CITY POLICE COURT

Evening Star, Issue 17925, 22 March 1922, Page 4

CITY POLICE COURT

Wedxespat, March 22.

(Before Mr J. R. Bartholomew, S.M.)

DRUNKENNESS

Victor Hugh Dickinson pleaded guilty to a charge of being; drunk while in charge of a horse.—iSub-mspoctor Eccles said defendant rode the horse uji .Princes street at a gallon, turned into the Octagon and then info King street. Ho was swaying from side to side in the saddle. Later ho carno hade along George street, ,still swaying in the saddle, and ho practically fell off. Defendant was a married man and had no-; previously boon before the court. Tlio horse was hired from Jeffs’s stables. —Dofondaut was lined 40s, with the alternative of fourteen days’ imprisonment, and was allowed a fortnight in which to pay his fine. In the case of George Taylor, charged with drunkenness, Sub-inspector Eccles said defendant 3tad got into an altercation with another drunken man, with the result that ho was seriously injured by having his ankle either broken or badly hurt. The doctor was called, and defendant was ordered to the hos-pital.—De-fondant was remanded for a week. ALLEGED THEFT. Robert William MTntyre, who was fined 10s, with tho alternative of fortyeight hours’ imprisonment, as a first offender tor drunkenness, was also charged with the theft of a Big Bon alarm clock valued at £l, tho property of Hayward Harry Smith, Wellington. —Accused pleaded not guilty, and on tho application of tho sub-inspector was remanded till next Monday, bail being fixed at £6O, with ono surety of a similar amount. MAJN'.rEN'ANCE. Robert Crerar, for failing to comply with the terms of a maintenance order in respect to bis wife, was sentenced to ono month’s imprisonment in Wellington prison, his release to bo obtained on payment of arrears amounting; to £4 10s.