MAGISTRATE'S COURT

Dominion, Volume 14, Issue 44, 16 November 1920, Page 3

MAGISTRATE'S COURT

1 — "A tremendoiiß lot of drunks,'? commented Mr. F. K. Hunt, S.M., when scanning. the charge-sheet nt yesterday's Bitting of tho Magistrale'* Court. His Worship followed this up by , warning three of the offending inebriates that if they appeared before him again they would 1)0 sent to Pakaton for a period. • Louisa, MaiHand, against whom there were four previous convictions, was fined 10s., am! made the subject of a prohibition order. Hubert O'Leary tone previous conviction), who made no appearance, had bin bail (205.) estreated. A fine of 20s. was imposed in tho ease of John M'Kinnon (three previous convictions]!, and defendant was made the subject of a prohibition order. Annie Murphy, an old woman, was fined 20a., with the option of three days' imprisonment, on a'chargo of committing a nuisanoe in Tory Streot on Saturday. . ; . , Chargod with using threatening behaviour in iMesworth Street. Henry William Cameron was fined -iOs. and costs. ' . , John Gould (two previous convictions) was fined 20?. for drunkenness, and 10s. on a further chargo of committing a breach of his prohibition order. John Wvnne (five previous convictions) was ordered to nav a fine of 20s. for drunkenness, and oii a chaw of procuring linuor during the currency of his prohibition order he was fined 109. For committing a nuisance in Jory Street, Gilbert Phillip Turnbul 1. was fined lf)s.. wbile for drunknniicss Ho was ordered t'o pay a.fino oi Ss. , Provocation was pleaded by Alfred Gregory, who admitted having made use of obscene laagua«c in Vivian Street on Snturdnv A film of J3 was imposed It-OR-innlcl John Bownmg was chawed with two breachos, of a 'maintenance order; He was fined 10*. on one information, while in respect to the second information, in which the arrears were *S& 15s , he was sentenced to one montli s imprisonment, the warrant to be suspended for fourteen days.