POLICE COURT.

Auckland Star, Volume L, Issue 201, 25 August 1919, Page 6

POLICE COURT.

i Before Mr. Wilson, <M.). DRUNKENNESS. Two lit-si oir.-udcrs were convicted'end ' lined 111' each, and a third war, convicted and lined tl. For his second olivine within six 'month-, Charles .lames ,i a s convicted | and Unci HI . | OBSCENE LANGUAGE. j William Minsters, a native bricklayer! .00l 1 no: rccollc-t ha\ ing used obse'ene] i lunguage. lie explained that he was drunk la: the time. The incident was explained by the arresting constable, ami. the acidised «a.s convicted and lined t1.".. , A DISGRACE TO THE CITY. "It's her folirtll otlcnce within six I I months," sai.l Sub-Inspector Woiilmann, ' ii lien Kditii I'onna.l I with -ever.il aliase-1 having committed a breach of her prohibition order. 11,- further slated that the accused ha,l been living a shocking life, and ,vus a disgrace to the city, lie j suggested thai Ihe "only place" for her, was at the reformatory- and 'tins for an extended period. Accused was sentenced to three mouths' hard j labour. I " NO TIME FOR THE BLACKS." "I've got no lime for the blacks.'' was the statement of Richard Harvey, I when charged v\u a drunkenness, and: with haling scattered a Hindu hunker's ,ha lianas over the street. I >n the lirst charge Harvey was discharged, but on th,- sec,,n,| i one of mi-chief) he was ordered lo pny <</ restitution, and li/ I , witnesses' expense- < I CHARGE OF THEFT. I Delia I'ine, a middle-aged woman. '.represented by Mr. Dickson, admitted I j having stolen'n wristlet vaicli. valued j 'al .1., and a gold i-iti- worth tl from ! Maw Moore. The owner of the articles 1 related ho., the accused had lis,-,I her bed room for ah,nit ten minutes, and then left. Witness went into the room a little later and found that the articles hail been stolen. Plain-clothes Constable \\ il-on -aid the accll-ed told him that ihe rin l : had b i given her by a soldier, She disclaimed any knowledge of ihe watch. Counsel, while recognising thai the , accused had a bad record, submitted thai lit was not a case for imprisonment, but .one iv which the accused should be sent to the country. The Magistrate differed from this view and convicted, and ordered the accused lo pome up for sentence if called within twelve months. lic-dilul ion of the I stolen articles was also ordered. DISTURBED IN HIS SLEEP. A .barge of vajrrun.'.v. in that he was 'found by night, without lawful excuse, jon the premises of the Standard Sani--1 tarv Manufacturing Company in Albert Street, was preferred against .lames Kdgar Steele, who pleaded guilty to the chare,,-. Sub-Inspector Wuhlmann stated thai when the accused was located by the arresting constable, while asleep in an outhouse adjoining the premises, he tried to escape capture. Accused was without work, and wus without money. He was sentenced to one month's imprisonment with hard labour. A SERIOUS CHARGE. A charge of rape on a girl of nine tears was made against a young man 'named K. B. Stokoe. On the'application of counsel he was remanded to appear to-ntorro-.v vvenik. hail being fixed at a: :ii in. MISCELLANEOUS. For selling sweets on Sunday, Emily j Cassck was lined 10/ and costs.