POLICE COURT.

Auckland Star, Volume XXXVII, Issue 72, 24 March 1906, Page 4

POLICE COURT.

THIS DAY. i Before Mr.-_. W. Dyer, SJM.) Drunk.—One first offending drunkard,; who did iicit appear, was ordered'jto for-j feit his bail of £1. Another first "offender was fineirs7, in default 24 hours, i , 'A Double Charge.—-A''girl named Ethel 1 Chappell pleaded guilty to being drunk last night, and not guilty to a charge of using obscene language. His Worship held the charge proved, -and imposed a sentence of -seven days' hard labour tfn; the .first charge, and one month's hard labour oh the second, sentences to run concurrently. For Esctraditioh.—Frederick Mark, ; aj man about 30 years of age, -was charged with the fbigery of a cheque oh a New South Wales bank, purporting to .be signed by Jas..Gilchrist. Chief Detective Marsack applied for a remand for a! week, stating that the accused had been arrested, upon cabled information from the New couth Wales police, last night.' He.Vas to cift(Jh.the inafl steamer for America. He admitted that; he was the man, and that he had committed the forgery. The original war-: rant was forwarded. Accused contended that the Bench had jno iright to' remand him, since -the magistrate had 1 no information that the warrant was be. iiig forwarded. His Worship pouited. out that he hid the cable from the New South Wales police, and remanded the accused for a week. A liceniing Case-—John McKean, lioeneee of the Rising Sun Hotel, Newton, wai charged with permitting drunkenneis td take plaoe.on the premises, ahd,, further, with .selling .beer id. Mary Mar- ; shall, alias Mayy a person il-. ready fa a.state of intoxication. By consent the one was remanded until April •