POLICE COURT.

Auckland Star, Volume XLVII, Issue 158, 4 July 1916, Page 2

POLICE COURT.

(Before Mr. F. V. Frazer, S.M.) DRUNKENNESS. Two first offenders had to pay -5/- apiece Or wait behind for 24 hours; one forfeited bail. Peter Peterson (TO), for a second | offence, was fined 20/-. Harry Anderson j (38). who had got drunk when prolii- | bited, and had been found "breasting a I bar."' was fined £3. in default fourteen days. Florence Chadwick (4S), who had got drunk immediately after release from Pakatoa Island, and was held to be sent on to Sydney, was further remanded till to-morrow. FOR 'THAT SORT OF THING." Click McHale (41). charged that ho had been living a vagrant life in the city, said he had been in Trentham, but had been "knocked out by rheumatics and that sort of thing." "This man is a professional cadger," stated the Sub-Inspector, who added that McHale had been about the city for a considerable time, living on bar-counter lunches and getting shelter at the Salvation Army Home on "orders" given him by different people. The fact that the man had in the past few months presented no less than 90 such orders indicated that the man had been soliciting alms considerably! He had been at Trentham, but stayed only a fortnight, when he was discharged ns medically unfit. A step-brother had suggested that the best thing for McHale. in his own interest, was the Island, and it was a fact that drink was largely responsible for McHale's present position, as he was a good tradesman when he would work. I i McHale continued to talk about rheufmatics and "that sort of thing," but his ! Worship considered that "that sort of • thing" was the chief trouble, and committed the man to Rotoroa Island for twelve months. ESPECIALLY IN WAR TIME. "British rules is British rules." declared Arthur Jenkins (44), who, in conjunction with Knud Emil Juhlan (24), was charged with having been guilty of threatening behaviour in Queen Street at six o'clock • last night. .lenkins, who showed a very strong inclination to talk, i explained tliat the Scandinavian called j him "a British ," and ho didn't! tolerate that sort of thing, especially as it was war time; consequently he admitted he was in bolts with Juhlan when a constable came on the scene. -lenkins said he wasn't drunk, as he had had "only three or four," and in his statement : added that the affair occurred at tho Waitemata corner, but he could not explnin how it was the pair happened to be down the street opposite the post office when the constable came on tbcm in grips. Juhlan said he was too drunk to know how it all happened. In view of this, his Worship decided ! to view Juhlan aB the aggressor, though | the fact that Jenkins was striking Juhlan in the face as he was rising after being knocked down made him an aggressive non - aggressor. Consequently Jenkins would be fined 10/- and Juhlan would be fined 30/-. THE FORGOTTEN STEED. William McKee was charged that on i June 5 he failed to supply a horse with ! sufficient food and water. Evidence was to the effect that on the j date in question defendant went to the Auckland Meat Company's shop-yard ! with a horse and cart, thp cart being loaded with manure. It was 1.30 p.m. then, and the horse and cart were left there. At 0 p.m. a constable found the horse still standing between the shafts in the yard, with an empty nosebag on its bead. There was no water in the yard, and when the horse was taken out of the cart and given water it drank three buckets of water, apparently craving for the drink. It was also given a feed. The defendant had asked in the shop for the loan of a shilling at 1.30 p.m., and had not been seen about the premises since, and no inquiries were made by defendant until next morning. Defendant, who declined to go into the box. stated he had gone straight to the shop from home with the cart, and had given the horse a drink on the way to the shop, and had left it with feed in the nosebag. Sub-Inspector Mcllveney stated that though defendant had been sober when he left the horse and cart in the yard, i he had subsequently got drunk and I turned up at home towards the follow- j ing morning, under the influence of drink. The Sub-Inspector also referred to McKec's previous record of broken by-laws resulting from his habit of get ting drunk when in charge of a horse and cart, and suggested that only imprisonment wonld bring him up. Defendant protested that he was not drunk on that occasion. His Worship stated that be believed that drink was the trouble, and fined defendant £3 and 15/ costs, in default fourteen days. MISCELLANEOUS. Esther Blackman, for a breach of the Second-hand Dealers' Act. a breach which had now be.en repaired, was fined 10/- and 7/- costs. Robt. Campbell, for having failed to comply with an order for the maintenance of a child at Weraroa Training Farm, the arrears being £64 10/-. was sentenced to three months' imprisonment, the warrant to be suspended so long as defendant pays 10/- a week off the arrears. Albert Edward Wright (27), on a charge that on June 3 hcjiroko and entered the warehouse of Oillespie and Co.. and stole two sacks of gum. value ' £35. was remanded for a week. Dail being fixed at one surety of £200 or two of £100 each. (Before Mr. B. C. Cuttcn. S.M.I ALLEGED BACECOTTRSE ASSAULT. Percy Lupton and G. Waiter were charged that on June 5, at Ellerelie racecourse, t-hoy assaulted John Parker and E- T. Bird, racecourse detectives. Edward T. Bird, racecourse detective, stated that about 3.15 p.m. on the date in question he and Parker, another racecourse detective, approached Walker on> the Ellerslic course, near the Derby stand. Parker reached Walker first, and the latter put his hands on Walker's shoulders, and tried to press Walker forcibly to sit down on a seat. Witness went up, and he and Parker caught hold of Walker and told him to go off the cour.=e. Walker resisted violently, kicked Parker on the shins, and tried to kick witness. Eventually two constables in plain clothes proffered assistance, and Walker went with them off the course, refusing to accept the return of his entrance money. When witness and Parker first caught hold of Walker they were approached by Lupton, who shook hie hand in witness' face and threatened to hit him on the nose if he didn't release Walker. Lupton didn't actually hit witness, but witness thought ihe bit Pfcrkar. ...

Witness denied, in reply to Mr. Hackett (for defendants), that Parker went up to Walker when the latter was having a cup of tea, and caught him by the throat.

John Paricer gave evidence on similar lines, stating that Lupton once broke witness' grip on Walker, and that Walker kicked witness. He said Walkerhad a habit of running away. Percy Lupton, carrier, stated that on the occasion Parker at first caught Walker by tho throat, and Bird held, him by tho arms. Witness told them not to treat Walker roughly, but they dragged him away roughly for about 70 yards. Witness .stated that he, took no part whatever in the matter, and he made no threat, he said. Neither did he see Walker kick 'anybody. Witness stated that Walker was not civilly requested to leave the. course, but was immediately seized roughly. Several witness, including some women who had been lunching at the place on the course where the affair occurred, stated that they saw no assault on the part of either Walker or Lupton. and that Walker was given no opportunity to quietly leave the course. His Worship reserved decision.