MAGISTRATE’S COURT

Hokitika Guardian, 19 January 1928, Page 2

MAGISTRATE’S COURT

THURSDAY, JAN. IBth. (Before W'. Mcldruni, Esq., S.M.) LICENSING ACT. On a charge of procuring liquor while prohibited, an offender was convicted and fined os and costs 10s. ATTEMPTED {SUICIDE. Charged with attempted .suicide, Enoch Growcott. of .Bimii, pleaded guilty and elected to be dealt with .summarily. Sergt. King stated that recently while (suffering from rheumatism and sciatica lie drank a liniment that was for outward use only and only that be was found ill and taken promptly 40 Westland Hospital 'lor treatment, he would probably have linen a case for the coroner. He had received a sulutorv lesson that lie thought, would prove a warning. Con-’ victed and discharged, being ordered to pay 27s easts incurred.

WANDERING STOCK. District Inspector (Mr Park) v. E. Treaeey, charged with allowing 7 cows and I hull to wander on the KuntaraClirisL hurcli Road. Defendant did not appear, and was convicted and lined 10s with costs 12s, witness los 8d and counsel's fee £1 Is. DEBT CASES.

.Judgment for plaintiffs by default was given in tho 'following cases:A. R. I'll rock v. D. .). S. Dicdrichs. £7 12s Gd and costs 35s (3d. Amos Dowell (Mr Eloock) v. .Jack Roberts. £l2 12s 3d and costs £-1 2s. Orr Bros. (Mr Klcock) v. David Dicdrichs, £1 11s and Ss costs.

Win. Haddow (Mr Park) v. Neil McLeod, £5 10s 6d 'and costs 32s Gd.

Win. Berry and Son (Mr Klcock) v. K. IT. McGuigan. £lO 15s 3d and costs £2 15 s. Same v. Win. Shnml, £2 5s 9d and costs 25s Gd. Addison’s (Mr Klcock) v. Dorothy Radomski. £2 17s 9d and costs 23s Gd.

G. Harcourt (51 Klcock) v. Do Lux 51 otor Service Coy. Ltd. £5 17s with costs 30s Gd. CIRCUS HANDS DIFFER.

William Hodgets. a circus hand, charged .John Lane (Mr Murdoch), another hand, with assault. Cecil John Shaw also charged Lane with a similar offence. The trouble arose over a fracas that took place in the circus ground while one of the plaintiffs was engaged in shoeing a mule. After hearing the evidence, of several witnesses including two local men his Worship said tho matter arose out of a dispute among Ihe employees of a travelling circus, and no particular harm was done. Tho question was whether the machinery of the Court should lie used to settle these matters. He considered the case was a trivial one and both charges would he dismissed.