MAGISTRATE'S COURT

Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 211, 1 June 1920, Page 3

MAGISTRATE'S COURT

POLICE AND MAINTENANCE CASES. Mr. E. Page. S.M., presided at .the Maghtrae's Court yesterday. For drunkenness, John Shine, agaitißt whom there were live previous iCoijvictioos, was fined £3, in default seven days' imprisonment, and a prohibition order was issued against him' to be effective for a period of 12-monthsj Margaret M'Hugh, against whom there was one previous conviction was fined 10a„ with the option of 48 hours' imprisonment, and a prohibition order to be in force 12 months was issued against her. Henry Wood, also with one 'previous conviction, was fined 10s., with the alternative of 48 hours' imprisonment. Horace Jeyes was charged with wilfully damaging a- door valued at £1, the property of Edmund Battersby. The complainant occupied a room at 17 Abel Smith Street, and the defendant, who was intoxicated, went to Battersby's room, knocked at tho door, and called out: "Is Jack the Rippor in?" Battcrßbv declined to open the door, which the defendant then broko in. Jeyes was convicted and fined £2, and was ordered to pay the amount of tho damage, and costs. A remand to Wednesday wns granted in the caae of George Byan, who was charged with tho theft of an overcoat valued at £4. the property of Lome James Lipsett. Colin M'Kenzie. charged with obtaining of Greytown on September 24,1919, the sum of £5 from Henry Joseph Kelliher by means of a false pretence with intent to defraud, was remanded to appear at Greytown on June 2. HAINTENANOE OASES. Thomas Honrv Groll, who was in arrear to the extent of £64 in reßpect to a maintenance order, was sentenced to a month's Imprisonment, the warrant to bo suspended so long as he pays £1 per veek oil the amount. Albert Henderson; whose arrears totalled £25 55., waß sentenced to a month's imprisonment,' tho warrant to be suspended so long as 255. per week-is paid (f the arrears. Seymour Nicholson was ordered to pay 10s. per week, also £10 past'maintenance, in support of his illegitimate child.