THE COURTS-TO-DAY

Evening Star, Issue 16049, 28 February 1916, Page 6

THE COURTS-TO-DAY

CITY POLICE COURT. (Before J. R. Bartholomew Esq., S.M.) Drunkenness.—John Burke and four first offenders were each lined 10s, or 48 hours.— -A charge against Cvril Watters wag adjourned until Friday next. Four Charges.—Richard Coughlan, a prohibited person, was charged with drunkenness, with procuring liquor, with resisting Constable Winn, and also with damaging a policeman's helmet valued at 9s 3d. Accused pleaded guilty to all the charges. Constable Winn said that he arrested accused in Cargill road on 'Saturday night on a charge of drunkenness. Ho resisted violently, kicking and punching. He deliberately put his foot on witness's helmet. Accused was lined 5a or 24 hours on the first charge, 10s or 48 hours on the second, 20a or three days on the third, and he was ordered to pay the value of the helmet or 24 hours on the fourth. Resisting.—Thomas Tobin was charged with drunkenness, and also resistino- Constable Webster.—The constable said that ho arrested accused in Cumberland etreet on Saturday night. As they entered the Police Station accused resisted violently, and jritness had to obtain assistance.— Accused was fined 10s or 48 hours on the first charge, and £2 or seven days on the second. Attempted Suicide. Alice Mor.se. pleaded guilty to attempting to commit suicide.—Sub-inspector Broberg said that accused lived in Albert street. Yesterdav afternoon Constable M'Culloch and Dr Kvans wero called to the house, and there found that the woman had. drunk a quantity of poison. The doctor used the stomach pump on her. Accused did her best all the time to prevent him treating her. She left two letters showing Dial the attempt was premeditated. .She had previously been before the Court.— Accused was convicted and ordered to bo detained in the Salvation Army Reformatory Homo for 12 months.

_ Alleged Forgery.—Cecil Lytlelton Hawkins, an officer in the Defence Forces, was charged that, on the 27th December, 1913. at Auckland, he did commit forgery <.f an accountable receipt purporting to besigned by J. H. Parslow for the sum of £2 12s, and did cause Alfred Bartlett- to act upon the same as if it were genuine.— Chief-detective Bishop asked that accused be remanded to appear at Auckland next Monday. There were other charges pending against accused, and he asked thai the bail be substantial.—Accused was remanded accordingly, bail being allowed himself in £2OO and two sureties of £IOO each. Bail was immediately forthcoming. By-law Oases.—For driving a, ■ motor cycle at a speed dangerous to the public Kenneth M'Kemie Melville and Frederick Goodwin wer-> each fined 20s and costs. William Sincoek, for driving a vehicle at a pace, faster than a, walk whilst passing a. standing tramear, Mas lined 19s and costs. Theft from a Steamer.—James Mort was ehargod with the theft from the steamer. Tainui of a bottle of gin, a vacuum Mask, teven tubes of tooth paste, of the total value of 225, the property of the Shaw, Sa.vill, and Albion * Company. Mr Irwin defended. Mi ITanlon watched the proceedings on behalf of the shipping <onip;,ny. Suh-i:'.?pector Brobcig prosecuted. —David Kirkwood Torrance, salesman m the employ ■■>{ )■>. llayman and. Co., said that wneu be. opened a, case of sundries that arrived by tho Tainui he found several boxes inside torn, and 17 purses, four flasks, and a- dozen combs rnireing.—Fredcrick Albert Collins, clerk in the einplov of G. L. Dennisfon, Ltd., .said that a. consignment of 25 esses of gin arrived by the Tainui for his iirni. Some of the 'cases had been breached, ami 20 bottles we<e missing.—George Henry Kins:, Customs clerk for Kempthorne, "Prosser, said th-ii 29 cases of " Kolynos" (tooth paste) arrived by the Tainui for his firm. Five cases wore broached, and theie were missing six dozen and 11 tubes ot "Kolynos." His firm uere the. sole agents lor the brand.—John Edward Oalbraith, representative for the .Shaw. Savill, and Album Company, said that nearly £IOO worth of cargo was pillaged from' the t--teaim\r>-Johu Charlos Braithwaite, shipping cleik, said that accused was employed in the discharging of the Tainui':; 'cargo on the night of the 12th inst.—Sergeant Kidd said that be artes.ted accused on a. char::"of drunkenness at 3.10 a.m. on the 13il>. ii.st. He was lying on the broad of his back under the verandah of the railway station. In his possession he found the articles mentioned in th« information. He found the bottle of gin in his underpants ; the vacuum flask was in his -singlets—Evidence was .also given bv . Senior-sergeant Dart (who said that when seen on the Sunday evening at the police station accused said ho did not know where he cot the things from; he must have bought them, but he did not know from whom) and Constable Saunders.—Accused reserved his defence, and was committed to the Supreme Court for trial, bail being allowed himself in £IOO and two sureties of £SO each. STILL GOOD. Amos Whit-taker, a miserly millionaire', was approached by * friend who used bis roost persuasive powers ro have him dress more m accordance with, .his station in life. "I am surprised,' Amoe," taid the friend, " that you should allow yourself to become shabby. " But I'm not shabby," firmly interposed the millionaire miser. " Oh, but you are," returned his old iriend. "Remember your father. He was always neatly, even elaborately, dressed. His clothes were always finely tailored mid the best material." 'these clothes I've £ot on were father's!"