POLICE COURT.

Auckland Star, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 169, 17 July 1907, Page 5

POLICE COURT.

YESTERDAY. (Eefore Mr. C. C. Kettle, SM.) Re-heard,—The case against Elizabeth Watson, remanded from the day before for medical treatment in connection with a charge of drunkenness and of being an idle and disorderly person, was re-heard yesterday afternoon. Evidence was given to the effect that the accused was maintained by one George Durant, a. cook. Evidence was also given that the accused woman and her husband, described as a hard-working, honest man, had come out to the colony in 1906 as selected immigrants, and that after a short stay in the King Country she had returned to Auckland, meeting Durant en route. After listening to the vicissitudes of this grass widow's life in town, his Worship decided that the conviction recorded the day before should stand, ordering her to come up when called upon, and making a prohibition order against her.

THIS DAY.

(Before Messrs. T. J. Steele and J. Shepherd.) Inebriate. — Robert Goudin, a third offender, was fined 10/, in default 14 days, and one first offender paid 5/ and cab hire, and another forfeited bail. A Deterrent.—Barbara Craigie, with a long record, was convicted of using obscene language in Customs-street, and went to prison for six months. A Wayward Horse-twitch. — Albert Neary and Arthur McKeown were charged with using threatening behaviour in Grey-street last night, whereby a breach of the peace was occasioned. McKeown appeared with a ruddy-looking scar on one cheek, which it was alleged had been brought about by a swinging smack from a stick in the hands of Neary. Neary explained trustfully that it was only a horse-twitch, one of his "instruments of labour," and that the blow was a pure accident.' , I was walking down the street, your Honor, and a man asks mc for sixpence, and because I tells him that I had none he gives mc a push which sends mc flying into the gutter, and the stick, which was hanging on my arm, flies round and strikes him here," nodding at the victim, '"fair in the face. But it really wasn't my fault, your Honor.' , The other man's only recollection of the incident was that he got it '"right on the jaw"; that was the only part he had in the occurrence. The Bench failed to be moved by Neary's pathetic relation of the reason why, and fined him fl, with the alternative of 14 days. McKeown was discharged, the evidence against him being insufficiently definite.

Remanded. —Grant Robert Westoby, alias Robert Grant, charged with forging and uttering a cheque on the National Bank for 17/, in the name of John Buchanan, Ltd., was, on the application of Chief-Detective Marsack, remanded for a week, bail being allowed in his own recognisance of £50 and two other sureties of £25 each.

Assault.—Leslie Phillis, for assaulting Frank Henry Webb on July 6, was fined £1 and costs (£1 13/6). The circumstances showed that defendant got into a cart complainant was driving, threw him out, and pummelled him. Mr. Brookßeld appeared for the complainant, defendant making no appearance.

Vagrancy.—Ethel Kulling, previously convicted and sent to the Salvation Army Home, was brought up again and sentenced to three months' imprisonment. Ethel McGilligan. also previously convicted, was sentenced to six months' imprisonment.

Breaking Prohibition. — Selina Potts, an old-offending drunkard, with a broken prohibition order against her name, was convicted and ordered up for sentence when called upon, Selina promising to go to the Salvation Army Home.

Trotting Round the Corner. — John Robert Foster admitted driving round a corner at other than a walking pace, and was ordered to pay costs ('/).