POLICE COURT.

Auckland Star, Volume LV, Issue 171, 21 July 1924, Page 7

POLICE COURT.

(Before Mr. F. K. Hunt, F.M.) VAGRANCY. An old offender, Mary Smith (44), pleaded guilty to a charge that she was an idle and disorderly person and consorted with reputed prostitutes. Senior - ,Sergeant Rawie said that -Mary possessed a record of 44. previous convictions. She had recently be.-h under observation by the police and had been seen with women of ill repute. Mr. Hunt: Oh, you wore up here a little, while .ago. Three months! • Thomas ■ Grogan - (47) pleaded not guilty when charged with being a rogue and vagabond with insufficient lawful means of support. , Special Constable Ryan, employed by tho. Auckland Harbour Board, stated that, during .tho last seven weeks Grogan had been frequenting the boats at the wharves and begging meals. He did not « ; ork as far as witness could see. SeniorSergeant Rawle said that only last month accused was convicted and discharged on a similar charge. Grogan explained that he had been working casually and that a permanent position was hard to secure. ■ . lie was again convicted and ordered to come up for sentence within six months. THREATENING BEHAVIOUR. When Constable Wilkes was in Hen-ley-Street at 0.30 p.m. on Saturday, he found Thomas Hughes (10.1 lying on the footpath, apparently unconscious. A little way further along the street the constable met another man, Alexander McKendry (34) j arid' asked him 'if be knew anything about Hughes. He paid that he did not. However, when he niet Hughes in the presence of Constable Wilkes, Hnghrs said: '"I thought you were my mate,, but you are a mongrel." Mckendry then Itpbcked Hughes down, and afterwards admitted that he had struck him before. '.Both men. .when charged with using threatening .behaviour, and committing a breach of the peace, pleaded guilty, and. were each .convicted and fined £1, in default seven days. REMANDED. A youth, John Sanderson McGregor, was remanded until July .£4 on a charge of breaking and entering by night the store of Thomas Woods, at Nihotapu, and stealing 10/ in money,, cigarettes, and chewing gum. He was also charged with the theft of a saddle valued at £8. ■ ; George Harrison, who stood charged with stealing £2 1!)/ in money, and a razor valued at 0/, the property of Henry Pearlman,. was remanded to July 25, an order, that further inquiries could be made. Having b#en arrested by Detective MeHugb. this iiioriiing, James Oecar Hedland was charged with aingf: rogue'and vagabond in that lie ying with instrument h t>f gaming at n game of chaiiee on R-public road at Te Bar.a. • '.Chier Detective : said that it was a Hamilton case, an.'.asked that accused be remanded to appear en July ■25.- '...' ■/■-....' ■ '•: ■ The remand, was granted,' bail being allowed in the sum Of £100.