POLICE COURT.

Auckland Star, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 136, 8 June 1907, Page 6

POLICE COURT.

YESTERDAY. I Before Mr. 11. W. Dyer, S.M.). The Drunkards. —Lucy Maekie, a ro . hibiied woman, was lined 10/ and costs or 46 hour: for drunkenness, and £2 or fine month in gaol for breaking the terms of her prohibition. William Hennessey was lined ill or seven days for drunkenness, and £_. in delault one month, for procuring liquor while prohibited, the terms to be cumulative. Selha a Potts was similarly dealt with, with the. exe-en-tion that the sentences were made concurrent. Kdmund Burke was si _ tenecd to 14 days in gaol for his third j offence eluring the last six montlrs. and ' titled him .1:2 or one month in gaol for breaking Lis prohibition order, the sentences to be' cumulative. -John Mattison. for his second offence, was fined 10/ and COsts. Remanded. —Henry Robt. Chappell was further remanded until Monday ou a charge that on April 11 at Auckland he indecently assaulted a woman. Mr. llaekett appeared for tho defence, aud i secured bail in two sureties of £50. I An Expensive. Dot;. — William John I Monk was charged with being the owner of a .log which rushed at Thomas Welsh. It was stated that the complainant was in I'ellwood-avemie when the dog rushed at him. lie denied having kicked the 'log or provoked it in any way. A boy who was standing uear said he saw the dog rush at Welsh. About three weeks ago it seized hold of witness' trousers. | His Worship convicted the defendant, fining him ±: 1 and costs 211. The By-Laws.—T.tos. Philcox and Sons, who were represented "by Mr. Alexander, were lined 10/ and costs 7/ for failing to keep a fence in Albert-street sufficiently lighted between sunset and sunrise. Similar lines were inflicted on Thos. Allison and John Irvine for minor breaches of the by-laws. Noxious Weeds. —Ebenear Gibbons, who pleaded guilty some time ago to a breach of the Noxious Weeds Act. did not appear this morning, and was fined ill and costs, as the ease whs not a very bad one. Klizabe-th Wannoll was also charged with failing to keep her land at Takapuna clear of noxious weeds to the satisfaction of the inspector. Mr. Mays said '■hat the defendant's neighbours had I cleared their lanel. anil their efforts were negatived hy the growth on the defend-! nut's property. Sic had been served with five notices, and had had numerous visits from officers. His Worship said the defendant must comply with the law. and he hoped tins would be a warning to her. A fine of £1 and £2j lb/ costs was imposed. j Bound Over.—Leopold Muir. a young man. who was arrested at Onehunga .some time ago armed with a loaded revolver, alter threatening to shoot a certain lady in Auckland, was bound over to keep the pence for twelve months in his own bond of £50, and two sureties of H2"i each. Breach of Prohibition;— Kate McManus was fined 10/ and costs, or 48 hours for drunkenness, and £.2 or one month for "breaking the terms of her prohibition. Illegal Gum Buying.—Francisco R. Fegueira. who was defended by Mr. Moore, wa-s charged on four inforuia- j tions with buying gum from Wm. Lilly I and John Robertson, such persons not J being the owner or occupier of native i or other land or the holder of a special or ordinary license under the Kauri Gum ! Industr3" Act. Constable .Grady, in his evidence in support of the charges, described tin- people digging gum for the defendant at Henderson, 'as the worst characters in Auckland. The cancellation oi the defendant's license would probably help to e-lear tho district of un- j desirables. It was contended for the defence that as the gum was dug on the defendant's land, he could not buy his own gum. His Worship fined the de- j fendant 20/ and costs on each information, besides cancelling Fegueira's! license, remarking that the defendant's I camp w.ts '"'a dumping ground for criminals."' I Obscene Language. —Frederick Court- j nev. who was represented by Mr. Singer, pleaded guilty to having used obscene ; language on "the Ellerslie racecourse on j June 1. Mr. Sharpies appeared for the prosecution, and the defenikint was sentenced to one month's imprisonment.

THIS DAY. i Before Mr K. W. Dyer, S.IL) The Drunkards.—Arthur Walter Harper was lined 17/fi and cost? or 4S hours imprisonment, aud Charles Chose was ordered to pay 10/ or go to gaol for two days. Two first offenders were fined ■>/ anil costs, or 2-1 hours' imprisonment, and a third man, who did not appear, forfeited his bail. Indecency. —Ernest Richard Brown and Ethelbert Chas. Rue. two youths, were charged with having committed indecent acts "in Elliott-street, were defended byMr. Hackett. The defendants were residents in the country, and had erred through ignorance of the locality. His j Worship cautioned the boys against any, repetition of the offence, and convicted and ordered them to come up for sentence when called upon. j Obstructing the Police—A young man waa charged" with obstructing Constable Carroll in the execution of his duty. It, was stated that the defendant caught hold of a man who was being arrested and tried to pull him away. His Worship mtiicted a fine of £3 and costs or 14 days' imprisonment. Remanded. —A thirteen-year-old boy named Alexander YVillctts was remanded on bail until Friday ou a charge ; of stealing a dinghey worth f 5 belonging' to Frank J. Turner. j Maintenance. —John Joseph Gallagher was ordered to pay 17/6 per week towards the support of his mother.