POLICE COURT.

Auckland Star, Volume XLV, Issue 128, 30 May 1914, Page 9

POLICE COURT.

- IJ.'l'..re Mr. !■;. Page. S.M.. ! DRUNKENNESS.

| A nr.st offender win, lead been I found in llfiiiiiera, i;,,a,l In a ,J,K.tor up j I jiamutly 111 a tit an,l \cry "-uld. and who, I on lining thawed eeiit in7'ront of a lira > hoforo it was discovered that. !„• was only | drunk, was line.l ;, . At,other lirst | oirendcr forfeited bail, an,l a statutory ■ t "tirsi" was lined 111 . .lohil I 4i_ I] | and William I. Hamilton ~-,»,. who had I j got ilriink when prohibited. Mere- each j ' Unci! iv . I v

PUT UP A FIGHT. I Matthew Michael 1.11111- e;;ie an.! J'' j I'hnmas Helmc 1:17 1 .nine tn ,-oiirt 11? s ' the result of a mix-up at stables in ! I l-hral N.r.rt about eight o'clock last ' i.i.hl. I.mo charged with using obscene r language-, assnlting Constnble llirdling ' and damaging the constable's uniform 'and helmet ; and lle'me eliarged with in- ' citing Lane lo resist arrest an.l w'th ' j iisiu-. iiLsulling language 1., Tlioinns ' ; xiiiti-ii,,. !• The panics. , y.-, pt Hclme. 1,., re laea..: j ' evidenc 110- rough-up. th.- constable p Ihining a black i'\e and a bruise ~r two ] " 1..11 hi.- fa.-.-. Mnn;lriii Inning his foTchend M j ami ihe lip ~f hi- nose „,n -lurked." j ' land Lane having ids face scratched. Tho l Icons] aide -aid ||,at he Weill 1., nrri-t j I j 1.i,i0- for using uhscem- language-, when | f ]llee. man hit hiir ami put up a light in | ' tin- stab!.-.-, in v huh the pair of them I ' < fell oyer a Wllgoll pole, all,l I.IIIIC lis,-,! ' ! his heel on ihe const a lib's face, musing I the black eve. Munj.l1 11 came m the ...n- ' stable's a-,-1a.,,-,, a,,,] slopped scleral ' 'of iii.- living blows. U.fore he an.l Ihe ] ' j.-oiisial.l-' -coined in.- pri-onor. In tl"' 1' : Ucc'llc the c.nstiihlc's -|,ako wii- reellcl; I out llal. and his tr.ln.-ors were bursl at tl.e knee-. l.iUlc WOllld hllVe gOll-, quietly, th. -..ristahle said, if Holme had,.. I not incited liin, nut to go. . | I lainc's .'Xteiiualioii wa- that he \\a- ( I ,11 a colidilion from drink Ileal he di.iii I j, know, w'iiat he ».i- iib.nl. ami was under 1 tie- impression that lie »n- U-ing —1 ;, I up,.11 l,v iiiilians. wile, th.- result that j'. j I.C pill 'ill, 111.. 1.11 best .Ilieri.e he kIIOW I how. Ilclme -ai.! that li.- -imply -tood I lal ll„- si., 100, and did 11..thing, lull ! boll, V lltiesse- oil 1 111-!' sjde- -lille'd !'. jthill lie had I.dd I -mc t'.et to go will, j' j th- ....nstalel. . I I Lai,- ua.- lined : I and '.' -.sis. and ! ordered t" nay Js lor damage 1., the |* I h.lnict and uniform, in default I I dais' | j impri-oninenl - and H'-lnie was lined it | and :' eosl-. "ith a -iniela. default. !' I .11.-[,,,. Xlr. I-'. X l-'r.izer. -.M. ', I I _ ;. A HOUSEM-AIBS CASH. j' Xli.crl li.kii.-i- .11 . who adniilK-.l !"• j in- loan.l dr.ink en X'i.-tnria street l-,i,-i I ha'vnig stolen -. -!".1.. a puis.- and .". iv !| IllOlie-l iti.l.r II c. IH- ;.!',lpCltl eel j \11,.-ha Alklllsoll. atl.l 11a- iille..! .". or ... hour.- t.,r ih- itiuukeniie-ss. niiel re' | en.in,led fur a week ou tn.. I heft charge. Accused hid 1 11 slaying a- the' Xnrol.i Motel, where the .lock and j', moiii'i disappeared from the housemaid's is ilr.M.i,,. an.l i- suspected "I 110- theft of Ih,- th..,..-. I RAN UP AN HOTEL BILL. j Anders Petersen 1 1-1. -.i.lmil I e,l having ji.se,! oh.cciic language in Hisbiirne in j llercmbci'. I'.ll I. nnd also Ih.ll in Augtl.-t \ Mast i 1 lined boat.l and lodging nt ', ihe I -rural Holed le, lii.' lei 11,. of L' 1 ; ! Chief Detective Mr.M ,1 iloll -late! tinlt j | iceused "cc- c, bill tor experl by trade. I and ill August he Weill to 111- Celltr.il j Hotel and obtained lumrd .end lodging by rcprcsetiliii" :iial .1 Mrs. I.nri.eii hud elKirge of LJ- U-longin-r 10 him. He went 111 fail i extensively for wim. cards 1 land lij.-h lite, illl'l the h.-eeisce ilecmo.l . in. a.hi5.,!,;,. 1.. h.e.k Mrs. I.ai-.n up he-lf.,,-0 Ihe bill hc.-allie 100 -a;-c. 11 is i.i- I, .piin.-s resulted iii I..'' discovery I hut ' Mrs. Larson 1i.i.l te.. miiii.-y in k.-epiug j for Petersen, but that. •• 11 tin- contrary. ; he hud borrowed .". from her. When he ~ wa,- airesled IVterseii was served with ! !a summons, which had boon ..nt lor 1.i... j; ! for some lime, fur using obscene language at i.ishoriic. There »'.- nothing j. previously known against the- nun. Petersen was lined '-0' ami 7 '''.-ts |, on the language charge, a.nt for 1 lie falsi.' preten.i'S war- cnnviclcd and ordered to e-onie up for sentence when called on, uoinj? allowed a month In wtiiih to sctllo . i;he hotel hid Ot tJ-1 1 - fi. I WENT IN OUT OF THE WET. j •- Went in .011 of th rain." was i tiie excuse given by Maltiu-w Wight. ill i e.'lll and llrne.sl (irahain l-tl". who were I' I found sleeping in lioldie and Son'.s mi I | pre'iiiiises at King's wharf last night, afle,- . jtliev hail l>oen wnriiel bx the nighiw.itchmiin nnt. 1.1 g.i in there, 'liicy ex- . I plained that tlwy had got .1. job on the . Irshinghoai Dodo, and wlo-n iheyturnnd ' upat tho boat late lasa night they could no) make anyone hi„r. sous il was ra.in- ; ing '-like a trooper" they put in at the ' mill for shelter. The men were convicted and mderej ; to conn- up for sentence when called on. ; and warned 1 o get away 1,, their boat at one.'. The sain.- ,1.-sire le, gel in out of Ihe | ' w.d wile, given hy .lolin Davidson |..S) \ 1 .111,1 Oeorgi' Iliimii cMi.wlin were-found a: two o'clock this morning sleeping ill ' , r.kihvav cariia..'.- a. the Auckland 1 station yard. Th<-o tw.i wer,. convicrc.l of v-agran.-v. | • and sentenced t" siivcn days' hard l.ib-

