MAGISTERIAL.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 2389, 2 January 1909, Page 5

MAGISTERIAL.

FRIDAY, JANUARY 1

(Before Air AV. A. Barton, S.AI.) DRUNKENNESS. Two first offenders were convicted and fined os and 2s costs For a fourth offence within six months Thomas Cunningham Avas senteneed to fourteen days’ imprisonment Avith hard labor.

THEFT. A respectably dressed young man mined Austin Walker pleaded guilty to a charge of the theft of a nigbtgoAvn. the property of some person or persons unknoAvn. Accused ..stated that lie Avas under the influence of liquor at the time and that lio w.d not reallv intend to steal the article. His AVorship severely reprimanded him, pointing out- that if he left liquor alone he avouUl not (get into trouble. Accused Avas convicted and discharged.

IMPORTUNING. A young woman named la-v. Hill ali is VoAvles Avas charged Avith loitering and soliciting prostitution. She p'eaded guilt and as it Avas her first offence and the S.AL considered she had been led away by the influence of an older woman," whom she .was with, ..the accused av is sentenced to four days’ imprisonment.

OBSCENE LANGUAGE.. - Alary Little, a Avcll-knoAvn character, arid several times previously convicted, pleaded guilty to a charge of having used obscene language m a public place. . Evidence Avas tendered slioAving the language used to be of i most dislisting character and accused AA-as (Tentcnced to six months’ imprisonment. . ' . , A charge of A-aigrancy was also preferred against the accused, but Avhcn the proA-iqus sentence had been .imposed no evidence, was offered by the police. -V