POLICE COURT.

Auckland Star, Volume XLVI, Issue 63, 15 March 1915, Page 6

POLICE COURT.

(Before Mr. E. C. Cutten, S.M.) DRUNKENNESS. Two first offenders, who had "at home" at the police station on Sunday, were convicted and discharged; four others, who had not stayed for Sunday, were fined 5/ each, and three forfeited bail. Yet another "first" agreed to be prohibited, and was discharged, in company with the new order. Charles M. Spinley (32), for committing a nuisance when drunk, was fined £2. STARTLED THE LADIES. "He kept running behind women in the street and giving their clothes a tug and catching hold of them," stated Senior Sergeant Rutledge concerning William Erickson (29), who admitted that he had been disorderly while drunk in Victoria Street on Saturday night. A constable noticed the man annoying women, stated the Sergeant, and he cautioned him, but presently he beard a woman scream, and found that Erickßon had repeated his drunken joke, so he arrested him. Erickson was a good deal under the influence of liquor. Erickson wa6 fined|.lo/, in default 48 hours' imprisonment. ' MORE LOAFER THAN RAKER. Charles D'Arcy (48) admitted having ■been found by night unlawfully on the premises of Dr. Henry, in Symonds Street. He was snoring on th. grata under some trees close to Dr. Henry's house, when Constable Koberstein heard the slumberland signals, from the street, at about midnight on Saturday. "I have no excuse. I was under the influence of liquor, tbe gate was open, and 1 went in," stated D'Arcy, who added, in reply to questions, that he was a baker, but had had no employment for three weeks. Information from Chief Detective McMahon was to the effect that for a very long time D'Atcv had been more of a loafer than a baker. The man was sentenced to fourteen days' hard labour. KNOCKED A MAN DOWN. Archibald J. Mclnnis (27) admitted that he was drunk while in charge of a motor-car in Queen Street on Saturday afternoon. "He knocked a man down' in Queen Street and didn't pull up to see what became of the man," stated Senior Sergeant Rutledge. "A spectator jumped on the footboard of the car and tried to get the driver to stop, but only got abuse, till a constable higher up the etreet grasped the situation and had the car pulled up. Tiie man who was knocked down had to be taken to the hospital, while the driver, who was found to be drunk, was driven in hie own car (by another driver) to the police station. Mr. Hall Skelton (for Mclnnis) asked that his client be prohibited, to which course, Mclnnis agreed. Mclnnis was. convicted, prohibited, and fined £2 and costs. " MINDING MRS SMITH." Alfred Wicks (58), who admitted having been drunk in Yelverton Terrace on Saturday night, denied that he was an idle and disorderly person, and stated that lie had been 'looking after Mrs. Smith." Constable' Wade stated that the man was arrested on Saturday night at a house in company with a woman named Austin, -who was also drunk, and he admitted that he had done no work for ten weeks. Witness had frequently seen the man carrying drink to the house which was kept by a Mrs. Smith, who had- recently gone to the hospital, suffering largely from the effects of drink. Since then a woman, Nelly Austin, who got money from her husband, had been living at the house. She had been prohibited and convicted for drunkenness.

Sergeant Ryan stated that when arrested the man was sitting on a bed in the house, drunk, while the woman Austin was lying drunk on the bed.

Wicks said he was a gum-digger from Henderson way, and came to town about ten weeks ago with £12. He went to Smith's, where he always boarded when in town. Mrs. Smith was like a mother to him, he said. He found that she •was sick, and, at her request, promised to look after her till she got well. A couple of days ago he had to take her to* the hospital. He had paid her £9 for board, and the other £3 went in beer. The woman Austin was just got in to clear the place up, and if he hadn't been minding Mrs. Smith he would have been away back to the gumfields by now. "You just want a little period away from drink to pull yourself together," stated his Worship, and he sentenced Wicks to a month's hard labour. THE SECOND MATE'S SUFFER. Edwin Poole (4S), second mate on the barque Manurewa, was charged that on Saturday night he assaulted Leon Pijon, the steward on the boat. Tijon, whose face was illuminated with a glorious black eye, stated that about eleven o'clock on Saturday night Poole ordered supper, and when it was put before him he complained about the bread., which he threw down, and he then struck witness in the face, knocking bim down. Pijon said that Poole also kicked him. Poole stated that he just gave the steward "a couple of taps" because the latter had abused hhn. They had been drinking together in town, h e said, and Pijon was more drunk than witness at the time, and became offensive. Poole was fined £2 and 10/ costs. ALLEGED CARGO BROACHING. William H. Bradshaw. a waterside worker, was charged that on March 4 he stole from tbe s.s. Westralia 18 pairs of socks, value 27/, the property of the iHuddart-Parker S_3. Co. Evidence was to the effect that a case of socks discharged by the Westralia, and consigned to Ross and Glendining, was found at the shed to have been broken, and a dozen and a half pairs of socks of a particular brand were missing. That brand of sock* was supplied to country drapers, and one or two suburban shops, but not to Queen Street drapers. Constables Gourley and Young searched the room of Bradshaw who had been employed in t!_* hold from which the cargo came, and found five pairs of new socks of the 6 am e brand as the missing socks. Bradshaw said he had purchased the socks from either Green's or Coates' shop in Queen Street, but salesmen from those shops stated they did not stock that brand. Bradshaw denied the charge, and stated that he bought the socks in Mackay's shop in Queen Street about a month ago. F. Buckley salesman at Mackav's, Stated that about the tim e mentioned he sold three or four pairs of socks to Bradshaw. and they might have been °l £ c 4 b l Mld /** t « d '. as he had seen socks of that brand in tbe stock, though it was Some time since he had noticed the brand there. | lhe case is proceeding, -< ' j V

BnSCELLAKEOTJS. Tame Tauna (44) and Tere Tere _I». kura (56), for fighting in Customs Street on Saturday afternoon, were fined 10/ apiece. . 72 7 Ernest W. Jlunton (44), on a charge of ■ having obtained £2 from Joseph Sayegu by means of a valueless cheque, wai remanded for a week.