POLICE COURT.

Auckland Star, Volume XLVII, Issue 17, 20 January 1916, Page 2

POLICE COURT.

1 ... ■' " (Before Mr .F.Y..Fr«5qr,,S„.) DRxra__o_ss. Five first offenders had to pay 5/ apiece for their over-indulgence. -Gustav-.vSve-oßon, for -breaking lr_.pi©hibition order by procuring liquor, was,' in view, of the fact that he was partially blind, merely convicted and discharged. "Some of these prohibited people who, like this man, live near the hotels, "must be known to the people there as prohibited persons, yet they always dieavow knowledge that these men are prohibited. Not once in the twelve months since I've been in Auckland have I found the people in the hotels admit any knowledge of thcac prohibited people," declared the Sub-Inspector,' who added that in any ease where he was able to prove 'knowledge on the part of the hotel people he would take action. Angus Nicholson, for breaking his prohibition . order, was fined 10/ and 7/ costs. HIS SICK FRIEND'S CASH. William Henry Bowman admitted that between December 24 and January 3 he received, on behalf of James McNamara, divers sums of money amounting to £6 a/, and fraudulently converted it to hja own use. Chief Detective McM,ahon stated that McNamara, a waterside worker, had his spine injured while at work, and arranged with Bowman, a friend of _B. to collect money for his food and ront while he was sick. Bowman took a list, headed to that effect, among >JcNamara'B friends, and at first put it to the use intended, but finding that money was coming in more freely than was expected •he appropriated £6 5/ and used it for provisions for his own house. He was a steady man. married, and had a wife and three children. "I was hard np at the time."' oxplained Bowman. He added that after the attention of the police had been drawn to the matter he had seen McNamara and arranged to repay the money in instalments. His Worship convicted accused and admitted him to probation for twelve months, a condition being Jihat he should repay the money. A DANGEROUS PRACTICE. 'This case is brought as a warning to the public that they arc not to use the bridge, which is in close proximity to the new Lynn station, and is, in some circumstances, highly dangerous," declared the Sub-Inspector, when Sydney G. Hards.and. Harry McQuoid admitted that on December 7 they had trespassed on the new Lynn railway bridge, to which the public, by law, were not allowed access. On, behalf of the Railway Department the Sub-Inspector stated that no penalty was asked, but the case was brought as a warning. Defendants were convicted, and were ordered to pay 23/ costs each. THE DETECTIVE DROPPED IN. . Charles Evitt and George D. Barrett, two young men, admitted that on Tuesday they stole a bicycle, value £4, the property Of Wm. Holdsworth. The-bicycle bad been, .left leaning against a 'wall at the Auckland railway Btation, and Evitt took it away and to the place where he and Barrett were boarding. He handed it over to Barrett, who took it to a second-hand dealer's shop, where, unfortunately for him, Detective TTumniings happened to- drop in at the time, and to ask a few casual questions that- resulted in the bicycle being not sold. At tho request of the Chief Detective, the accused were remanded for a week for sentence. THREE WEEKS. William. Hoggard, alias Clifford, wa3 charged that last night he' assaulted Charles Wilson in Grey Street, and that he had broken the terms of his probationary license. The evidenco of Wilson, who appeared with a violently discoloured eye, was to the effect that he had known Hoggard about three weeks, and had been on good terms with him. Yesterday afternoon he ha,d occasion to remark to Hoggard that he should go home and look after his sick wife. In the evening Wilson went down from his house in Grey Street to the Carpenters' Arms Hotel for a "drop of beer for supper," and cam*, out of tbe hotel, about R p.m., with three square riggers of beer in his arms. Hoggard, who was standing outside of the hotel with another man. went up to him and wanted him to-go into a vacant section to fight. Witness replied that be" didn't want to fight, whereon Hoggard struck him three times in the face, knocking him down.

" Uogga'rd preferred not to go on oath, and made a statement that he had occasion to push Wilson out of his bouse, because 'the doctor had ordered absolute, quiet for his wife. Later, Wilson went up to. witness and wanted to. know why 'he. had '.been- put out of the house, and provoked witness by hitting him. His Worship convicted accused, arid remarked..that this offence was of a dif-. ferent class from the offences at which Hoggard- had been previously convicted, consequently no special penalty would be imposed for the breach of the probationary .license. It would probably take Wilson's eye three weeks , to getback to normal, so accused would'be sentenced to three weeks'' hard labour for the assauU. AT A CROWDED TRAM STOP. Albert Wopd was charged., that on December 27 he drove a motor-car passing a standing tram in Symonds Street at a speed greater than eight miles an hour, and that he drove in a manner dangerous to the public. The evidence of several witnesses was to the effect that on the afternoon of the date in question defendant drove up Symonds Street in a motor-car, and that when he reached the tram stop opposite Tutt's, at the top of the street, he ran into a man, Albert J. Ross, who stepped out to walk across the street for a tram car. The witnesses stated that from the manner of the collision they would consider the 6peed greater than eight miles an hour, though they didn't notice it approach, and heard no Warning bell or horn. Defendant stated that he had reached the stop ahead of a car going up the street, and saw a space between the crowd at the tramline and the kerb. He reduced speed to about seven miles, and was proceeding behind the crowd wafting for the car when Ross stepped out from the kerb right in front of the car. There was then a tram at. rest only on the other side-of the street (bound tlown-town), the car following him not having came, to a stop. ~ His Worship dismissed the first information. It was possible that the man knocked down was injured partly through bis own fault. It seemed that defendant was, Sot driving very fast, but he apparently did not take the full precautions recruired... bjf £h» -crowded

state .oi -the street, at -a busy stopping-! place. Defendant would be convicted on the second information, and .fined 20/ and- 30/ costs. MISCELLANEOUS. Irene Teddy (32), charged with importuning in Hobeon Street, was -remanded •till Monday to enable inquiries to be -made as-to her mode of life, and her relations with .the man in whose company she was found. For motor cycling on Manukau Road at a speed of 45 miles an hour, Herbert A. Spooner was fined £3 and 12/ costs. Owen Shakespeare, for failing to obey a ■traffic constable's signal when he was "mo.tariug.over.the. crossing at the top of Symonds Street, was fined 10/ and 1!)/ costs. For motoring after sunset without sufficient lights, Henry Hope had to pay 7/. ' Percy Ogle (45), on an admitted charge of indecently exposing himself under aggravated circumstances, was convicted and sentenced to twelve months' reformative detention.