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DANDENONG COURT
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 24
DEBT CASES.
Before Messrs. Abbott (chairman)
and Singleton, J’S.P.
H. R. Edwards v. H. Newsoms, for
goods and chattels, £l6/12/3 .—Order
for amount with £1/6/ costs.
Gippsland Co-operative Bacon Co.
Ltd. v. J. E. C. Jones, goods sold and
delivered, £l4/15/2.—Order for
amount, 5/ costs.
Dalton and Saville Pty. Ltd. v. J.
Perry, goods sold and delivered,
£l2/17/5. —Order for amount with
26/ costs.
Same v. A. J. Fleming, goods sold
and delivered, £23/14/10. —Order for
amount and 26/ costs.
M. A. Farlefgh v. J. Bell, for use
and occupation, £3l/2/6.- —Order for
amount with £2/4/6 costs.
Esther Mary Lothian v. A. R. Pur
don, for use and occupation, £l9. —
Defendant stated his willingness to
pay the indebtedness by arrangement.
—Order for amount with 26/ costs.
David Sleeth v. Joseph Lanyon, jnr.,
for use and occupation, £5/2/6. —
Order for amount, £1 costs.
COLLECTOR’S' LICENCE.
A collector’s licence was granted
to A. A.' Robertson, Noble Park.
HOW TO.SAVE.
Claude A. Quist proceeded against
W. L. Bell, against whom an order,
made on 25th August, for the payment
of £l/10/, with 3/6 costs, was still
unpaid. It was claimed that since
the date of. the order defendant has
had the means and ability .to pay, but
has neglected to do so. Defendant,
who appeared, in answer to Mr. Hill,
said his was “a case simply of can
not pay.” He admitted he was a cigar
ette smoker. That luxurious habit
cost him 7/ per week, so the Bench
thought if he were simply to amend
that indulgence he could pay from
the sum saved, and they made an
order for him to pay to Quist 3/ per
week, with 15/6 additional costs
added.
WANDERING CATTLE.
George Clark, inspector of the Shire
of Dandenong, v. Alexander Young,
that defendant on 6/11/30, at Spring
vale, being the owner of one red cow
and one red and white cow, did allow
such cattle to graze upon land not
enclosed by a substantial fence. Fined
5/, 2/6 costs.
Same v. M. -Saultry, that defen
dant, at Springvale, on 6/11/30, being
the; owner of one JOrsey cow, did
allow it to graze upon land not en
closed by a substantial fence. Fined
5/, with 2/6 costs.
NOT TOLERATED.
In the case of William Brown, who,
according to the evidence of Assistant
Station Master Mr. John Callaghan, at
Dandenong, said accused had been in
an intoxicated condition at the Dan
denong railway station, on Saturday,
at 7 p.m. He had boarded the Cran
bourne train. Accused had used to
him certain language, which witness
handed to the Bench. It was dis
gusting, as it was filthy. He had the
man removed, when he had repeated
the offensive words, and later was
handed over to the police. Porter
Joseph Allan also gave evidence, and
Sergeant Tierney prosecuted. Ac
cused pleaded guilty, and several prior
convictions- were admitted, and he
was fined £lO, in default three
months’ imprisonment.
GIVEN A CHANCE.
Senior-detective John A. Grieve
proceeded against one whom he
charged with stealing ducks (93), the
property of the Victorian Railways
Commissoners,
According to the evidence of Ernest
Mason, who described himself as- a
laborer, employed’at the poultry farm
of the Railways Commissioners, it
Noble Park, he, on Friday the 14th,
saw the fence at the enclosure had
been broken down, and 93 ducks
were missing. He .identified the
ducks in Court (about seven) as the
property referred to.
Evidence similar was tendered by.
Thomas George Harding, manager of
the farm.
Sydney Arthur Mack, .. salesman,
employed at the Carnegie auction
rooms, gave evidence of accused
having brought 68 Muscovy ducks for
sale, and having received a cheque
for £l2/6/9 in settlement, and evi
dence of having purchased ducks at
this sale room was tendered by Mrs.
Bessie Lewis, of Carnegie, and Mr.
Stuart Mclnnes, hairdresser, of El
sternwick.
Inquiry Officer Beal, of Victorian
Railways, Spencer .street, told of a
visit paid by him to accused’s place,
and of his after admissions.
Mr. Hill made strong appeal on be
half of his client, whom he said, had
been long known as an industrious
man. He told the story of his present
misfortunes-, not as any excuse, but
in the hope the Bench might provide
his client with an opportunity for
making good. Meantime he would
strive hard to repay those whom he
had injured.
On behalf of the Bench, Mr . Abbott
imposed one month’s imprisonment,
which became suspended on his enter
ing into a bond to be of good behavior
for 12 months, and agreeing to make
good as far as possible the losses
consequent upon his conduct;
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