POLICE COURT.

Auckland Star, Volume LII, Issue 306, 24 December 1921, Page 9

POLICE COURT.

(Before Mr. J. E. Wilson, S.M.) FOURTEEN DRUNKS. The Court sat at 0 o'clock this morning, and of the seventeen men charged fourteen were called upon to explain acts of intoxication. Seven tirst offenders who had spent a hilarious day yesterday, and a more or less remorseful morning to-day, were dealt with in the usual way, cither forfeiting bail in default of uppcaranec, or else being convicted and discharged. Herbert Candy (54), who had Tjeen up for the same thins four times recently, was fined £2. and William Porter, a second offender who pleaded lor leniency, promising he would not do it again, was fined £1. James Milk (55), a second offender, was also fined j£l. INDISCREET. The indiscretions of Joseph Hollis (58) and Philip Walsh (22) were moro serious as in addition to being drunk they had been caught doing indecent acts. Hollis, who was lined £2 or seven days, had been found in Cleaves Avenue, while the scene of Walsh's act was in Fort Street Lane. He was lined £3. George Wyatt's double offence consisted of being drunk and breaking his prohibition order. He was fined £2 or seven days' imprisonment with hard labour. COSTLY SHAVING BRUSH. John Rhodes (40) was in Rendell's last night with his wife and children, when lie saw a shaving brush, priced at •J/6, and put it in his pocket. An attendant spoke to him about the matter, and lie freely confessed, offering- to pay, but tbe police were called in. "Rhodes, who liad an English accent and said he was ii carpenter, told the Court he was short of money, but he seemed very sincere in his undertaking never, never" to steal again. He was fined £2, the return of the brush being ordered, and he was given to understand that this would be his first and last chance. / TOOK BAG Or PEAS Petty thieving was the action -lames Donovan was asked to explain. He was brought up on remand on a count of takiftg a bag of peas, worth about 16/, from Turner and C4rowers, X>td. Evidence was given that Donovan had had a few drinks. Hi* previous record was clean, so he was ordered to pay costs amounting to 10/. DIDN'T KNOW HE WAS RICH. Harry Kendall (29). who was discovered sleeping in a park last night, was charged with being an idle and disorderly person without sufficient means of support. Ernest Page, the licensee of 1 the Eoyal Hotel, stated that Kendall had been doing odd jobs at the hotel. He had not applied for accommodation at the hotel, and there was a balance of £3 5/ owing to him. The man left with-_ out collecting this, and it transpired that lie did not know it was due to him. Kendall was discharged.