THE COURTS-TO-DAY.

Evening Star, Issue 14037, 19 April 1909, Page 5

THE COURTS-TO-DAY.

Xty CITY POLICE COURT. • (Before H. A. Young, Esq., S.M.) Dnmkeanees.—James M'Rae, previously convicted, was fined £l, or four days.— Four first offenders were also dealt with Three were fined 5s with the usual alternative,: and one fined 10s or forty-eight hows. A Drunk Man' 6 Offence.—John BrenseelL/who pleaded guilty to committing an offence, was fined 10s, or two days. Wards and Blows.—Albert Jones, who pleaded guilty to using obscene Language in Stafford street whilst drunk, and to assaulting George C. Bowden at the Provincial Hotel, was fined £2 or eight days on the first charge, and £2 10s with costs (6s) or ten days' imprisonment on the second. A Boilermaker Gets Work.—William Robert Swanson alias Johnson, who pleaded not guilty last week to a charge of assaulting Minnie O'Connor, and to being deemed an idle and disorderly person, in that he habitually consorted with thieves and certain women, and was remanded in order to allow the police to obtain information concerning his movements and character, was brought forward. Mr Scinr appeared for him. Sta-tion-sergeant King submitted the list of previous convictions against him. His record included consorting with women in Auckland, one of whom, it was alleged, ho had treated most cruelly, making her practically an invalid for life. The Wellington police stated that Swanson had earned £96 in three years as a boilermaker.—Mr Scurr pointed out that the circumstances were peculiar, and that Swanson had never been convicted of dishonesty. His troubles arose out of taking drink.—Swanson was fined £2 or eight days' imprisonment for assault, and sentenced to three months' hard labor for vagrancy. "Hurry Off, Please."—James Bain (Mr Lemon) pleaded not guilty to a charge of using obscene language in a public place, and also to obstructing a tramway inspector in the execution of his duty.—Stationsergeant King explained that at 11.50 p.m. Dii the 7th inst. three employees of the City tramways wore driving a special ear dong Princes street to the Octagon. The ;ar was not pl}"ing for hire. While the car was running up the grade near Dowling street Bafn tried to board it, but fell. The car was stopped, and ho scrambled on, and refused to quit, using obscene language to support his refusal.— Evidence was given by Robert Walter Homan (motorman), James A. Ronald (motorman), Alfred Robertson (inspector), and Sergeant M'Keefry.—ln the course or evidence it wis mentioned that Bain had drink, but was not drunk. Some amusement was "aused by the mention of the fact that the special car was run to accommodate the Council, and counsel's query as to whether the delaying of the car was a serious matter. —Bain, for using the lariauage, was fined £3, with costs (26s 6d),or : twelve days' imprisonment; for obstructing he was lined 10s, with costs (7s). By-law Cases.—John Ritchie was fined ss, with costs (12s), for .-iliowing a horse :o wander on the railways.—Charles Multins, for placing unlighted material in a public place, was fined 10s and costs.— John Hussey, for leaving a vehicle unattended in the street, was fined £1 and :osts (7s). He had been previously con- ' ricted for a similar offence.—Peter Jopsnn, ' who pleaded guilty to leaving a vehicle unattended, was fined 2s 6d and costs (7s). * —Margaret Banbury, for failing to clear ' noxious weeds off her land, was fined £l, ' with costs (7s). ! A Mother in Trouble.—Ellen Marion Edirards was charged with breaking and * jntering the dwelling-house of Alexander ' Ramsay, of Roslyn, with intent.—Station- £ sergeant King explained that the defend- c int. had been arrested this morning, and a ' remand for a week was desired.- -The I , voman mentioned that she hoped she would i * jet home to her five children during the ' sveek.—Remanded accordingly, bail 'being ' illowed. t Truancy.—The case against Thomas ] Duttle was struck out on production of a ' lector's certificate to the effect that the ' :wo children were unfit to attend school. Casey's Nationality.—Thomas Casey, a } itrongly-built man, pleaded guilty, under ' Drovocation, to assaulting George Thomas ' Baker, a little man. Mr Hawkins ap- ' reared for the complainant, who, in the * :ourse of evidence, said that on the Bth i >f this month Casey came up to him and f laid : " Your're the man I'm looking for. i [ want to fight you." He (complainant) ' :efused to fight. He had no -hope against < 2asey. "And," said complainant, "Casey ' lauled off and let me have two right on ' :he nose. My nose was barked. I ran I behind a case, and Casey came after me ' vith a dog-hook. I ran away to my 'ather, and asked what to do. Casey was ■ lot sober and was not drunk."—Casey said ' hat Baker had frequently caused him provocation by calling him an Irish pig, an ' Irish dog, and other Irish names. Baker ' lad provoked him on occasions during the :iast eighteen months.—Casey was fined 85, with costs (£1 10s), or in default one nonth's imprisonment. He was allowed two months in which to pay.