POLICE COURT.

Auckland Star, Volume LV, Issue 306, 26 December 1924, Page 4

POLICE COURT.

(Before Messrs. J. H. Fray and A. Rosser, J.P.'s.) CHRISTMAS DRUNKS. About a dozen first offending inebriates, who had imbibed a little too freely on Christmas Eve and yesterday, appeared, and were each convicted and discharged. SEVEN DAYS. A well spoken man, Alexander Fraser (68), was convicted and discharged for being found drunk in Market Square. For using obscene language to the caretaker of the United Churches Mission tent erected on Market Square, and disturbing a prayer meeting, lie was sentenced to seven days in Mount Eden. LET OFF WITH A FINE. Albert John Hannigan (45), for whom Mr. Cahill appeared, pleaded guilty to a charge of having been found drunk while in charge of a motor car in the city at 4.30 p.m. on Christmas Eve. Sergeant Rowell said that when arrested accused was totally unfit to drive a car. The serious feature was that accused had been convicted of a similar offence last year. For accused Mr. Cahill stated that Hannigan had come into town to transact business, and had fallen in with some old friends, getting the worse for liquor. Counsel said that accused had been keeping away from drink during the last eighteen months. He was a ; married man and a hard worker, and probably would never have taken liquor had it not been for the festive season. Evidence as to his capabilities M ft workman and his usual sober kabits was given by accused's empleyer. The bench remarked that it was a most serious offence to fee drunk while in charge iof a motor car in a busy street, but thsst they would take into consideration tht> time of the year and impose a fine of £10. IN FOR THE NEW YEAR. "This man has been warned by the police not to associate with thieves, but he takes no notice at all," said Chief Detective Cummings about "Eric Jones (24), who was charged with being an idle and disorderly person, and that he consorted with reputed thieves. Detectives Moon and Meiklejohn both stated that they had seen accused in hotel bars with reputed and convicted thieves. Accused was a man who had not done much work and evidently lived on his wits. Jones said that he had been working only recently. He denied that he had been warned by the police. After perusing his list the bench inflicted a sentence of one month's imprisonment. REMANDED. Also charged with being an idle and disorderly pereon who hnbitualiv consorted with reputed thieves, William Alexander Boyd (."54) f or whom , Mr . tahill apprarod, was remanded for one week, feaii i2 OO **, allowed..