POLICE COURT.

Auckland Star, Volume XLVII, Issue 30, 4 February 1916, Page 4

POLICE COURT.

(Before Mr. F. V. Frazer, S.JI.) \ DRUNKENNESS. One ordinary firet offender was finej 5/. and two forfei-ted bail. A returned ■ soldier was convicted and discharged with a caution, and a soldier who had" , not vet got away was handed over to the military authorities. Daniel McLeod wa3 fined 10/. A firat offender who had been arrested at Mangapeehi and had been a week on medical treatment, had tc pay 20/ for his cure. Henry Dell (57), who had made a fuss in the Wai-i temata Hotel yesterday when he wae drunk in spite of the fact that he was prohibited, was fined 40/. RACE WITH A PRO. ORDER. Joseph Jennings (52), who had r-ee a prohibited yesterday morning and .'had been caug'rit drunk in Queen Street in v the evening, declared his emprise at the prohibition order taking effect co very Quickly. Hie Worship remarked that «eing Jennings had been caught up so early by the order despite the fact that he had tried a "jump"' on it he cotdd not in i future plead ignorance of the fact that be wae fully and properly prohibited. They would now be considered as starting "on level terms, and Jennings would be° convicted and discharged. A LITTLE BRIEF AUTHORITY. Kemaki Taupaki (24) was charged that he had been guilty of threatening behaviour in Queeu Street, yesterday evening. Sub-Inspector Mcllveney stated that Taupaki was a native military policeman and on meeting a native soldier in the street he bailed him up for hie pass to show that he had permission to be ouf; of camp. When the man produced the pass, Taupaki tore it up, and, of course, the other man argued the point about this summary way of dealing with nis pa3s. The argument being heated and.prolonged a civil policeman interfered, but Taupaki was excited beyond taking the advice to go away quietly, so he was, arrested. Taupaki was convicted and discharge'!. BEING FUNKY. Jack King (21). and Richard Morton (20), admitted that early yesterday evening they obstructed a tram conductor in the course of liis duty. " Apparently it is a ease of two youne fellows getting the smell of a cork, and thinking they were drank," stated the Sub-Inspector. He added that the youth* got into a tramcar, and were very! noisy, annoying the passengers and the conauctor by their behaviour. When asked for their fare they thought it a great joke to hold out the money and then to poke out a finger when the conductor put out' his hand to take the cash, in the manner of a person teasing a child -with a penny. King continued this conduct, and Morton encouraged him in it, until at last the conductor gave them in charge of £1 policeman, when they gave conflicting names. His Worship said that seeing the young fellows had had a night in the cells, they now realised what fobls they had. made of themselves. King would be convicted and ordered to pay 16/ costs, and Morton would be convicted and discharged. , A EbTUitITED SOTJJIER'S JOKE.!' William Albert Fisher (19), admitted, that yesterday he. stoic £1, the_ property of Dougald Buchanan. Chief-Detective McMa&on stated that Fi3her and Buchanan •had only yesterday morning returned to New Zealandrby the s.s. Rotorua, both of them being returned eoldiers. and mates. They, went to the Hotson Street batns in the afternoon for a swim, Fisher leaving £2 in his clothes, and Buchanan £1. After they had got into the water, Fisher -went ba-ck to the dressing room and took the £1 from Buchanan's clothes. When Buchanan went to dress he discovered the loss, and at once complained, with the result that the caretaker immediately notified the police. Detective Hammond was quickly on the scene, and despite a first denial 'by Fisher, the officer pressed the matter till Fisher finally owned up, and produced his own £2 and Buchanan's £1 from tie toe of one »f hie boots. Fisher said he had at first taken the money as a joke, 'but when the police were sent for he became afraid to own up. . • :. His Worship remarked that the joke •had been carried too far, and that instead of gaining £1, accused would lose that amount. He would ibe convicted, and fined 20/. MISCELLANEOUS. Mary Joyce (48), for soliciting in the street, was, on the strength of her previous record, sentenced to six months' hard labour, to be followed by two' years' reformatory treatment. Arthur Percy Ralph, on a charge of the theft of 35/, the property of E. and W. Hellaby, at Takapuna, was remanded for a week.