POLICE COURT.

Auckland Star, Volume L, Issue 53, 3 March 1919, Page 6

POLICE COURT.

(Before Mr. F. K. Hunt, S.M.). DRUNKENNESS. Four first offenders forfeited bail, and two were fined 10/ apiece. George Ravencroft (39), for a second recent offence, was also fined 10/. James Hoyle (27), for using obscene language in Queen Street when he was under the influence of liquor, was fined 40/. Alexander Pope, fo% breaking his prohibition order, was fined 40/ and 9/ costs. William Heinemann, for the third recent breach of his prohibition order, was committed for twelve months to Eotoroa Island. Rewha (28), a Maori in uniform, admitted that on Saturday afternoon he was dr;'jik in the Waitemata Hotel bar, he refused to leave when told to go, and that he assaulted Constable Collins and damaged the policeman's helmet. He had made a fuss when the constable was called to put him out, and rolled on the Constable's helmet when it fell off. ' The native, who had just got back from the war, was fined 20/ and ordered to • pay 5/ for damages to the overlain helmet. ; THREE MEN IN A BOAT. Valentine Payne Mawer (22), admitted that on January 22 be escaped from the Rotoroa Island inebriate's institution. He and two other men annexed the boat of the Institute, and pulled across the gulf to Coromandel, where they anchored the boat, and cleared out. The other two men were caught shortly afterwards, but Mawer got away to the South Island and was caught a few days ago at Tinwald,* near Ashburton. The other escapees had been sentenced ! to a month's imprisonment, and Mawer was given the same sentence. EXCEEDED HIS PRIVILEGES. Walter John Andrews, a chef, admitted that on February 10 he assaulted a waitress. He stated that he had been frequently provoked by the girls not doing their work, despite his protests, and in a fit of exasperation he lightly slapped this girl's face. " ' Accused was informed that no provocation justified striking a woman, and , ■was fined 5/ and 55/ costs. A SERIES OF "PINCHES." Joseph South (36) was charged with being found drunk in Grey Street, breaking his prohibition and resisting arrest. Daniel South (39) and John Onelow Wheeler (2G) were enarged with having obstructed constables in the execution of their duty. The evidence was to the ; effect that about half-past six on Satur-1 ■ day Constable Quinn arrested Joe South j. in Grey Street for drunkenness, and!' South put up a fight till a constable in ', plain clothes came along and helped. The two of them had carried South as far as Queen Street, when Dan Soutli came on < the scene and interfered in an endeavour to break the hold on his brother. Another policeman came along and ar- i rested Dan South, when Wheeler stepped! in and interfered, with the result that he, too, was "pinched," a fourth policeman having come along. Wheeler testified that .when Dan South interfered he caught hold of Dan to prevent him from getting himself into trouble by interfering with the police. The witness stoutly denied that he himself interfered with the police or intended to interfere with them. Joseph South and Daniel South, who had long lists previous convictions were sentenced to a month's hard labour ' and Wheeler was fined 40/. KISCEU.ANEOITS. Archibald for attempting to board a moving train, when he was just saved 'by a bystander from a serious ac- : cident, was ordered to pay 9/ costs Augustus B. Ghye and Beatrice. Ghvs' for changing their abode without cation, being subject to the regulations relating to friendly aliens, had to pa. v 9/ costs each. Julius Chrietoffewon for employing on a scow an alien who had not a license to work on ships, ,was fined M/ and 9/ costs.