Hotel cost two men $100 each in fines yesterday when they appeared in Magistrates' Court.

Martin Lema, 37, of Roberts Avenue, Devonshire and Kevin Carter, 23, of Harlem Heights, Hamilton Parish, pleaded guilty to spear fishing within one mile of the shore.

Crown counsel Cindy Clarke told Senior Magistrate Archibald Warner that acting on information, Marine Police were called to an area near the Government Quarry in Hamilton Parish.

There, the two defendants were found with spear guns in hand and a quantity of fish.

As Police approached, the men attempted to swim away. They were stopped trying to climb on nearby rocks. The two were questioned and detained by Police. Mr.

Warner fined Lema, who had five offences of a similar nature, $100 and Carter also $100 for the offence.

MAN FINED FOR RESISTING ARREST CTS Man fined for resisting arrest A Pembroke Parish man who ran from Police because he said they mistook peanut brittle for crack cocaine, was fined $500 for resisting arrest when he appeared in Magistrates' Court yesterday.

Cannoth William Roberts, 24, of 154 Middle Road, Southampton pleaded guilty to resisting arrest on August 26, but managed to escape charges of possession after the evidence was lost in a struggle.

Crown counsel Cindy Clarke told the court that about 1 a.m., Roberts was spotted walking in the middle of Reid Street near Studio 55.

When Police approached him to search him under the Misuse of Drugs Act, Roberts resisted and a scuffle began. During the struggle, a crystal rock-like substance fell from his clothing and onto the ground, to which Roberts replied: "That crack is not mine.'' Roberts ran away from Police, but was caught minutes later. When they attempted to arrest him, he violently resisted and during the struggle and the rock-like substance fell to the ground once again, this time to be lost.

Roberts told Senior Magistrate Archibald Warner: "The officer was mistaken about what the rock-like substance was. It was peanut brittle.'' DOG NEGLECT COSTS OWNER $400 CTS Dog neglect costs owner $400.

A man who allowed two worm-infested, diseased dogs to live without food, shelter, water or human contact was fined $400 for neglect last week.

Sixty-four-year-old Wilbur Clyde Gardiner of Elliot Street, Pembroke told Senior Magistrate Archie Warner that he had given responsibility for feeding the dogs to his youngest son.

The dogs were kept at Gardiner's Farm on Old Military Road in St. George's and when his son's bike broke down, the young man was unable to get to St.

George's very often.

"Perhaps they weren't fed as much as they should have been, but they were fed,'' he said.

Gardiner's oldest son was in court and protested the dogs did have food and water but the SPCA inspector and officers were unable to see the bowls because they stood at the wrong angle.

One of the dogs belonged to the oldest son.

The dogs were described as neglected and hungry when vets at Ettrick Animal Hospital treated them.

One dog lived in a kennel and the other was tied to a tree. A dog developed an eye condition called conjunctivitis.

Gardiner said he paid a vet to treat the dogs but has no written proof because the deal was made over the phone.

The oldest son continued to protest the proceeding but was stopped by his father when Gardiner pleaded guilty to charges of being in custody of animals and failing to provide food, water and care, admitting that it was his responsibility to ensure the dogs' conditions.

One of the dogs has been destroyed and the other lives with the oldest son.

MAN WHO CHOKED WIFE GETS OFF WITH WARNING TO KEEP THE PEACE CTS Man who choked wife gets off with warning to keep the peace A man who wrapped a phone cord around both his neck and his wife's and threatened to kill both of them was bound over to keep the peace last week in Magistrates' Court.

Cortney Collins Williams, of Jamaica was visiting his wife, Barbara, who works as a nurse on the Island, when a fierce argument broke out and Mr. Williams grabbed his wife and began punching her.

A friend living in the same house as Mrs. Williams phoned from a different room when she heard all the commotion.

Williams did not answer the phone but took a phone cord and wrapped it around both his neck and Mrs. Williams'.

He dragged her to a nearby window and said he was going to kill both of them when the phone rang again.

This time Mrs. Williams answered it and her friend came into the room.

Williams was arrested and held until he was brought before Magistrates' Court on Thursday morning.

He pleaded not guilty to charges of unlawful assault and behaving in a threatening manner.

Senior Magistrate Archie Warner asked Williams if he had any representation and Mr. Williams said no.

Mr. Warner instructed Police to bring Williams back for a 2.30 p.m. hearing when he would be tried -- after Williams secured the services of lawyer Elizabeth Christopher.

She asked Mr. Warner to bind Williams over under section 64 of the Criminal Code.

Section 64 allowed Williams, as long as he pleaded guilty, to be bound over for three months provided he had no contact with Mrs. Williams and did not commit any offences during that time.