POLICE COURT.

Auckland Star, Volume XLI, Issue 67, 19 March 1910, Page 4

POLICE COURT.

, (Before Mr. E. C. Cutten; 5.M.)4 DEUMKABDS. 4 An elderly man named Michael Male* found drunk in Queen-street last-night : was fined 10/, or in default -48 : hoLl Another very old man, rather feeble and somewhat mixed as to his . recollection of what occurred last night, wa3 fined 5/ for having -been drunk. William :: lfe! I Gregor, some time an inmate of the Costley Home, was lined 10/ or 48 howl for a. like offence. Two first offenders, who did not appear, were each ; fined. ir[ the amount of their bail, £1, , CS-P-:--»* BBWAPfDED. ; •••'• • Lily Casey was charged wilii havina importuned foot passengers in Symonds•street unlawfully, and further with Keinj' an idle and disorderly person, sfr. Jfejj. lcett (appeared for the accused' pleaded "not g-uiltv." Sergeait'Slieatian.- "'* for the prosecution, asked for a remajHj until Thursday. He explained that he i was prepared with ample evidence to '■'■-■ prove.the first charge, but thai he -wished; to have some enquiries made as toaccused's -identity. He believed that■ - she had once before lived in Auckland, and 1 that she had a record. Accused's own account of herself was that she.wks '■ ■married, and that' her husband lived in v Dunedin, from which, town she came : i about a fortnight ago. She was' remand* : £ ed until Thursday. . V^ '- , Gordon Duncan gave himself up to the Court orderly this morning,' saying that', he was the same Gordon Duncan for;; whose arrest a warrant was issued. The 5s charge was that? he had failed to comply' with an order of the Court, made at IWellington, in respect of the maintenance'-'S-of his wife. He was -remanded •" unti •,' Tuesday. .... (Before Mr. E. C. Cutten, S.M.)]" * NEGLECT OF A CHILD. Louisa Bird, who last week was charged with having ill-treated .her ' ; adopted child by having severely beaten . it, was again brought before the Court I His Worship said he had had an. opportunity of seeing the child, and found that its body was severely bruised, and it had ; evidently been cruelly treated. ' The de-: fendant was convicted and sentenced to 14 days' imprisonment. -v 4 ALLEGED KSGIECT OF A CHILI) The case of Joseph John Donovan, who j it was alleged had caused his infant daughter unnecessary pain by giving her improper food, was continued. , The de- - ' fendant, who was represented by Mr. J. ■■■"■ R. Heed, gave evidence on his own behalf to the effect that he had given- the child condensed milk and ground biscuits, upon which food it thrived until it was I attacked with infantile scurvy, when he took it to the hospital for treatment. Mr. • Reed also called the sisters of the defendant, who stated that he had treated it with every kindness, and seemed to ■ be very much attached to it. Mr. Cutten said he would consider-his , | decision. - ' ' _ jy inscsitaußous cases.. . John TV' Hayes was charged -wiffi 2 having ill-treated a horse, inasmuch that : h he had worked 'when it was suffering ,'.? from a soi;e : snpulder. t ' , Defendant 'said he had taken tße horse" and collar to a saddler's shop to get the collar "chambered but." He was: fined £1 and costs, 4 amounting to £1 8/. : °Mr. ScnnaueV-ap-peared for the prosecution. ■*■■ " • A young fellow named Samuel Ryley admitted that he had taken a piece of. timber, valued at 6/6, the property of the Kiverhead Paper Mills. He stated, that he had proposed to build a boat, and it was for that purpose he took the , wood; but he thought it was old timber. Defendant was fined £2, and ordered to pay 6/6, the value of the timber. •• V A quarrel which took place some days > ' ago between certain carters employed .'i conveying material from the site of the new post office in ■'Parnell to what i 3 known as "Craig's tip," formed the subject of a case brought before Mr. E. C. ■'■■■> Cutten, S.M. The facts, shortly, put, were that two Brothers, Harry .Hawkes c and Alexander Hawkes, and also a man -V. named John Ernest Sutcliffe, were engaged in carting to the tip, when an . ■altercation took place between Harry ■ i Hawkes and Sutcliffe. Hawkes struck ; Sutcliffe with his hand, and Sutcliffe re- ■ I taliated by striking Hawkes with his I whip, knocking him down. Alexander J Hawkes then came up and»assaulted SatI clifTe. knocking him down. Harry Hawkee i hobblpd into Court on a couple of sticks; j and it was explained that he had but I recently come out of hospital, and would , ; [ harp to return to it, as the medical men ' : deemed it necessary that his skull, which ■ J had been fractured, should be trepanned. I His Worship, having heard the evidence, found that the Hawkes' were without doubt the cause of the trouble, and consequently he convicted both of them and fined them £1 each and costs £2 12/6. Mr. Mahony appeared for Sutcliffe, and Mr. Alexander for the Hawkes. ■ William Thorndon, convicted of being an idTe and disorderly person, was -! "■-.■ ordered to be imprisoned for three ' 'k months. t $ Edith Everard pleaded guilty to a i charge of being an incorrigible rogue and ':, vagabond. She was sent to gaol for sis | months.- _ ■ '...i'; ;■ ■ M E. SutcTiiffe, for ill-treating a. horse by striking it over the head vntli a whip „ handle, was fined 20/, costs 28/. " William Sands, charged with working,../ a horse which had a sore neck, was fined 20/, and 28/ costs. . ■« -;-/0 John F. Hayes, charged with working/',' a horse with sore shoulders, was similarly dealt with. , j> Robert Laidlaw. for driving a motor ■ ear in Qncen-strept at an undue rate and speed, was fined 10/, with 7/ costs'. <