POLICE COURT

Evening Star, Issue 18139, 1 December 1922, Page 4

POLICE COURT

Fhidat, December 1. (Before Mr H. W. Bundle, S.M.) THE EATEN'ING BEHAVIOUR. Wm, John Quan and Henry Lorraine Scott were chained with using threatening behaviour in King Edward street. Constable Watkins said that he saw both accused “'Shaping up” to one another. Sir F. G. Gumming said that both the accused had “records.” Quan had been released on probation, and had broken the terms of his order - . He had been recently readmitted to by Mr Bartholomew, SAL, and this offence constituted a (breach of the new order. The case was adjourned until December 15. STEALING A BICYCLE. Thomas Toibin was changed with having on September 30 at Dungdin converted to his own use a bicycle valued at £l2, the property of Thomas Gaynea. Accused was represented Iby Mr Hanlon, ;tnd pleaded guilty. Chief-detective Bishop said that accused took the bicycle from the comer of Frederick and Cumberland streets, and rode out to Anderson Bay with it, and there cast it adrift. Air Hanlon said that when accused took the machine he had had one or two drinks. He did not think accused really meant to steal it. Tobin was fined 40s ond costs. DRUNKENNESS. A first offender for drunkenness was fined 20s, in default twenty-four hours’ imprisonment. Ada Graham was changed with drunkenness.—Senioreser.geant Mathieson said that the case was a bad one, fas the accused had left her child at Ravensbourne, and had come into Dunedin to got drunk. —Ensign Coombes said that sho was prepared to assist accused in every way possible.—'The accused was convicted and discharged, providing she took out a prohibition order against herself, BROKEN BY-LAWS. Alfred Washer (Mr Calvert) pleaded guilty to two charges of allowing the drains of two houses owned by bun to be in such a state as to bo dangerous to health and offensive. —Evidence was given by Inspector King, and Mr Calvert said that defendant lived in Tiniaru, and had put the matter of repairs in the hands of a contractor, but the contractor had fallen 111. —An adjournment was made to the 15'tb inst, to enable the inspector to see that the work had been started. ' Rupert 'Charles Kuwait pleaded guilty to riding a motor cycle past a standing tramoar, and was fined £3, with costs (7s). David Ellis was fined £3, with costs (7s), for driving a motor car past a standing tram. Helen Guyton pleaded l not guilty to allowing cattle to wander on the road at Burkes.—Evidence was given by William Oonnor (town clerk, West Harbor Borough Council). —A fine of 20s, with costs (7s), was inflicted. William Alexander Bain was fined £3 and costs for casting offensive matter - in Madacrgan street. Baden Ashton was fined 5s and costs for riding a motor cycle on the wrong side of Princes street. Robert Thomas Gwynn Alexander pleaded guilty to a charge of allowing hda chimney to qatch fire. Defendant was fined 10s and costs. Alexander Pringle Johnstone, for allowing a motor car to remain in Frederick street without lights, was fined 6s and costs. Henry Markham pleaded not guilty to a charge of allowing a. motor oar to stand in Frederick street without lights. Defendant was fined! 5s and costs. Peter MThereon pleaded guilty to a charge of having quitted a train at Ravensbourno whilst ,rt was in motion.— Senior-sergeant Mathieson said that as the result of complaints a constable had been stationed at the Ravensborno station, and caught the accused in the act. —Accused was fined costs (7a), Albert Leslie Burk (Mr E. Anderson) was fined 10s, with costs (7)i, for leaving a moving train at Milton. MAINTENANCE CASES. Leonard Wilfred Gribben was proceeded against by bis wife, who was represented by Mr Hanlon, for tho disobedience of a maintenance order in respect to the support of his wife and child.— Gribben said he averaged! only about £2 10s a week. He admitted being £126 in arrears.—Gribben was sentenced to six months' imprisonment with hard labor, the order to be suspended as long as defendant paid £2 a week. Archibald Stewart was proceeded against by his wife for failing to comply with, the terms of a maintenance order, and was sentenced to one month's imprisonment in the Invercargill Gaol, to be reloaded on the payment of tire arrears (£6 3s 4d).

At Mr Chapman’s meeting at Towamba, in the Eden-Monaro electorate (states the Sydney ‘ Daily Telegraph ’), Mt George Martin, aged 102 years, moved a vote of thanks to Mr Chapman, who at tho close of the meeting offered Mr Martin a seat in his motor car. The centenarian replied; “I won’t bother you, thanks; I have only a mile and a-half to go." Ho fhen danced a few steps to show hie agility.