POLICE COURT.

Auckland Star, Volume XLVI, Issue 62, 13 March 1915, Page 6

POLICE COURT.

(Before Mr. E. C. Cutten, SJ£> . -v& —— '■ - *-" ■ ■ '- DRUNKENNESS. Two first offenders were convicted and '■ discharged, three were fined 5/ each, and six forfeited bail. . William Henry Quinn (67), who admit- '. ted sticking up people in. Queen Streetyesterday and begging money, and who ■ waß afterwards found in a hotel, iabreach of his prohibitioe order, was see-' tenced to fourteen days' hard labour. .'-■■'-'■ A PROMISE REDEEMED. Edward Xolan (65), who had appeared yesterday on a charge of vagrancy, an<T' r--V had pleaded for a chance, which wag s given him, to get away to the country and find work, was found at a-quarter past" one this morning bedded down in a shed-' r in Winstone Ltd.'s yard at the Nelson- ■ wharf. Constable Tobin, who found him " sleeping there, also noticed that the old - man had gained access to the yard.by knocking two batons off the fence. Nolan. ' was under the influence of liquor at the - time. When Nolan made his promise yesterday to get away from the town, the magistrate also promised him twelve months' hard labour if he lingered about, the lights of the city. Nolan made no excuse for his reappear- ■■■': ance, and he got the promised twelve months. ON ANOTHER MAN'S CREDIT. Frank Pithie (37) admitted that-at Parnell about January 1 he obtained 4/ from Jane C. Josey by a false pretence. Senior-sergeant Kutledge stated that.' on the date in question. Pithie called at Mr. Josey's dairy shop in Parnell, when Mr. Josey. a milk-vendor, was out, and be' ' informed Mrs. Josey that his name was '•Thompson," and that he was one -of .' Mr. Josey's customers who lived in Bailway Street. He asked for the loan of 3/ : until five o'clock that afternoon, 'and ; when lie was receiving it remarked, "You'd better make it 4/." Mrs. Josey 1 made it 4/, and she saw nothing more of the man until he called at the shop again ' yesterday and once more asked Mrs S - Josey, who was there, if he could see her husband, who was obviously not in the~ shop. It so happened, however, that Mr. Josey returned to the shop just nt-'-fi&'M moment, and Pithie's game wag up. A constable was called in and he was arrested. '.'••■- Pithie stated that he wag a married man and would refund the money. "■ He was sentenced to two months' iird labour. . . MISCELLANEOUS. Alfred Hollis (48) and Axel Foraherg (41). for fighting in Hobson Street last night, were fined 10/ each. ; r :