THE SAME FUNERAL. | -laui'-r, Mewnrt |+_i. charged wilii be iug an incorrigible rogue, with no lawful lisilile. means of wipporl. n-as ole*erveil ley <'instable Hiiwken picking up .-ruml* ;iulL d.iv- of jettisoual bread on the Hob- | .s.,n Street wharf, and wlien asked l.y the constable about it. tuUI the latter to, | mind lii* .'«n bo.sin._s and not interfere' ! w it'll an indf pen dent num. I Sergeant 'lowiin ami lVUmtiv, .s-ott 1 gave evidence as t<> Stewart having been I luaiing re.uin! the water-front -for ihe 1 pa.si six weeke. th»' latter adding tliat | the man always gave the excuse, when Ihe was l.r.iught to Court, thai he came. itn town to attend a funeral. ! " I've been working in the country fnr ! -Jirec.ye_r_s. and had three accidents, and cam,, lo town 11) gel luedi.'-iil aid." ' pleaded Stewart, in alTnofit exactly the i words in- -had used last tune he wai-. joHarged with va.gra_iey. 'My brother died, and 1 curie to town to go lo his funeral, lnd 1 have not. lven well niyI self. I'm ;.i.-i ' .onva_s.lent ' now." added , iPreesed ' >:' .something like the. exact date of hies brother's funp.ra!. Stewart I said it was .ihout three, ago. | .'Accused was sentenced t.-i three j I months" ha r 1 1.-ibonr.