POLICE COURT.

Auckland Star, Volume LV, Issue 107, 7 May 1924, Page 7

POLICE COURT.

i (Before Mr. J. W. Poynton, S.M., and ; Messrs, P. Floyd and D. C. Fraser, j J.P.'s.) " 1 | j STREET OFFENCES. Martin McDonousih (47) and Alexan- j dor. Duff (23) pleaded guilty to a charge in respect of fighting in the street. McDonoupli. n man with a record, who was stated to be the aggressor, was fined £2, plus 'ah hire 2/3. in default seven days. Duff was lined £1, in de- : fault three days. Alfred Ogier (50), a. man with a big: record, was sentenced to seven days' imprisonment on a charge concerning the ' use of obscene language. STRUCK WITH A STICK. j Albert Neary (58) was charged with ' having assaulted Thomas Kennedy. It was shown that Kennedy walked round an hotel corner last evening, and Neary, who was with Mrs. Neary, struck him i over the head with a stick. Kennedy was produced as an "exhibit," his head being swathed in bandages. "J hit him with my walking stick after Kennedy had used offensive language to my wife," : said accused. Kennedy denied having i spoken to Mrs. Neary. That lady, when called, corroborated her husband's story. "You had no right to use that stick; you might have killed the man," said Mr. Poynton, S.M., to Neary. "You must not take the law into your own ; hands. It was a serious assault. Seven !days!" ' Neary pleaded guilty to a charge of I being £2S 11/5 in arrears with a rnainj tenance order in respect of a girl who I had been in the Education Department's ! home. The girl had now left the home, and was married, said Neary, who gave ! the Magistrate a list of the payments he ■ had recently made on the order. Neary 1 said he had served two months in Mt. j Eden gaol in respect of the arrears. I The Magistrate thought it was rather j hard on Neary that he should have to jgo on paying when the girl had left the ] home. However, he was responsible, ' and the charge could not be passed on ito the taxpayer. Still, he would be i shown consideration, and so long as !he paid £) per month off the arrears he j would not be punished. BY-LAW BREACHES. I Senior-Sergeant Rawle presented four I cases concerning breaches of the by-laws. !C. V. Parsons was fined 20/ for plying I for hire in the railway station approach I without a license. He was also ordered Ito pay witnesses' expenses 20/ and costs ! 15/. Frederick T. Clark \va9 mulcted in the sum of 20/, costs 11/, for failing Jto obey a traffic constable's signal, and 10/, plus costs 11/, for failing to notify change of ownership of a motor car. J. jA. Watson, who drove a cart across in ; front of a train on a level crossing, was fined 20/, with costs 3/, and witness' ■ expenses 20/. I Thirteen prosecutions against Auck- ' land motor bus proprietors, who al- ! legedly refused to comply with the direction of a City Council inspector, when I told to move away from outside the Post Office, were adjourned for a fort- ■ night. I Three prosecutions were brought by j Inspector Bland, of the City Council Traffic Department. For failing to apply for a taxi driver's license, D. Shannon was fined 20/, costs 7/. A J fine of 10/, with costs 7/, was imposed '' on V. E. Hickey, who failed to notify ! change of ownership of a motor cycle. ' Failure to obtain a taxi driver's license ' ■ cost Wm. Davidson a fine of 40/, plus costs 7/. ALLEGED FALSE PRETENCES. J Samuel John Carncross (31), was i charged with having obtained from ' Walter Elliott, two cord tyres, valued at £7, the property of the Distributing 1 Agency Ltd., by representing that he ■ : was A. Prosser, a carrier at Otahuhu. I "This man, who was arrested by Detec- • tive Barling, has got about £00 worth of stuff by the same means," said Senior ! Detective Hammond. "He was found ■ j yesterday hawking a pair of tyres." ii * Accused was remanded till May 12. , Bail was fixed at £100. It was stated i that other charges were pending. ! I Leslie James Bryne (21), an Australian, was charged with having obtained ■ from Alan Tate a suit valued at £11 11/ by representing that he had already paid . I for the suit. He was remanded til] i j May 14, and bail was fixed at £50. I ACTION THAT FAILED. Joseph Radalj, wine merchant, o ! Henderson, was the defendant in a pro ■ sedition brought by Duncan Donald, o 1 Henderson, foreman of roads, employe! ■' Iby the Waitemata County Council ' Radalj was charged with havin* " assaulted Donald by striking him wit! ■ his clenched list, and with havin; 5 rescued a bull which had been seized Jo 5 the purpose of impounding. Donald 3 who was represented by Mr. Graj alleged that Radalj, his neighbour, inter ' vened when he was driving two bull I to the pound, and that Radalj assaulte s j him. After hearing the evidence th c j Bench resolved to dismiss both charge! I Mr. Poynton, S.M., was of opinion tha c any scullle that took place did not coi stitute an assault, and the bull was nc really wandering, since Radalj wer , after it immediately he knew it was c clie road. Defendant, who was repr> sented by Mr. Elliott, was allowe expenses totalling fo 3/.