ONEHUNGA POLICE COURT.

Auckland Star, Volume LIX, Issue 30, 6 February 1928, Page 10

ONEHUNGA POLICE COURT.

(Before Mr. W. R. McKeau, S.M.)

Arnold Firth, a married man with four children, was charged with carrying a loaded revolver beyond the limit of his dwelling, and not being the bolder of a license for the earn*. Sergeant P. Felton prosecuted. For the defence, Mr. F. D. McLiver stated that Firth showed the revolver to a taxi-driver with whom he wa6 driving oil January 31 last. The driver took the revolver, and after emptying it of the cartridges returned it to -Firth, who took it home and threw it under the house, where it was. found by the police a weik afterwards with one charge in it. A misunderstanding had arisen between Ffrth and wife, which had preyed on his mijjd.' Fjjrth |jad been locked up for a week for observation. He had an excellent Character from his employer, for. whom he had worked in Auckland for many years. He Was convicted and ordered to come up for sentence within 12 months, and the revolver forfeited.

For depositing 11 bags of butcher's offal on the Kiwi Espjan&de at JJangere, Gilbert M. Johnstone was fined 20/ with 23/ costs.

Jack Gates and Peter Alley had to pay 20/ each for smoking in a. theatre at Onehunga.

Leslie Dixon contributed t £'2 ,to the borough treasury for driving a motor vehicle across the intersection of Selwvn •Street, Onehunga, a{ 30. miles an hour, ivhen only half that speed is allowed by' the by-law. For a similar offence, at 29 miles an? hour, Thomas Brewer wa* ordered to pay 30/.