POLICE COURT.

Auckland Star, Volume LIV, Issue 50, 28 February 1923, Page 5

POLICE COURT.

(Before Mr. J. W. Poynton, 8.31)

UNWANTED LOVE LETTERS When Alfred Joseph Du dsol _ (M) Sanft<„„nyf y *° haVia * assaulted R 4b" Sanft, under provocation," and drew a document from his pocket with the ap .Towel. __"}"? ° f readin * Jt ' Wt Rowell asked for a week's remana, so tbat the accused could be placed undei medical observation.

There is something wrong with him,' said the sergeant. "I„ this case he went into his brother's chemist shou. and "hen asked to go away, committed the assault. I have here a mass of letters »_» 6 1« yhhumi u rn , to a S irl wh ° doesnt wan. him, which goes to show he is mental.' His brother is a chemist, and has no doubts about his condition" Do you hear that—it is said yo.i nav t been writing letters to a young woman who does not want your attention?" said the magistrate. "It seems to show you are not mentally sound. Dudson. You are remanded for a week for medical observation."

Dudson left the dock waving his diicu ment.

ROY WHO CAME BACK.

A 10-year-old youth admitted having stolen a camera, valued at _.'2 5.', the property of George Markin. and Sergeant Rowell stated of him that whatever else good could be said of him. truthfulness could not be claimed a* one of liis merits. There was a record of lies to his discredit. He had pleaded guilty to the theft of a bicycle in No vember last, and in view of his yout'i. and a promise of good behaviour, a conviction had not boon recorded.

"You take no notice of leniency,'' said the Magistrate, addressing the boy. "You seem determined to go on stealing. The Court bad consideration ,o you and your widowed mother, and you were not convicted, although proved guilty of thef:. Jiero you are hack a ; .'.in. having stolen something else." The boy was remanded for a week, in custody, "to remind him where he was heading," as the masristraic put it. An or.ici wa; made that he sho 'Id be kept apart from other prisoners.

A youthful employee of the Farmers" I'nion Trading Company pleaded guilty to tbe theft of a rifle and a number of articles of clothing from his employers, and he was remanded iin':i! Monday, pending a report from the Probation Officer.

TRAFFIC PROSECUTIONS. There were a number of persons penalised for breaches of the traffic by-.aws. several being lined £2 for having passed stationary tramears. It was stated by Constable Maisey that F. J. Rayner shot past a standing car at the rate of 30 miles an hour,' and this defendant who did not appear, was fined £5.