POLICE COURT.

Auckland Star, Volume XXXI, Issue 199, 22 August 1900, Page 2

POLICE COURT.

YESTERDAY.

(Before Mr H. W, Brabant;. S.M.)

Maintenance.—Thomas M. Smyth was sentenced to one month's hard labour for disobeying an order tor maintenance, warrant to be suspended so long as defendant pays £1 per month into Court.

THIS DAY.

(Before Mr T. Hutchison, S.M.)

Drunkenness.—Seven first offenders were- convicted and discharged. James Downey was fined 10/ for disorderly conduct while drunk, and ordered to pay 22/ for damaging a cab belonging to Robt. H. Keenan, in default 7 days' hard labour.

Threatening behaviour.—Thomas Jackson, for fighting with another young man in the public street,'was fined 10/ and costs. Dirty Yard.—Jphn Olsen was fined £1 and costs for neglecting to clean a private yard in Durham-street. Mr" Turner (Sanitary Inspector) prosecuted. A Young Offender.—A boy named Herbert Scott, alias O'Brien, was charged with stealing a cheque for £8 2/0, the property of Albert Spencer, and a suit of clothes and pair of boots, value £1 15/, the property of the D.S.C.. The case was dealt with summarily and the boy pleaded guilty to both charges. SubInspector Wilson said the boy had been employed selliiig papers by Mr Spencer. He was sent out to post a letter containing the cheque, and, instead of posting it, he took the cheque out and went to the D.S.C, where, he obtained a suit of clothes and some boots. While the shopmen were discussing the . advisability of taking the cheque, the boy slipped out of the shop with the clothes, which he had been allowed to put on: His Worship (to accused): Have you anything to say for yourself? Accused: I am willing to pay* for the clothes and to go to work. His Worship: Oh! anything else to say? Accused: Sorry. His Worship: Sorry for what? Accused: For doing it. His Worship found the boy guilty of stealing the cheque, but not the clothes, which he held had been given to the boy. Accused was convicted and ordered to be sent to St. Mary's Industrial School.

Committed for Trial.—Francis Hughes was committed for trial on a charge of attempting to break and enter the premises of William Hall, chemist, Queenstreet, with intent to commit a crime therein. Chief-Detective Grace conducted the prosecution. According to the evidence for the prosecution, accused, who used to clean out Hall's shop, was fouMl in the back yard by a neighbour named Collins on Sunday morning. A knife was; found on the window sill, and there were marks on the sash such as might have been made In an attempt to force the lock by means of the knife. Accused reserved his defence.

Charge of Attempted Suicide.—Stipe Frankovich, an Austrian, was charged with having, on July 21st, attempted to commit suicide. Sub-Inspector Wilson appeared .for the prosecution. Mr Nicholas Green acting as Interpreter. The evidence showed that accused was found in his room at Lukovich's boardinghouse with his throat-cut, arid a blood-stained: razor in his hand. Accused was standing in front of the looking glass. Three or four days previously the landlord had called in, Dr., Moir to examine the accused, as the latter was not talking sensibly. Dr. Sharman said tho cut in accused's throat was about five .inches long and had severed ithe windpipe. Dr. Ingles, house stlrgeon at the : Hospltal, .said the accused was in a very, depressed condition while in the institution. ■■■>.',' ■ i

Dr. Moir deposed that accused appeared to b0 suffering from delusions. Witness had some difficulty in getting him to take medicine. His Worship discharged accused upon two of .the latter's friends eJach entering into a bond of £50 for.his,future good behaviour. i .

The Court then jtose.