POLICE COURT.

Auckland Star, Volume LIV, Issue 48, 26 February 1923, Page 4

POLICE COURT.

(Before Mr. J. W. Poynton, S.M.) AGNES GOES BACK. Agnes Inges'ree (.50), said she didn't reckon she had been drunk, as the police alleged, but she admitted having broken four panes of glass, *he property of Thomas Murray. As this was the third offence of Agnes within six months, and her 58th appearance before the Court, she to sent to gaol for seven days for drunkenness, and ordered to remain there for 14 days thereafter, for having committed mischief. DRUNKENNESS, INDECENCY AND VAGABONDAGE. For drunkenness, Samuel James Paterson (42) was fined £1, and for having committed an indecent act he was fined £3. John Morris f01) was charged with being a rogue and vagabond, having been found by night on the enclosed premises of Annie Archibald. He pleaded guilty, and asked for leniency, saying it waa the first time he had ever been before a court, after 40 years in Xew Zealand, the last seven of which had been spent about Auckland. Sergt. Kowell said that there was a suspicion that the accused had been after some cheap poultry, but Morris replied that he had simply sought shelter in a fowl house because it had come on to rain. Accused was convicted and discharged. MAORI ASSAULTS CONDUCTOR. Eric Hapata, a Maori, aged 44, pleaded not guilty to charges of indecent language and assault. It was stated by Alfred Treneary, a tram conductor, that on Saturday afternoon the accused got into a Heme Bay car and bought a one-sectjon ticket. He tendered 6d, and received the ticket and 4d change. Shortly afterwards the accused walked through the car after witness, saying: '"You thief you mongrel! I gave you fid; you only give mc 2d change." Witness was patient with him, and advised him to keep quiet, but the Maori struck him in the mouth. An inspector corroborated this evidence, and said that the Maori, who was under the influence of liquor, pushed him away when he advised him to leave the car quietly. ''There is too much of this sort of thing goes on," said the inspector. Rapata stated that the conductor gave him neither change nor ticket, but called him a 'black dog."' whereupon he slapped the conductor's face. Accused was convicted and sentenced to seven days' imprisonment on each charge. , TWO NEGROES GO ASTRAT. George Gray, v negro seaman, pleaded guilty to some exceedingly lurid language of the American variety in Customs Street. He had offered to escort another negro, who was very drunk, on board his ship. He put the other darkey on his back, but after carrying him » short way dropped him on to the path and used the illuminative language complained of. George was fined *», which amount was paid by the captain of his ship.