POLICE COURT.

Auckland Star, Volume XLVII, Issue 50, 28 February 1916, Page 6

POLICE COURT.

{Before Mr. F. V. Frazer, S.M.); DRUNKENNESS. Three first offenders forfeited bail. "Will you give mc a chance to pujl myself together by sending mc down to the Island?" pleaded William Wiseman (50), who was up for the second time in a week. Aa tbe application was endorsed by the Sub-Inspector, Wiseman was marooned' for twelve months.

John Casey (44), up for the fourth time recently despite the fact that he was prohibited, protested strenuously when the Sub-Inspector mentioned Rotoroa Island, that he wanted a chance to go to the recruiting, office, arguing that he would be more good to the country at the front than at the Island. He was remanded until next Tuesday, during which time he could serve a default sentence for not having paid his last fine, while the usual inquiries could be made as to his fitness for the soldier trade. Mary Arm Masters (60) up for a second offence, a.greed to be prohibited, and she was accordingly prohibited and convicted on payment of 2/6. expenses. Ben Hodgson Wright, who had knocked the canvas of his padded cell about when he was under medical treatment, had to pay 45/ expenses. Richard Hy. lFarrand6 (30), for using obscene language' in Cook Street when he. was under the influence of liquor, was fined £2.

BOY AGAIN. Frederick Watson (41),, when he was drunk in Albert Street on Saturday afternoon,"reverted to the games of his boyhood days and amused himself by throwing road metal at a.street lamp. His aim was so unsteady that the road metal feil about the street to the danger of by-passers, consequently a constable arrested him for throwing stones to the danger of by-passers, as well as for getting drunk when he was prohibited.

As Watson had hitherto kept his prohibition order pretty well, and had been locked up since Saturday, he was eon-: victed and discharged for drunkenness and .stone-throwing, and was fined 20/ for breaking the order.

HIS LAST HOLIDAY. Francis Michael Hayes (39), a man in khaki uniform who said he was up here on final leave, admitted having assaulted a constable in Customs Street on Saturday evening. Sub-Inspector Mcllveney stated that on Saturday evening Hayes was standing ■on the street obstructing the traffic, and when the constable asked him to shift on he took offence, and challenged the constable's right to shift him. The oonstable persuaded him to shift, and he crossed the street, 'but retained and again stood so as to obstruct the traffic Again he was requested to move on, aad he replied by striking-the constable. Hayes said that Uis leave wa3 up next Saturday, and as he had only 1/9 on 'him, his Worship sentenced the-man to six days', to, keep him good meantime, MISCELLANEOUS. Stanley King, for allowing a motor 'bus to stand on Manukau Road so as to 'interrupt the ■ traffic, when he was plying, for hire at tie Showground on November 27, was ordered to pay 11/ costß. -