THE COURTS-TO-DAY.

Evening Star, Issue 15223, 30 June 1913, Page 4

THE COURTS-TO-DAY.

CITY POLICE COURT. (Before J. R. Bartholomew, Esq., S.Af.) Drunkenness.—A first offender was fined ss, in default 24 hours' imprisonment. Another first offender, who did not appear, was fined 10s, in default 48 hours.——John Gorman was Cued 7.5, in default 24 hours. Threatening Behaviour.—Kdward " 'William.-; was charged with using threatening | behaviour in a public place—Rattray I street. —Sergeaut M'Kenzia said that accused and a number of young men were in Rattray street on Saturday night, and accused was very quarrelsome, and wanted to tight & cabman. Ilia friends endeavored to get him away, but were unable to do so.—A tine of 20s, in default seven days' imprisonment, was imposed. Breaches of Phchibition Orders. —Alexander Stevenson was fined 10s, with costs 7s, in default, three day.-' imprisonment. Sydney Herbert was fined 10s, with costs '7s, in default three days' imprisonment. Drunkenness and Obscene Language.— Robert Campbell was charged with drunkenness and with using obscene language.—On the first charge accused was fined sh. iu default 24 horns, mid on the second £3, in default two weeks. Maintenance. James Farrell and Anthony Farrell were severally charged with failing to pay 2s 6ri per week towards the. .support" of their brother, the arrears to June. 2 being £3 2s 6d.—Both cases were adjourned for one month in order to allow the arrears io lie paid. Thomas Farrell, who did not- appear on a similar charge, was sentenced i.j> one. month's imprisonment, with hard labor, tho warrant to be. suspended for seven days and accused to be released on payment of the. arrears. Failure to Attend Parades.—Frank Hall wa.'i charged with failincr to attend anv drills at -" lliduli!!' durinir the Inst six-months.—Af'-uscd Mid ne li;id net been examined, snd did not knew whether ho was fir, or not. He ha<l never aft-ended any parades. He could not attend, as he. was j managing his father's farm at. the time.— i Hv: Worship -aid that a-cewed had really | ignored his obligations to .-erve.—A tine j of 20s, with tosffe 17s). was imposed. j

By-law Cases. Henry Jackson was charged with (hiving a. motor car,_ between nuriK.'t and sunrise, without, carrying lights upon some conspicuous paot of ,-ueh car.— Constable Maiden said that at 9.40 p.m. on the 22nd May he was <m duty in Princes stieet Tie saw a motor c.ir driven by the defendant proceeding towards the south end of tlie town. There were no lights en It. Witness stood in Iho road and hailed to the chauffeur l 0 F - fl r> I:mt ne did no j. do so. Witness boarded a. pairing car r.nd overtook the motor car at Rattray street. Defendant was ; n the act of lighting his lamps. He asked defendant why he did not stop, and defendant answered that he did not know that the lights were out—Jack-son denied having seen the eonstable hail him, and eaid he would like to bring a. witness.—The <-a--i was adjourned ti'l Friday in order that, witness might be called.—-George Fanpihar Mas charged with, on the 19th .lay of June, at Anderson Bay, failing to cany lights on a milk waggon he was driving.—Defendant (for whom Air Hanlon appeared'! pleaded guilty. —Fined ss, with costs (7s).