MAGISTRATE'S COURT

Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 199, 18 May 1920, Page 7

MAGISTRATE'S COURT

POLICE AND MAINTENANCE CASES.' :\ Mr. E, Page, S.M., presided at the Mag-i ; istrato's .Court yesterday and dealt witM ' j the, police eases. .-.:■'■"' | Henry'Wakling was' fined.ss. for'.drunk- ' h and for committingn grossly In-'- '{ decent act be was sent to prison. for 'four-' i .'leeiiida-ys.- * . ' i A fine of 20s.' was inflicted on William : \ MTHlwain for being v disorderly in Moles- : 1 .•worth.Street while drunk. ' • >

L H-ugh« Docherty was fined 20s. for com-1 ; j milting a breach of his prohibition order, • '.'■! 0 and for being- drunk he was fined &. l s Convicted of his third offence for drunk-.-' ■■: a wmess, Arthur Sheriff was fined 20s. ' ' '.Tohu Bell, for whom Mr. C. B. M'Don-i j 7 nell appeared.-was charged with the theft i,; -; 1 of an overcoat valued at <C 5, the property) ■;! 3 -of some person unknown. The -evidence! - ~.'i } ,was ffiat-tiie accused, who was:a trimmer 1, '• 3 on the s.s. Otaki,, visited tho'Te Aro. . •' 3 Hotel, carrying under, his arm a new; .'■ -, overcoat, which ho endeavoured'to sell 'to,'; ) . -the barman. Tne Taller, becoming sus-, 'j I picious,.called in a policeman. The.ac-- ..j [ cused,' when questioned, said he bought l ! ■■ the coat an 'Liverpool for £5 ss. r _.and -.1 '• ing'two coats' and being short 'of money- J ,ho was endeavouring,to sell the-coat for . .'•] ,' 60s. It was not shown .that .the.coat; was j. . ] ( slolen from anyone.- The only 'firm im-j ■ -j , parting overcoats of that brand could not; ] :say' whether :the particular coat was> ...; , stolen from them. The Magistrate held* i that .the evidence wnsnot sufficiently con-' ; ' ! elusive to warrant a conviction--and qc--" '■! '• cordingly dismissed 'the information.j • j Edward Martin and Beit Brown.'were; 1 remanded to appear in Auckland on May •■ j 20-on-a, serious charge. ' \ A femand for a weelr was granted in; . . j the case of Albert Henry Fitzgerald, who' ' was charged with tho theft of a bottle-•. of whisky, the property of the ITnion S.S, i , Company. ■ , ■ ; *';' ; *• MAINTENANCE CASES. \. Charles W. Wells was ordered to pay 1 2s. .fid, per week off arrears amounting 1 to • ! mli.sA.- , ' •;'. Reginald J. Dcirning was ordered to pay;. ■.. 1 Us. .per week oft' arrears amounting to £7.' 155.-Go. ■ ■>■ ■-- ~ ■■; Red Ridehlough was ordered to pay 15s<, per week off arrears totalling 50s. .1 jVTargaret Ray was granted an order for; separation- from her husband, together j ■-! with .'maintenance, which will be.fixea| I later when tho MagistraWis informed of 1 the average weekly earnings of the dei) , fendant.. ■. ■; ■ . >- :, ;j ■ '\