POLICE COURT.

Auckland Star, Volume LII, Issue 24, 28 January 1921, Page 4

POLICE COURT.

(ißcfore Mr. J. W. Poynton, S.M.) DRUNKENNESS. '""You are heading for the Island," remarked the magistrate, in fining Michael McLean 20/, who was found drunk in Albert Street yesterday. He had been convicted recently. A sailor from the Veronica, who pleaded guilty to a charge of drunkenness, was ordered to be handed over to his superior officers. On the evidence of Constable Campagnola Art-bur Cowan was convicted and fined £10 for using obscene language on the Wind-sor Reserve, Deconport. Tlie accused was drunk at the time, and sa>:d hr knew nothing about the matter. He was convicted and discharged on the charge of drunkenness. The face of ArthuT Smiles (4») belied his rraime when he was sent to prison for a month for being found helplessly drunk in Customs .Street. He had just come away from the Inland, where he had been for twelve months. As soon as he got Iris liberty he took to drink again. A carter named Alfred O'Meara was convicted on evidence of hay ng used Obscene language in a public place, and with having assaulted George Burnett. He was fined a total sum of £4. PREFERRED PRISON TO SHIP. "Life is so unbearable on board my ship that I would sooner go to prison," declared a seaman named Said Faze! ("22). who was charged with haiving absented himself from the sa'ling vessel 'E. R. Sterftng. at present in the harbour. The magistrate said that New Zealand did not want such people. The sailor retorted that there was nothing wrong in a man not being able to stand the conditions on board. He asked permission to sec the suiper'ntendent of shippin-?, who, the magi«»/trate said, would get him a diachargie from his ship if he showed good cause. Meanwhile he was | remanded, to be placed on board the vessel, which was to go into- the stream this afternoon preparatory to safFng. | i — I