POLICE COURT.

Press, Volume LVIII, Issue 10865, 15 January 1901, Page 2

POLICE COURT.

a ALLEGED HOUSE OF ILL-FAME. Before Messrs R. Westenva, and H. P*. ~ Webb, J.P.s, yesterday Carrie _ si-ham was s charged by the" police with keeping a house of ill-fame. Mr T. S. Weston appeared for accused, and asked for a remand, as he had only just been instructed. The police objected, as a number of witnesses had been brought from a distance. Finally tfie Bench decided to allow an adjournment till Thursday nest, one half-day's costs to be allowed "to each witness, providing tlie loss sustained was not shown to be greater. A WARNING TO CYCLISTS. A youth, named John Henry Duffield, was charged with riding a bicycle at night without having a light attached 1 . The offenca was admitted. The Bench said casss of this sort were getting far too numerous, and bicycles were becoming a greater nuisance than ever, cvcliats appearing to tliink they could have the footpaths to themselves. To ride at night without lights was even worse. A substantial fine would be inflicted, and it ■was hoped that other Magistrates would assist in putting down this sort of thing. The penalty would be £1 and costs. Thos. Kincaid and Albert Kincaid, for like offences, were similarly dealt with. DAMAGING FOOTPATHS. James Walls was fined 40s and costs for allowing horses to stray on the footpaths at Sydenham. Mr Dougall, who appeared for the Sydenham Borough Council, said great damage was done to the tarred footpaths by this sort of tiling. The Council, therefore, desired a deterrent penalty to be inflicted. Defendant admitted having be*_ fined for a similar offence twice previously. WINDOW BREAKING. [ Peter Francis Heagerty, for breaking two windows at a house in .Madras street, was fined 10s and 9s costs. Mrs Lookie, occupier of the house, told the Court that the defendant had called at h:er residence late at night to get tli-e little girl (who was staying with witness), but as he was intoxicated she declined to open the door or let the child go to him, and the man thereupon broke two panes of gloss. He had since forwarded tne actual cost, Bs. INSOBRIETY. Two first offending inebriates were fined 5s each and costs, and prohibition orders were issued against James Bernard Mackenzie, James Anthony Crocker, and Edith Matheson Malzard. ALLEGED~TRESPASS. At Kaiapoi yesterday A. Maber, J. Marchie, and C. Gundersen were charged by R. Dunn, for whom Mr Papprill appeared, with trespassing on his land near the Styx, with dogs and gun. Defendants on oath denied they were on the land, but were on a road. Messrs Moore and Feldwick, J.P.s, decided that on the evidence they could not convict. At Oxford yesterday, before Mr Wardell, S.M., Frank Gariick, for using threatening and abusive language towards Mr Ivory (poundkeeper), was bound over to keep the peace, himself in £20, and one surety in £20. and to pay expenses, amounting to 265. A prohibition order was granted against Benjamin Sharp—1 1, on application by his wife, he consenting thereto.