COURT CASES.

Evening Post, Volume XCVI, Issue 13, 15 July 1918, Page 3

COURT CASES.

Mr. F. V. Frazer, S.M., presided at the Magistrate's Court on Saturday. For insobriety three first- offenders were dealt with in the usual way. Frederick O'Day, alias Danahy, when charged_ with a third offence of drunkenness within the statutory period of cix months, asked that he should be sent to an inebriates' home, as he was not able to keep away from liquor. Inspector Marsack agreed that probably that was the best thing that could happen to the man. Anjorder was made accordingly that O'Day should be sent to the Rotoroa Home for a period of twelve months.George William Jackson was charged with a breach of a prohibition order and a fourth offence of drunkenness within six months. Inspector Marsack said that Jackson had a very longest of convictions, 117 in all, arising out of drunkenness, and he considered the man would bo safest in an inebriates' home. An order was made that Jackson should bo detained at Rotoroa for twelve months. He was convicted and discharged for the breach of the prohibition order. Robert Cornelius Scanlon was fined 40s, .or in default seven days in gaol, for having used obscene language. Inspector Marsack said that no doubt drink was responsible for. the young man's lapse.

Annie Maud Sales pleaded not guilty to a triple charge of drunkenness, obsceno language, and assaulting an old map named Richard James Greening, but the weight of evidence was against her, and she- was convicted and discharged on the charges of drunkenness and assault, and for having used obscene language was ordered to pay a fine of. £5, or /"> go to gaol for a month.