POLICE COURT.

Auckland Star, Volume LIII, Issue 281, 27 November 1922, Page 5

POLICE COURT.

(Before Mr. J. K. Wilson, v.\L) George Saviile IM*>, refn-*\i t,> leave iiie Wav.rley Hotel when under ;np influence of liquor nn Saturday until removed by the police, vheii he be.ume very disorderly. lie iiad previously l>een several lim.--. convicted for drunkenness, bnt begged for "a chance." saying he had not taken drink for _ iuiij time and it bad gone to bis head un tbis occasion. If he wa« allowed to g 0 ha would clear away into the . nuntrj —Ti_ had his ticket. On a charge "i drunkenne-- u.eii-ed was sentenced to fourteen days' imprisonment, and for having ."fii-ed to leavt, the hotel when requested lie was convicted and discharged. MAN'S INGRATITUDE. Walter .loseph Kelson i 2. ' met Thoma. Donnelly in a city hotel one day last week and on telling Donnelly that he was "broke" and had no bed to go to, he ; was invited accompany him to his room in Vim-cut .Street for the nij-iii. Nelson went with him. and in the middle of the night, whil-t the other man »»•„« asleep, lie went through his clothes- and decamped with two CI ',otes and a rolled gold watch and gold chain. lie pleaded guilty to-day to th« theft and the Magistrate, remarking tiiat his was a mean and ungrateful theft, sentenced him to imprisonment for three month*, with hard labour. STOLE A VIOLIN. .lack Williams (-.0) pleaded guilty to the theft of a violin, valued at fKt. when it was stated that he got it from its owner. Edward Kllis Edwards, on the pretext that lie was sojng to have it repaired, for which purpose lie got an advance of ft-". He pawned the instrument for £1. then redeemed it- and pawned it elsewhere for £2. Accused said he had no intention of stealing the violin. He had given the pawn ticket to the owner. Magistrate: That is poor satisfaction to the owner to pawn his violin and then hand him the ticket. Senior-Detective dimming. stated that the accused had been convicted __ times since he arrived in 1000. Accused was sentenced to three : months' imprisonment with hard labour. SELLING A HORSE. | -""chard O__orne (25). and l*-tri_k Joseph Curtin (22), for whom Mr. Allan ■ Moody appeared, were charged with having cheated at a game known as : "selling a horse" with intent to defraud i James O'Brien, with lieing rogues and • vagabonds in that they played a game ■ known as "selling a horse" in the bar i of the City Club Hotel, and with gaming in a public place, to wit. tlie City Club • Hotel. On the accused pleading'guilty i to the third charge the first two were withdrawn.

I'lte Chief-Detective stated that on October 22 the accused got in touch with a young man from the country-a mere boy—and claimed his acquaintance. The boy said lie did not know them, but he was persuaded to go and have a drink. A dispute was engineered as to who was to pay for the drink, and tbe accused suggested a game of

"selling a horse." In this case 2/G each wa* put up. the proposed victim being allowed to win the first time, when it was suggested that they should play for "two out of three." The boy from the country desired to.'be paid when he won the first game, but the accused refuser! to pay him. Earlier in the day the accused had played a similar trick on another man. who bad complained to the police. Cnrtiu had been twice convicted for theft and also for having unlawfully used a motor car. The other accused had not- been before the Court previously, but be was one of the gues.er type, living on his wits. Mr. Moody appealed for a fine tor the voting men' in lieu of imprisonment Osborne had .. job to go to in the country and Curtin would go down to hi* mbtner's farm at Hastings that very night. The Magistrate imposed a fine of no. with H .">/ costs, in each case, and refused time to pay. this being opposed by Cliief-Detecti-e Cumining*. The default. was six day*" imprisonment with ban. labour. INDECENT OFEENCES At-ÜBGED. Albert Thomas Smith, used 20. »'«" remanded t_ appear at th- Papakutn Police Court on -Ot'i inst.. on a charge of having indecently assaulted a gir: 5 years oi* age. Considerable time was occupied in the i bearing of charges of wilful and ob»eene 'exposure preferred again*! George | Campbell Morgan I2_l. who was alleg.'l !to have exposed bimself t,, two littl" S»ir!« in Wiirtnransfi Road. Epsom, and '"' I another little girl in Campbell Road. Eller.li.. It was alleged that the accused was driving motor lorr. -it 17 lat a -low pace along Whettirangi Koailat ■ the time of one of the i.fl'eu.e- nll.g"'l'and that on tiie uci-a.ion of the -■•••oi-.l ! offence he invited dree little _ir'- i"ill - j iug home I'rjtii __hoo! in Campbell Road jto ride in lii" lorry and er.po-ed iiim-el to one of t.iem. when -lie wa« -eat-d | ill tlie lorry alouj-. Ide bin,. I Mr. Dickson, for the offence. ..l'-I .several witlies-es. who swore lhat tne j accused wa = elsewhere in Un* '-it\ -»" !i " specified date of October >■<■ at :■"■ lim" (of the allegni ollen e-. and t-»•* .-I_-"- :- ---; trate dismissed iiie case", remarking th. ' 'their evidence could not i»- disnia -.1 'y ' tiiat of the little girl-.