POLICE COURT.

Auckland Star, Volume XL, Issue 137, 10 June 1909, Page 5

POLICE COURT.

THIS DAY. (Before Dr. CowLti; and Mr H. & flountree, J.P.'s.) A BROKEN WINDOW. George White, a young man, pleaded not guilty when Charged with having broken a pane of glass valued at 12/, the property of Harry 3lanuel, Greystreet, but after hearing the evidence of the arresting constable, the Bench recorded a conviction and ordered accused to pay the cos^s. A STTDDEJf ALIGHTING. A slight young man named Alfred Lloyd, before the Court on a charge of having on May Bth quitted a train ■while in motion and secondly, of having tresspassed on the line between Ellerslie and Green Lane, was defended by Mr Lundon. According to Sub-Inspeotor Hendry's explanation the accused, instead of waiting for the Ellerslie station, jumped off the 11.10 p.m. train at the racecourse platform, which was nearer his home. He got off all right, but, unfortunately for him, did not ob-' serve a train coming the other way. He fell under the engine and was much cut. about—in fact, he almost lost his life.' Tie Sub-Inspector did not press for a heavy penalty as the young man had suffered so m,uch, but he thought attention should be called to the practice which was a most dangerous one. Mr! London's explanation was that his client did not jump, but fell off. The train was going at fifteen miles an hour and no one but a madman would attempt to alight at such a speed. The Bench favoured this elucidation, and giving the defendant the benefit of the doubt, dismissed the information. BEMANDED. An elderly woman answering to the euphonious name of Mary Sluice was called upon to answer a triple charge of being a fourth offender, procuring liquor while prohibited and being a habitual drunkard. On the application of SubInspector Hendry the accused was remanded to appear before the S.M. JOHN IN TROUBLE.

For about a quarter of an hour the dock wore an expansive smile as a baker's dozen of Chinese market gardeners from Avondale shuffled along in turn, and admitted it was "alli-li" when the clerk explained that they had broken the laws of their adopted country by plying their trade on th R Sabbath within the view of passers-by. It was difficult to say who derived the most entertainment from the interlude—the court spectators or the purveyors of the humble cabbage. The first defendant was moat appropriately named Ah Fun. Another was called Tommy 800, but after to-day's lesson he will probably consider the advisability of changing it to Tommy Don't. Even the Bench's short sharp decision, "30/ and costs," did not take the edge off the Celestial enjoyment of the day's outing, and as they shuffled out of court again, one tailing after the other, the iine smiled an all-embracing smile, and did not appear to be seriously incommoded by swelling the revenue of the Justice Department , by the sum of £19 10/. A DANGEROUS DIVAN. Thomas Bayliss and George Armstrong, i two labouring men, wen convicted and i discharged upon an information charging them with trespassing on the Tailway line at Henderson. Sub-inspector Hendry said the men had started out to take a short cut, but being overcome by the fumes of their plenteous potations, they fe*< in their tracks—and incidentally that of the train. ' Armstrong's head and one hand bore evidence of a brush with, the engine, but the other \ accused fortunately collapsed at a safe distance from the metals.