POLICE COURT.

Auckland Star, Volume XLVII, Issue 237, 4 October 1916, Page 2

POLICE COURT.

Mr. F. V. Frazer, S.M.), \ DRTJrIKETTrTESS. Oae first offender forfeited bail, and iwo •were fined 5/ apiece. George MeD. Campbell (50), up for the second time recently, -was remanded till Saturday for 'medical treatment;- . For a breach of hi" prohibition, order, Thomae Bowderi -was fined 40/ and T/ a coste, in 'default seven days. John Ixjcke (63), wlio admitted a charge of vagrancy, and a weakness for 'drink, -wa* committed to Kotorua Island "for twelve months. ' - "I don't'drink that mncli that I can't pey it now," declared Bridget Anderson, on being fined 20/ and 7/ costs for break ing her prohibition order. . - ' . 3PEHAXXY OF PEACE MAKING. George Dillon.' (52) admitted that on the as. Zealandu: on Monday he assaulted Ormond Oxley. It was stated that accused was a Baiter, and that ■he and . another had a tight on the wharf when they were under the influence of drink. Another man endeavoured to act as peacemaker, and he was struck by Ifflkm and knocked down, liis head being bo injured by the fail that he had to be medically attended. . 'B3km was sentenced to 48 honra' imprisonment, and ordered to pay 21/ expenses. __.'..

BKOU6HT Ul> TO SCRATCH. Yonthe who had failed to register un- : der the Military Service Act on attaining ...the. age of fourteen were fined as followb:—<Jilbert Boyle, 20/ and 7/ costs; - • John C. It Chaaf c, Wm. Burr and Lionel . ,N. Young, each 10/ and 7/ coste; and Albert E. Radford, Wm. E. Taft, Wjn. D. Minogue and James "W. ■ Quintal, each 7/ -costs. For failing to attend drills, Charles Odium, John Valvoi, Dennis G. Knnane, and Willie Golding were each fined. 10/ and 7/ costs, and J. H. =Boyd, W. V. Tangney, "Wm. P. Cole, and. Valentin. Z. Sowden had to pay 7/ costs apiece. A MATTER OF TTRGEHCY. Harry Bartrom, Tom , Harrison, Bert Smith, Leonard Gamble, Alex. Campbell, •nid fa. JoUing, were charged that on Sunday, September 10, they worked at their trade within view of the public. J. Allum was charged that he caused the other defendants to work at their tradfi on .Sundays. - Senior-Beigt. Jlutledge stated that on the" Sunday in question the men were working at fitting an electric lift in Winstone's premises, and the * manager of the engineering' company' for which -the -men were working, wae not - present at the time, but the work was carried out under his instructions. Mr Walker, for defendants, stated that the -fitting of the lift was a matter of urgency. The contract, entered into three months ago, had been delayed b> - the difficulty in getting - material, and - the manager was informed last" week that the lift had .to be finished by Monday as it was urgent that a certain grain shipment .should he-handled that day. <■ The company :having'then got the material, worked Jate on .Thursday, Friday, .. . and Saturday, had then to continue on Sn»a»y target the jdb finished in time." : "". v\ ■-■.••<■ ■» . ... it-ims-a-case of.-urgency, and that the men merely worked tinder instructions, Ins Worship convicted and discharged the -men," and '.<_3S?S?L'l?*e JMiSager 10/ and 7/ coete

' ~ A MKETCBXT CASE. ~., .Agnes .afifaiheU (20) -admitted -a.,-charge? the JWex Ji.eguJatiolii' ".Act; -tihat fihe had aasisted in the management of - a house osfdll-fame in Sale Street. . " ißutledge .stated that ■ defendant -wat> a girl -who had been under mentel treatment, "and had been frequenting a. ■ 'houtfte in Sale Street in asso,ciatk>n ;with men land with a woman -who

was last -week sentenced to' imprison- ' anenfc for keeping a house of" ill-fams. The defendant was not of sufficient mental strength to properly take- care of •heraeif, fcnt not go weak that'she could be committed to the Mental Hospital again. It wan very desirable in her own interest Shat she should be kept under restraint, yet it was scarcely a case for imprisonment if that could be avoided. His Worehq> 6tated that he could see ■no 'Hey .oat ,of. the difficulty, for she could not be pfbperly restrained' at the Army .Home, and -he conld not -legally send her to an official reformatory inetitnte. . . .

