POLICE COURT.

Auckland Star, Volume XLVIII, Issue 139, 12 June 1917, Page 6

POLICE COURT.

(Before Mr. F. V. Frazer, S.M.) DRUNKENNESS. William Lynch (58), caught drunk for the third time recently, was prohibited and fined 20/-, in default 72 hours'. S»UT TINDER, THE GLASS. John Rous (30), charged that he had committed mischief to the value of 5/by breaking a flower-pot, was arrested early this morning because as he was walking along Queen Street he deliberately kicked over and broke a flower-pot that was standing outside the Metropolitan Hotel. There wats some doubt about the man's mental condition, and he was remanded for a week for medical observation. THE PRICE OF A DRINK. "In the Bpace of ten minutes he accosted about twenty people," stated Sub.lnspector Broberg concerning Thos. O'Brien (42), who had been arrested yesterday for soliciting alms at the interSection of Queen and Customs Street OBrien, who Was in a shaky condition and admitted hairing asked for "the price, of a drink," said he had been in camp, but had been turned down by the military authorities. The man, who had a liet, was sentenced to four months' bard labour. SCARED THE LADIES. John James Poland (51), who had frightened some wom«n by going into a house in St. Paul Street at 2 o'clock this morning in a drunken condition, and was arrested by a constable who was attracted to the house by the women's screams, stated that he was looking for the Working-en's Home, where he had engaged a bed. He admitted that he had broken his prohibition order by getting drunk. As the man had stated at the time that he thought he was in the S.A. Home, and his actions were in accordance with his statement, he was convicted and ordered to come up for sentence when called on for being unlawfully on private premises by night. For getting drunk when prohibited he was fined £2, in default fourteen days'. NEGLECTED TO REGISTER. Leonard Gidley, an unmarried man, was charged that he had not enrolled under the Military Service Act as a reservist, being a pers-on entitled to enrol in the First Division. Detective-Sergeant Hollis stated that defendant was a seaman on the s.s. (Monowai. When he signed on he stated that he had registered as a reservist but when the matter was pressed later he was unable to produce his certificate and the police were informed. Defendant stated that he had come to Sew Zealand in 1910, from Newcastle and had since been engaged in ships to a,hd from London and 'Ftisco, and on the coast. He was unaware, he said, of the registration requirements. He produced discharges to that effect. His Worship said that though defendant was liable, his, excuse seemed reasonable. Defendant would be convicted, and ordered to pay costs.