MAGISTRATE'S COURT

New Zealand Times, Volume XLIV, Issue 10298, 5 June 1919, Page 6

MAGISTRATE'S COURT

VARIOUS POLICE CASES HEARD. Several police cases of a comparatively minor nature were dealt with in tho Magistrate's Court yesterday before Mr F. y. Frazer, S.M. Previous offenders for drunkenness — Charles Wilkio, Thomas Wylett and William Hogg—wore each fined 10s, with tho alternative of remaining in jail for 48 hours. Peter McCabe, another inebriate, was penalised to the extent of 20s. or three days, and Michael Martin had to pay £3 or go to prison for 14 days for breaking the terms of his prohibition order. For having committed a grossly in. decent act in Manners street Andrew Scott was sentenced to two months' imprisonment. ■ A bout of fisticuffs in Hawkestone street on Tuesday night was responsible for the appearance of Alexander Aspin and Robert Mclntyre Davis, who were - charged with committing a breach of the peace. Each accused blamed the other for creating the trouble, but the Bench could not solve the dispute. Thoretoro both men were convicted and discharged. A sequel to a disturbance at a dance in the Alexandra Hall on Tuesday night was heard when Harold Vincent Potter appeared to answer charges of drunkenness and of using obscene language. It was shown that Potter went to the hall to create trouble and took liberties with the King's English in order to show his indignation at being asked to quit the hall. The magistrate imposed a penalty of £2, with costs,, for the use of bad languago and ordered the accused to spend seven days in jail if he refuses to pay tho money. On the lesser charge he was convicted and discharged. When charged with stealing a coat .-alued at £2 10s. Feofils Horacio Acosta, a native of the Argentine, said he was the worse for liquor at the time and took tho coat purely by mistake. 'The explanation was not questioned and the magistrate decided to dismiss the information on the payment of os witnesses' expenses. Alfred Aster Davio was ordered to come up for sentence when called on in respect of a charge of wearing a military uniform without permission. It was stated that the acctised was discharged from the military forces on Saturday and should not have been wearing the uniform after that day. The magistrate merelv recorded a conviction hnd ordered the defendant to come up for sentence when called on.