POLICE COURT.

Auckland Star, Volume XLIII, Issue 166, 12 July 1912, Page 6

POLICE COURT.

. (Before Messrs. R. T. Michaels and J. R. Self. J.P.'s.) DRUNKENNESS. The list of first offenders and others was headed by a native of Savage Island, who intimated that this was his first breach during 104 years* residence in Auckland, and was consequently considered to have earned a discharge. Another first offender forfeited hail. Henry Koster was fined 10/, and John Hayes was fined £1, in default a week in gaol. Edwin C. O'-H-are. on charges of drunkenness and breach of his prohibition order, was remanded for a day, it being understood that he would be then committed to Rotoroa Island 1 for a term. DISCIPLES OF JOHNSTON, Two men arose from their beds somewhere ahout midnight yesterday, and in their sleeping uniform went to the street outside (Hobson -Street), where they proceeded to practise on each other the art of which Jack Johnson is at the moment the greatest living exponent. The • fight did' not go to a finish, police interference putting a stop to it after each ■ of tbe performers had effected a few | alterations to the other's facial makei up. They were charged 10/ apiece for ! rent of the street for the performance. '! Alfred Rtorril. after fruitlessly endeavouring to rouse the fighting ire of a. ' stranger in Albert. Street yesterday afternorm by brandishing his fists in his face, ' suddenly struck the man down. He was ! fined £1, but took the alternative of 1 seven days in gaol. ALL FOR A PENNY. , -Tames Pollock was seen to beg a -pemry off a by-passer in Victoria Street yester- ; day afternoon, and he was consequently i charged with being a portionless vag--1 rant. He admitted that for the moment . his finance was not of 'the buoyant , variety, that he made a practice of r toiling a Whale in the country, and then ' doing a "seeing Auckland" tour. This i time be had lingered overkmg over the , joys of the city. He was sentenced "to two- months' hard , labour. > MISCELLANEOUS. 1 T?or permitting the chimney of his ' house in Salisbury Street to be on fire. > Benjamin Cashmore bod to pay 12/ in ! fine and costs. William Molloy's neglect to have lights on his cart after dark ' resulted in a fine of "2/0 and 7/ costs. ' I Charles Sussey was charged that on k June 13 at Christchitrch he stole a gen- ' tleman's bicycle, valued at £!) the nro--5 perty of Bell Bros., and was Temanded for a week to appear at Christcburch. Bail "Wis allowed in one surety of £100.