POLICE COURT.

Auckland Star, Volume LI, Issue 117, 17 May 1920, Page 6

POLICE COURT.

(Before Mr. J. E. AVibon, S.M.) INTEMPERANCE. Ten men, six of them first offenders, had their names called for intemperance, and the punishments ranged from a. conviction only to seven days without she option. The heavier penalty fell on William Adamson, ('.50) a sizeable fellow, who had three other breaches against trim within the six months. Norman Oswald Smith was again remanded, and! James Alexander Donopliue (34), v man j with two other names, and. Louis j Lawrence Anderson (83), were each fined 10/ for a second offence. Two of fhe first offenders forfeited bail and t'.ie other four were convicted and discharged. THE CHISEL MAX. John William McClure (4i), one of the| principals of tiie chisel v. baton tluai oa i the .Sunday night cf the Prince's visit, was not well enough to come out of; hospital and face a count of attempting , ! to hurt (.'unstable Hoit. Tae hearing was therefore remanded for another week, Ciuef-Deteetive MoMahcn intimating that the man would probably be a "cot ca=e" for some weeks ionger. FINED THIRTY POUNDS. Cornelius McUevitt deemed it ?-<lvi3able to plead guilty to the charge tohat, being a bookmaker, he had made beU at Ellersiie on tne day of the Royal meeting, but he rwistpd the gentie i •in.-in;iation that he was "in a big way,'l and exp'iairoi to the how he j came -to have £60 on him at the t : me. He said iie was empioyed at the railway workshops, but had not been workingfor the -past six months owing to rheumatism. His eieh was mostly insurance money, and the police knew, r.e said, that he had not made many beta. He was fined £30, and when 'he asked for time be was permitted to! pay in ■ £10 cash, remit another "'tenner" in a I month and pay the balance four weeks later. HE CUT AN AETEBY. Mr. Allan Moody represented Franklin ■Tohn Smith (24). t'!:e man who awaits l/;e trial on a charge concerning a girl ar.rt who was new brought up on an allegation of attempted suicide. Briefly i ihe put forn-arii by counsel were that Smith w;is with friends in the Metropolitan Hotel sticking pins into his arm. A sce-ptical person ?a ; d thatl was easy, and demanded tha.t fho feat! bo performed wiUh a. knife. Smith duly] called for the instrument and ftnek it into his arm. bnt evidently made a : fli.cht mi-calculation, with the result i that he cut an artery and nearly bled to . [ rteath. The police were not prepared to : <ro on with the care so 'he was remanded till to-morrow morning. FAI.S3 DECIiARATION. His Worship committed William Henry Hiprine. returned ~o<iier. for triali on a co.'nt of making- a fa-Ue declaration | to a niarriare certificate :n May last year. llr. T. Cuipan declared he v;as then registrar, and accused hadj stated, first, that hi* name wa.s William IJaven and second, t'i-t he was, a bachelor. Mr. Wyatt d.> i.ied and Chief-Detective Mcilahon stated the man wa-s a widower. Bail was allowed in a securely of £-30. by-laws, A crop of oy-'aw ca.-es were also hoard from _\n. Ed'en and iljunt Albert. Wandering hor-e-s ?o~i A. Burgess £2j and coste on each of thre-2 : .nform;itions, j K. 11. C.'.ever Id/ snj costs, ar>d D. Ken-| nedy £2 and cost-. A complaint abeur. , poultry not, p.cpcrly housed caused. i?er.ry Godfrey to pay 20/ and for distributing -icli offal where it was not. wanted, G. \T. \\ akefieli-l was fined a pound, with cosl6 amouiu'ing to 25/0. j