POLICE COURT.

Auckland Star, Volume LVII, Issue 78, 3 April 1926, Page 10

POLICE COURT.

(Before Mr. J. W. Poynton, S.M.) OVER THE CENTURY. Charles McGeahan, a frequent visitor at the Police Court, was paraded again this morning on a charge of drunkenness. , Senior Sergeant Edwards said that this was McGeahan's sixth appearance within the last six months. He had 105 previous convictions for offences arisin - out of inebriacy. Accused was sent to prison for three months. A VAGRANT GETS GAOL. On March 12 Charles McDermott was before the Court, when his case was adjourned for a month to enable him to get work. However, this morning McDermott was up again charged with drunkenness, assaulting Daniel Miniban, and with being an idle and disorderly person, with insufficient means of support. It was stated by the police that McDermott had struck a drunken man, who fell and hurt himself. McDermott had been hanging round the wharves and hotels in a half-drunken condition, and had not done any work since he last appeared before the Court. There was no reason why he should not get work on a ship. McDermott told the magistrate that he had tried every day to,get a ship, without success. On the vagrancy charge accused was sentenced to one month's imprisonment. He was convicted and discharged on the other two charges. OBSCENE LANGUAGE IN A TRAIN. While travelling up to Auckland on last night's Main Trunk express to enjoy the Easter holiday attractions, Alexander Duncan (26), by becoming indecently loquacious, spoilt his holiday in the Queen City. Duncan was charged with using obscene language in a railway carriage. "Guilty, but I'm very sorry," Duncan said. Senior Sergeant Edwards stated that Duncan was warned by the guard on the train about the language he was using. However, he still continued, and was later warned by Constable Brown, who happened to be in the same carriage. However, he disregarded both warnings by repeating the obscene words, and was arrested. Duncan said that a friend had given him whisky which was "rotten stuff," and must have affected him. The senior sergeant remarked that there were women in the carriage, who were compelled to listen to Duncan's obscene words. "It is very disgusting, especially on a train," said Mr. Poynton, who imposed a sentence of 14 days' imprisonment.