MAGISTRATE'S COURT

Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 147, 17 March 1920, Page 2

MAGISTRATE'S COURT

"A THOROUGH YOUNG SCAMP"

GETS MOJtE REFORMATIVE DETENTION'

The-.youth Leslie Mlin, deßcriW by his brother Thomas.* Edlfn a 5.... a ''^ oro, {? younr? scamp." again appeared, before Mr. Ihe Court yesterday to answer a charee of v K, I £7 in money, the property of bis rrotneT Thomas " ' * . . • The accused was : senWuced last wceK to two years' ~rrforDJf tiv»v treitnnnt • on ohnrpop. of theft, and -when arraigned on tho charge yesterday he pleaded cmlty to th*.farther charge. ' • ' ' . Detcctiyc Sereeant flawle.said that tno nccu°ed had been in quite a Jot of trouble. On January 24, 1918. iu A'ueust, 1919, and on "'March..*, '1920; the oceU?ed : was broughtbefore tha courtp to answer chnreps.fi' iheft.-'-. On March 10 he .was b?for* tno Court-to answer-■clmses of theft of t\vp J>icyclea, and, for those crimes % he was sentenced toi two years' reformative treatment.. Accused's brother had done all in hi« nower for him. and do*?crJ u "'\ hip sr ,a "thorough; younjr scamp." His brother BURBUBtod tlifrt the best course would bo U Rive defendant a.lonp.term of reformatio detention. . Tho Magistrate sentenced nccuscd t,n ono year's, reformative, treatment, and directed' that'.';tH6. 'sentence bo ; nerved at tho termination of*.'the present term."

- INSOBRIETY. , For drunkenness, Matthe.w Boyd wis fined fOs:',and'William* Murphy £1. .'Uio ]ntt«' was also mad" the subject. of a prohibition order,' ' Two first offenders •were, fined 10b,. each. ■■ • - CIYOMSSMERCHANTS SUE BUTCHER. ... .. ~Tho.'.hoarinE. of the claim brought -by Flcot -Bros., .merchants,-, asrainst 'A. IT. Pymonds, • butcher, for the recovery of £58 4s. td„ betas, the balance of ffn fount alleired to he owinp. was concluded heforo Mr. Wl o.'!R(ddell,'R.M.' The plaintllfs, asserted' that th»y (applied c.ertiun goods to' 0, shop nt Newtown. alleged to be controlled bv the defendant, and bad a nnt ,becn7p'aid;foMhe eoqds, - w .tlirit .the, .I>bon;.. wi» leased by S.vmonds to. a youth named "lion Zyman.' , Considerable , evidence wan taken,-'and ..defendant!?, books. iw\rj» examined. ': . In reser.vini!.jliiß decision, the. JW?lstrato ■remarked that the books had been kept, In micli, a loose manner that it was im"libsnilile" to' ascertain the true position' wlthout"a.ri' investigation,'... " ~ Wr.- O. O. >nocarcd for tlio ' and. Mr. K. Kennedy, fcr, the defendant. TENEMENT.CASE. . '. . Mr. 1 E.' Paze.' R.M.. delivered 'reserved judgment in a' tenancy "case, heard .at ■Upper Hutt'last -week, in whioli A. Tj. 'Krirper asked fot'.an order for the possession M ri, tenement occupied by D. Qreig. The defence'wan based on two poirt?. T vi7„: (1) That'the notico to quit was. bad for t.he reason' that it was expressed to duio •froih January *5. but-was not served till > January 6;, and; (2) that .plaintiff was not landlord- of the tenement at ; the timo notice to '-quit- was iriven, he merely bavins pnid a depo'Bit rit'that date. and was not. tlioreforo, entitled to irive notico. The Magistrate uphold tho defence, nn4 jravo judemont for defendant,with costs '£1 1«. 1 ■■ At thu hearinor Mrrß. H.-W^bb'appeared for the *, plaintiff, and . Mr. 0. "C. Mazengarb for tho. defendant. . UNDEFENDED CASES. : ' .Tudcment. for plaintiffs by rWault was friven by Mr. W. fl. Riddel'.. P.M., in -ili<« followinr undefended. 'ch-ece:—George snd Oeorse •v. John Orea<rb,- £?■• cods 12'.:. :Karnri"Bornueh Council v. the Snunys'ili Land o#;.' fjs ss,'. erirt* £21"5.: Gon-se (">d (Horse' v. G. J. Don?l(is. £7 ; 16«. Gd„ f'ts £1 bs. : 6d.: PuMie Trustee v. Eniest William .Ta.me*.''-£9 13°. • 4d„ costs £■*■ Bp. C'tjr. Millt Supply Ltd. v. P. R. Reed. iS«. JOdU 'costs 'jiii.;' Jo'wph" Bntlei- v. Geor<"> Prince, £4. 65.,' costs S*.s Marsdiu iitid Chamberlain v. J. j. Willowrhby, £4 10s., nosi" '10b.:- Peor»e an.d "Oeor»o v." W:"E. : Ba'tlev'£in ?<Bd.; *o'rt«'£l 1?.?- «d.: Tflory and 00. Ltd. v. Hendrv and Rnrrfslcy, £70 9s. Id., costs £t 10b".: Wellineton Trust. ■ Loan, and Investment On- Ltd, v. Charles Martin.' £40'35., costs £3 le. , ;':jod.g'p:j;t,.spmmons. }f. Sioeel was ordered to pay 1T... R. ■ TolW '>'id Rons ■ Ltd. T.hi fu"! of £45 ■■Id. by March 30. or iro to Raol for 21 days.

