POLICE COURT.

Auckland Star, Volume LVII, Issue 51, 2 March 1926, Page 7

POLICE COURT.

(Before Mr. J. W. Poynton, S.M.) ASSAULT CHARGE ADJOURNED. Tom VViki (-32), who appeared yesterday, charged with assaulting Frank Hunt and Otto Bergsston was paraded again this morning, when the evidence of -Bergsston was lukeii and the hearing adjourned until Thursday, when it is hoped Hunt will be well enough to go into the witness box.

Bergsston said that on Saturday night about 7.30 lie ivas talking to another man in a passage way at the Salvation Army Workmen's Home uiien Wiki grabbed him by the throat and called him a "nasty name.' . Later, said witness, accused knocked Hunt senseless. Neither witness nor Hunt had given Wiki any provocation. SHED DWELLERS. A couple of shed dwellers were collected by the police last night, or early this morning. Walter Baylisa (23) pleaded guilty to being found by night without lawful excuse in a *Ik-'1 belonging to the Auckland Harbour Board. It was stated by Senior Sergeant Edwards that accused, who had been found in a store shed in King's Liriv,;, on the reclamation area, had the sum of it/ on him. lie had no friend.-. b:ir. two previous conviction-, one for lighting and another for converting a motor car to his own use. Mr. Poynton: You are doing no good in town. Why don't you pro to your friends in the country? " You will "only get into serious trouble if y<.:: ct.-iy hern. You had enough money to jret ;i bed. Just to .-how you that you • •;•!!- not sloep out you will get fourteen d.iv-.

S David Reid '4.1), who was alr-o found asleep in a shed on King's Dri-..-, w;ii -a little more fortunate than Fijvli-?, ai- ■ thought nor. quite a- financial, for h;total wealth \va- pet down on the property shoot a- onf> halfpenny. The police s-aid that Reid had >~,- h-.■! f ~,! lor a few days. Owing to hi* '-'tr■ ■ !i! r deafness in v.-.i - difnVult fr-r \\irn : > ■ retain a position. He h.i'i i:cicr .!'■•■ a •in trouble before. i Captain Drivio-. of •[•■-■ - ,'.v, ,-;.,:i ] Army, agreed to look afrr-r '*'•■■ .i ■). ■! . plar-e him in a job. So. <:\ :'.■■■ fii.ir_': 'of beinz an idlo and di-ord-'rly tt- hi. i accused was nritrclv ronvi -.-! ~;..] j;-- ---| charged. A REMAND TO HAMILTON. On a eharjje of brp«kin_- ;sn-I ■ :r r..._- ---! tiie shop of Victor ;i". H.< nil'.oii. 'and stealing fancy goods i:.-! I valued a' xTS !i i<. ' or.'H-l.j- I'alrl.k i Ree* '33) and C'har'.e.- Ili-r.ry \\'.i.r.-:.-..,i (2i)i appeared. ! 'tn the chief detective's appli.Miinn both ivep remanded to appear a: Hii.'inl- ! ton on February 1". : THE LIMIT NEXT TIME. "Both these men are ab'.-? "soiio '. strong men. but '■■•■;■ are r. : toad ■•:' work,' , state-! (.'hief Def rive ( ::aiin::ii'.-, who was referring to ' :.:r.-v Purdy (37. and Herbert Ri"!gwp:i i>.. both ..:" whom came up for s»-:Ker;~-- ■■- r*har»es of being ifilr , and v with insufficient lawful me-ir.s ..:' aiipport. Captain Davjps =ai'i hp wouid ketp i friendly eye on borii P"irdy a-i! if the magistrate them another chance. In adjourning the charz e ? Vγ. Povnton r^!. , . both rr.en th-i: ".'.::- ">a3 their last change. I: either of them came up they wiuid zez the I.aiit —a long stretch in Eden.