POLICE COURT—THIS DAY.

Auckland Star, Volume XXXIV, Issue 124, 26 May 1903, Page 4

POLICE COURT—THIS DAY.

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

A Lively Sailor.—George Rowland, o. young sailor , on (he American nian-o"----svar Wheeling, was charged with being drunk and disorderly in Queen-street. He wore a singlet instead of a coat, and the- police stated that he was dressed in that fashion when he walked up Queen-street last night carrying two handcuffs and shoutingobscene language, lie was drunk, and told a detective that he had broken away from custody on board his shirt. The case stood down for the ship's authorities to bo communicated with.

'•'A Bit Drunk."—Arthur McLean pleaded not guilty to wilfully breaking a plate glass window, value 12/0, the property of Mary Jane Moses. Prosecutrix keeps a tea room in Shortland-street. and last night the. accused went there for tea. He tliew a cup .through the window without the slightest motive, an -J His "Worship questioned the police as to his sanity. It was either, he said, the act of a madman or drunkard. McLean ofl'ered to pay for the window, and said he was a bit drunk, and did aot know what he was doing, lie was fined £1, and ordered 'to pay the damages and costs.

Remanded. — A respeclably-drWcd young woman named Alice Grey,:;aliaH Florrie Clarke, was refunded 'ifntiUjtoniorrow. charged with the thef P'.p( £' 7 10/, the money of .John Valentine; Shoesmith. Bail in two sureties of £-25 eaeii was allowed.

Drunkenness No Excuse.—John Erasli!i, a boatman, was charged with stealing three pairs of socles, the properiv of Mr J. it. Self. '.The. articles were stolen from a basket just inside ih-: shop door on Saturday night, and tlio police said that Braslin had been drinking. Tie pleaded his intoxicated state as an excuse, and as there was a long list of previous convictions, he was sentenced to a month's hard labour.