MAGISTRATE'S COURT

Dominion, Volume 14, Issue 48, 20 November 1920, Page 4

MAGISTRATE'S COURT

■. POLICE'AND SUMMONS CASES. Mr. P. K; Hunt, S.M., dealt with thfl police and summons oases in tho Magistrate's Court yesterday. William Slovens , wtii! charged vritlt drunkenness, also with fusing obscene language, and with resisting Constablo .T. Hughes,, His mate, John .lames Clayton, was oharfod' with resisting Constable Hughes. Tho facts were that Stevens waa druDk in Tory Street, and Clayton was endeavouring to get him home. The constable came on the scene and advised Stevens to go away irith his mate. Stevens then used the obeene language. , Tho constable decided to arrest him, and while he was doing bo accused resisted him. Clayton also, .obstructed ihe eonstable, but his obstruction was not very serious. Clayton was lined 405., in default tlireo days' imprisonment. Stovcijs, who had 42 previous convictions, - wys sentenced fo one month's, imprisonment for. resisting tho oonstable, and was coin viciod and discharged on tho other two charges. . '. . I'or procuring liquor for a prohibited person, Joseph M'Gownn was lined and 7b. costs. C..P. McCarthy, who is obliged to uso » coiiplo of sticks to aid him in walking, was charged, together with a Chinaman named Wong Bue, wifli Committing a breach of tho peace In Cuba ; Street on the evening of October 29. The fads were that M'Carthv went inW the Chinaman's Shop and asked tho assistant, a boy, for, cigarettos. Ue'was told that.Cigarettes were not sc/ld-there, aiul that ho would' probably got thsm in the shop licit door. He then asked for' a cucumber, which he piolced up, and then asked lib. of' apples. Tho aunlcs were placed in a bag and given to mm, and when asked for payment lie said lie had no money, fha apple,s wero taken away from . him, and ho then pickod up a 71b. weight froni the counter and threiitcnod tho assistant. The proprietor* of the shop camo on tho sceno, also another Chinaman. Wong Bno, who had been sweeping the floor. Tho latter, using the broom in a threatening manner, ordqred il'Carlhy out of tho shop. Wlien lie got into the street, M'Carthv, it was nlleccd, attacked 'ho Chinaman with his sticks, and the Cliinaman struck back with the handlo of the broom. It was stated that at the time Jf'Caithy was under the influence or liquor. The information Chinaman was dismissed, and M Caithy was fined A and Irs. M. costs, and!\ prohibition order was lfsued against him.