THE COURTS—TO-DAY.

Evening Star, Issue 13091, 26 October 1908, Page 4

THE COURTS—TO-DAY.

CITY POLICE COURT. {Before H. Y. Widdowson, Esq., S.M.) ■ Drunk-annss.—A first offender was fined 6s, or twenty-four hours’ imprisonment. John Keogh (twice previously convicted within the past six months) pleaded not guilty.—Evidence was given by Sergeant Willis, Constables M’Holm and Keene, and Henry Ernest Foote, who said ho had been locked up with Keogh, but was unable to say whether Keogh was drunk or not, because he (Foote) had had drink himself.—Defendant, who also pleaded not guilty to a charge of procuring liquor during the currency of a prohibition order against him, was fitted 40s or fourteen days’ imprisonment on the first count, and £3 or one month in gaol on the second, warrant to be suspended daily for seven days in order to give Keogh a chance to pay his fines. Albert Bell (twice previously convicted of drunkenness) was fined 40s, or fourteen days’ imprisonment. Drunk Men's Thefts.—Henry Ernest Foote pleaded guilty to a charge of having stolen a book, the value of 4s fid, the property of Whitoombe and Tombs, and to a Similar charge of stealing a book, the value of 5s fid, the property of H. Driver. The accused had been previously convicted of broaching cargo.—Mr Scurr, who appeared for the detente, said that the theft was committed while the accused was under the influence of drink. He had a large family to support, and his wife was ill at the present time.—Evidence on behalf of the man. was given, by Archdeacon Neild.—His Worship said that on condition that the man took out a prohibition order against himself he would be convicted and ordered to come up for sentence when called upon. He would also be required to pay Is fid damage done to the book taken from Whitoombe and Tombs.——Albert Bell (for whom Mr Scurr appeared) pleaded guilty to a charge o! stealing four crayfish, valued at Bd, the property of Edward Buddioomb.—The evidence showed that Bell was drunk when he committed the theft. He was willing to have a prohibition. order mad© out against him.—On the strength of that Bell was convicted, and ordered to come up for sentence when called upon, and pay the value of the fish. Ho is now prohibited. Unlicensed.—Catherine Bryant, who pleaded guilty to a charge of having kept a child in her charge, not having a license to do so, and contrary to the Infant Life Protection Act, was fined 20s and costs. By-law Cases.—Frederick Howell, who pleaded guilty to having ridden a bicycle on the footpath, was fined 10s and costs.— William Allen was fined 10s and costs on each of two charges of allowing cattle to wander at St. Kilda.—The case against James Fibbes for allowing a house to wander at St. Kilda was dismissed.— Stewart Reid was fined 15s and costs for keeping an unregistered dog. Maintenance Gases. —Thomas Hotton, for disobeying a maintenance order for the support of his mother, was convicted and sentenced to fourteen days’ imprisonment. —; —Duncan M'Ewen applied for the remission of axreans on a maintenance order for the support of his wife and five children, and for a variation of the order. Mr Scurr appeared in support of the application.—The case was adjourned for a week.