MAGISTRATE'S COURT

Dominion, Volume 14, Issue 37, 8 November 1920, Page 3

MAGISTRATE'S COURT

. AN EXPENSIVE ESCAPADE. Mr. P. K. Hunt,' S.M., dealt with tho police cases at the Magistrate's Court on Saturday morning. On Friday afternoon John Gould, a nrohibited Demon, while drunk was in Lamhton Quay, and seeing a fruit barrow in charge of a Hindu, he upset tho ba'rrow," scattering the fruit and tho small chango that was on the barrow, the total loss to the Hindu being £3. Gould was charged with this offence, a.lso with being disorderly while drunk, and further with having committed a breach of his_Tirolvl>ition order. He -blended three chages, and SubInsnoctor Emerson said the man had a record of nineteen previous convictions. Ooulc? was ordered to refund the damage of ■£? sustained by tKe Hindu, and he was, fined £1 on each of the other two chnraps, and was ordered to pay 18s. exnenses.

The defendant: Can T have until Monday to get the money. I bare to get it out of the bank, '

The Magistrate: So yon have money in the bank: if I had known that I wwiTfl have fined vou more. Tcs, you can have.until Monday, but if yon crmo here again your money will stay in tho bank and vou will stay in the Terrace Gaol.

William Jam'eson was fined 10s. for drunkenness and a, further 10?, for c/m----mittin'g a breach of his prohibition order.

James D. Vernon pleaded not guilty to the theft of a silver watch and chain, value £2, the property of Ernest BaghllTst.

The'defendant, who was represented by Mr. A. B, St.evwright. denied having stolen thewnteh, but stated that the complainant had iriven it|to him to lin'd ond to Teturn it the next niorni.nu. He denied stealing the watch, hut dfd fleriy'Tfiiving ft in his possession. The Magistrate said the storv was t'jo thin, and he was going to convict him. There was nothing previously known against tho accused, and. in view r.f this the Maff'jjjrato sentenced him to fourteen dnvs* imnriwnment. •

Charged with indfeener in Church Street on Friday ln.=t Donald Walker, for whom Mr. W. G. Hellish appeared was remanded until to-day. Bail was allowed in .£SO and one surety of .£SO.