THE COURTS—TO-DAY

Evening Star, Issue 15906, 11 September 1915, Page 9

THE COURTS—TO-DAY

CITY POLICE COURT.

(Before H. Y. Widdowson, Esq., S.M.) Drunkenness".—A first offender, who pleaded not guilty to a charge of 'drunkenness at Mornington, was convicted and discharged and ordered to pay 7s cd cab expenses. Harry Hansen was fined 10s or 48 hours, and Ernest Henry Beeves 10s or 24 hours. Another first offender was remanded for a week for medical treatment. Christchurch Cases.—Norman Kraetaer was brought up on two charges of using obscene language at Christchurch, and also with damaging two pictures valued at IQ3, the property of Thomas M'Callum. Mr Scurr appeared for accused,' who pleaded guilty to all the charges.—Chief-detective Bishop said that on the evening of the 2nd of June accused knocked at the door of M'CaUum's residence in Cashel street, Christchurch. Miss M'Callum answered the door, and as soon as it was opened accused forced his way in. He had previously accosted the young lady, who was highly respectable. Once he got inside, accused used disgusting language to her, and when the mother of the girl came to her assistance a mate of accused's came on the scene and threw Mrs M'Callum down. Accused was put out of the house 'by Mr M'Callum. The other charge of obscene- language occurred in Armagh street. Later accused, who had a taxicab, returned to the house. The pictures were damaged by accused knocking them down. —Mr Scurr said that accused had previously borne a good character. He was apparently infatuated with the young woman. On the night in question he. was mad as the result of drink. 'He would undertake not to return to Christchurch. —-Uiief-detective Bishop said that, although nothing was previously known against accused, he himself had had occasion to speak to him about his mode of living. His parents were very respectable people.—His Worship said that the case 01 using the obscene language to the young •I i was nol a Case of where » man had mistaken one house for another. Apparently from the history of the case he had been molesting the voune lady for some time He went tocher home and u £? d raost disgusting language. His Worship did not know that a worse case had ever come before the Court: It was not a case tor a monetary penalty at all. On that charge accused would be sentenced to three months' imprisonment. On-the other charge of using obscene language in Armagh street he would be fined 40s or 14 days, and on the third-charge he would defn°nH ered *° P / y P*. dam g 6 d <> ne > » aetawt seven days' imprisonment.—Accused asked His Worship not to imprison £do Anstraha — Hls Worship declined