THE COURTS—TO-DAY

Evening Star, Issue 14225, 26 November 1909, Page 4

THE COURTS—TO-DAY

CITY POLICE COURT. (Before J. R. Bartholomew, Esq., S.M ) Drunkeniiess —Ff.mk Anderson, .tho had not been before* the Court fox twelve months, vas fined ss’or twentyfour hours. Remanded.—James Archibald Burton, charged with illegally pawning; a gold'watch, valued at £7/ the property of Mary Ready; was remanded till Friday next, :is Detective Ward said that the complainant was still too ill to appear.—-Mr D. D. Macdonald, who appeared for tho accused, offered no objection. The same bail as before was fixed. By-law Cases.—Charley, a Chinese gardener. was charged with feeding a Irorso in Stafford street otherwise than from a bag suspended from tho head of such horse. Mr Hanlon appeared for defendant, _ who pleaded not guilty.— After hearing evidence the Magistrate held the charge was not proved and dismissed ho case.—■— Peter Neilson, foi not keeping on the proper side of the street, vvas fined 10s and costs.: William M'Ewen, on a similar charge, was fined 10s and costs (7s). Trouble in a Bar.—Alexander M‘Lennan, who, according to his own statement, is well known to the police .as well as to others in the City, appeared on several charges arising out of his ‘'ouduct in tho bar of the Commercial Hotel. Ho was charged with disorderly conduct, lii that he Was drunk at the open bar of the Commercial Hotel, and further, with refusing to leave licensed premises when ordered to do so by the barman. Ho was also charged i i ? ro S uc ‘ and a vagabond, in that ho had no visiblu means of support; and. had already been convicted as an idle and disorderly person. The lirst two charges were taken together. Accused conducted his own defence— Constable Phillips said that last night a man named Dawson asked him to come to the bar of the Com morel-il Hotel ns there was trouble there. When he arrived at the bar he found accused W.'LH? i barn l :, T, together. Witness heard the uarman <a v to acGet out or I will have to put you oim. As accused was drunk witness arrested him—John Ogg, barman at the Commercial, said that accused came into the bar and asked for a drink, but as ho was under tho influence ol liquor, witness refused to sene him. Accused then became very t. ool ' up a glass from the coiihtei and tnrew it at witness. Mr Dawson then went for the police, and on the constable’s arrival witness gave accused in charge—To tho accused: 1 did not spit in your face, but vou spat in mine. I was not dnink.—Eviwben°af S I 0 a «msed’s condition was given by Constables Ivtam (watchhonse keeper), Sivver asko I Ti f nn ° n ~ At V lis st 'E° accused nrU i + i or *. a , rohl . a, ! cl till to-morrow in oulci that he might call evidence—A remand was granted, bail being fixed at

PORT CHALMERS POLICE COURT. (Before Messrs H. ETlluir and J. Watson, J.P.s.) Objectionable Conduct on Trains.— George W. Cramond, Norman Home, and Henry Green young men. were charged nith indecent language and with offensive behaviour on a railway train on October Ai- All three pleaded not guilty.—Mr liatts appeared for Green.—Sergeant Mullany, who prosecuted on behalf of the police said that the three accused joined the 5.15 p.m train from Port Chalmers to I'nedin, all three being slightly under the influence of liquor at the time. Between lort Chalmers and Ravensbcurne they used nltliy and disgusting language. One of the accused had a bottle of beer, which he persifited in opening, to the annoyance of a number of other passengers in the secondclass smoking carriage. Witnesses would |>e called who would give evidence showing that the accused also interfered with and pulled a passenger about.—James Manning travelled m the carriage in question, and beard the “filthy and disgusting language,” and was sworn at by one of the accused on protesting against having beer splashed over him. Horne used the language, and Green and Oramond urged him to continue diking so.—Charles Sawell was in the carriage, and protested against the objectionable language used by Horne, who was edged on by the other two. The language was spoken in the hearing of (ho other pnsincluding several boys.—John Horne was guard on the train, mid in consequence of a complaint made to him by other passengers bo visited the second class smoker as tbe train came to Pelicbet Bay. where the accused, he believed, alighted. 1 He did not personally observe offensive language or conduct.—Mr Platts submitted that no evidence bad been given to show that Green was in any way responsible for what took place.—Horne was convicted of indecent language, and fined £5 and costs (6s). in default a month’s imprisonment. Green and Cramond were convicted of offensive behaviour, and were each fined £2 and ccsts (6s). in default two weeks’ imprisonment. The Bench said Horne's language was disgusting, and the others’ behaviour was reprehensible. Only for their vouth tbe accused would have been much *mdre severely dealt with. Time in which to pay the fines was allowed. Civil Cases—Drs G. Hodges and W. H. Borrie v. Henry Parker: Judgment by consent for £l3 5s and 30s 6d costs, for professional services. Same v. Shadrach Perry: Judgment by consent for £ll 15s and 50s 6d costs, professional services. James P. Milnes v. Wm. Anderson ; Judgment by default for £4 Us lOd and costs (10s). Mr Platts appeared for pontiffs in each case.