POLICE COURT.

Auckland Star, Volume XLVI, Issue 61, 12 March 1915, Page 6

POLICE COURT.

(Before Mr. E. C. Cutten, S.M.)

PKUWAJbiHHESB. A first offender forfeited bail. TO TRY RUSTIC LIFE. "You seem to have been living in gaol," remarked hie Worship to Edward Nolan, a man of 65 yeans, who wae charged that he was of the class of vagrant known officially as an "incorrigible rogue," and who had a lengthy police history. The old man had attracted the attention of a constable near the wharf about midnight last night by the noise he made in pulling .a board from the fence of Wingate's yards in order that ihe might get through the fence to find shelter. He had come out of gaol only on Tuesday, and had since been sleeping out. -

Nolan explained that it was mainly due to drink that he had ench an intimate acquaintance with gaol, and stated that he wae sufficiently able-bodied to do fend for himself if lie could get into the country, where he could work without being co handy to the public-house. His Worship decided to give the old fellow a chance to try the green-fields cure by prohibiting, and ordering him to come up for sentence when called on, with the warning that if he remained in the city he would be called up again and ■sentenced to twelve months' imprisonment. * BAXTER AND THE BAILIFF. James Baxter (48) was charged that | yesterday he assaulted a bailiff of the j Auckland Magistrate's Court. j The evidence presented was to the, effect that there was a warrant of com- | tnitment issued against Baxter respect-' ing the payment of a sum of money. The bailiff several times epoke to Bax ter about the warrant, and each time ; the latter promised to pay the money, j Eventually the bailiff met Baxter in Queen Street, near the Post Office, yes-. terday, and told him lie had instructions to execute the warrant. Baxter stated that he would not go with the bailiff,< and that the latter could not take him. He was advised to go along quietly, bul when the bailiff put hande on him he caught the- bailiff by the throat and struggled with him, off the bailiff's collar and tie in the scuffle. A policeman came to the bailiff's assistance. The bailiff added that Baxter •read the warrant through several times. Baxter stated that the bailiff refused to show the warrant, and he was guilty only of resisting' when the bailiff caught caught bold of him roughly. He denied catching the bailiff by the throat. Hie Worship'remarked that the evidence of the constable showed that even at a late stage of the proceedings, when the policeman came up, Baxter had a grip of the bailiff. The position was that the bailiff had a right to hold Baxter, while Baxter had no right to hold the bailiff, and was committing assault by so doing. The case was no doubt brought chiefly to remind the public that the bailiff wn e a privileged person. Baxter would be fined 20/ and 3/ costs. XMCELIJUfEOUS. For committing a nuisance on the street. Joseph Sullivan (88) was fined £2. Pearl Young Hee, for using obcene language in the' coutb« of a heated J discussion with a neighbour in Alexandra [Stiffcrti was; 'fined ,£2 and -14/ sosts.