POLICE COURT.

Auckland Star, Volume LVII, Issue 95, 23 April 1926, Page 5

POLICE COURT.

(Before Mr. J. W. Poynton, S.M.) HIS BAIL FORFEITED. James Mcllwee (49) who did not appear, was.ordered to forfeit the amount of his bail, £3, on a charge of being disorderly while drunk in Wellesley Street. SAW WHAT IT WAS LIKE. When Clifford Lionel Brierly (17) appeared for sentence on a charge of having failed to comply with the terms and conditions of his release on probation, the Probation Officer, Mr. W. J. Campbell, said that in February of last year accused had been placed on probation for theft. He had made restitution as ordered by the magistrate, but had not reported himself, despite several warnings to do so. Since Wednesday, said Mr. Campbell, Brierly had been up at Mount Eden, where he had seen what prison was really like. He now wished for another chance, and promised to go straight in future. Mr. Poynton said he hoped that Brierly would do so.- He was convicted and discharged. LED AN IDLE LIFE. "Tliis man has been leading an idle life. He has a long list of convictions and has already served three months for this kind of offence,'' said Chief Detective Cnmmings about James Orben Graves (45), who was charged with being an idle and disorderly person with insufficient means of support. Graves, who told the magistrate that he could not get any work, was sent to gaol for three months. TO ENJOY A CLEAN UP. Also charged with being an idle and disorderly person, with insufficient means of support, Daniel Perry (4ft) appeared, ihe chief detective stating that accused, who was in rather an unsavoury condition, had been about the town and out of work. He suggested that accused should be remanded for a week to enable him to be cleaned up. This course was taken by the magistrate. I HARD WORKING, BUT "He is a bard-working man when employed, bnt once he comes to town be gets on the drink," said Mr. Cummings, in referring to another man charged with vagrancy, John Mcintosh (34). Mcintosh was remanded until April 26.

IMPORTUNING

That she did loiter and importune passers-by for the purpose of prostitution was the charge brought against Cecil Mount Stewart Nicholson (47). She pleaded not guilty.

Acting Detective Packman said that, in consequence of complaints that were made, he kept accused under observation last evening. He saw her in the vicinity o£ the Seddon Memorial Technical College, when she accosted several men. Later he walked up the street, when she spoke to him. She made' a certain- suggestion to him, and he .walked, with her in the . direction of Albert Park. Instead of proceeding to Ihe park, he led her into the police station.

Detective Sergeant O'Brien, who also observed the .woman; then, gave evidence. She admitted to him' that she. had accoeted men, and that' she took her clients t° tlio Domain. He saw her stop a. youth''who-was attending* the Technical College and take him down St. Paul Street. However, ho immorality, had taken place, accused arranging to meet the youth at 9 p.m. Several complaints had been received about her accosting youths who attended the college. Accused appealed to the magistrate to be given another chance, as she could get work in the country. Sbe added that she would keep off the streets in future.

Chief Detective Cumriiinge said that, although Nicholson had never been con-, victed previously, her reputation was anything but good. She was sentenced to one month's imprisonment.

IN AGAIN. When Joseph Besa (31), alias Sullivan, appeared for sentence on a charge of being an idle and disorderly person with insufficient means of support, Chief Detective Cummings said that Besa had been acting strangely up Newton way by hopping out of hedges. In one casehe had asked a man for 10/. This sort of conduct frightened some people. Besa had a long criminal history and had not been long out Sc prison. "I never asked a man for ten bob, your Worship," said Besa. •Mr. Poynton: You have a bad list for a young man. Three months! BORROWED A DINGHY. A youth, Arthur T. Kember, was the next to be dealt with. Converting a dinghy to his own use was the charge upon which he appeared. ■Senior Sergeant Edwards said that Kember owned a small yacht and had been in the habit of taking another man's dinghy to row out to it. On one .occasion when the owner of the dinghy had waited three hours for defendant to return, he made use of abusive language. The magistrate adjourned the matter for twelve months, but ordered Kember to be under. probation during that period.

IN A BILLIARD SALOON > Arising out of some trouble which occurred in a billiard room, Joel Tressidder (Mr. L. Simpson) and John K. , Hewson (Mr. Newbery) were each charged with behaving in a disorderly manner. . After evidence had been heard the magistrate dismissed the charge against Tressidder and ordered Hewson to pay the Costs of the case.