POLICE COURT.

Auckland Star, Volume XLVII, Issue 174, 22 July 1916, Page 9

POLICE COURT.

(Before Mr E. C. Cutten, S.M.) - - DRUNKENNESS. Two first offenders forfeited bail. PatriekShiclds (34), who had kicked up a fiiss among the crowd at the top of Syraonds Street last night after he had been ejected from an hotel, agreed to try jan antidote in'the form of a prohibition order, and he was prohibited and discharged. Hugh -James Murray (34), a soldier on leave, who had got drunk when prohibited, was convicted and ordered to come up for sentence whim called on. A SOLDIER AOT> HIS WIFE. Frank Bertram Smith (37), a soldier on final leave, was charged that- he had failed to comply with an order for his wife's maintenance. Mr W. Hackett, for defendant, stated that there was an order of £2 against defendant, and on May 2 lie enlisted. In the meantime be had "made an allotment for his wife of 3/ a day, with the result that she got 35/ a week from his enlistment, while he had 12/ a week for himself. It was.impossible for him to comply with the order while he was in his present employment.

Sub-Inspeotor Mcllveney: She has received nothing from the Department. Defendant went into the box, and t-aid that he had posted his wife £1 a week ont of his pay until about three weeks ago, when he made an allotment' order in favour of the wife of 3/ a day, with the result that she got 35/ a week, while he had only 14/ a week for himself. In reply to the Sub-Inspector, who eaid tbe wife was destitute, defendant stated that he had about £5 when he came to Auckland,. and had been living in a room at Eden Terrace. He said he bad £3 now, but he declined to hand that over, or £2 of it. It was explained that the Defence Department would not pay over the allotment money until the defendant left New Zealand. After considerable discussion, defendant agreed to hand over £2, and was convicted and discharged on the charge of neglecting to comply with the order. EXCESS OF ANIMAL SPIRITS. Frank C, Shaw, a youth, wae charged that on July 6 he committed mischief to the extent of 10/ to a window sash in the Waikumctc Public Hall. Evidence was given that on July 6, on the Senior Cadet drill night, the window sash of the hall wae broken by youths who were waiting to drill, but who were not allowed into the hall until the arrival of the drill instructor. The caretaker heard the emash, and on rushing to the hall found that a number of youthee had got into the hall through tho broken window. They stampeded on hig arrival, but he caught hold of the defendant. Defendant said lie Jidn't break the windov. but admitted having got throug. it. His ' Worship remarked that by being among he party who got through the window defendant was equally liable with the others for the damage, and lie would liave to pay the damages himself unless he could get it out of the others. He would be fined 10/ and ordered to pay 10/ -damages and 14/6 costs. MISCELLANEOUS. Thomas X. Cookeon, who in his zeal to get to Waikumete to drill, boarded a moving train at Scroggy Hill station, where the train did not etop, was fined 10/ and 7/ coets.