MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

Lyttelton Times, Volume CXVI, Issue 16750, 4 January 1915, Page 3

MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

CHRISTCHURCH. j William Milne appeared before Mr H. W. Bishop at the Magistrate's Court on Saturday on a eh-.rge of drunkenness. He pleaded guilty and was fined 20s or forty-eight hours' imprisonment.

A r ivian Thomas Johnston was charged with assaulting Charles Chisnall. Accused pleaded guilty under provocation. Sub-Inspector M'Kinnon asked that tho charge should be Tedueed to one of common assault. The facts of the case were that on New Year's Eve accused and somo other companions were in Cathedral Square. They met some other young men and jostled into them. The man who was assaulted used foul language, which the accused rer sented. Accused struck the other man, knocking him out, and he was taken to the Hospital. In reply to the Magistrate the Sub-Inspector said that the bad language was used by Chisnall. Mr Bishop convicted and discharged accused, and ordered the other man to nay costs. Miry Sheedy, with thirty-six previous convictions, was charged with being an idle and disorderly person, in that she had insufficient lawful means of support. Accused pleaded not guilty. After evidence had been given by two constables she was sentenced to three months' imprisonment with bard labour.

Percival Roy Kennedy, who wns charged at the Magistrate's Court on December 26 with having stolen the sum of £156, hetween October 1 and December 22, from the Union Bank of Australia, appeared again on Saturday, on remand. "What did he spend! the money on?" inquired Mr Bishop. Chief-Detectivo Bishop: I think tie just spent it as he got it. It is no great amount to get away with in "bout three months, 'file Magistrate: What salary did you receive? Accused : Eighty pounds a year. A further remand until next Friday wns granted, and the same bail was allowed. Martha M'Domild, alias Tainui. was charged with being an idle and disorderly person, in that she had insufficient lawful means of support. She was also charged with having, at Sumner, obtained from Mrs J. Beardsley the sum of £3 by frdse pretences. On the second charge she elected to be tried by jury. Detective Gibson, giving evidence on the first charge, said that accused came to Obristohurch and stayed at the United Service Hotel, and stated that she was a relation of Mrs Rhodes. Chief-Detective Bishop suid that he had known the accused for many years and had never known her to do any work. At Stimner she also made representations that she was related to certain peoplo and thus obtained board. " Have you anything to say?" asked Mr Bishop. "I havo been working since T was let out by the Prison Board," accused explained. "Mrs Beardsley only lent me tho money, and T wns going to pay it back to her. T had the cheque on me. and I can prove where I got it from." After some further discussion, in which it was stated thnt enough money was found on accused to pny hack the money borrowed, she consented to refund the sum, and the second charge was withdrawn. On the first charge accused was sentenced to three months' imprisonment.