MAGISTERIAL.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 2469, 6 April 1909, Page 2

MAGISTERIAL.

MONDAY, APRIL 5

(Before Mr. W. A. Barton, S.M.)

DRUNKENNESS.

A first offender, who had been liberated on bail, did not appear to answer to his name. His Worship ordered that the amount of Iris bail, £l, be estreated.

Reginald Harding pleaded guilty and as it was his first conviction he was fined 5s and 2s costs, in default 24 hours’.

Lars Rist .also pleaded guilty and was convicted and fmed 10s arid costs, in default 48 hours’ imprisonment. Wm. Woods, on bail, did not appear. ■ Constable Dandy gave evidence as to the arrest of accused on the road at Waerenga-a-hika. on Saturdav. Accused was convicted ancl fined 18s with 2s costs.

Eugene O-Connell, for a second conviction within 6 months, was fined £1 with costs 2s, of 4 days’ imprisonment. William Joseph O'Reilly pleaded guilty to a fourth offence within six months, and was sentenced to three months with »hard labor in the Napier Gaol.

Laurence Byrne was also charged and pleaded guilty. He was fined 10s and 2 costs, or 48 hours’ _ imprisonment. These four men were'arrested on the road near Waerenga-a-hika on Saturday. ■ Robert Orbell pleaded guilty to a third offence of drunkenness within six months.

Mr. J. R. Kirk appeared on behalf of accused, -and made a strong appeal that accused be committed to the Inebriates’ Home at Pakatoa Island. He asked for this -as he understood that a further charge of procuring liquor was to be preferred against accused, who was a single man. His Worship said he would consider the matter,- and accused could be brought, up later. VIOLENTLY RESISTING THE POLICE.

Reginald Harding pleaded not guilty to a charge of having violently resisted Sergt. Hutton in the execution of his duty. Sergt. Hutton gave evidence as to finding the accused in a drunken condition at the back of Mr. J. C. Parker’s wine and spirit store. On the way to the Police Station accused became very violent and used most offensive language towards Detective Rawle. Accused used both -feet and hands in an endeavor to strike them. In the cells accused continued his violence, and caused considerable upropr as the colls were fully .occupied with’ other prisoners

Petective , Rawle gave similar evidence* . His worship said that he was quito satisfied accused was guilty of tho charge. He would be convicted sod fined £5 and 2s costs, m default 14 days’ imprisonment in Gisborne Gaol.

WILFUL? DAMAGE TO PROPERTY. Reginald. 'Harding also pleaded not guilty to a charge of having done wilful damage to five two-gallon jars, valued at 37s 6d, the property of J. C. Parker, in Lowe Street. John Nugent . gave evidence as to seeing accused at the back of tbp premises. He was engaged in breaking whisky demijohns, and was very drunk. James Charles Parker, ; wine and spirit morchant, was called, _and stated that the .actual damage to the jars was only 7s 6d, as he had lately ascertained that several of them had been already cracked. , . Accused was convicted and hneu £1 and 2s costs, and ordered to l>ay_ the amount of damage done, in default 7 days’ imprisonment', the sentences in each case to be cumulative. PROCURING LIQUOR.

Eugene O’Connell also pleaded guilty to having procured liquor while under prohibition. He w r as convicted and fined £5 and. costs, .in default 26 days in the Gisborne Police Gaol. Wm. Joseph O’Reilly was also charged with the offence, and pleaded guilty. He was convicted and fined £5 ancl costs, in default 30 days’ imprismment, to be concurrent with the sentenced imposed for drunkenness. . Robert Orbell also pleaded guilty to the charge, and was again remanded for the decision of the Magistrate. Thomas Sheen pleaded not guilty to a charge of having supplied liquor to a prohibited person, knowing him to be the same. , T r n On tho application of Sergt. Hutton a remand was granted, tin order that Constable Scott, who laid the information,. and who is at present on escort duty., to Napier, might bo enabled to give evidence. \ ATTEMPTED SUICIDE.

Lena Johnson, pleaded guilty to a charge of having attempted to commit suicide by taking an overdose of chloro:dyne. - ■ 7'7 ‘ Mr. Stock appeared for accused and urged that as accused had beon three weeks awaiting trial j she should be treated leniently. The cause of the trouble was « domestic quarrel, and the accused was exceedingly sorry for her foolish act. His worship said there was nothing. : to be gai-’.od by cend ing the woman to " .. /,

prison. She would be released on sign-; ing the necessary bond. • The accused’s husband, who was in court, was called forward, but in answer to the Bench, he said that he could not go back and live with his vrife, nor would lie stand as security for her in the present case. HORSE STEALING. Eric Papuni was charged with having stolen one bay gelding, valued at £B, the property of Jas. Coclcery, of To'kornartt. Accused elected to be dealt with summarily, and ifieadcd guilty. Sergt. Hutton said that accused had been lent a horse up the Coast. He was a resident of To Arai and had ridden the horse to town and sold it for £5. Accuse was remanded until this morning for. .a report from the Probation Officer. ALLEGED FORGERY AND UTTERING. i Hapi Tanari, a young native, was charged 'with having on Feb. 19th., forged a cheque for £5 10s, and uttered the same to one Archie Gordon Somervell. Sergt. Hutton conducted the. prosecution. / , . A. G. Somervell, clothier’s assistant, said that the accused came into Mr. R. Robinson’s shop, in Feb. 19th., and purchased, a hat and a shirt. It was a boater straw that lie purchased, size 7, and the hat did not- fit him very well. The hat (produced) was the one he had sold to accused, and the value of the purchases would be about 15s. In payment accused handed him a cheque for £5 10s purporting to be signed by George Smith. The cheque (produced) he identified as the one tendered to him by the accused. He accepted the cheque and gave accused the requisite change. George Smith, licensed pawnbroker, said he had known accued for several years. Accused was in witness’ shop on the 18th .and 19th February and he (witness) missed his cheque book about the 22nd dnst. The signature on the cheque produced was not his, nor was it like liis signature. He did not give any person authority to sign the cheque. Detective Rawle said he saw accused at the Gisborne Gaol on the 4th inst. On being charged with the present offence accused said lie would plead “not guilty.” Accused was wearing the straw hat produced in Court. John Walter Flynn, bank clerk of the Bank of New Zealand, identified the cheque produced as one from a book which had been issued to Geo. Smith. This concluded the evidence for the presecution, and accused, who pleaded not guilty, was committed for trial to the next sitting of the Supreme Court to bo held in Gisborne. Bail was allowed, accused in £SO and two sureties of £25 each. ALLEGED WIFE DESERTION. William Wilson Taylor, on remand, was charged with having deserted his wife at Christchurch. Mr. Stock appeared for accused. Sergt. Hutton intimated that he had received instructioris from the Inspector of Police, at Christchurch, that the case had been settled. He therefore made application that it be withdrawn. His Worship granted the request. PROHIBITION ORDER. A. prohibition order was issued against a country resident on the application of his brother.