THE COURTS.—TO-DAY.

Evening Star, Issue 15075, 6 January 1913, Page 5

THE COURTS.—TO-DAY.

CITY POLICE COURT. (Before H. Y. Widclowson, Esq., S.M.) Drunkenness. A first offender, who pleaded guilty, was lined ss.—Annie Trcgear, who did npt appear, was lined 10s. Assault. —Albert Hooper, a young man, was charged with drunkenness, and also with assaulting Charles Benjamin Morrell on January 4.—Sub-inspector Fouhy said that while Constable Sorrell was walking in plain clothes along High street the defendant saw him, and cried out: “ You are a policeman ; ,1 know you.” Then ho came up behind Sorrell and struck him on the back of the neck and knocked him over. hen the constable, whose clothes got lorn by the fall, got up, he saw that Hooper was the. worse of liquor.—Defendant's father spoke on behalf of his son, saj-ing that he was a hit weak in the legs, and had always been so, and sometimes he seemed as though he was the worse of liquor while perfectly sober. He was in possession of his senses.—His Worship said the assault had been unprovoked. He was not sure it was a case for a fine, but he would give defendant a chance. On the charge of drunkenness he would be fined ss, and charge of assault he would be fined £5, or in default one month’s imprisonment (£2 to go to the constable). A Wandering Woman. —Rosina Whitelaw pleaded not guilty to a charge that on January 5 she was deemed to he a regue and vagabond, having been found by night without lawful excuse in the Dunedin Cilv Corporation’s enclosed stable vard at Anderson Bay.—Constable. Friar said that when he found defendant in the yard she told him that she came out of the Salvation Army Homo a week ago, and had spent four nights in different boardinghouses, and two nights in the yard.—Sydney Plaw gave evidence as to having seen defendant on three successive morninss last week sleeping on the foreshore at Anderson Bay.—Sergeant Malone said he had known the'defendant by the name of Ellen Wiseman for about six’years, during which time she had lived among the Chinese at Round Hill. Sho was a woman of the unfortunate class, and some charitably-dis-posed persons had mads a collection on her behalf, and had her sent to the Salvation Army Home for n time. It seemed that she had left the home.—At this stage the charge was reduced to common vagrancy.—Defendant said she was unwilling to return to the Salvation Armv Home.— Convicted, and remanded for one week for sentence.

Breach of Prohibition Order.—David Rae did not appear to answer a charge that on December 16 he, being a prohibited person, entered licensed premises (Terminus Hotel). —Constable Howard gave evidence as to having seen Rae enter the hotel. — Sub-inspector Fouhy suggested that the ease be adjourned, as four other similar charges were- pending against defendant.— Adjourned to January 15. Breach of the Peace. William Prentice and James Campbell Hawkins were charged that on December 28 they did use threatening behavior in a public place (Princes street), whereby a breach of tho peace was occasioned.—Hawkins pleaded not guilty.— Prentice did not appear.—The Sub-inspec-tor explained that on the Saturday night in question the defendants had been fighting. Constable Findlay appeared on the scene, and the men ran away. There was a crowd present. The constable followed the defendants and caught- Prentice, who gave the name of James Wilson. While the constable was taking Prentice to the Police station several men interfered, and Prentice got away. Constable Findlay identified him afterwards.—Constable Pi milay said he saw Prentice strike Hawkins. Witness picked Prentice to be the aggressor. When the crowd scattered Prentice started to rim away, and Hawkins kicked at. him (Prentice). W r her. witness arrested Prentice hr said his name was Wilson, and admitted having committed a breach of Hie peace. While being taken to the. police station Prentice ran away. Witness saw him on (Monday morning, and he said he had been playing billiards in South Dunedin at 10.15 the night in question, and could bring twenty witresses to prove it.—Hawkins said the trouble was over some beer, and he had threatened to give Prentice in charge. He had called witness out of name.—The ease against Hawkins was dismissed. —The Subinspector submitted a list of previous convictions against Prentice, including several breaches of the peace.—Prentice was fined £5 and costs i7s).

Second-hand eDaling.—John Caree Arbuckle was charged that, on December 18, at Dunedin, he did cany on business as a second-hand dealer without being the holder of a license.—He pleaded not guilty. —Sergeant Henry said that on December 18 he went, iu company with Constable Findlay, to defendant's premises, which had the appearance of a second-hand shop. He asked defendant if he hold a secondhand dealer’s license, and the reply was in the negative. Defendant said that ho bought furniture at auction and sold it on commission, and that he kept a consignment book and a day book. Defendant had freely given all information, and had since applied for a. license,—Defendant, speaking on his own behalf, said that if there had been a. breach of (ho law it wag quite unintentional. Ho had held an auctioneer's license at Lawrence, and was a J.P.—His 'Worship remarked that a- J.P. was supposed to know the law.—Fined 40s and costs (7s).

By-law Cases.—Robert James Marshall (Milton), who did not appear, was charged that, on December 13, he did use a motor car in High street, without having affixed to the car a distinguishing mark.—A letter of explanation to the effect that a new car . had been used for the purpose of removing a sick person was forwarded hr defendant. —The case was adjourned for a week (January 13) in order that, inquiries might be made. Frank Wyllie pleaded guilty to driving a. motor cycle on December 92 without having affixed to it a. mark that war, easily distinguishable. He was fined 5s without costs.— —David Wilkie, who did not appear, was fined 5s and costs (7s) for having been at such a distance from a. vehicle- as to prevent him having full control over the horse. Archibald Edgar, 17 rears of age. pleaded guilty to riding a bicycle between sunset and sunrise without having a light attached to it. —Fined 5s without costs. James Marshall, similarly charged, was fined 5s and • costs (7s).

SOME MODERN - MAXIMS. Every man desires to live long, but no man would be old. A widow’s income can be very correctly gauged by the number of proposals she refuses in a week. Always think twice before you speak, and then only speak to yourself. Being natural is simply a pose, and the most irritating pose imaginable. "1 grovel here before you in the dust,” observed the impassioned youth, as ’ he sank to tho floor. “I don’t know what you mean by dust,” replied she, coldly. “1 look after this room most carefully myself every morning.” The good woman went into the village milliner’s to buy a yard of ribbon, or a pearl button, or a needle, or whatever it is a woman buys in these places. .She had her daughter -with her, and when her own order had been filled, the milliner, seizing the opportunity of further custom., and thinking of her now stock of sailor hats, inquired suggestively: “What abput a sailor for your daughter?” “What about a sojer for yourseV?” retorted the good woman, indignantly. A cirrus wa- in a small town where there, was a large pond adjacent to the circus ground. The keeper thought that it w’as a good opportunity to wash the elephants. but while they were in the pond nis attention was distracted by something, and one of them escaped In his search for it the keeper came across an old Irishman in a field. “Hey!” cried the keener. “Have you seen anything of an elephant?’’ “No,” replied Pat; “but there’s an onid indiarubber baste in that field over there eatin’ turnips with his tail.”

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