POLICE COURT.

Auckland Star, Volume XLVII, Issue 172, 20 July 1916, Page 4

POLICE COURT.

(Before' Mr.E. C. Cutten/S.M.):/ ; DRUNKENNESS. One first offender was fined SAW* two others forfeited their ibuL "For committing a nuisance on the ittrett ■when he was under the influence of drink, despite the fact that 'he wae problbiW, Alexander Mathieson (63) was fined 20/, and (his expiring prohibition order wu renewed. Martha .Millard, for a brttci of her prohibition order, under .mitigating circumstances, was convicted : tad discharged. w. ' ' ; BACK TO THE OLD ISLAKD. Michael Quinlivan (4T) was.ch»rg«4 that he had been found by night unlawfully on private premises. Constable Farrell stated that "it b* l, '. past two this morning he found the nutsleeping on the verandah at the b** door of Joseph Sayegh's house in Upper:-: Queen Street. When aroused, Quinine stated-that-he had gone- l»te to the Salvation Army Home; and.found himself locked out.. He- must then;- •***•: climbed over a fence and got -on 'B e verandah, where he was fonrifl. . : ,■ - . The man stated that he urae drunk '»?| night, and did not know how he g°t where he was found. He had about.£l 10/ on him, and could get more money from the bank, he said, and.if-let S°> he would go straight back to the bush; where be could get plenty of work.;-Sub-Inspector. Mcllveney said ..Qu' n ; livan bad only recently returned now ■Itotoroa Island, and since then he Dμ ;- been spending" Iris' money in drink. He was recently arrested for drunkeniiefc. and bad to' be medically treated-.' "i-M ■ Sub-Inspector added that the. nian-ww all right when away from the drink. »!>.<! suggested that he be returned to ;R6torM Island. - ------ •'.■'■ - : :''.\ -^ On evidence of Quinlivan's , drinKfflS habits bo was committed to Rotoroa Island for twelve months. ■ MISCELLANEOUS. :>/%]■ ' Ernest A. Carter (16), on a charge.of »*j tempted, rape, was remanclerV, on hiil, till Monday. viivV Frederick Anders Jensen, charged-" 1 "' on Tuesday he forged the na:::c of..loslw» S. Williams to a cheque for £10, *"»,■ uttered the cheque to P. J. 3lcXam»r*,v was remanded until to-morrow. ./ ■>■■>. A charge agaiiist Edward' E.'Crotty. of having used obscene language f* Bemuera. -was adjourned for a week. ■ ■-'■■ Elsie J. Tennant, for driving ».-»«*?'• car in Queen Street at night 1^ t ? having the tail light burning;, w«6,nnea 5/ and 7/ costs. Clement Sutton, for driving a:wagon ~ over the footpath of Wairere .Road, *« fined 20/ and 7/ costs.