MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

King Country Chronicle, Volume V, Issue 317, 3 December 1910, Page 5

MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

OTOROHANGA -~- THURSDAY. Before Mr F. O'B. Loughnan, S.M. The monthly sitting of the above Court was held on Thursday.

POLICE CASES

Peter Tori, a native lad. was charged with having moved trucks in the railway yard, and removed waybills from same. —Convicted and discharged. Pakira, also a native boy, was charged with a somewhat similar offence. Adjourned for further inquiry.

Willie Williams, a native aid, was charged with breaking into the prem ises of Chas. Cater and stealing therefrom the following articles: —One gold nißclal, value £3; two silver medals, value 30s each; two gold studs, one gold - mounted greenstone pendant, value 30s; the above being the property of Morton Moon. He was also charged with stealing one set of scales, exhibition medal, and seven halfpennies, the property of Miss Stelia Cater. —On the first charge he was convicted and ordered six strokes of the birch, in the manner provided in the Justices of the Peace Acts. On the second charge he was convicted and discharged. His guardian also undertook to send the lad out of the district.

H. Cooper, who had until recently been employed by the Stock Department, was arraigned on three charges of theft and one charge of sly grog selling.—The alleged thefts were ;i gun, the property of Mrs D. Ormbsy ; side saddle, the property of Mrs Turner; one oil painting, also a picture, the property of Mrs Leatham. — The accused conducted his own case and after evidence was heard the Magistrate dismissed the charges. The charge of sly grog selling was adjourned until 12th January. Mrs Martha Cooper, wife of the above accused, was convicted for this offence and discharged. A small boy, a Russian Finn, eleven years of age, was charged with stealing the sum of 10s from Mrs Read, of Te Kuiti.—lt appears that the boy has only been in the Dominion some 12 months, but during that time he has been behaving rather badly. He was brought out here from an Orphanage in Russia, but becoming unmanageable, was sent to a farm at Cambridge, from the latter place he was sent to Auckland for stealing, thence to Te Kuiti, to Miss Read, but as she could not manage him she returned him to Auckland. It was after his departure the 10s was missed. He was convicted and ordered to come up for sentence when called upon. He was also comimtted to the Government training farm at Levin.

CIVIL. Emma Weir v. Te Toko.—Claim £3 15s. —Judgment by default for amount claimed and costs 13s 6d; same v. Tony Ormsby, £2 lis 9d, adjourned until next Court day ; John Ormsby v. Whatarangi Ngatua, £4 Is Id, judgment for amount claimed and costs £2 3s 6d; same v. Hinaki, claim £lO 3s Id, the defendant had paid £1 into Court, and judgment was given for £9 3s Id and costs £1 9s Gd; Willis and Wright v. Alfred Crihb. claim 15s 9d, defendant had paid 10s into Court, judgment for 5s 9d and costs os.