POLICE COURT.

Auckland Star, Issue 123, 24 May 1919, Page 7

POLICE COURT.

(liefore Mr. .1. E. Wilson, S.M. DRUNKENNESS. Mary Pearson, alias Dorrity (43, for getting drunk when prohibited, this licing her third recent oflVnec, was lined £5, in default o month'- imprisonment. Thomas Sylvester Lake \ HO ), charged with UMMg obscene language in Queen Street yesterday when he was umler the mlliicVe uf liquor, stated that lie w.is at present lindor treatment for sholl-s'mck. He was convicted and ordered to come up for sentence when called upon, on hi- undertaking to leave drink alone in the future. One first offender was convicted and discharged. HER LAST CHANCE. Rose Hunter (2.>), who had avoided punishment last week for running away from the Salvation Army Re-cue Home by a statement that she was about to marry, came up on a charge of running away again this week. It was stated that she ran away and went to a sister's home, where she apparently received wise advice, for after staying overnight with her sister she went back next day to the Home, and had been well-behaved ever since. The matron stated that the arrangements for the marriage were proceeding, and as the girl had showed an inclination the last few days to accept tho discipline in the proper spirit she might be given another chance.

His Worship granted the matron's plea, and the girl was merely convicted and sent back to the Home.

A BUSINESS RISK. Joseph Brasline (3D), a fisherman, admitted the theft of a pair of boots from the ship of 1 , . Cilos, at the corner of Cook and llobson Streets yesterday. The man hail gone into the shop and made a purclia.se, and bad taken the boots while on his way out. The shopkeeper i missed the boots, and' complained to Plainclothes-constable O'Suilivan, who made inquiries and traced Brasline to a relative's house, where the boots wenrecovered. Brasline at the time was j half-drunk, and ho had enough money on him to have bought half a dozen pairs of j boots. TTe was convicted and ordered to come up for sentence if called on within twelve i months. THE BUSY BOTTIiE-OH. Kric Trainor (IS) admitted that on 'Wednesday he stole two gross of bottles, value 36/-. lie was a bottle hawker, and ] in company with a 1»oy of fourteen he went to a shed at Avondale, took the i bottles, and drove them to town, whore I they were sold for 22/-. The owner of ; the bottles valued them at 36/-. Accused, ' who was stated lo b<; ordinarily of good behaviour ami character, was convicted and ordered to come up for sentence when j called, anil to pay 18/-, half the value of the bottles. The boy who accompanied him and shared tho profits. Vas admon- i ished. and his parents wen- ordered to ! pay half the value of the bottles.