MAGISTRATE'S COURT

Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 90, 10 January 1920, Page 12

MAGISTRATE'S COURT

GIVEN ANOTHER CHANCE. ■Mr. I'. L. Rollings, S.M., presided ove: a short sitting uf the Mag.Blrate'n Cour held yesterday morning. A fireman named Frederick Reynold was charged with the theft of .1 eockatoi and cage, valued at dCS, the property 0 William Hannifin, licensee of the Thioll hin Hotel. On Wednesday lasl, at p.m., the bird was seen in a backyari of the hotol in its ciigo, but by 5 p.m both bird and cage had disappeared, Th matter was reported to Iho police, am Plain-clothes Constable Trieklebaiik lo cated the cockatoo and cage in the men' quarters 011 board the s.s. Aloana, coverei oyer with a tarpaulin. No damage ha< been done, and the bird and cagii wer recovered. The accused denied taking th bird from the hotel yard, but adiiiittei h'ying to get it out of the cage 011 boar ship. He was drunk .it the time, an< the cockatoo bit. him on the linger an 011 Ihe ncse. The Magistrate remarke that the explanation given by the o( onsetl was not satisfactory, but as' tlier were no previous convictions against hin ho would givo him another chance, nil disra'&ed ihe information. A young man named Hugh .Toll Walker went to the residence of Marth Wilson, 4.') Frederick .Street, and jiske to bo given accommodation. As he wa known to Mrs. AVilson, who is an elderl woman, he was taken in, but 'jas if formed that he could not be accomnu dated for more than the night. 'I'll next day Walker left tin) house, but 11 ■1 p.m. lie walked in very muck intox eated. and bec.uiso lie was refused .k cominodation he broke ii pane of glus valued at He pleaded guilty to th ehargo of wilful damage, and as thor were 110 previous convictions against liii ho Mas ordered to refund 1110 amonii of tlie dnmage and to pay expenses, th alternative being one month's imprisoi ment. Frederick .Miles pleaded guilty to dan aging a pane of glass valued at 10a., an 11 bicycle valued at, .Wi, the property < hie brother, Krnest Miles. It appear? that the defendant, who recently returne from tho front, where he secured a goo record, gavo way to a drinking boil and on going homo to his brother's nlac ivhere he was living on Now Year's l)a; lia became very violent, and tho polii ivero called in. Jlilcs had to bo medii filly treated, and when ho appeared i rourt yesterday ho was quite kiiusel His brother stated that defendant wn i good chap, but hu had unfortunate! ?iven wnv to drink. The brother di dined to'make any claim for ihe dan ige done. The defendant was convict* liid ordered lo pay 21s. modio.il expense! On his third conviction for drimkei icss, on the third succnssivn day. Fret ?rick Unwin was lined ,E3, with Hi ilternnlive of soven days' imprisonmen' ind Robert Henderson, who was arrestc or drunkenness 011 two days in succe: ;ion, was similarly lined. .James Coffey, who was found helplesi v drunk tho previous day, was remain ill for a week for medical treatment ml Timothy O'Snllivan, who wag charge, litli using obseeuo language in Fipilei Itreot while drunk, was also reniandci or a week for mnd : cal attention. Threi irst olfeiiders were leniently don.lt with.