POLICE COURT.

Auckland Star, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 163, 10 July 1907, Page 5

POLICE COURT.

YESTERDAY. (Before Mr. R W. Dyer, S.M.) Separation.*-Martha E. Quelch, an IS-year-old girl, with two years' experience of matrimony, applied for a separation from her husband, Harry A. Quelch, on the grounds of alleged ill-treatment and failure to properly support her. . Mr. Brookfield represented applicant, and Mr. Singer the defendant. After the evidence of several witnesses' was heard, the case was adjourned until Friday. THIS DAY.

(Before Messrs. Read and Rainey, J.P.'s.)

Inebriate.—William Betts, a fourth offender, was remanded until Friday, as a breach of prohibition order was' also —evolved. Four first Owenders paid 5/ and costs, and one forfeited bail.

Never Again. —Elizabeth CHara, convicted of wilfnlly trespassing on the premises of Miss Craig, promised never to do it again, and was given time to pay the half-crown cab fare.

He Gloried In It: Walter Clem Clarke was called upon to account for damaging two doors, the property of Mrs. Basten. Sergeant Hendry stated that Clarke had been in the employment of Mrs. Basten, boaqiinghouse-keeper, Vincent-street, and yesterday morning tie arrived in a.dnrn_r«_t_ state, artd. threatened all sorls of atSoT with it.. _._■__■_ were only women t__e __2_uir tj_e ~_t_oxe cowardlr. -__ft-er t>_m mM. MMiSeu did 1 ib ik ton.

stable that lie gloried —i having done the m_chief, and would, go back and do worse after he had got through the present difficulty. Clarke complained that he ha_ been hi—lied by -the women, and turned out into the yard before he had finished his breakfast. The Bench were unsympathetic, and eentt—ccused to gaol for two months-

Alleged Breach of Marriage Act.—A young man named Edward Wm. Moore w_s, on the application of Chief-Detective Marsack, remanded o until Monday oh a charge of committing a breach pf the Marriage Act, 1894 by- making a -false declaration. Bail was allowed in one surety of £50.

By-law Breaches—Norman Hollow was fined 5/ and costs for riding a bicycle without lights. Joseph Jones, for allowing a vehicle of which he was in charge to remain standing in ii_rangaKape-road for an unreasonable length of time, was fined 10/ and costs. For allowing live ashes to stand in a wooden vessel"within ten feet of an outbuilding, Katherine Lovegrove was fined 10/ and costs.