami using obscene language, and was remanded to Wednesday. A short silting of the Magistrate's Court v.-iis lii'bl ,iu Wednesday morning, Mr P. L. Ifollings, S.M.. being on the bencii. .lames H'noper, who was found 'drunk while in charge.of a horse, was fined 'Kk. in default forty-eight hours' iimi-isonment. For insobriety, John William Davis nnil Archibald .John Kirk were each fined tils., both having one previous conviction.