POLICE COURT.

Auckland Star, Volume XLI, Issue 86, 12 April 1910, Page 6

POLICE COURT.

(Before Messrs J. T. Carolaa and C.

Campbell, J.'sP.)

THE DBirrrXARDS.

Jamea Smith was sent to gaol on remand a week ago to recover from an incipient attack of delirium tremens. In addition to an insatiable thirst, he j has asthma and paralysis of the spine. He has been to Pakatoa, and he hae been prohibited, but he drinks all the same. He was convicted and ordered to pay gaol expenses, 17/ C, and all other costs incurred. James Douglas McLeod, who 'bailed himself out early this morning and got to drinking again, was remanded until to-morrow, in order that he might appear .before the Court sober. Edward Rose Campbell said he had been drinking because he had something wrong with his arm. The Inspector eaid that there was scarcely a ibone in accused's body wlii-ch had not been broken, but he did not advance this as a, reason for his list of convictions. He was convicted and discharged. James McQuoid would not be arrested for drunkenness last night, and by way of protest he tore Constable Zilurpliy's trousers. He was fined £2, ajid ordered to pay the cost of the torn clothes, £1 7/6. Joseph Stringer and a first offender were each fin<?d"s/, or 24 hours?. Mary Wlrittingham and Andrew Dodds were convicted and discharged, as were also three first offenders. Kate Wallace, charged with two breaches of her prohibition order, was remanded, until Thursday. AN IHCOREIGIBkE ROGUE. Kate Hinch has been a criminal for most of her adult "life, and she is 73 years of age. In November, 190S, she •went to gaol for 12 months, and when she came out ehe was received into the Gostley Home. Itecently she left the institution without the consent of the authorities, and since then has been living a vagrant life. She has been twice caught red-handed robbing clothes lines, but the people who caught her in the act refused to prosecute. Eventually the police locked her up, and to-day she pleaded guilty to the charge that she was an incorrigible regue. Altogether, nearly 300 convictions have tieeri recorded against her, and for several of the later ones she has been given the maximum wntence. On this last occasion she was sent to gaol for 12 months. ALLEGED THEFT. William Albert Murray -was charged that on the 20th January, afc Auckland, he stole a kit of carpenters' tools, value £2 2/6. The chief detective asked for a remand, for the reason that another charge was to bo preferred against the accused. He iwas remanded until Tuesday.

Colin Jamieson Duff, charged also with theft, was Temonded until Tuesday.

(Before Tilx. E. C. Cutteu, S.M.)

STTIPHUBIC ACID.

Manuel Bonofus, a Greek restaurantkee'per, was charged that on the 15th March, at Auckland, he assaulted Bella May Beal and May Barnett by throwing sulphuric acid, at them. The evidence for the prosecution was heard a few days ago. It was to the effect that while the two girls, accompanied by a youth, wero returning to their home "ria Shortlandsfreet on the night in question, a man threw liquid at them out of a bottle which he carried. Only one of the three was quite sure, in the witness-box, that accused was the man. The accused gave evidence that he knew nothing of tb.6 affair, stating, that he was on most friendly terms with, both of the girls. He gave a detailed account of his movements during the whole of the evening, which account was corroborated in parts ■by several witnesses for the defence, in whose company he Jhad Ibeen during the evening. The Magistrate did not accept defendant's testimony, however, and held that the alibi had not been established.

Defendant was convicted and fined £ 10 (of which £1 5/ was to be paid to the young women), and ordered to pay £4 4/ costs. He was also ordered to enter into a bond of £100 to keep the peace for 12 months, and to find two sureties for £25 each. MISCELLANEOUS Matthew Pohipi, a native, was charged that on the 10th November, 1909, he obtained £2 from John Joseph Corrie by false pretences. Other charges are also to be laid against him. He was remanded to appear at Blenheim in one week.

Thomas Richard Porter, for disobeying an order of the Court to pay 5/ per week towards the support of his illegitimate child, was remanded until Friday. George Walker and William Carter were each fined 10/, costs 7/, for leaving horse vehicles in the roadway without chaining a wheel. Three youths named John Scott, Percy Mercer, and John Whisker, charged that they assaulted and robbed a Chinaman named Ah You, were remanded for eight days. A DISORDERLY HOUSE. There is a house in Randolph-street, Ponsonby, which the police say is frequented by people of ill repute. It is occupied by one Joseph Brady, aged 21; Annie Brady, aged) 19; and Eileen Brady, aged 14; and there , are others who have either lived there or been frequent visitors at the place. Some of the men who go there are thieves, and some of the women are prostitutes—in fact, it is alleged that the house is a brothel, and that the man Brady subsists on the wages of infamy. On one occasion Detectives Cox and Sweeney went to the house to arrest a thief who was hiding there, and found two women lying .drunk, and another half drunk. The thief was there, too-, and he and Annie Brady took a most affectionate farewell. AIT the occupants of the house were haled before the Court to-day. Annie Brady was charged with being an idle and disorrlerly person, and with having assisted to keep a brothel. Joseph Brady was charged with having knowingly permitted the house to bo used as a brothel, and with having kept a house which was frequented by reputed thieves. Florrie Scott and Eileen Brady were also charged with being idle and disorderly persons, but Scott had not been served, and the police did not press the charge against the child Eileen Brady.