POLICE COURT.

Auckland Star, Volume LV, Issue 115, 16 May 1924, Page 3

POLICE COURT.

(Before Mr. J. AY. Poynton, S.M., and Mr. A. L. Stratford, J.P-) I CONSORTING. Annie Elizabeth Slattery IjO) stoutly denied charges preferred against » her of being an idle and disorderly per- < son, and with consorting with thieves 1 and prostitutes. c Constables Hinton and Walton cited J no less than ten occasions when they observed accused in the company of certain ladies of ill-repute. She had not c done any work to their knowledge for j the last two months. _ Slattery: I've been working right up t until last Wednesday. I did not know -\ who the women were that 1 spoke to. . Senior Sergeant Rawle handed tbe i magistrate accused's list, which con- i tamed 33 p.c's. ' Mr. Poynton (perusing her list): Oh, ( she has* not been so bad since 1915. \ Have you any relatives? —Yes, I have a I brother in Ponsonby. Will he have anything to do with f you?—Oh, yes, I was there only the c other day to see him. c Mr. Poynton: Well, T will dismiss the c charge of being an idle and disorderly I person, and on the other T will remand 1 you until Tuesday, so that you can see if your brother will help you. WANTED A "FAIR GO." - "I have been persecuted by the police , and I want a fair'go,'' said Harold j Herbert Payne when charged with tin- _ lawfully trespassing oil the Ellerslie j racecourse during the progress of a race meeting. "I came out of gaol the day , that chap Scott was hanged, and 1 went to the races to meet a man who gave mo .omc work to do. 1 am buying tools every week. I am working, and J j am paying £3 per week maintenance. , I want the detective to get in the box , and give evidence. I want to lead an honest life, sir. and I want n fair go," , accused concluded. Mr. Poynton: Well, get that idea out , of your head that the police are persecuting you. Chief Detective Cummings: This man , has a criminal list, sir. , Mr. Poynton: Yes, 1 sec: he is not , the type of man to be on racecourses. However. I will give him another , chance. 1 will suspend sentence for 12 months. He will be ordered to pay costs. OLD ENOUGH TO KNOW BETTER. Four young men, Eric Dix. Roland ' Brownlee, Eric Brownlee and Albert Rookes, pleaded guilty to having thrown stones at Northcote on April 24, lo the danger of Frederick Jackson. Senior Sergeant Rawle said that the four were walking along Lake Road about 10.30 on the night in question, and they despatched a volley of stoneon the roof of Mr. Jackson's house. Nothing was previously known about the four accused. Mr. Poynton: They arc old enough to know better, though. Each was convicted and fined £2, and ordered to pay costs 3/6. A month was allowed in which to pay. the magistrate remarking that it would keep them in mind oi their transgression. OUTCOME OF A DRUNKEN BOUT. For committing a grossly indecent act in Queen's Parade. Devonport. .lack Etlkin (Mr. Rice) was lined £3, and for using obscene .language he was lined __.. and ordered to pay witnesses' expenses and costs totalling £1 13/REMANDED. John Raymond Bain (2..). alias Raymond, alias Dr. Raymond, was remanded to appear at Xew Plymouth on May 23. on a charge of having forged the name of J. Willetta to a Post Office letter-card. FORBIDDEN FISH. While out on a launch party recently two young men simply could not resist the temptation of picking the succulent oyster. Both were charged with picking oysters from the beds in close season, and they pleaded guilty. Mr. Hubble, who .appeared for the Inspector of Fisheries, said that when approached by an inspector they frankly admitted picking a couple of oysters. Mr. Poynton said that some men did not in md paying a fine as long as they could pick oysters. If they were not stopped the beds would in time become depleted. In each case fines of £3 and j costs were imposed. They were also asked to pay solicitor's fee of £3 3/. Their names were ordered to be suppressed. A GANG OF HOODLUMS. Five young men were lined up before the magistrate on summons on three charges—(l) damaging two fences, (2) damaging flower beds at St. Peter's Church, and (3) with damaging a waterpipe. All pleaded guilty. The facts as outlined by the senio rsergeant were that on the night of April 17 last the four men met by appointment' on a bridge in Home Street. Arch Hill, and consumed a gallon jar of beer. On their way home they did the damage mentioned. They were all more or less under the influence of liquor. Senior Sergeant Rawle said further that such conduct was unfortunately too much like the conduct of the '"pushes" in Australia. With the exception of one young man, Phillip D. Buffett, the others had not previously appeared in Court. Mr. Sullivan, for the delinquents, said that all came from respectable families. They had consumed some drink and certainly had acted rather foolishly. However, counsel denied that they were members of a "push."' Mr. Poynton said that Buffett had received a chance. He had been convicted for theft and admitted to probation. He would have to answer a charge of breach.of probation. The Probation Officer. Mr. Campbell, said that as soon as Buffett had got into irouble he came to him to explain. Since bis release on probation lie had conducted himself well. Mr. Campbell thought that he deserved another chance. _,Ir. Poynton: This jjang will have, to be broken up. The boys want to bo checked for doing damage to people's property. However, I will give Buffett another chance, but you remember that .you have gone very close to Mount Eden this time. If you get into trouble again you will go up there. The other young men will be placed on probation for a period of two years, and each will have to pay their share to repair the damage done. As the other four wore under 21 years their name, were ordered to lie suppressed.