POLICE COURT.

Auckland Star, Volume XLI, Issue 87, 13 April 1910, Page 6

POLICE COURT.

(Before Messrs. J. Catchpole and M. Casey, J.P.'s.) DRUNKENNESS. James Douglas McLeod, who, when charged yesterday, was found to be in such a condition from the effects of drink that he could not be dealt with, was fined 10/. John Dawson, a middleaged man, admitted that he had been drunk last evening in Queen-street because he had drunk too much whisky, and he added, with emphasis, "it was bad —very bad." Sab-Inspector Hendrey stated that Dawson had also attempted to assault an inoffensive citizen, and had used language of a shockingly bad character, lie was fined 5/ or 24 hours for drunkenness, and £5 or 4S hours for his gift Of language. A young fellow named Walter Brandwood, who was respectably attired, pleaded guilty to a charge of drunkenness, and was fined 5/. A middle-aged woman named Mary Whittingham, who, on a similar charge, was before the Court yesterday, again took her place in the dock, as she had got very drunk a3 an expression of gratitude to the Bench for letting her off. She was fined 5/ or 24 hours. Wm. Smith ■was fined £1, or 14 days. A woman named Catherine Riley, who said she was 70 years of age, and whose appearance did not belie her statement, admitted that she had been drunk in Swan-son-street, and smiled as she begged to be "let off this time" for she had only taken a "little drop." As she promised with every appearance of sincerity to go straight home, she was fined 5/ and ordered to pay 2/6, the hire of the cab which took her to her last night's lodgings. A young fellow named Wm. Corlett was fined 5/ or 24 hours. ALLEGED THEFT. A young man named Thos. Davey, who said he was a ship's fireman, but had for the last three months been ■working on the wharves, pleaded "not guilty" to a charge of having stolen a jar of ginger ale, the property of Messrs. Sharpe Bros., from a delivery cart in Custom3-street» The case for the police was that the accuser! -with another man was found sleeping in a doorway. When they were aroused, accused went over to the delivery cart, and took from it the jar of ginger ale which he was charged with stealing. The Bench was of opinion that the evidence was too slender to sustain a conviction, and dismissed the information. AN OXD AGE PENSIONER'S BAB LUCK. An old man named Matthew Wilkinson, who came into Court with his head swathed in bandages to such an extent that very little of his face was visible—and it was pretty evident that he had met with very rough treatment —admitted that he had managed to get drunk last night, and that he was an old age pensioner, but seemed to remember nothing as to how he came by bis injnriea. Sub-Inspector Hendrey said Wilkinson was picked up in Sy-monds-street, where he was lying in the gutter and bleeding profusely. When brought to the station, it was necessary that his wounds should be dressed, and when this was done he became extremely violent, and tried to tear the bandages off, and his hands had to be tied behind him. He was remanded for medical treatment until Monday nest.

ALLEGED BREAKING AND ENTERING.

ThTee young fellows, one of them a mere boy, were charged with having in March last broken and entered the dwelling of the late Alfred Henry Grainger, and having stolen therefrom a quantity of bedding, clothing, books, and also two preserved lizards, -worth £10, belonging to Roy Grainger. On the application of ChiefDetective Marsack, the accused were remanded for eight days; bail was allowed each in £25, with two sureties of £25 each. ALLEGED THEFT. A man named Geo. Kelly, alias Watsera, alias Shaw, -was remanded till next Tuesday on a charge of having stolen a pair of trousers, a razor and a brush, the property of Alexander Robinson, from the Railway Terminus Boardinghouse. MISCELLANEOUS OFFENCES. Edward McMahon, for allowing two horses to stray, was fined 5/- with 14/COst3. Hugh Lloyd was fmed 2/G, with Ifcosts, for driving an unlicensed vehicle. Frederick Cratt, for demanding more than his legal faro, was fined 2/6, with "/- co?ts. Walter Stockley wa3 convicted of being cruel to a horee, and fined 5/-, 9/costs and £2 2/- veterinary surgeon's fee.

Richard McDowell, for hawking without a license, and allowing his barrow to stand in the street longer than was necessary for him to transact his business, was fined in all 21/-. TKTTAETCY CASES. Mary A. Woston, Mary Hoare, William Grubb, Harriet Ann" Griffiths, and John Croli, were convicted on char"C3 of having allowed their children to "remain away from school, and each was fined 2/- for every week the child was absent, with 7/- costs. JUVEmXE COURT. Three young boys were convicted on a charge of having thrown stones at n clothes line in Freeman's Bay, and cau? cd damage to a lace curtain, the pro perty of Mrs. M. Fincy, to the vahif of 15/-. They were each fined 3/4. Four other boys, convicted of having ridden trolly carts down the footpath on Collego PIil!-road, were fined 3/0 each.