THE COURTS,-TO-DAY.

Evening Star, Issue 14036, 17 April 1909, Page 8

THE COURTS,-TO-DAY.

CITY''POLICE COURT. (Before H. A. Young, Esq., S.M.) Drunkenness,—Two first offenders , were each fined 5s or twenty-four hours.—Henry Gregerson alias Hensen was similarly dealt with; and Dunstan North was fined’ 20s or four days. * No Boots.—Thomas Francis Hickey was deemed to be a rogue and vagabond, having previously been convicted as an idle and disorderly .person.—Station-sergeant King said that accused had been about town for nearly two months, and had done no work. He had been repeatedly cautioned by the police, and, after promising to go away several times, had said that he had no boots, and could not go away. He had been provided with boots.' but had still hung on. and had left boarding-houses without paying. At Timaru, two years ago, he had been convicted of vagrancy.— Accused; I got work yesterday, but at night the police took me. I’ve, only been out for about three weeks.—The Stationsergeant said that accused had so often said that he was in work when he wasn’t that his statement was not accepted. He had kept company with a low class of men. He bad got work yesterday, but it was oniy temporary.—Accused, who gave his age as twenty-ofie, was ordered to come up for sentence when called upon, on condition that he went to his people in Waimate. Sleeping Out.—John Brennan and Chas. Jones were charged with being rogues and vagabonds, in that they were found by night in a shed (n Hanover street.—The Station-sergeant skid that both accused were found in a shed belonging to James Cleary last night. Cleary had missed bags from this shed, and one of the accused had recently sold bags to him which he had reason to believe were stolen from his shed. —James Cleary gave evidence as to finding the two men on his premises and hearing Brennan suggest taking a bundle of bags. He had bought bags from Brennan.—Constables Mason and O'Connor gave evidence regarding the arrest of the two accused. They had feigned sleeping when they saw the police coming.—Constable Butler gave evidence concornimr Brennan, who consorted with reputed thieves.—A list of convictions against Jones was stoutly denied, until the police produced photographs and records.—Jones was ordered to come up for sentence when called upon, and Brennan was sentenced to six months’ imprisonment. with hard labor. A Serious Charge.—James Keogh, a lad, was charged with a serious criminal offence, and remanded to Wednesday, bail being allowed in one recognisance of £3O. Accuse'! was left in the hands of Mr Axelsen. Remanded.—Thomas Earnshaw pleaded not guilty, and was remanded to Wednes day. 21st inst., on a charge of stealing £l, the property of Flora Brears, bail being allowed in one surety of £2O. Truancy.—Thomas Cuttle did not apnear to answer a charge of having failed to send his child to school during the week ended April 2. The mother of the child appeared.—-The case was remanded till Monday. so that a doctor’s certificate could be obtained. James Bain was similarly charged for failing to send his child during the week ended March 26.—Evidence showed the boy not to be in a fit condition, and the charge was withdrawn.