MAGISTRATE'S COURT

Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 92, 13 January 1920, Page 3

MAGISTRATE'S COURT

Mr. E. Pago, K.M., presided over a short sitting of the Jllasjistrate's Court yesterday morning. Edward John Williamson, 19 years of :>w. h':'M-cd out from the Weraroa Training Farm, iras charged with using obscene language, also with damaging a picket fence, the property of Nelson 11. Heath At a very early hour on Christ»i'N ninruing. Williamson, who was intoxicated, with (i«o others, wandered into it'u.-,sell Terrace, singing and shouting, and disturbing the neighbourhood. When remonstrated with lie used tho obscene language, and later damaged tho fence.

Mr. Dincen, the Probation Officer for the Education Department, stated that the boy had a bad eniper, and (ho whole of the trouble arose through the' lad obtaining liquor, lie thought that if lie were sent back to Weruroa for a time it might do him good

Williamson was convicted on both charges, and ordered to be returned to Weruroa for p. further term of 12 months, and to pay 155.. the amount, of tho damage to the picket fence.

>A remand for a week was granted in the case of Richard Andrew J'yrne, who was charged with being an incorrigible rogue, in that )ic escaped from legal custody. Eyrne ! was first arrested for drunkenness, ami as he was in a bad condition hn was sent to the hospital, where he remained Iwo or llu'cc days, and then cleared out. lie was rearrested on Sunday, but was not veil enough to appear in Court yesterday. For his third offence for drunkenness Charles Wilkie was lined .£l, and ordered to pay 17s. Cd. medical expense's, A first offender, who also had to reeeivo medical attention, was ordered to refund 17s. Cd. Two other first offenders were leniently dealt with.

At the Mount Cook Police Court, lield .yesterday before Mr. It. J), 11 anion, J.P., .Tolm Joseph Kelly was fined 10s.-, in default J8 hours' imprisonment, for insobriety, and a first offender was convicted and discharged.