THE COURTS.

Press, Volume LXIV, Issue 19198, 3 January 1928, Page 6

THE COURTS.

MAGISTERIAL. SATURDAY. 1 Before Mr H. A. Young. S.M.) DKUNKEXN'ESS. A first offender for drunkenness was fined 10s. in default 21 hours' imprisonment, ami ordered to pay is 3d taxi hire, an expanse incurred in his arrest. VAGRANCY. "This Court, will do me." sr.id Mlcila.fl Hughes when informed fay the clerk that he was charged with an offence ior which ho h.i.i the right- to be fried by a jury or by the Magistrate. The charge against Hujhes was was an incorrigible rogue, and Senior-Ser-geant J. Fitzpatrick explained that the accused had been sleeping in a shed, iocd being given to him by neighbours. Ho was in a. filthy condition and "crawling with ver-

"Kourtecr. days' hr.r'.l labour at Paparua ■ n-ion," said the Magistrate to th* accused. Durins: that time you will pet a clear.-'Jp .lid square reeds "

THEFT OHAK'.;:-:. A girl of ic>} years was chaij.- 0 "'it'll t'r'c theft 01 an overcoat. Chief-Detective VY. 1".. Lewis was <.>;.iiiii:!is' the case to the Magistrate when the ■::"' fainted and had to lie carried cut of 1 * Courtroom. A little later she returned, and was remanded to appear at the Children's Court on Saturday next. In the meantime she will be looked after at the Receiving MONDAY. (Before. Mr H. A. Young, S.M.) SERIOUS CHARGES. Oliver Victor Tuckwell (Australia!, aged 21 years, a labourer, was charged with having indecently assaulted a fourteen-year-old girl at Christchureh on December 30th. He was remanded to appear on Saturday next. Duncan Chasland, a cook, of 132 St. Asaph street, Chriskhurch, aged 29 years, wa3 charged with an indecent offence at Qhristcluirch, and was also remanded until Saturday.

STREET BEGGING. Alfred James Luxon, 45 years, labourer, of Wharf street, Oamaru, appeared to plead guilty to each of the following charges: — (1) That he was an idle and disorderly person, begging alms jn Cashel street, Christchurch; {-) that he had broken his prohibition order, and (3) that ho had failed to comply with the terms of his release on probation. He. was sentenced to three months' imprisonment on each of the first two charges, the sentences to he cumulative, and convicted and discharged on the third count. Senior-Sergeant. J. Fitzpatrick stated that Luxon was before the Court at Ttmaru on December 30th on a charge of being an incorrigible rogue, and was admitted to two years' probation. The following day he arrived in Chriskhurch and was seen accosting people in the streot for money.