POLICE COURT.

Auckland Star, Volume LVII, Issue 136, 10 June 1926, Page 8

POLICE COURT.

(Before Mr. J. W. Poynton, S-._d_Jp % A BROKEN WINDOW. ' A trio of seafaring men, none of w_on_ appeared, Walter Joseph. Ruii (fa, Edward Johnßon (26) and Reuben Chawi ncr (25), were each charged with com* mitting mischief by wilfully breaking a pane of glass valued at fa 5/. Sub-Inspector Lewin said that all three men were members of the Canadian Conqueror, which sailed from Auckland this morning. The three were passing the Oxford Hotel last night, when one of them threw a bottle of beer through a window. They were bailed out, and permitted to go to sea on their ship. The licensee stated that he went afte?, the men on hearing the crashing of glass. Euhl was being held by the other two men. He was under the influence of liquor at the time. The magistrate, in stating that all, three men could not be charged with the. offence, fined Ruhl £1 on a charge of drunkenness, and ordered him to pay for the damage done to the window. HUSBAND ASSAULTS HIS WTFE. A plea of guilty was entered by Alfred Henry Hutchiuson (39), who was charged with having assaulted his wife in Queen Street last evening. The police stated that accused followed his wife along the street and struck her on the face. This was Hβ third time before the Court for aseault upon his wife. On the last occasion he was sentenced to two months' imprisonment. Mr. Poynton said that it was an aggravated assault in a public street, and sent Hutchinson up to Mount Eden for six months. STUPENDOUS FOOLISHNESS* "It was just stupendous foolishness <m. his part," was how Mr. Allan Moody; characterised the offence committed by: Raymond Angu3 Walker, a youth of 18,! who pleaded guilty to stealing five eg- 1 arefctes, the property of Emanuel Kisein, also with failing to comply with t_»; terms and conditions of his release on probation. j Accused was originally charged wfflji breaking and entering Mr. KisErn'e bonev but this charge was reduced to one at common theft. Senior Detective Hammond said "Quit, Walker resided next door to Mr. Kiasiu'i house. One night recently he obeerred: that the windows of a room were optt' and went inside. He evidently knew where Mr. Kissin kept a choice brand of cigarette and he took five. Walker was surprised and caught by a man who Wee looking after the house. Walker waa & hard working youth, employed v a blacksmith's labourer and Mr. Hammond thought that he wa3 merely in quest of cigarettes und nothing else. Mr. Moody said that accused wag not really a bad boy. He lived with Mβ mother and helped to support hen, Counsel suggested that the magistrate might extend his period of probation. The probation officer, Mr. Campbell, added that since being admitted to probation for three years on March 18 last for theft, Walker had been attentive and had done well. The trouble was that he was influenced by another youth, who even came to accused's house at two o'clock one morning, some time ago, requesting that Walker should go <rat with him to do a "job." In adjourning the case for six months, Mr. Poynton told Walker that if h« did not behave himself better he would get a dose of imprisonment the next time he got himself into trouble.