MAGISTRATE'S COURT

Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 84, 3 January 1920, Page 12

MAGISTRATE'S COURT

A' brief sitting of the Magistrate's Court was hold yesterday morning, when n. v number of -individuals who celebrated "■ New Year's Day by drinking to pxcess ! wore brought before Mr. P. L. llbilings, S.-M Five persons' charged with drunkenness 011 a first offencc were convicted and discharged. William Smith anil James S. Howard, who were convicted of second offenccarwore finod 10s. each, the alternative being twenty-four hours' - imprison- ■ inent. .John Flanagan, who while drunk •, behaved in a disgraceful manner in Willis Street. was fined in all .£O, in default 1 seven days' imprisonment. A seaman j named' William South, while in n state' ; of intoxication in Lambton Quay, used obscene liuicuage, and 'lie was convicted i and ordered to pay fines totalling „£G. thn * alternative being imprisonment for eight f (Invs. Thomas Newton . Withers, who was found helplessly drunk, was orilered to Diiv 17s. Gd, medical expenses, nnd for E committing a branch of his prohibition ' order he was fined ,53, with the alternaj tiye of eight days' imprisonment. James I Ifohertoon was also ordered to _ pay 17s. r Cd. medical expenses incurred in.rcstor- . in? him to a normal condition after a lieayv drinking.bout.' William Emmirigi!, who, while in a ; drunken condition, wandered down to * thn Lambton Station and creatcd a dis--0 turbanco liv wanting to fight, anyono who >' would accept "his challenge, was convict--1 ed and discharged, tlio Magifltrate taking r into consideration the fact that, lie had * been in the lock-up for several liourf. . J- A seaman named Harry Hoitq, who was i, convicted of having, stolon a wristlet i witch and a wallot from a room mate, 'was lined and costs (>•. A 1 remand for a week was granted in the case r.f William C. Bennett, who was .charged with having stolen a handbag from Christina Thompson, on Now Year's e T)a.v. II Frederick Miles, who appeared in the ° t dock with his head bandaged, wag w- , manded for n week oil a charge of wilfullv damaging tho property of his t lather, Arthur Miles. Sub-Inspector i Emereon. wl)0 asked for the remand, snicl r ,tjiat. the accused had been causing a great o deal of t roil bio in Mr brother' 6 house. f On New Year's Day he brake a window, smashed a bicycle, and committed all asfault. The man appeared in-a vorj K Bhakv condition, owing, it was alleged, ii to excessive drinking.