POLICE COURT.

Auckland Star, Volume LIII, Issue 99, 28 April 1922, Page 6

POLICE COURT.

tßefore Mr. J. W. Pcyrrtoii, SJrL) SEX XOSTES' XXFaRXSO2Q££SX. Earry INhrhol Sadler csme trp for sentence after having pleaded gttiattv to thai tfheft cf jeweDery and monsy'troai a, hoardiamihoase. ' Chief Desectire McHveney stated that although Sadler had not previously been convicted his behaviour had not been of the best. Aithoagh a man 1 led man he had become "engaged" to a guti. and on the strength erf Tdrati-%orrowEd £10 from. her. As the rime for the warriage drew near she made some inrjsirries., and rounri xnast tsg nan made ready to to sea en a stripSadler was geiiitenced to six —ant!-? ImprisunnientOK UCCESSED PR.RMTSFS. Two vt>trng men. Donald Dsvtes Stetrart and James Heame. wiieu charged vrith liaviriaj been itnlaivrally on hcensed premises after .hotrrs. gave the excuse that they had "been -visiting the licensee, who was a friend, without having any intention of •ohtainirig a driaSHowever, wrong names and addresses were given to Conistable George Robson hy the young men when he caught them coming out of the Wynyard Anns Hotel -and inquired their business. For furnishing- such unreliahle information the defendants were each fined £2, and as the Magistrate- refused to accent their excuse as to why they were in the premises, they were convicted on the main charge aLso. and fined another ill in each case. aUSCETLANOUS. John Dyer, charged with an aggravated assault on a female under 14 years of age. was remanded until May 5. A lad named Arthur Stephenson, who said he had left his oTandmother's home in Dunedin four months ago. and ha.d run out of money, pleaded guilty to having been found by night on enclosed premises- The lad had gained entry t'> a city h'THard saloon which he had previously frequented, with the idea oi having a sleep. He was remanded for a week in order that his people might be communicared with. Alfred John Mills, a middle-aged man. was remanded to appear at Wellington (Poßce Court on May i on a charge of , having stolen a watch and chain, wallet, and £9 in money, the property of Rajbt. j Scott. John Delaney. a youn-r man. admitted having been found hiding 'indemeath a hunk on the steamer Manuka prior to the vessel's departure for -ydnev yes- : terday. in an endeavour to stow avay. : The defendant had been disc'narced with ; the remainder of the crew of the 3laheno in February last, and had since I been unable to uhtain any work. He was convicted and discharged. For breaches of the Flrea~iris Act the following were penali-seti: Eman-: j l Hissin, fined 10' as.! costs: Joseph M> Gregor. 10/ and costs: H. G. Lowe. V' and costs: Moses Robinson. I 1" and costs: Farmers" Union Trading Company ordered to pay ,-■>-:-. Thomas Francis was lined i-*"* for having failed to protect bread for -ale from ftieo and du-t: Mart in <a'n.iers wasrined £1. -.vith til 1! --osts. for ri-'.v-committed a nuisance n a railway carriage. Yv? baaing >.>sted si's n -.lie;, having renewed hi< ii.-»r-> K. Davie, 1 was fined 10 and a.i-ts; nnd Arthnr Newdick ->'. as tine 1 zi■'■ : r h.r ' " erected a stable :-. N-- ■• Vorta ?. •■ without a pemirt fr. m Z3° • inc-J. F------having driven a ta.x'. w.rh ■ ■-. a '.':■ :.- ---■ - r.-a wao