POLICE COURT.

Auckland Star, Volume XXXIX, Issue 113, 12 May 1908, Page 5

POLICE COURT.

(Before Mr. C. C. kettle, &&)" ,) ..• . ' : -• ■-■■■- - "••:—■ -' c;'"T - NO PKOBATIbir. i William Harris, an. elderly indi*idffii, who took advantage .of hisoccujpiation. of the ' sg.me room as another bbafdjbi , ,' .at Mrsi Patterson's bbaraißg feta&lM.nierit to purlbin/his room-inaie's watch, chain, and inatch-box,'came" bafcfe after"" a..reniand_fpr the consideration: ofi propatibn by, the jUagisirate.: .toolong-.' into ■the circuinstances..of;the case, conciuMd,, ;• his Worehip, he did not consider he rsv-buld be, doing his duty by |anntting cases like this io'probation. Men who — robbed felibwß in the mkmiei■-ac- _-_. ; cused had done-w*sre not,-in hil opmion, deserying'of the benefit 'of tiie ProlMtfioa Act. Prisoner would be sentenced to one month's imprisonment -with hard labour. " • THJE WAIKARE CASE. The twq : men. charged witih\ the theft of a quantity of clolhmg_aiid' jewellery from the steamer Waikare, on tjle.2nd".'.; .:. inst.i appeared on remand; Mr. ;Marsiack.::.... askin-g for a further- adjournttient- until ' ; Fridayj "wHen the "Waikare. wotiH be;ia;_"--port. 3&i. Hackett; applied' for _baii on ! behalf of Jones, and thfe' was ftsed at two 6ur'eties ; each-of £SQ, in (addition to - •his own.;"recognisance iiij £100. ~

REMANDED.

Alfred Lafd'ner, charged on reririaid with .-.•wilfully dateaging ;ceftaiii property, ■belonging to. Edward Biiller,. aiid.witii assaulting' one Ethel JDivorri by..throwing a glass at her; was.on tKS applicatkJn'oE Sef"-t. Sendrey,- further femanHed. until the: l&th inst., bail Seing fixed at one surety of £10. : ' - trans seAmtt sjoie.

G.-MeCrae, tie graiMfathfer, and Hota McGrafej'the mother, were each ordertd r to contribute 2/6 a week tow&rdfetie support-; of' George McCrae, an inmate b£ St. Mary's Industrial School-' ' ; James William Gribble was : ordered to contribute 15/ a week towards the support;of,.;liis ; wife,.and: ■.!>/,. towards hia child's maintenance. _^ James Eowe was "ordered; to contribute 7/6 a week towards,the support ofVhi3 illegitimate child, and pay costs. - The wife of Daniel Kennedy, against whom. ;a charge of. .attempted murder is pending, made application this morning fpr a-separation, order against, her.-tins- l - \ bandi. -Mr. Lundon, who appearied fpr;de- c Ifendant, asked .that the matter stand- over- until tie. attempted ; murder cha,rge had been settled, his client at present being in Mount Eden Gaol,.where the summons-yas.served -upon him.-.__> The matterfeii, accordingly allowed to stand adjouESspi sine die. INEBRIATE. John CDonovan •, was convicted and prohibited for twelve' months, and! on* first ofiender forfeited bail.. ..