POLICE COURT.

Auckland Star, Volume XXXIX, Issue 67, 18 March 1908, Page 5

POLICE COURT.

THIS DAY. (Before Mr. C. C. Settle, S.M.) THE DRUNKARDS I John Cos blamed St. Patrick's Day I and the fact urn he met two or three friends, for his appearance this morning. He was fined 10/ or 48 hours in gaol. Another man, who was classed as a first offender, contributed 5/ and expenses. ABSCONDING FBOM SCHOOL. A week's remand was granted in the case of John Hall, a bo y who was charged with having absconded from the Levin Industrial Sciiool in January, and also with having misapppropriated a bicycle belonging to C. Jonnson. SUSPICIOUS BEHAVIOUR Mary McManus, who arrived in town nvtn I_vei_ead yesterday, attracted notice on account of her behaviour during hex wanderings round the city, but this morning she protested against tne iniquity of tne present proceedings. After hearing a recital of her movements, the magistrate decided to have hex retained 111 custody until the sailing of the J next boat for iuverhead. J I A MISSING "SWAG." A tall fair man, answering to the name I of Edward Kusseil, alias Johnson, denied j that he had stolen a swag belonging to I _ rani. Dennan, a bush coo„. According 1 to the narrative of the complainant, he I went to sleep on the wharf after knocking about town for a and woke to find Jus railway ticket and luggage check missing. Enquiries showed that the swag had been taken from the luggage office and disposed of to a second-hand dealer, who stated that the accused was the vendor. He repeated his vigorous denial of the theft, but his Worship decided to remand him for a week in order for enquiries to be made by the probation officer. REMANDED. Karl Hellstrom was remanded to appear at Pahi on the 23rd inst., on a charge of having stolen a cheque lor £6 from the house oi Charles W". Anderson at Paparoa. A CASE DISMISSED A case arising out of a dispute between John Bewick and Lawrence Sherry ■ who were working on the same job at , Kobsoaville, occupied the attention of ' the Court for some time. The parties were living in the same whare, but as i their cooking was dune i>parately, a dis- j pute arose o*er the que ion of firewood, which ended. =o said, in Bewick i belabouring him with a frying-pan. After hearing the various versions of the en- ' counter Mr. Kettle decided to dismiss the case, expressing vie opinion that the . complainant had brought the trouble on himself to a great extent. APPLICATION FOR SURETIES. Herbert Taylor, who was represented by Mr. Skelton, was charged -Rich having made use of insulting language towards j Grace Hutchison, who asked that he i might be ordered to find sureties to keep ! the peace. The complainant was represented by Mr. Hackett. who said that the parties lived in a semi-detached house, off Nelson-street, and that trouble having arisen, Taylor's remarks to Mrs. Hutchison were of an extremely offensive nature. The terms were repeated after the serving of the summons. The complainant denied that she or her little son had annoyed or exasperated Taylor, whose remarks, she said, were without any foundation whatever. (Proceeding.)