POLICE COURT.

Auckland Star, Volume XLI, Issue 144, 20 June 1910, Page 5

POLICE COURT.

(Before Mr. E. C. Cutten, S.M.) THE DRUNKARDS. Lucy Maekie was convicted as -an incorrigible rogue in May last, but -she pleaded hard for mercy, and was merely convicted and'ordered to come up for 'sentence. She was arrested drunk a few days ago under circumstances which would suggest that she had reverted to Tier old manner of life, and Sub-Inspector Hendrey suggested to-day' that she be brought up for sentence on the former charge. The Magistrate got over the necessity for anything of the kind- by sending her to 'gaol for fourteen days on the charge of drunkenness. Albert Read, because he had already been in gaol four days awaiting trial for breach of hie prohibition order, was convicted and discharged. Thomas Myers, for drunkenness and breach of his order, was fined ■ £2; .in default seven days. INDECENCY. John McDermott admitted having committed an act of very gross, indecency at 7 o'clock on Saturday evening." He had an excuse ready, but, in view of his past record, the Magistrate did not. accept it, and sent himto gaol for 14 days. A DANGEROUS MAN. "We ibok upon. him .as a dangerous man," said Sergeant Rowell, telling the Court about a .middle-aged man "named Samuel Blair. The slury he and witnesses told was. that Blair had been for.some weeks loafing about hotels in the city, seeking the company of drunken men, and contriving to find means to get drunk and keep drunk without doing any work of; any kind. The suggestion was that he was one of those who habitually robbed drunken men, and the charge was that he was a rogue and a vagabond. The. Magistrate said that he was not at all a sort of man to be wandering at large, and sent him cown for twelve months' hard labour. ;,y THE ITALIANS. The Italian sailors Guiseppe Cernamo" and Eaffaeli Arinelo- were brought up again on remand charged with having deserted from tile ship Doride, and with being undesirable immigrants. The' facts, as related, must have been good news to the prisoners. The ship has now finished loading, and the master of the vessel, who is now in Auckland, hopes to leave in a day or so" for the ship with the -two deserters. The Col-, lector of Customs is willing to withdraw the charges if the- men actually ; leave the country, and accused were remanded for a week, ,on the understanding that if the arrangements as outlined can be carried out, they will be taken out to their ship. Probably they have hot enjoyed their stay in New Zealand—* they have not been given many opportunities—but they certainly look very, much better in health for their rest a"t Mt. Eden. ; FIGHTING. : Thomas Martin. and Edward Smith were arrested for fighting on Saturday, and the constable- who ° took care of them. said that they 'both entered:upon the mix-up" with a good 'deal ..of zest. They were each fined 10/, or 48 hours. TWO TJMBHEHAS. -Leslie Joseph" Douglas was caught in the act of misbehaving in a way not by any means uncommon at 5.20 on Saturday afternoon... He was ia; little, under the influence of liquor, and he was only roughly clad, so that the constable-read-ily enough noticed an unusual circum-' stance —-that he was carrying a new sil-ver-mounted umbrella. Douglas, when questioned about how .he. came by it, made two or three lying replies, and eventually admitted that he • had . stolen the umbrella from J. R. -Self's shop in Queen-street. As a result of the enquiries made, another man was arrested at Onehunga, charged ■ also with • theft of• the umbrella. Douglas .was sent to gaol for a month. . ■:

Harry Roland Frost was the other man. . He Douglas for both thefts, but his explanation was obviously] unr truthful, and in appearance' he was a worthless young scamp'of the worst class. It transpired that he had been-previ-ously-.convicted of theft, also obscene language, and that he had only recently been" liberated from prison: after serving a sentence of two years for indecent assault. He, also, was sent down for 'a month., » : ■ ' . , ! NOT REGISTERED. , ■William Henry Ivlalam was charged that he counselled and procured the commission of an offence by boarding, oub his two infant children with a woman, not ,- a - registered foster-mother. -The story "was that Malam, whose wife has left him, has had his children boarding at several registered!' homes, and that it has been always a difficult matter to make him-support them. Eventually•he, persuaded this other, woman to take them, and when she had .taken them in he ; practically.abandoned them to her, and did' not' pay the stipulated weekly board money. He was fined £1, and ordered to pay: costs 16/.' REMANDS. • Charles Hart was charged with ,"having stolen , a pair of boots from the Frankr ton. Junction Hotel. He was remaijded to appear at Hamilton in one week. . William Herbert .." Matthews was charged that , he .was a rogue and a vagabond, in that, he obtained £ 5 at. Waiuku. bj' false pretences; and, further, in that he imposed upon one Mary Glass a valueless cheque for £ 695. Accused pleaded "guilty" to the latter charge, and "nut guilty' , to the.'lormer, whereupon Chiefdetect'ive Marsack asked for a remand, and» accused was remanded for., a week. SUPPOSED BURGLARS. Two young men named John L. Winter, a carpenter, and James Hamilton, a' labourer, both of whom reside with their parents in Bellwood-avenue, Mt. RoskilV were arrested. by Detective Scott and Constable Murray. -It was suspected that they were the men disturbed the previous night, after having been illegally on the premises of butcher's shop in. Dominion-road. They, were brought- before the Court to-day and charged that on. Friday night they broke and entered the shop of the Auckland Meat Company at Mt. Roskill, with intent to commit a crime, and, further,, that on the 18th June they broke and entered the shop of Thomas-Knight and stole cigarettes and tobacco, value 17/2. They were remanded until Thursday. Mr. W. E. Haekett appeared for defendant Winter, and Mr. R. A. Singer for Hamilton.