POLICE COURT.

Auckland Star, Volume XLV, Issue 132, 4 June 1914, Page 4

POLICE COURT.

I Before Mr. E. C. Cuttcn, 5.M.)

DRUNKENNESS. One of the first offenders was the subject of. a prohibition order which has been suspended pending his abstention from drinking, and by his getting drunk -he bad cut the. thread which, held up the restriction. He. was consetroently discharged a. prohibited person. There were nine other first offenders, one of. whott forfeited bail, while six »ere fined 0/ each. One. wbo bad cut his eye badly, was convicted and discharged; while ar. old man. wbo intimated that the might at, well be .prohibited, was prohibited, convicted and discharged. Andrew Casev lot), and Edwin Oxley 134 i. were fined 10/ apiece. Frederick Lear [49). and Richard Hyem (48), for getting dmnk when prohibited, were each fined 20/. in default three days' imprisonment. Frank Gilfea titer (311. a fireman, for being drunk and committing an indecent act in Customs Street, was sentenced '« seven da"vs" bard labour. Jessie Robinson (36), for gettingdrunfc when prohibited, -and damaging-the hood of a motor car when she was arrested, was sentenced to 14 days' hard labour, and ordered to pay 5/6 damages. Alfred Clark (351. a seaman, for being drunk and wing obscene language on the s.s. Zcalandie. was sentenced to seven days' hard labour and ordered to be pat back on. the ship bpforc she sailed. AT THE EACES. TupaU. .Rtiihana (40). a native who became wihilv excited at the races ye»terdav. and ran in and out of the crowd veiling and s-houting till he was arrested, for being disorderly while drunk, admitted the soft impeachment, and was fined 10. Karrv Cornwall (301. charged with. Seing disorderly while dmnk at Newmarket, admitted the offence. Semor-Scrgu Eut'lcdge stated that Cornwall, when » a tramear coming home from the race=. behaved in a disorderly manner, ana would not pay his fare o r give his name, till a constable took him in charge. He was fined 1«V and 3/ costs. DEFAULTING DRIVERS. For driving vehicles after sunset without lights. John Carson. Ernest CoHn* Christian Peck. Henry Hack and WW* Borgolte were fined 5/ and 7/ costs wenand John Lowry, for cycling after dark, without a light, was similarly fined•Tohn Pickens, for leaving his horse and cart i n Svmonds Street without hayinthe wheel"chained, wag fined 10/ and 11, : C °L.'r,. Smither md D. McLaughlin, for driving across the intersection of Qneeii and Weiieslev Streets at more than • wHlkinp pare, werp fined 10' and •/ «tets each.