Detective McMa&on suggested the.Mt. Magdala Home, and ins Worship - xemanded defendant for a week to see if

errangemente oauld be made to send the girl to that Some, which did not come within the official category!

ntUV IMG DEFAULTS. For basing suffered two borses to at large in Karangahape' Bond, Fred. Cutte was ordered to pay 7/ cosjts. jFranos Little, for having" driven a motonr-car in tfife street after sunset without sofficient lights, was fined 5/ and 7/ ooeta. Norman Smith, for a similar offence was fined 1/ and 7/ costs, and Cbadv ISc&ens was fined 5/ and 7/_ oostß- • ■- ■ • ■"' ■ ."■- ■ •■ r

For hmfrinp "cut.the corner" in. driving from ML Eden Road into Symoode Street, W«l Monteath and Hy. C. NichoUs. jnere fined, each 5/ and 7/ costs.

For having driven on the wrong side of the road, Psik. W. Sherry was fined U and 7/ casts; and Oswald Ashton, for having cycled on the wrong side of Alot. andra Street, under mitigating carcum

stances, yas .convicted- and discharged. David* WUite, for driving at more than - a walking pace over the intersection of ■rl-Qpeen end Victoria Streets, was fined 5/ .and 7/ costs; and for a similar offence Pactk. Wm. Handley vas fined alao •jt 5/ and 7/ costs. - ."-"Win. J. Tracey, whose lorae attached .to an express cert, had run away in Karangalhape Road on September 13, was fined 5/ and 7/ for having left tie noise and cart unattended in the street without having Chained a wheel of the cart. AH tnCPOPUI«&R WORK-MATE. John Woponkyn (27) was charged that on September 20, on the as. lonic, be- /. twecn Capetown and Auckland, he assaulted Albert Kurnph end E. Powell by attacking them with a razor. The evidence was to the effect that on the date in .question accused wae in the foVele, and when Knmph and Powell . -were sent by an officer to -bring him on - watdh lie refused togo on "duty, saying L that had a. sore, jfopt.;.,'He -then slashed at ihr. two men with a razor, - -which Kamph knocked out of his -hand. -vn& a. stick." He ivae afterwaide taken before ihjp "captain, who had the razor taken away and defendant pat in con- - finement for the rest of the voyage. Accjjjsed, through an interpreter, eaid that he fcad bnroed his *oo± on a hot . coal in €be .■jtofcnhrfd and went off duty. Two firemen went to take him hack to work and efcmefe him when he was tying down, «ad be grabbed the nunr to defend I ™*j^-

The fipemen denied thai they hit Worookyn before he picked up the nusor, and tho third engineer, who saw the afoil. odxeta-tai th*t /s:_;\ ;J

- Senior-Sergeant JEaitledge stated that the captain of the ship didn't want to take the man back, as the-crew considered him dangerous. He 'had a passport; for Russia to join the army, but had/ somehow obtained another paseport by; which he had been able to ship as a fireman to New Zealand.

His Worship remarked that such a man -was not wanted in New Zealand. As the. vessel wae returning tp Auckland Woronkyn would be remanded till Monday pending an endeavour, to arrange through the Consul the man's return-to Russia. . . - MISCELLANEOUS. Wm. Nelson, (27.), a sailor and a stranger to the town, was convicted and discharged for committing a nuisance in Customs Street. ..• Kenneth McKenzie, for a breach of his prohibition order, was fined 20/ and 7/ costs. . ' ' -' Ronald. 'J. Dalziel (22), on an affiliation charge, was remanded till Triday, bail being -fixed at one surety of £100. . Walter Humby,' who .admitted using obscene language •within hearing of New-' ton Road, was prohibited and fined 40/ • and 9/ costs. James Middlemiss (46), up on a vagrancy charge and reported to be in urgent need of a clean-up,' was remanded i for a week "for a spring cleaning/ added the Magistrate.