POLICE COURT.

Auckland Star, Volume XLIV, Issue 37, 12 February 1913, Page 6

POLICE COURT.

ißeore Mr. E. C. Cutten, S.M.). DRUNKENNESS. James Davidson intimated he had just got a berth on the Manukau for the trip home, and as the police considered that pleasant news, and desired to afford the man every facility in the matter of making a farewell to Colonial life, he was sentenced to seven days' imprisonment, wun a condition that he be put aboard the vessel when she sailed. Martin Saunders, a discoloured person, who had a habit of getting drunk regularly, and of scrupulously paving up his Court fines, had found a prohibition order an inadequate antidote for the habit, with the result that he oame up this time faced with an outraged pro. order in addition to the usual other charge, and his bill this time came to 40/ and costs. A first offender, who was ordered to atone by payment of 5,', intimated that he was a shilling short of the penitential amount, and was allowed till lunch time nest day to make up the shortage. Samuel Marson, who had overlooked the existence of a prohibition order when he treated himself to a glass of beer in an hotel, was reminded of the oversight by a fine of 40/ and costs. I DOG OF NO BREEDING. Elizabeth Kingsford was charged that on September 8 last she. was the. owner of a dog that attacked R. Callahan and thereby endangered his limbs. Mr. Lowrie, for the young lady, expressed surprise at the bringing of the charge, as the incident had occurred back in September. The dog had taken a piece out of complainant's trousers, and Miss Kingsford had made compensation at once with the price of a new pair of trousers for Callahan, and the dog had been sent away.

Senior Sergt. Mathieson intimated that the reason for the bringing of the charge was that Miss Kingsford still had possession of the dog. and that it. had since September attacked a child living next door. This was corroborated by a resident of Sussex Street, who said that the lady had two dogs, both ■of them Irish terriers. . -. .. . Mr. Lowrie remarked thaf one of the dogs was an Irish terrier, and very quiet, while the one that had caused the trouble was a dog of no -breeding at all. He-knew that his client bad sent, the animal away, and it must have come back. His Worship inflicted a fine of 10/ and costs, and ordered the dog to be destroyed. HOW A LEG WAS BEOKEN.

A charge against John Pearson that >n December 16 he assaulted John Dochsrty so as to cause him grievous bodily larm, was the outcome of a domes-tic disturbance between Pearson and his »ife, who had rented a room in Doch?rty's house in Railway Street, Xewmar<et. The story told by Docherty, who ame into Court on crutches, was that on several occasions there had been trouble between PeaTSon and his wife. They both went out working, and re r -t id an upstairs room in his place, and id their meals in the kitchen. These uisturbances resulted in Mrs Docherty complaining to Mrs Pearson, who said that Pearson was going away, and the Dochertys were willing to allow Mrs Pearson to stay and take over the room. On the 16th an altercation arose between Pearson and his wife, and he packed up his things and left on them a note for his wife: "'Good-bye for a while." He went away, but returned about 5.30 p.m., when Docherty challenged his right to be there, remarking that he didn't want his house turned into a bear-garden. Pearson replied that he wasn't afraid of Docherty, and went to the 6cullery where Mrs Pearson and Mrs Docherty were. He told his wife to get his tea. She asked for the money, and when he said she had plenty she replied that she only had the money she had worked for, and wasn't going to spend it on him". Pearson then said he would make it hot for his wife, and advanced to her in a

threatening manner, when Docherty interfered and repeated that he wasn't going to have his house turned into a bear-garden, telling Pearson to get out. There were further words, and Docherty put his hands on Pearson's shoulders to push him out, when Pearson caught him in an undeT-grip about the waist, locked a leg against Docberty's right leg, and threw him; The result was that Docherty's right leg was broken midway between the knee and the ankle. Though ■be called out to that effect, Pearson continued to punch him about the face until pulled off by two men who came in. Docherty stated that his leg broke while he and Pearson were in grips and before the actual fall occurred. He laughed a-t a suggestion by Mr Gould (accused's counsel) that his wife was jumping and stamping round, and might have caused the injury in trying to stamp on Pearson. He saw nothing of that, and it was contrary to his wife's nature to act that way. Dr. Williams, m testifying as to the nature of the injury, stated that there was no external mark of violence on the •lee. and it was, therefore, improbable that the break was caused by the leg having been stood or stamped on. (Proceeding.) MISCELLANEOUS. George James, who had been apprehended°on a charge of vagrancy, resultant on his loafing about the waterfront, appeared after a week's medical treatment and observation. His mental fitness had been attested by medical men, and the Magistrate dismissed the charge, and advised James to get out. and get work. Albert V. Harrison, who had been having a horse-race with himself on Manukau Road on a recent Saturday,''wrfeh a constable as an rmappreciatiye spectator, had to pay 10/ and costs for furious riding. James Logan, for working a horse that had sore shoulders, was fined 10/ and costs; and a. diarge against H. Barnahy, foreman of WJ stable where Logan worked, was dismissed