POLICE COURT.

Auckland Star, Volume XLVIII, Issue 35, 9 February 1917, Page 3

POLICE COURT.

(Before Mr. F. V. Frazer, S.M.) DRTJNKENNESS. One first offender forfeited bail, and two were fined 5/ apiece. William Willis, a consumptive subject, up for getting drunk and (breaking his prohibition order, was remanded for a week's medical treatment. Arthur Scott, an elderly man, for getting drunk when prohibited, was convicted and ordered to come up for sentence when called upon, with an emphatic caution that next time he broke his order he would be sent to the Island. Axel Foreberg, for getting drunk when prohibited, was fined 20/, in default 72 hours. Patrick Murphy, for entering an hotel when he was prohibited, was fined 40/ and 7/ costs. UNABLE TO WORK. Thomas Aitkcn (47), a cripple, who had heen found sleeping in a doorway on the street at midnight last night, admitted that he was without means. It was stated that the man had been seen hobbling about the street at night for some time past, and that he had no means of subsistence, and had allowed himself to get into a very filthy condition. He was remanded for a week for a clean up, and to "enable inquiries to be made with a view to placing him in a charitable institution. BACK TO BABYLON. Jacob Ngatai (17) was a Maori youth who had gone to the Narrow- Neck camp to enlist, but had been discharged when it was found that he was under 21 years, and who iad thereupon taken a military overcoat, a brief bag, and some military boots from the camp to take back home with him. He was caught with them before he had got away from town. The Probation Officer stated that Jacob was a lad with quite a good character, and that his object in taking the things was to take them back home to show he had been a soldier. He had quite a good home at Babylon, and his parents were very decent people. Accused was convicted and ordered to come up for sentence -when called on, a condition being that he should at once return home. NOT VISITING DAY. Henry Britton entered a plea of "Guilty" to a charge that on Sunday, January 14, not being a lodger or employee, he was found on the licensed premises of the Market Hotel. Senior-Sergeant Rutledge stated that about noon on the day in question Britton was seen to enter the Market Hotel, come out after an interval, go along to the Carpenters' Arms Hotel and loiter at the doorway. Defendant was fined 20/- and 15/- costs. A RISK BOTH WAYS. Richard Adam Nixor, admitted that on January 9 he carried in his launch, All Black, more passengers than he was entitled by his certificate to carry. The facts stated were that defendant was engaged by the Union S.S. Company to carry a number of workmen from Calliope dock to town. When he reached the dock he saw that there were more men than he was entitled hy his certificate to carry as passengers. He warned them they could not all be carried, and went below to start hie engines. When he got started on the way back he dincovered that all the men had crowded on the boat, there, being eleven in excess of the number he was certified to carry. Judging it less risky to go ahead than take the chance of trouble if he went back and tried to put some of the men off, the defendant continued hie journey. Defendant was stated to be habitually careful to comply with the Customs and Harbour Board requirements. Defendant was convicted, and ordered to pay the costs, 7/-.. ON THE IMPULSE. Thomas Livingstone admitted that on January 29, at Takapuna, he stole from the person of Julia Anderson a handbag, containing a purse and 2/2. Senior-Sergeant Rutledge stated that about 7 pan. on the day of the Takapuna races, just after the races, the woman met Livingstone on the race course and was talking to him when he snatched her handbag and made off with the bag, leaving the broken handle of it in the woman's hand. Two men who witnessed the incident went after and caught Livingstone, and held him till a constable was called. The man was slightly under the influence of liquor at the time. Mr. Prendergast, for accused, said Livingstone was a returned soldier. The | man said he had some drinks at the races and went to sleep on the course. When he woke up he saw the woman and stood speaking to her for a while, when he suddenly snatched her handbag. He could not explain the impulse that made him do it. Counsel produced evidence of previous good character on accused's part. Accused was convicted andVordered to come up for sentence when called on, with the two conditions that he stayed at his work in the country without coming to town, and that he kept off the drink. MISCELLANEOUS. A young married woman "admitted that in October and in January she stole a blouse, two brooches, and a bangle from two boarding!)ouses in the city, Sentence was deferred for a week pending the Probation Officer's report. May Williams, who had previously been convicted of vagrancy charges, was Convicted for soliciting in Freeman's Bay, and remanded till to-morrow for sentence. Alfred Hansen, "who had broken his probationary license by 'being disorderly while drunk, was convicted and discharged, as 'his license had been cancelled and he had to return to complete his prior sentenceEdward Edwin Crotty, for using obscene language at Remuera, this being a second similar offence, was sentenced to 21 days' hard labour. Walter Humhy, for breach of his order and obscene language, was fined £3 and 7/ costs, i