POLICE COURT.

Auckland Star, Volume XLIV, Issue 82, 7 April 1913, Page 6

POLICE COURT.

(Before Mr. E. C. Cuttcn, S.M.) DBUNKEWHESS. A first offender, who had been persuaded to take a prohibition order out against hhnself at Christmas, had passed two days in the cells in conseqnence of breaking the bonds, and he was allowed to go this time with a mere conviction; two other first offenders who had spent the week-end in seclusion were also convicted and discharged, one man had to I pay 5/, and six others forfeited bail. Jean Harrop, who had broken her prohibition order by having something to buck hex up when she was feeling unwell, pleaded that she had lost her way. She was directed on. the right track again with a fine of 20/. A first offender, whose lapse had required the attention of a week's medical treatment, had to pay 17/6 for the medical course. Edward Balderson and Wm. McCarthy were remanded for a week' 3 medical treatment. Victor Carlson, Jno. Stack, and Conrad Howcll were fined 10/ each. A FEW HX-CHOSEII REMARKS. James Boberts (43), in the course ot a few untimely Temarks made in Albert Street on Saturday afternoon to a friend ' with whom he had a difference of opinion, introduced language which was distinctly unsavoury, and for which he had to stand a fine of" £2. : Evelyn Smith (49) had occasion late ;of Saturday evening, after a jolly supper : at her house in Grey Street, to reprimand a boarder, which she did.so heartily that I a constable was moved to take notice of the episode. The result was that the lady was fined £2 aud costs for obscene , language. STOWAWAYS. "It was impossible to find work in New South Wales, and we came away to find it here," was the plea of John |Brien (21), who had stowed away in the ; s.s. Maheno from Sydney to Auckland, •in company with John Hanslow (27). Chief-detective McMahon said that Hanslow was well known to the police, and it was a pity for Brien that he sliouM happen to be in such company. ! Both men were sentenced to a month's hard labour.

WHES POCKETS WEBG PICKED. Thomas Bohan (48) and William Martin (37) were charged with having.attempted to steal 3G/9 from the person of John Dennis, and Martin was charged with having stolen 10/, the property of some person unknown. Both prisoners ! were also charged with having attempted to steal the money of some person unI known. ! Mr. Hackett, for Martin, asked that the matter be taken summarily, and when the Magistrate asked what the circumstances were, Inspector McGrath stated that the evidence would be directed to show that on one occasion one of the men were seen to put his hand in Dennis's pocket, and that on another occasion one of the accused (in a crowd round a bargain sale in Queen Street) nut his hand under an unknown man's arms, while his companion felt round the man's pockets. : His Worship considered the case quite a proper one for the Supreme Court, and i the accused were remanded till Friday, I bail being fixed at two sureties of £50 I each. i A FIRST SZXP. J Frank Brown, aged 22, admitted that lon Wednesday last he had stolen £3 IS/6 belonging to John Miles. Brown had been engaged as assistant steward on the s.s. Ngapuhi, and he took a.purse from a coat of Miles, one of the other ! stewards, when the garment was hanging behind a door. He took the money ! and threw the purse oberboard. : Mr. Singer, for Brown, said that the : young man had been two and a-ialf ' years in the country, and this was his I first offence. He had relatives from whom he could have got monetary assistance if he had needed it. The lapse on this occasion was due to the fact that the young man was drinking at the time. Accused was remanded till Friday pending the Probation Officer's report. MISCEIMuANEOtJS. William Murray Aitkin, on charges of incest and indecent assault, was remanded for eight-days, bail being fixed at two sureties of £100 each. Samuel Little was charged that he stole three bags of -chaff belonging to R. H. Davis. The prosecution alleged j that accused had sold the chaff but of I a stock owned by his employer, Davis, and the defence stated that the chaff I sold bad been bought by accused from ! a contractor whose feed "was sold in the. " same bam as Davis's. His Worship said that he was unable to decide whether Little was a big fool or a clever rogue, and the charge would be dismissed." John Thomas Reed, charged that he wilfully exposed his person in KarangaiJiape Road, was remanded till Wednesl day.