MAGISTRATE’S COURT

Dominion, Volume 14, Issue 234, 28 June 1921, Page 7

MAGISTRATE’S COURT

POLICE AND MAINTENANCE CASES.

A young man named Samuel Rodgers was charged in the Magistrate’s Court vpatordav morning, before Mr. F. K. Hunt. S.M.. with having committed an aggravated assault on a young girl in Vivian fttrnet on Saturday. On the application of Sub.Tusnector Willis, he was remanded until Friday. , . , A remand to Frldj.y was also granted in the ease of Hendry Me.nrus. who was charged that between Anril 2 and 21, he stole a quantity of butter, value £5, the nronerty of some person or rarrcra unknown, also that on January 11. 1918. and December 16. 1919. he made false statemoots to the ■Registrar of Birth o Michael O’Brien (for whom Mr. H. H. Cornish anpenrod) was charged wDh stealing a. pair of hoots, two pairs of socks, and a belt, value 255.. the prorraty of James Ellison. It was stated fimt the two mon h°d been, dr-nklng heavily, nnd did not ouite know what thav had been doing. ‘Tillson hrd two nnmcls and annnrently wre one to O’Brien to look after. This was the view of the matter token by the Magistrate, wl/o dism’ssed the information. Frank Page Cookes, described a° "a perambulating vav-’hond." and “a. little hit soft” was charged with being a. rogue and a vagabond in that he possessed tosufficient 10-rful moons of support. ,«nl>Tpsnwtor Willis stated that Cookes hnd n. decided aversion to work, and hnd onlv worked two days in six months. The man was convicted last year for n- eto’lar Offence and had boon, imprisoned He was sent to gaol again for six month’. For stowlnn aw n v on the s.s. Komnto,, Francis Kta-nlev Hartnett was fined 4Cs., in default 14 days' imprisonment. I Foe drunkenness. Violet Wat-on w:i« fined ICs.. with the out lon of' 43 hours imprisonment. Margaret Sullivan was ff-od S>i.. and at h’r own rennest a pr<>hib'tion order was Issued i-gninst her Albert M’honey was fl-red ss. for drunkenness and 4to. for using obscene language. MAINTENANCE Victor Davies, who was in arrears on a maintenance order to the amount of £7 2s 6d was sentenced to one month a imprisonment, the warrant to be snsnonded so long as he pays 22s 6d per week. "William James Gillsjn. whose arrears totalled £22 is-, was sentenced to a month's imprisonment, tho warrant to be suspended so long us 7k. 6d. per week is P Archibald R. J. Braid was ordered to contribute £2 IDs. per week towards the Bunnort of his wife. Arnes O’Dnnahoo was granted a separation order from her husband, James W. O’Donahoo, and the la.tter was ordered Jo contribute £3 per week towards her maintenance. .