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Lyttelton Times, Volume CXV, Issue 16485, 26 February 1914, Page 11

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: CHRISTCHURCH. Wednesday, February 24. (Before Mr T. A. B'. Bailey, S.M.) Drunkenness.—Two first offenders for drunkenness were each fined 5s and costs. Adjourned.—Joseph M'llroy was charged with being a rogue and. vagabond, in that ho had been found by night without' lawful excuse .in the' enclosed premises of Triggs and Denton. Senior-Sergeant. lvlathieson said that accused had been up before the Court on tw.o different occasions. The four sons were' also before the Court to show: reason why they should not maintain their father. Mr Dcirmelly,, who appeared for the sons, said that, the. two younger sons . were helping their mother,,and the,other.two were married',arid one had,a family of two children. Their wages were not lugn.' After some discussion the case was adjourned to March 10, and in tho meantime the sons were .told to come tosome agreement for, contributing. Theft.—Frederick Fidgman was charged with that on January 29 he. did steal a suit of clothes, valued at: £5, the property of his brother, W. J., Fidgman.•• Accused . pleaded guilty,, and. said that his brother- was- willing! :to withdraw, the :chargo, provided he, got work out in the country. Accused, .was convicted, ai?d. sentenced to three; months' imprisonment, after which, was ordered to.,have two years re-; formatory treatment. j By-law Cases;—John Maher, for: riding a bicycle i oh. the footpath, was 1 fined 7s and costs; H. E. Mehrtens: was-charged with driving a motor-car; at more than twelve miles an hour nlong the' North Roadvand'fined 20s-' and costs; J. Duhlop, for allowing a, horse to wander on a public road at Cliariey's, was fined 10s and costs;_ S.: Priest did not appear on a similar charge, and was • fined 5s and costs. George Bowron (Mr- Bishop) was fined 1 5s and costs for, attempting to board the Lyttelton tram while in motion; • John Henry Stephens, charged with riding a motor-cycle.over the crossing between Hereford Streeet and High Street; at -8 a.m., at a. speed more than a walking pace, was fined 10s and costs. John Sidney Piper, charged with driving a taxi-cab, of which the registered number was not easily distinguishable in the night, was fined 5s and costs; Edward Hardey, for a similar offence, was fined os and costs; James Lynn, for leaving a gig in Waltham Road at night without a light, and further.for being drunk while in charge of-a horse and gig, was fined 10s on the first charge and 5s on the second charge; Charles Beech, for riding a motor-cycle along Colombo Street on the wrong side of the road, was fined 5s and costs; Thomas O'Connor was fined 5s and costs for being drunk while in charge of a horse. Luther Hopkins, was charged with driving a motor without a 1 driver's certificate, and without the car being registered. . He was fined 24s and costs «ind 10s and costs, in both charges. Claude Lewis pleaded not guilty to charges of riding a motor-cycle without horn or bell, without a siloncer on tho machine, and to riding it without a driver's certificate. He was discharged on the first charge, and fined 10s and costs on the other two. Truancy Case.—William Melthropt was j charged with failing to send his two children to school, and fined 5s and costs in the case of the boy and 2s without costs in the case of the girl. A Motor-cycle Deal.—Thomas Henry Hooper was charged that on February 16. he did steal-a motor-cycle valued at £3O, the property of Thomas Arm- : strong. The value was reduced to £2O. \ Mr M. Donnelly appeared for the accused and pleaded not guilty. He said that the motor-cycle was advertised.for sale and accused had answered y professing to bo willing- to buy the machine. He rode away with it to Little River and kept itv until the Tuesday following. Armstrong, in evidence, said - that ho. had . made arrangements t. ith accused to sell thdTcycle on the " deferred payment" system. Witness filled up the petrol tank and accused got on and rode off. | That was the last witness ever saw of the machine until he saw accused in High Street later, when ho ran after him and stopped him. Constable Abe' | said that when he arrested accused he offered to pay for the loan of the machine. Mr Donnelly said that the young man had taken the opportunity of getting a cheap ride to Little River. The fact that plaintiff put petrol in ' the machine showed that he expected accused to have some use of the machine. Accused said that he had to go to Little River urgently. . He had several misfortunes in the way of punctures and belt troubles, which made it impossible for him to get back to Christchurch before the Monday afternoon. He intended to return tho machine the next day. The Magistrate said that he would give the vonng man tho benefit of the doubt and discharge him. \ \ * LYTTELTON. Wednesday, February 24. (Before Mr G. C. Smith, J.P., and Mr J. R. Webb, J.P.) Defence Act.—Reuben D. Cooksloy, for failing to attend parades as required by the Defence Act, was fined 10s and casts 7s. Civil. Cases.—ln James Grubb v. H. A. Stechmanj claim £5 10s for money advanced, judgment was given for plaintiff by default with costs 13s 6d. In G. Hefford and Co. v. Miss Gousmett, claim £2 0s 8d for goods supplied, judgment was given by default, with costs 14s.