POLICE COURT.

Auckland Star, Volume LVII, Issue 157, 5 July 1926, Page 5

POLICE COURT.

IJo for. Mr. -t. W. Pnyuton. S.M. I CLEARED THE TABLE. i Wii-n Frank r-k'nam i_< went into -Mm on Saturd.i;. L- ua- told be watoo late tor a ni--.iL i'eckbaui th.-n swept .: he table of all i hat -c i- on it and da ma cod a cruet ia ! Ued at. 10 . aciordin_ t.. wluit Senior Ser._-.mt Edward* ba:n. ulw was charged with committing mischief by wilfully damaging tiie cruet. ilead-d guil-y and "ii- convicted and . rd, red to pay for the damage ■!•>_ - in ASSAULTED HIS WIFE. -Drink is my trouble and I will tak- ' out a t roliibition order right away." ! said Francis John Hayes i _"- . who : : leaded -tii'try ro a charge of having as-aulted his wife "n Saturday, i Senior Sergeant Edwards stated that | accused Lad been separated from his j v ife and on Saturday nigh* he went to 1 his m ife"s stepfather's house, where -he 1 resided, and assaulted her. Tii" sfepj father had t- get assistance, i The stej.tather. (iustav Nelson, -aid I that accused's wife and her two little I children resided with him. Accuse.l .ii i not keep his wife and family and never came to the house sober. He alwaveame at night when he was quarrelsome. When witne-5 went into the room he found that accused had his wife by the I h3ir and the throat. ; Ac-Use.l promise.! to behave himself. !so the magistrate adjourned the ca-e tor ! three months to give Have- a chance of I carrying out his promise.

A BAD RECORD. William Anderson ..In . alias Duktig. appeared and pleaded not guilty to a .-harge of being an hie a.id disorderly i person with insuflieient mean- of sup- ' port. He was also charged v. ith; drunkenness. The evidence of Acting Detective Packman was that he had observed Anderson ; hanging about the hotels and cadging i during- the past si\ weeks. Complaint.-! had frequently been made again-t ac- ! cused. i Accused told the magistrate that he • had not lw>en out of work all the time and that he had been employed on s-.-.i?. Observing that Iv Lad a very bad j record. Mr. Poynton sent Anderson to gaol for one month on the drunkenness, charge and ordered him to come up for sentence within two years on the other. !

A PARTY IN MYERS PARK. The next ca-e c moerned a rpiartet. Louis Harold Rowe I 42 >. Robert Henry Johnson i:H ■. William .John Parker .".li and Arthur Edward Hill 1421 i Mr. Garenbyi. all of whom were charged with being idle and disorderly per-on-who habitually consorted with reputed thieves and prostitutes.

Acting Detective Packman said tl.it he had seen tiie accused in company v ith a well known habitual criminal in a hotel. Rowe, Johnson and Parker had been hanging about the town lately. Yesterday, when in comoany with Detective O'Sullivan walking- through Myers Park. witness saw all four accused sitting down under a tree with a whisky bottle in front of them. There were also two professional prostitutes with the quartet. Johnson had not done any york lately to witness' knowledge, while Parker had not worked since coming out of gaol a month or so ago. He had also seen Hill about the town.

Mr. Gatenby: Hill has been taking orders for picture framing. Do you know that?— Yes. when he is not drunk. After Detective O'Sullivan had tendered corroborative evidence. Mr. Gatenby. said that Hill had been canvassing for a picture company, and had a jo-b to go to immediately. Counsel called a witness, who stated tli.it hi had employed Hill on a commission basi--. Hill had brought witness about £1200 worth of work, and had accounted for every penny received. Witness" business was in liquidation. and at present he owed Hill about £20. Mr. Poynton then dismissed the ease against ii ill. Parker told Mr. Poynton that lie had been doing casual work, and had a job to go to in the country. If given a r-han c. he would leave the town to-day. Th,- two prostitutes were not with him and the .'.fliers.

Mr. Poynton: You have not done any- ! thing very ''.a.'., bat you should keep ! better company. I will adjourn your j case until August 2. Johnson, whom senior Detective Hammond described as an al'de-Livlle.l man and the "v.-orst of the bunch." was convicted and ordered to come up f >r sentence within 12 month-. The charge against Rowe. who said he had only been out of work for .i'-e .lay-, sin.c May ti. was dismissed. THREE MONTHS' IMPRISONMENT. James Mal-oim Mcl.eary "■■'■ .-ame up for sentence r, n five --harge- -,f failing to account to liL- employer- for a total of senior Detective Hammond stated that accused was ... merrled man with two children. H- iia 1 ilrcady been given - ~nc year's probation at We!!iii-t in for Mc Leary. in n--:i'g for ,i chance, -aid that lie could make restitution. As he had hec-a on probation Le-'ore. t Mr. Poyr.ron said that lie could not let him off too lightly, and imfo-ed a sentence of three months' imprisonment.