BY-LAW CASES

■ SPEEDING ON:.THE HUTI- ROAD - Jlr. E. Pasre. S.M., dealt-with the by-1»w cases/' several motor-ter owners were convicted fnr.Ep rt cdinfj on the Hutt-Bond on Jmnmrv 'w inpt R-n»i worn finc f i ft? folio^vs: —TTenry William TrontsMvo, £6? K. -5; ,W. Taylor, £1 Stead. WilH«iro-WiV' pin*, and J. : ,K BrowMns each J32 10«.: IV A... P ; !W nn * 'OSTCMd-v.Graha™. J. : Georse WilliflTn T[. J, W. LorH. A', "itflonh flertin Smith, and—. Oox, nich and .JTarlt Bwinan, 10s. James Prprv tor.,and J. G. Rtott.,werc. each - fined r tl 'for driving fctieir cars on the- wrone stdo !of the' Hutt. Boad. . . ; '."pobert'-jOoWwftll and t Edward vrero' eacli fined .Sl'.and on?ts for. exceed-inrr.the..enced-Hrait on niifitnnihouso- Onay. • W; G. lavMii'wifl^ed' 10b,.(0r tiding a bicycle on the footpath at Island Bay. KTORAGE OF PETROL. • •' Claude vßW<'kjßtnn..,lat6: raariaeer of tho Fmorcßß Theatre, oleaded truilty to .a. cha'ree of storini? petrol without a licence. On bohnlf of the defendant, Mr. G. G. Watjjon' explained that in December last the picture bufiinees was on the verse of - 'dislocation ,owin£ -to ; n Bhortaee.. of f?*s 'and of oleotriritv. nnd to . obviate • necessity of closintr 'down th* defendant, "who wafe then manager of the Krapreej .Theatre, arranged with:the controllers "of the theatre to convert their-picture run-, nintr plant into a.uetrol-burnintr plant. • Elevenlcs-tep-of'petrol .werq ordered by. tho "owners of tho. theatre. and durinc the absence: of the defendant the custodian accented delivery, and ther- were stored Tin-the dynnunvroom; The defendant "was > ..not aw,-vre of this until..he and tho theatre' fireman..wer'i inpnecting the building late at niitht, Thp defendant would not. hiivo accepted delivery had lie been on- the ■ premitetr ■' Jfr'. it'Eldowney.'- who profecutcrt an w half pf the Oity Corporation; stated .tlwt •those wore the facts and that the corpora tion did not. press for a Tjcnnlty, hut flm* ply brought "the case as, a Tvarmnj! to "others" that "it" was" necessary., to have iv license to "store petrol. ' ' .His -Worship-convicted defendant, Aim -ordered him-to pay'costs 75.-- He remarked that the necessity for . the obscrvimco nf.tho by-law ,wss. apparent., jiartieuhvly 'in. the ease of 'a theatre where larce numbers of people concrcifato. 1 WANDERING STOCK. ' ' Ownerß of wandering stock were lii-clt with as follow :-Patnck Cavanasrh fined .fit and costs: -. Hobbs. Curtis and 0.. •Mary. Peeler. Cecil Graham, and Paul •Olsen, each- fined John , ff-illsinwn. .O'XT' Baylis. E. Brooke, Thomas Edwin Griffin. Walter Hadley, A. K. Lambert, Patrick 1/ejrsrs.tt, each fined 55.: Arthur Lawton was' ordered to nay costs 7s;, ..and •John Love was convicted and discharged. • v-32-»esS2==sr»