POLICE COURT.

Auckland Star, Volume LVII, Issue 301, 20 December 1926, Page 8

POLICE COURT.

(Before Mr. F. K. Hunt.. S.M.) FOR MEDICAL OBSERVATION. Edith Violet Lark (3o'j, who appeared in Court, weeping, and in a trembling condition, was charged with attempting to commit suicide at Devonport yesterday. On the application of Senior Sergeant Edwards she was remanded for one week for medical observation. "A BIT MUDDLED." Daniel Devlin (54). for -whom Mr. J. J. Sullivan appeared, pleaded not guilty when charged with being an idle and disorderly person with insufficient means of support. A constable stated that a few days ago accused called at the police station and said that he was in a bad way, 5, also that he had been drinking methy-! lated spirits. He was locked up and charged with the offence. Mr. Sullivan said that Devlin was a bit muddled at the time- He worked on the wharf, counsel giving details of his recent earnings. Under the circumstances, Mr. Hunt said that he ■would dismiss the charge. A " MUSICAL " FEACAS. It could best be described as a "musical" fracas. Bernard Heath (27), was charged with being found, without lawful excuse, on the premises of Mick Music, assaulting Mick Music and also with using obscene lauguage, while two other men. Charles McGoon (29) and Thomas Hayes (22) were similarly charged. Mick Music, a Dabnation, stated that at 8.15 on Saturday night he was in his apartment when he heard a noise outside. On gom? to see what was wrong, he saw the three accused outside. One of the trio pushed past his •wife, while another (whose name he did not know) struck him. Mc-Goon called him a " Austrian." Complainant's wife said that she had been out shopping and came home with a lady friend and found the three men in the house at the bottom of the stairs. One of them said he wanted to see a man named Miller and refused to go away when told that there was no man by that name in the apartment house. One of the men struck her husband and also called him an obscene name. The woman who accompanied tne previou- witness save corroborative evidence, adding that the three men were singmgTwo other witnesses said tnat they heard obscene language used to complainant in the street. One oi the witLsses considered that all tnree accused were sheets in the wind and in<T for trouble." . Mr Dickson. who appeared ior U*e three men. submitted that, there was not a tittle of evidence against Have*. -« would be admitted thai Heath struck Music and chased him down the street. Heath had met a man named Miller on Satardav afternoon and arranged to meet Mm at "the apartment house tne same evening, whither Miller was going to arranee about board and lodging, \\aile makins inquiries Mrs. Music arrived and said that she did not want "men ot his class- aboat the place. Her nnsband then came on the scene and struck Heatn, who said that he was not going to let Music get away with that. Music then ran away and Heath chased bins. Heatn would say that he was inside tae doSr. while the" other two mea waited outside. He went there to see Morgan. Heath save evidence and stated that he would admit having had four handles of beer that afternoon. McGoon, who kept on referring to complainant's wife as "Mrs. Austrian," denied having laid a" band upon Music He did not heai any obscene language used. Mr. Hunt considered that ac Have; had been in custody for a night, he had been sufficiently punished. The charge agains-t him would be dismissed McGoon and Heath would each be finefl £2 and costs. Mr. Dicks«ia then mentioned tiai i; fines were inilicied the wives of boil men wquld have to pay. Their wives who were in Court, would rather they "« prohibited. Both accused would eonsen; ;o each a coarse. "Very well, liea," said Mr. Hunt, whe reversed bis decision, ordering eaca max to pay the costs, £1 5/ each and to tak< out a prohibition order. GAOL TOE FALSE PBETENCES. Thamas Bertram Baker appeared foi sentence on a charge of bavins obtaine* the sum of £40 from George Robert Allen with intent to defraud, by falsely repre senting that a Player piano was ais owj property. Chief Detective Cummings said thaaccused paid £15 deposit on a Plave; piano, the price of which was £175. *H< had obtained £40 on it by stating tha it was his own property and unencum bered. Bakers general" reputation wa not satisfactory. Mr. Campbell, maintenance officer, sai< that there was an order of £2 per weel in force against Baker for tae mainten ance of his wifeBaker -was seas to gaai for tore months.