POLICE COURT.

Auckland Star, Volume LVII, Issue 252, 23 October 1926, Page 11

POLICE COURT.

(Before Mr. F. K. Hunt, S.M.)

THEN HE GOT NASTY.

"He went into a workshop yesterday, and, when asked to leave, became nasty and smashed the windows." said Sergeant Calwell about Frederick John Reynolds (22), who pleaded guilty to a charge ot drunkenness in West Street, also with having wilfully damaged four panes of glass, valued at £1, the property of Thomas Bough. Mr. Moody, who appeared for accused, said Keynolds was drunk at the time. He had never been in trouble previously! i On the first charge he was fined 5/ J and costs, while on the other he was I convicted and ordered to make good the damage done. REMANDED FOR ONE WEEK. Frederick Gould (20) appeared on a charge of stealing a pair of lady's silk stockings and a roll of silk ribbon, of a total value of £1 4/(5, the property of George Court and Son. In asking for a remand for one week, Sergeant Calwell said that other property had been found in accused's possession. Accused was remanded, bail being allowed. j ANOTHER MAN'S COAT. J A plea of not guilty was entered by j John Henry Cooper (41), who was ! charged with stealing a coat valued at 10/, the property of Robert Raeburn Miller. Miller stated that he missed a sac coat from his room, and later saw it being worn by Cooper. A constable was called, and accused given in charge. Cooper ottered witness £1 to keep the matter quiet. Cooper explained to the magistrate that he was a marine officer, but had been out of employment lately. He said that he obtained several days' work on the Hororata as a wharf labourer, and lost his coat and waistcoat while at work. He then met another seafaring man, who was residing at the same boardiiighouae as Miller. The man, whom lie did not know, gave him the old coat.

Sergeant Calvvell said that accused had been drinking of late. Cooper waa a man with excellent credentials.

Mr. Hunt convicted accused, and fined him £2, or seven days' imprisonment.

A PROBLEM.

Margaret Williams, alias "Opium Mag.' , a woman of 76, the holder of the .Dominion record, so far as previous convictions are concerned, for she has 2U2 entries oil the criminal record book, again appeared, this time charged with. being an idle and disorderly person. "1 only came out of gaol on Thursday after serving two years, and I took a drop of drink, that's all," she said. •'I will not touch it again, sir." Sergeant Cahvell said that accused was a problem. Last night she was discovered by a policeman sitting on. a doorstep. When she was released from prison on Thursday, Sister Esther met her and gave her some money, Sister Esther also j laced her in a room and paid her board up until Thursday next, tint Williams would nut stay. She never would stay in the fine place long, but always wandered away. The only way to solve the problem would be to send her back to gaul again. "Yes, I think so," said the magistrate. "Three months. -.