POLICE COURT.

Auckland Star, Volume LI, Issue 4, 5 January 1920, Page 6

POLICE COURT.

Before Mr. J. E. Wilson, S.M.; DRUNKENNESS Two first offenders were convicted and discharged with a fine of 10/ in one case, while another had not sufficiently recovered, and his case was adjourned for a week. Hiram Bell, found drunk in Wyndham Street, was convicted and discharged and ordered to come up for sentence when called upon, there being a proviso that he got away from the temptations of the city, thus avoiding- further trouble, with which he was threatened. BROKE THEIR ORDERS. Several prohibited persons had yielded to the temptation to join the New Year celebrations by "partaking of their favourite nectar. William J. Hamilton (04) stated that he thought his order lapsed with his release from the island, and was fined £2 for his lapse of memory. Martin Johansen (41) broke his order in no uncertain manner, and was found drunk in Grey Street. A £4 fine was inflicted in default a month's imprisonment. Joseph Merrick in his lapse on December 27, had charge of a horse and cart in Jcrvois Road, Ponsonby, which fact aggravated the charge against him. He was charged £2, in default 7 days, for breaking his order, and £1 or 48 hours, for hie inability to look after the conveyance. AH UNLUCKY CHOICE. David Melntyre picked upon two plain clothes constables when soliciting alms in Hobson Street, and when his appeal failed to strike a responsive chord, showed that "cadging" was more or less a eide-line, and proceeded to upbraid the constables with filthy language. He was sentenced to a month's hard labour on- each charge, the sentences to be concurrent. HIS WIFE'S CAtlAs an aftermath of his Christmas escapade, Ernest A. Curtis was charged with escaping from custody at Rotoroa Toland, and also converting the dinghy of the Salvation Army authorities to hisl own use. In mitigation of his relapse from durance vile, Curtis stated that he had received a letter from his wife complaining of her health, an<J liad sought the permission of the authorities to visit her in vain, and had yielded to the alternative of taking french leave. Further, he stated that he had been committed to' the island on his own application. The Magistrate remarked that the authorities had evidently good reasons for declining to let Curtis leave the island, and that his. pull across to the mainland tnd trek to Epsom would cost him fourteen days' hard, in addition to the seven days he had already spent in custody. INCORRIGIBLE AT FIFTEEN. A girl of fifteen years, who had been committed to the Salvation Rescue Home just before Christmas, proved too wily for the guardians of the detention domocile, and escaped. Aβ the authorities there appeared to be unable to cope with the wayward child, the Magistrate committed her to the Caversham. institution. HOUDAY BURGLARIES. Two charges of breaking and entering were preferred against Oscar Stange'by,.' alias Stanley Mikkleson, a Norwegian. I The Bret offence is alleged to have taken place on Boxing Day, the victim being 'Mr. W. J. Hayr, whose premises , were rifled to the extent of £74. The other charge was of stealing , clothes and sundrie-; to the value of £24, the property of Mr. M. Licfotenstein. This case was remanded. .. SAILOR ATTEMPTS SUICIDE. "T wae drinking a lot," said Frank Moore, a 3'oung English sailor, when charged with having attempted to take ihis life on December 16. The accused .- recently came from Wellington, having been in the Dominion only three months, ' and was found in a state of collapse with his throat gashed with a razor. ,; The police could advance no reason for the rash act, and in view of the fact that Moore had a ship to return to lie was convicted and fined £6 15/ hospital' ■expanses. _____________