POLICE COURT.

Auckland Star, Volume XLVI, Issue 308, 28 December 1915, Page 2

POLICE COURT.

(Before Mr F. V. Frazev, S.M.)

DRUNKENNESS. There was a particularly big catch' of ".drunks" in Auckland yesterday, and of these the majority were first offenders,, ton of whom hud to pay 5/ this hionilhg. Seven others forfeited bail. A first offender, who had been three days on remand, had to pay 10/ medical expenses. Hiram Nixon (SOI. for his second, offence, was fined 10/ : and James Hughes (53). who had been on remand for Fewal days, had to pay 10/ expenses for nietlical treatment. Jeremiah O'Reilly (46), for committing a nuisance when he was drunk, was convicted and ordered- to come up for sentence"Wfoii called on. Albert Dillon, who bad wanted to fight and create, a disturbance when be was ejected from an hotel, was fined 10/. eOMPUMENTS OF THE SEASON. . . .'\slorry Christmas, and Happy New ,I'car to you" was the salutation of the irrepressible Islander Daniels (58) when he ca.me up for getting drunk when prohibited, this being his. fifth appearanqe' within six months. When he was fined £3, in default 14 days, be was quite pleased, and once more wished the magistrate a joyful time during the next 12 months. Other leas jovial breakers of their prohibition orders were Walter Humby (42)', fined" 20/'; Samuel Smedley (40). fined £2; Daniel Courtney (40), fined 20/; 'and Samuel Smedley (52)-, who- had to medical expenses. IN OTHER MOOS. The same otd.tale rigged rupjsgain," declarer!" Alexander McN'aughtori (51), ■who was charged .that he had got drunk though prohibited, and stated that all the drink he had had was about two soft drinks." After three constables had testified" to the most unusual- effect of twp soft drinks on the man, he was fined i £2. in default seven daye. JTJST BEFOGGED. Edward Nolan <65), and Michael Jas. >lcDermott (43), who had been found early this morning sleeping in a shed in leprae Street, and were charged with having been found unlawfully by night d_n,private premises, declared that they been ejected from the Salvation Army Home for being under the influence of drink, and had iust laid themselves down to sleep beside the pavement. Suh»lnspector Mellveney remarked that no doirbt the explanation given was something near the truth, though the circumstances appeared to be rather that the two men, when mightily under the infliience-of drink, had been trying to find tbe.ir way to the Salvation Army Home, lost their bearings, and iust laid down to sleep off the.drink-fOS.

Both wore convicted nnd ordered to come up for sentence when called on, a proviso being that they should get otrt of the" tevrn immediately. r; M3SCiEiiANi:OTO& " I wasn't doing anything wrong, but I might have ffworc," stated Elizabeth S&dlen-(46>, -when charged with impor-tuning-in- Wellesley Street, and having used obscene-vlanguage. After hearing the β-ciiience. by two constables.-bis Worship decided that the woman had done something wrong, as well as ■ ewearinc. .diiaififcetfJioi 10/-' .: ' ' • ■- "T

Elizabeth .Le. Strange fCS). an old ■woman _whd had 24C previous convictions of various kinds, arid came up on a rterrgp- o-r Vagrancy, declared positively .jhat .she could get .a home -with -the Little SisteTß- of the Poor, and she was ■convicted and oicfrfeU to comV : U p for ..sentence when called on. the understanding being that she should at once make her way to the institution mentioned Charles McQuillan and William Fitzswnmons. charged that on December 23 they assaulted Dr. King and P. H Landells, were further remanded till Friday hail being allowed in one surety of £ ; >h each.