POLICE COURT.

Auckland Star, Volume LVI, Issue 29, 4 February 1925, Page 5

POLICE COURT.

(Before Mr. J. W. Povntnti, S.M.. and Messrs. M. .1. Bennett and K. A. Craig. .I.P.'s) THREW A "HALF HANDLE." Oliver Charles Laurie (4!) was charged with assaulting Thomas .lames Carroll. * Senior-Sergeant Edwards said that yesterday accused and two other men | were in the bar of a city hotel when j one man passed a remark about accused. ! Laurie picked up a "half handle"' of beer and "ihrew it. but it struck the wrong man, inflicting a nasty gash on his head. Mr. Poynton: Bather a serious misi sile to throw at anybody. Fined £-"> ior seven days. i STOWAWAY ON MARAMA. ; In order that inquiries may be made !in Australia, .lames Clark (44), who was charged witli stowing away on the Marama at Sydney, was remanded to February 7 for sentence. DRUNK AND DISORDERLY. "This man was ejected from the j Wavcrley Hotel yesterday. and in attempting to re-enter the licensed house, he wanted to fight all and sundry," said the senior sergeant aliout Charles Morgan (31), who was fined £1 ior 4S hours for being drunk and disI orderly. j DIDN'T PAY THE TAXI MAN. j For failing to pay a taxi fare of 7/li. Alfred Fanner (28) was convicted and ; ordereil to pay the fare, and on a charge |of drunkenness, he was merely convicI ted and discharged. JUST TO PLEASE THE SERGEANT. John Bergin (74). who appeared in a very dirty state last week, came up for sentence this morning on a charge lof having been found on enclosed pre- ! mises in Ilobson Street. He looked a [ lot better for the haircut and beard trim, plus ihe bath, up at the gaol, ami Ihe .seemed happier too. I Mr. Poynton: Will you go back to ! the Army Home, Bergin'/—Yes, sir. I I will, and I will take out a prohibition order too, just to please tbe sergeant. Mr. Poynton: All right, Bergin, you are convicted and discharged. FATHER AND SON IN DOCK. William Taylor, senior (oil) and William Taylor, junior ('2.">) were both charged with absenting themselves from the overseas steamer Orari without sufficient excuse. i Accused, who had been arrested at ' Taurauga, where they were working on the railway line, were each ordered to pay £.) 11/ costs incurred by their arrest, in default 14 ilays. ADMITTED TO PROBATION. A young man, whose name was ordereil to lie suppressed, appeared for sentence on three charges of stealing gramophone motors and parts, valued at £40 Ul/. the property of Ihe lat.n.r-' Union Trailing Company. He plead»-d guilty. Chief Detective ( Illuming- -ai.l I :.a ! there was no doubt that a.eits<-d 1i.i.l I been influenced by an older pet-..n. hi- I , character was good, and license.l shoui.l j . do well on probation. i Accused was a.Jiiiined to probation [ for two year-, and w.i- ordered ;.i make i restitution. | ANOTHER CHANCE. I j ti,,- th.-ft ~i £3. the projiem ..I Bra\ - ' * : V ineri.-. »»4 preferred again-! a yn in.' \< - one I. man- who had been ril-Mgeil !• ■ ' t-v that linn a- a cniiva-cr. | •' 'i)cte-tive Knighl uialrd Dial a''.■n.vl -11 been bad and accused had b—n drinking ' ■ihea.il.-. He adm'tlcd ia„iug Ihe money. ' j \, wdl a- being Hduiiitcl to proba- i ; ,;„„ f„ r two year-, ac u-.-l v.a- ordered I to make restitution, and to ab-tain from liquor. : ARRESTED ON MARAMA. Having Ik-cii arrested ,„, board the ' Varmint la-t night. Robert Henry ! .VLijurey ■'■'■'■>i appeared on a charge of ile-efling his wife, Florence Mlijurey, in New South Wales, leaving her without j '""'■ cipport. ! Mr. Allan Moody .stated that Mrs. I Majurey resided at Redferu. and had property at Port Hacking, which accused | gave her- Accused would contest the | application for extradition on the i grounds that it was not a bona fide ] application by tlie wife. Further, said | counsel. there was a system o! | reciprocity between New South Wales ; and New Zealand, and aecii.-ed's u.t--should have obtained an order ii -he bml j good grounds before a.-.-u-c.i left. Accused wa " remanded lor a week, j bail being allowed in the =utu vi iJl'Xi. j