POLICE COURT.

Auckland Star, Volume XLIV, Issue 278, 21 November 1913, Page 5

POLICE COURT.

i Before Mr E. C. Cutten, S.M.) DRUNKENNESS. The drunkenness list comprised one first offender, who _as lined 5.'. BROKE PROBATION. Thomas Kane, alias Hayes, alias Haynes (aged ._)), when acquitted at the Supreme Court yesterday on a charge of burglary was arrested on a charge ol" breaking the terms of probation allowed him ai New Plymouth last December, billot notifying the Probation Ofiieer of changes of his address, and by leaving his employment at Koru without the consent of the Probation Officer.

Kane pleaded "Guilty." stating that he was ignorant of tiie conditions attaching to his probation.

Senior Sergeant Rutledge said that Kane had been arrested on a warrant issued in -miliary, and it was only in consequence of the matter that had come to the Supreme Court that he had been found by the police. Accused was remanded to appear at New Plymouth next Friday. BUTCHERS' DIFFERENCES. A fight between two meat salesmen at Northcote on the morning of Last Monday week (tlie skirmish being quite apart from the trouble reported in connection with the strike), resulted in Henry Nightingale (30) being charged that lie assaulted Waiter Pidgeon so as to cause actual bodily harm. Walter Pidgeon said that on the morning in question lie was serving a customer on the road at Wain)ana Avenue. Northcote. when acc:-i-d wen; past him on horseback. Accused pulled his hor-e up sharply beside witness. and strucb witness on the jaw witli li'.s fist. After witness had refused a challenge to get off his horse, accused got off his own horse and attempted to pull witness from his horse. Witness slipped off the other side of the horse, and was rushed by accused, and struck by him. Witness struck accused several times, and clinched. Witness said he had had enough, whereon accused replied. "You'll have some more." and struck him twice on the chin. Witness fell on his back, and Nightingale turned to leave, remarking as he did so. "Ii" I get the sack over this job I'll give you more next time." Witness was attended to by :■ resident, and had to go to tlie hospital with a broken jaw. He had not spoken to accused at the time: only smiled at him.

To Mr Stewart (for accused): Witness had a meat round at Northcote, and accused a round at Birkenhead. There was a certain amount of hostile feeling on both sides. He bad tint spoken to accused for over 12 months; had som___ times smiled, but bad not sneered at him. He had not jeered at any time at accused's wife or daughter, or behaved in any offensive manner to them. Over 12 months ago witness bad called Nightingale a ''crawler" for canvassiiy some of that the reason for the ns'sult. Mrs Ring -aid she -;:»' tbe finish of he >jj it ai .! hear i v..i U-_:-i: pr.-vn -x to give Pidgeon more next tmie. ii he got the sack over ihe affair. A Police constable .Tied lint when be was arrested Nightingale -aid that Pidgeon had been continually sneering and jeering a: him and his w.ie for some months past. Accused was cited t" the Mipreme Court for trial, bail being allowed in one surety of £50. |MXSCEI__AINEOTJS. .lame= Ilrr.ry ( lark, aged 10. charged with using insulting behaviour at Williamson. Avenue Tcsterday. was remanded till Tuesday. bail being allowed in a dpposit of £5.