POLICE COURT.

Auckland Star, Volume L, Issue 199, 22 August 1919, Page 6

POLICE COURT.

(Before Mr. W. .1. Iloldsworth, J.P.) DRUNKENNESS. A pair of first-ofl'ending inebriates were dealt with in the usual manner, but one, William Lynch, who had fallen from grace for tbe second time within the statutory six months, kas lined 5/ or -4 hours.

uoitrs. VAGRANCY. A very old man named .lames (Iriggs ('nttimings was up for vagrancy. The Senior Sergeant told the Conn that tliel told fellow bad been living on the soldiers 1 'for sarnie time, and seemed lo be familiar to the Salvation Army people, too. Adjutant Cordon offered to give him another I trial, and he was ordered to come up for. sentence when called upon, provided lie remained with the Salvation Army. Stephen Joseph Cunningham pleaded L'uilty l.i being drunk late yesterday afternoon, nnd for this be was convicted and discharged, but .las lined ,C"i for resisting arrest, with a month in gaol as Hi.- alternative. REMANDS. A remand was asked for in the case ! concerning Harry Smith, who was faced! with Co- charge that be lured a Liirl .away from her father ami took her away with the intent to commit tl crime. The hearing was postponed till Tuesday next, bail being set at. UJIXI, in cither 'one or two surel it's. Murray Clarke, a half-caste, was also remanded till the "Hli. His particular naughtiness was slated by the police to be bigamy, by going through the form of marriage with .mc Dorothy Violet Wainwright after he w;ls already safely married to somebody else. Hail in his. case was lixed at U_')o.

j Vet another remand was made in the j ' .matter of Herbert l.ipsham, of whom the! j police said hi- obtained two sums of - | money by representing that he bud direct; | information from a jockey. The racehorse (Jang Awn" was mixed up in the I i deal, and the police applied fo,- an :idI jotiMimetit until they gained some in- j .formation themselves" regarding the buai-1