MAGISTRATE’S COURT

Dominion, Volume 20, Issue 53, 26 November 1926, Page 15

MAGISTRATE’S COURT

POLICE, CIVIL AND BY-LAW

CASES Mr. E. S.M., dealt with the police cases in the Magistrate's Court yesterday. Anne MeCarthey, a middle-aged domestic, was sentenced to one month’s imprisonment on a charge of "oeing found by night without lawful excuse, but in circumstances not disclosing the intent to commit any other offence, in an enclosed area situated at 117 Thorndon Quay. Convicted on a charge of attempting to commit suicide by cutting an artery in his arm, a middle-aged man whose name was suppressed was ordered to come up for sentence when called upon within twelve months, and also to pay the sum of £b for medical expenses, incurred during his stay in the Public Hospital. For stealing a gentleman’s silver wristlet watch, valued at A'-f 10s., the property of James Lawton, Thomas William Doolan, a salesman (aged 40). was sentenced to one month’s imprisonment with hard labour, the sentence to bo served'at the expiration of three months’ imprisonment he is now undergoing for theft. A remand until December 2 was granted in the case of Arthur Cecil Peters, a chef (aged 39), who was charged with stealing a gladstone bag valued at <£4 10s„ the property of a person or persons unknown.- Bail was allowed accused in the sum of X 75, with one surety of a similar amount. BY-LAW CASES Breaches of the by-laws were dealt with by Mr. J. H. Salmon, S.M. For passing stationary trams, William Beard, Lawrence Crai" and Harry Haywood were each fined £1 and costs. John E. Cave was convicted and ordered to pay 7s. costs for failing to obtain a heavy traffic license. Clifford Watson and Stanley H. Walker were each fined .£1 and costs for driving their vehicles on the wrong side of the street. For a similar offence John Taylor was fined 10s. and costs. For speeding in the city, Howard Prince was fined £2 and costs. CIVIL BUSINESS Judgment by default in favour of plaintiff was given by Mr. W. G. Riddell, S.M., in the following undefended civil cases Wellington Gas Co., Ltd., v. E. R. Wood, costs only, £1 125.; J. C. Milnes v. G. Swenson, £2 Is. 6d.. costs £1 3s. Cd.; Henson and Cole v. H. V Hoverd, £3 7s. fid. costs .£1 9s. fid.; Commercial Agency, Ltd., and James Johnston v. H- M. Hurndell. £lO, costs £1 11s. fid.; Dominion Motors, Ltd., v. Ernest Lane, .£1 Bs. 2d., costs Bs.; Jenkins and Mack, Ltd., v. A. C. Bicknell, £lB 9s. 6d., costs £2 18s.; Renners, Ltd., v. C. d’A. Everard, £9 Ss. 6d., costs £2 Is. 6d.; W. Wells v. A. L. Morrison, £1 10s., costs 135.; Commercial Agency, Ltd., and J. Myers and Co., Ltd., v. A. J. Benjamin, £3l 17s. 4d„ costs £4 Is. Gil.; same and Combined Buyers, Ltd., v. W. Ward, £1 12s, costs Ils.; same and W. Watson and Sons, Ltd., v. L- M. Buny, £2 2s. 6d., costs £1 3s. fid.; G. R. Hewitt v. L. Clarke, £5 10s., costs £1 10s. 6d.; S. (a. Monk v. M. M. S. Grant, £7 Ips. 5<1., costs £1 10s. fid.; British Imperial Oil < o. (N.Z.), Ltd., v. J. Beattie, £l5 4s. 10d„ co-ts £2 155.; R. Uridge v. L. Sconliar, £3 13s. 5<L, costs £1 3s. fid.: Trucks, Ltd., v. Wellington Suburban Motor Bus Co., Ltd., £56 12s. 9d., costs £4 12s. fid.; Combined Buyers, Ltd., v. F. W. Dickens, £2 19.=., costs £1 4s. 6d.; W. G. Benning v. Albert Te Hiwi, £1 14s. 2d., costs £1 35.; same r. S. Kuiti, £1 155., costs 18s.; same v. W. Campbell, £4 6s. lid., costs £1 Bs. fid.; same v. Harry Williams, £25 16s. 4d., costs £4 6s. 6(1.; same v. Kahu Perawitte, £6 Is. lid., costs £2 os. 6d On a judgment summons, Ernest J. Speight was ordered to pay Edward Mallabv Goodwin £l4 4s. by December 16, in default ten da vs’ imprisonment; R.. A. Gosse to pav W. H. Sims and Sons, Ltd., £l2 6s. 8(1. at the rate of 10s. a month; II Olliver to pay Mrs. L. Fothergill £l6 4s. by December 16, in default ten days’ imprisonment; D. McLaren to pay Gcorg( Yaka £7 2s. by December 16, in default five days imprisonment; B. Hathaway to pay Nash (N.Z.) Motors, Ltd., £24 6s. 2d. at the rate of 10s. a month; C. H. Goodall to pay W. Phillips and Son £1 10s. by December 9. in default two days imprisonment; R. Neylon to pay Dr. L. Levy £l7 17s. 6(1. by December 16, in default ten days’ imprisonment; Walter Norman Astell to pay E. Johnstone and Co. £l2 4s. bv December 16, in default ten days* imprisonment; S. H. Summers to pay J. Burton £54 9s. 4d. bv December 23, in default twenty-one days’ imprisonment; Walter Beyer to pay M. E. Affleck £4 4s. by December 16, in default three days’ imprisonment.

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