POLICE COURT.
SATURDAY. (Before Mr. H. W. Brabant, S.M.) A curious case.—Tlie case of James Butler, which had been discussed yesterday, came up Butler was charged with absconding while he was licensed out from »toke Orphanage, and Mr. J. li. Heed, who defended him, and had pointed out tne hardship of his caso yesterday, said ho louud that it would be necessary to petition the Governor to obtain the youth's release. His Worship said the boy ought to go back to tiie sc nuol meauwhile, but after some discussion respecting procedure, he granted another remand on ball until Tuesday.
Vagrants.—Two young men were charged with vagrancy, the first beiug Charles Flanuery, who had been found sleeping out three nights in succession. He told the magistrate that he had come in from the country hoping to receive a remittance from Sydney, but It did not 'arrive, and he had no money to pay for a bed. Nothing was known against his character, so he was convicted and discharged. William Charles Warren, the second defendant, had been sleeping out and taking meals In Albert Park for over a fortnight, one of the caretakers saying that he never appeared to be looking for work. It wns shown that Warren had occasionally made begging excursions. His total capital was fid. He was sentenced to 14 days' hard labour.
The DrnnV.rtrds.— ATinnie Hoey was fined 10s. fi>r di-jnkenness, Robert Bateman £1 or seven dnvs, find Mary P.ichnrds ss. Tt was stilted that John Joseph OaTlflnan, who had bpen reraaDded for a medical pjaminntion had been committed as n lxinntlp.
Constable npsnulted—Leedhrim Whitehead nl«:>'Wl <milry to ns'iitr obscene, lanruare in Virtorin-Ktrpnt. nrd he was also charrr-fl r-itVi Curtin. who s?iid hp -n-i* struck on the nose by Whitehall. TVfendpnt was wifli some drunkpn inpn. nnd pi>»m"(l to rpsent wit Ties" : ,. ndvlep to ~r, hnmp nnri nr>t k»PT) In their enrrnw'"'. nntr regretted hip hnstv action. TTp \ffl« fined 5Hs. for the bad linima."' , , fl Tifl 40s. for tlio nssnnlt. tin , alternative 'lelng three WPPks' imnrisonment. MOKDAT. (Ttefnre Mr TT. AT. RrnTwmt. S.M.) List of Drnnkavds.—ThP influence, of the holidays was demonstrated In the drunkards' list, ten being dealt with. Four wore convicted and discharged, and ;'. uofher first offender forfeited a guinea bail for non-appearance. One unfortunate drunkard had broken his arm, and he will b" dealt with a week bencft. Fines were imposed upon A niiif Robertson (5/), .Tames Mclaughlin (10/), Petor Morgan (10/), and James McKeown £1. the last named having been found drunk In charge of a vehicle in Newton. A prohibition order was issued against him. Conditional Imprisonment. — AVilliain on two charges of neglecting to comply with orders to maintain his wife and family, was sentenced to a month's Imprisonment in each case, to be suspended if £12 10/ arrears were paid within a fortnight. Race Hay Incidents.—Constable Miller, Devonport. figured as prosecutor In several ca*s of drivers who drove around Epragcon's corner, Victoria-rd., at other than a walking paw. lie explained that a special ronsl'.i'Jle was always pla<tvl at the corner rm race days, a man having been killed there once. Some of the defendants described the spot as a bend, and not a corner, bnt they pleaded guilty, and were fined 10/ each and costs, the offenders being George Duncan, Martin M. Peterseu. John F. Keenan, and Robert Tldlmll.
More By-Laws Broken. —John Clark paid a 5/ line and costs for driving without a light after sunset tit Devonport. and William Hooker was fined 10/ nnd costs for refusing to leave an overcrowded tramcar when requested.
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Auckland Star, Volume XXXIV, Issue 304, 22 December 1903, Page 2 (Supplement)
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