POLICE COURT.

Auckland Star, Volume XXX, Issue 209, 4 September 1899, Page 5

POLICE COURT.

THIS DAY.

(Bfore Messrs 11. M. Shepherd and J,

H. HarrisonC, Justices.)

Drunkenness.—Nine persons were charged with drunkenness. One was discharged with a caution, a second convicted and discharged, and a third Avas ordered to stand down as he was believed not to be in a saund state of mind. Two other first offenders were each fined 5/ and costs. Georgina Denham, Jane Clarkson, and Charles Smith were each fined 10/ for drunkenness, or in default 48 hours' hard labour. Mary Eielley for a fourth offence was sentenced to 14 days hard labour.

Bye-Laws.—Cecil Pulley for driving a carriage round a street corner at other than a walking pace Avas fined 5/ and 12/ costs. Harry Limmer for leaving his cart without the wheel being chained Avas fined 1/ and costs V.

John Cox, a lad charged with breaking- a window in the premises of Ah Ling, pleaded guilty to throwing stones, but not to breaking the window. The bench, on hearing the evidence recorded a conviction, and as it was the accused's first offence he was let off with a. fine of 5s and costs ,12s. David Parker pleaded not guilty to obstructing the Manukau Road by allowing a five-horse brake to stand there. Mr Jackson Palmer appeared for the defendant. It was stated in evidence that on Saturday, 19th tilt., the traffic was completely blocked outside Potters Paddock after the football match. Defendant in a five-horse brake pulled up on the tram line and stood there in front of a number of cars waiting to get away. He went away, turned and came back on the

tram line anl pulled up in front of the last car. The road on the other side of the trains was blocked by 'buses I and brakes. Defendant remained on | the line two or three minutes after lie i was requested by Constable Mackle to go away. Mr Palmer contended that, the obstruction was unintentional, and the bench, giving defendant the benefit of the doubt, dismissed the case, t'lohn Bryant and George Dixon wera each fined ss, with costs, 7s, for driving round a corner at other than a walking pace. A similar charge against Frederick Wilson was dismissed. John Rich and William Smith were each fined 5s and costs, 7s, fop obstructing the carriage war in Cus« i toms-street.