POLICE COURT.

Auckland Star, Volume XLVII, Issue 67, 18 March 1916, Page 8

POLICE COURT.

■ ' "... i': ..- ■ *■- (Before Mr. F.V.Frazer/S-M.). • s'' vaxnnsEcansss. ■ X : . '.' Two first offenders were tiatA'o/tKpiefrif and two forfeited bail. -Yet another. , "first," who had come to town from ttei, King Country bush a few days"'ago?. ■;■ with £lt> in his pocket,>andswaa pjefcd' up last night drunk with only 2/9'Ttft.iv;{ stated that he had arranged yesterjUy - to get another, job in the country. - : . Ite . was convicted and prdered.'.to JE^naetjßji^, for sentence when called on, with,a fto>'' vision that he "should get put if.-tojrajihjff 1o work to-day. ■.'■:■.?■■

to work to-day. , . ~.:-...-•;i £s Martin launders (58), a coloured WestIndian, who had made the usual |br»*ca : 'of his prohibition order when he tUiUkI town on Thursday, was convicted md discharged in view of the. fact that 53 .-; ha# already been three days in cusiod;-'... William Mime (38), a seaman who h»d , I gone ashore' from the SJ.; Opawa, ;got-' drunk and: remained absent from the. ship without leave, was convicted arid : , sentenced to seven days' withrafcondk; tion that he should be placed aboard Uu ship when it wag leaving-port !."■•:. THE LAST CHANCE. \. James McElroy (38> was charged that IZ'. on Thursday he was drunk while Li charge of a horee and cart in Symoml»\ Street, and that ten days before that he left a horse and snlky in Karangalutpc -'.- ' Koad unattended, without lights after l< sunset*, and for more than-15 minute*. Sub-Inspector "Mcllveney. "stated that, ; ' McElroy was a man. who-bought ! soft J goods from -warehouses, and: travelled*?t the surrounding districts eeUing tfien. v He was married with a wife'-and Uires ''' young children ; to. keep, and up to eeyen.V months, ago he had been a man oftx- ~;-. cellent behaviour. Sine? then, however. Jhe had given way to drink,. aril'impo way of weaning him off it was necessary : to keep him. from sinking. • For the of the family perhaps he might be given another chance, this being third <. L breach of his prohibition order, by or&r<£? ing him to come up for sentence. wiea -' •. called upon, conditionally on ing regularly to the Probation' ;; order that there might be some reetr> i tion on Tiis conduct N Hie Worship.decided to treat:MeElroy,::S: as suggested, with an intimation'thit it was his last chance. ' " '-'^itf; AIT INTERRUPTED BOZB.:^, George Harrison (50), wag found abouteleven o'clock in a drunken, s doze in an unoccupied house Graham ■(■.■:■■■■ Street, and was arrested as being un- . I *^ fuU ? by ni S ht on private premisea. : SHarrison stated the morning that-he '■+■'■■■ had only gone there " to sleep it off." . His Worship came to tte opinion tfcat .""• Harrison »was best off away from town, and remanded himtiU Monday with- sv condition that the man should there-' after remain at the Salvation Amy Home until work in the country couldbe found for him. • ', MISCKLLAJTEOVS. ' ' A soldier on finarieave, who had wei " obscene language in a tramcar in tHe " course of a discussion until a passerieer? complained, was ordered to pay -H/6- " costs. .