POLICE COURT.

Auckland Star, Volume XL, Issue 205, 28 August 1909, Page 5

POLICE COURT.

(Before Mr. E. C. Cutten, S.M.) THE DRUNKARDS. James Corrigan was found drunk in Hobson-street last night, and this morning looked as if a term of abstinence would do him good. Mr. Cutten thought so, at any rate, and sent the I man to Mt. Eden for a week of medical I treatment. William Hogg, drunk in J His Majesty's Arcade, was fined 10/-, or 148 hours. Two first offenders were each fined 5/-, or 24 hours. A DESEHTEB. Frank Marshall, charged with having deserted from H.M.s. Challenger at Sydney on the 11th August, was remanded for a week to give the police an opportunity to put him on his ship. A WIFE-BEATER. Alfred Marsh got drunk yesterday, and when he returned to his home at Avondale, he indulged in what are said to be not uncommon pastimes of his —he loosed floods of obscene language in the hearing of his young children, and cruelly ill-treated his wife. The cruelty consisted of dragging her Tound a room by the hair, while she had a two-months-old infant in her arms. The wife became alarmed, and sent her little eight-year-old girl to bring Constable Mclnness. The policeman came, and Marsh, incensed at his interference, swore and attacked him. Marsh was little, and the constable was big, however, and Marsh was promptly silenced and locked up. This morning he had to answer two charges, one of having assaulted his wife, and the other of having assaulted the constable. His only defence was that he could not remember anything about what occurred, and that he supposed drink must have got the better of him. He was sen-; tenced to imprisonment for a week, and made the subject of a, prohibition order. REMANDS. Henry Bailey, who attempted to commit suicide at Helensville while in delirium tremens, was further remanded for a week. James Henry Sloane, on remand on a charge of vagrancy, was further remanded for a week. ALLEGED MANSLAUGHTER. John X<"il and Olive Josephine Neil, the two young people who were arrested yesterday for manslaughter at the conclusion of the inquest held in respect of the death of their infant child, were formally charged before Mr. E. C. Cutten later in the day. They were remanded until Friday. Mr. W. Oliphant, who appeared on their 'behalf, asked for lenient bail. The accused were a very young, inexperienced couple, the man being but 22 and the woman (inly IS. They had npvp.r expected tho verdict that had beeD given by the Coroner's jury. Also, they were poorly ofl", being partly dependent on relatives for their upkeep. They would not attempt to run away. Accused were admitted to bail, each in one surety of £25. DISOBEDIENCE OF ORDER. William Edward Winship, charged with having disobeyed an order of the Court in respect of the maintenance of his child, was sentenced to imprisonment for two months, the warrant, not to issue for a month. (Before Mr. C. C. Kettle, S.M.) A CANDIDATE FOR PAKATOA. James Johnston, convicted ol stealing tickets and oilskin coats on the s.s. Eagle, came up before Mr. C. C. Kettle, S.M.. this morniDg for sentence. Mr. Moody appeared for the prisoner, and asked his Worship to hear the boy's father. The father said he would send the boy into the country, and take out a prohibition order against him. He had been wounded in the head when young, and if he took any drink it afjpeted him. Mr. Kettle said that drink "affected most people if they took too much. It was a remarkable thing that this prisoner was induced to steal when in drink. Sub-Inspector Hendry said there were sixteen previous convictions against the prisoner, who had only come out from Mt. Eden a month ago, after serving * sentence of two years. If he offended again he would be liable to be dealt with as an habitual criminal. Mr. Kettle said if he had known that he could not have dealt with the prisoner summarily; he would have had to send him to the Supreme Court for sentence. The prisoner was remanded for a week to enable Mr. Kettle to see if ' arrangements could be made to send , him to Pakatoa.