THE COURTS-TO-DAY

Evening Star, Issue 15477, 27 April 1914, Page 6

THE COURTS-TO-DAY

OITY POLICE COURT. (Before J. "R. Bartholomew, Esq., S.M.). Drnnkenness.—A. first offender, -who did not appear, -was fined the amount of his bail (10a). Another, male first offender was also fined 10s. Albert Louis Ayres was fined ss, with the usual alternative. William Henry Anderson, having been twice previously convicted for drunkenness within the past six months (February 11 and 15), was fined 20s, or in default seven days' imprisonment. Rose Cranlay, who did not appear, was fined 10s. Nellie Lynch -{l3 previous convictions for drunkenness) pleaded guilty to this offence, and was fined 7s.

Assaulting a Guard.—John Shields pleaded guilty to assaulting Joseph Rowe, a railway guard, while executing his duty in the Port Chalmers-Dunedin train on Apiil 25.—Sub-Inspector Fouhy explained that when Shields was asked for his ticket he caught the guard by the throat and shook him.—Accused expressed contrition. —His Worship said he would take into consideration the fact that the accused had been in custody since Saturday night. Accused would be fined 20s, in default seven days' imprisonment. Procuring ' Liquor.—Elizabeth Lamh pleaded guilty to a charge that she procured liquor from some person unknown during the currency of a prohibition order against her.—lt was stated that she had been partly drunk in her own house, and that she had been previously convicted five times for drunkenness and twice for using obscene language.—Convicted and fined 10s, and court costs. 7s, and warned not to come back to court again. Johanna Trinder, for whom Mr Hay appeared, also pleaded guilty to procuring liquor on April»l3, whilst prohibited.—• Sub-Inspector Fouhy said that the defendant had been found very drunk in her own house. She had been twice previously convicted for a breach of a prohibition order, and twice for drunkenness.—Mr Hay said that the order had been efficacious, and that Mrs Trinder had thought that the order had expired. It expired on the 25th inst.—Fined ss, and court costs 7s. Albert Louis Ayres was charged with that, knowing Johanna Trinder was the subject of a prohibition order, he procured liquor for her on April 13.—Mr Hay appeared for the defendant, who pleaded guilty. Counsel said that Ayres took liquor to Mrs Trinder'a house, and understood that the order against her had expired.—Fined 20s, and costs 7s, or in default seven days' imprisonment. Time to pay was allowed. "No. 59."—Herbert George Barnard was charged with being deemed a rogue and vagabond in tliat he was found by night without lawful excuse in the Grand Hotel.—Sub-inspector Fouhy said that the accused had arrived recently from the North. On Saturday night he took up quarters in the Grand Hotel. When discovered in a bed he said that he had a xigbt to be there, as he had booked it at /the hotel office. Inquiry showed that this was not correct.—Evidence was given by Louis Henry Rogers and William Ainge. —Barnard said that he had had a few drinks during the day, including one at the Grand Hotel, which he visited in the evening. He felt queer and became sick. He went upstairs ;md entered room 59, and went to bed. He could have paid for the bed. He had not realised the seriousness of what he had done. He had been a week in Dunedin, having come down from Hastings..—His Worship said accused's explanation was not altogether improbable. He had no right to do -what he had done, but it was not a case of vacancy. It was a pity that there was not in the Act under which the information was laid a trespass clause which would deal with offences of this sort. The accused would be discharged. Alleged Assault.—Colin Fairbaixn (for whom Mr Hanlon appeared) was charged that at Highcliff, on April 25, he assaulted John Jury, causing him actual bodily harm.—Sub-inspector Fouhy asked that the case bo remanded for a week. The conrpla.in.mt, who was in the Hospital, had been struck on the head with a hammer, and the case appeared to be a serious one.—Mr Hanlon did not object to the application for a remand.—Remanded for a week, bail being fixed at £l5O for himself and two sureties of £75 each. By-law Cases.—William Gear Carpenter, a Timaru youth, who wrote to the Magistrate explaining the circumstances, was fined 5s and costs (7s) for having ridden a motor cycle on the wrong side of the street. William Dermis Heenan, for having lit a firo in a backyard in the City, was fined 5s and costs (75.). Maintenance.—John Ernest Ford wns proceeded against for having failed to obey an order of the Court to maintain his wife and children.—Mr C. N. Scutt, who appeared for the defendant, said that there was vindictiveness in the prosecution. Defendant had paid very regularJy. His wife was in New South Wales.—Mr Hanlon, on behalf of complainant, said that if defendant could afford to support another woman lie ought to ho able to pay for the support of his wife.—Mr Scurr retorted that the complainant could not throw mud a.t tha defendant, for ehe was living- with another man in New South Wal«F. The parties appeared to pWsc thsmsolves in those matter*.-—His Vforship imposed a penalty of 10s'and solicitors fee (£1 !<=.), or in default seven davs' imprisonment.