POLICE COURT.

Auckland Star, Volume XLVII, Issue 69, 21 March 1916, Page 2

POLICE COURT.

(Before Mr. F. V. Frazer, S.M.) DRUNKENNESS. One first offender was fined the usual 5/, and two others forfeited 10/ bail. John Irwin, a second offender, who I added to his offence by appearing in 'Court yesterday under the influence of, more liquor, was ordered to forfeit his' I bail on the original charge, and con- • victed, discharged, and prohibited on the second. JUSTICE ALREADY DONE. Sydney Goodman (32) made his appearance with one eye out of action and one side of his face badly marked. The senior sergeant, in explaining the charge against him, said that Goodman's wife went to the circus last night with her two children. After the show was over she went into one of the tents to wait for the rain to cease, and at this point Goodman appeared and assaulted her, striking her in the face and kicking her when she fell to the ground. The circus men then interfered, and his appearance showed that he had got what he richly deserred. He had been up before on a similar charge. Thin tune his wife had needed the services of a doctor, whose fee was £ 1 1/. "There is certainly one satisfaction, that he (has already been dealt with in the proper way by the circus people," said the magistrate. 'I suppose that it would hardly be proper for mc as a magistrate to say that their conduct does them credit, but I think so all the same, and we will let him go with that." Goodman was convicted and discharged, and ordered to pay £1 18/ expenses within a week. FRICTION ON THE ARAWA. A party of eight members of the crew of the steamer Arawa—Richard Marks, Thomas Lake, Louis Yercesi, Emedy Vandahl, Gabriel Moons, Jack Jacobs, Enomd Bueys and Van Wilder —who had been arrested in various parts of the town admitted that , they had been absent from the vessel without leave. The chief detective stated that £7 expenses had been incurred in temporarily replacing the men and in other directions. The vessel was leaving to-inoT-row and he would suggest that the men be kept in custory till she sailed. The men were accordingly sentenced to 48 hours' imprisonment and ordered to be put aboard the steamer when she left. They were further ordered to forfeit 17/6 apiece from their pay. HIT A HOT. Alexander Miller admitted that he assaulted a boy of 15 by striking him in the face. It was explained that some small boys bad been annoying Miller by affixing sticky lollies to the handle of his Ihop door. Seeing some boya larking about outside, he jumped to the conclusion that they ■were the culprits and assaulted one of them, causing his nose to bleed somewhat. Tbe incident was seen by Constable Gourley, who took the man's name, Miller was fined 10/ and costs, half the fine to go to the boy. i MISCELLANEOUS. Alfred Matthews was fined 1/, and 7/ costs, for allowing a horse to wander in Hobson Street.