MAGISTRATE’S COURT

Taranaki Daily News, 18 November 1921, Page 7

MAGISTRATE’S COURT

I NEW PLYMOUTH CASES. YESTERDAY’S SITTING. I At the usual sitting of the Magiskrate’s Court at New Plymouth yeaterliay Mr. A. M. Mowlem. presided. I Judgment by default was given in the following claims:—-Harry J. Snelling v. Kus Beu, £59 16s 8d (costs £4 Ils 6d); Plolden and Roberts v. J. C. Rowe, £4O ■os (costs £4 Is 6d). ■ Jury and Co. proceeded again st R. V. Kdwards on a judgment summons for ■he recovery of £9 18s 9d. Debtor appeared and on being examined said his ■aruings since the date of the judgment (September 13) averaged from ■64 10s to £6 per week. His rent for ■our rooms came to £2, and groceries ■or a family of six amounted to £3 per B»eek. There was lighting and firing ■n top of this. One of the family Earned 15/- per week. He could not Bee his way to make an order 'for the payment of file debt. He had no other pieans of income “and its a mere existBnee as it is,” he concluded. a No order was made. ■ An information alleging a breach of a Prohibition order was brought against ■ohn George Henry Blane. Asked if he Pad anything to say as to the charge of Procuring liquor, defendant replied “I P For the police, Senior-Sergeant Mcprorie said that defendant was arrested ■or drunkenness on November >4 and pas fined 10/-, in default 48 hours. At ■be time of his arrest he had liquor in Bis possession and was creating some Bow in Devon Street. Blane had been Bvrested a fortnight ago fbr another Breach of his order, and on that occasion pas fined £2 and given a fortnight in pinch to pay the money. He did not Piink Blane had yet paid the fine. ■ In reply to His Worship, the Senior■ergeant said Blane had been prohibited ■•veral times and had a big lisfl of preHous convictions. H “Something more definite than fining His got to be done in this case,” said His Worship, who instructed the police H> communicate by wire with the auHiorities at Rotoroa to ascertain wheHier there was a possibility of Blane Being admitted to the institution should Ha order be made. H When the case was called on later it Ha? stated that no reply had been reHflved, and accused was remanded in Histody till 10 a.m. to-day. MAINTENANCE ORDER. ■ Application was entered by P. F. Raill ■at an order be made against Archie Mxnl Hooker for the payment of 15/Kr week for the maintenance of an Begitimate child, of which Ellen Marion was the mother, and for the sum of £44 14s 3d, maternity and other expanses incurred. Mr. £. H. Croker appeared for complainant and Mr. R. H. Quilliam for defendant. After hearing evidence an order was made for the payment of 12/6 per week maintenance, £2O expenses, and solicitor’s fee £2 2s. As Hooker is at present on bail in connection with a case to be tried at the next Supreme Court sessions, the question of surety was deferred pending the decision on the charge against him.

A NUISANCE. An information under the Police Offences Act was brought against Alfred Haskell, of Brown Road, Bell Block, the charge being one of allowing a dead anima! to remain unburied upon his land adjacent to a public place <so as to become a nuisance. Mr. R. H. Quill jam appeared for the informant, Mr. B. Tippins (county inspector), and on behalf of defendant Mr. L. Etherington entered a plea of not guilty. Evidence was given by the inspector to the effect that the carcases of two cows were left lying on Haskell’s property and complaints had been made as to the offensive smell which had been caused. The spot where the cows had been left was about six chains away from a public road and the smell could easily be detected. Evidence was also given by T. H. Western, a neighboring resident. Mr. Etherington said he had been instructed that the spot where the carcases had lain was 16 chains away from the road. They had been dragged there by Haskell, who was busy at the time, as was usual at this season foi\ a dairy farmer, and he had allowed the carcases to remain unburied for a few days. He did not think the spot could be considered as adjacent to a public place. Counsel for complainant replied that the fact that the smell was detected on the road indicated that the carcases were “adjacent” within the meaning of the Act. A fine of £2 was imposed, and defendant was ordered to pay costs ( £1 18s 6d). CHARGES OF ASSAULT. A middle-aged man, Herbert Shackleton, appeared on remand from the previous Thursday to answer charges of indecent assault on two girls. Application was made by Detective Sergeant Cooney, who conducted the prosecution, that His Worship should use the discretionary powers given by the Act and exclude the public from the court. His Worship consented to the application, and ,also made an order later prohibiting the publication of the details of the case. Accused, who was represented by Mr. R. H. Quilliam, pleaded not guilty and was committed for trial at the next sessions of the Supreme Court at New Plymouth, commencing on December 1. Bail was not applied for.