POLICE COURT

Evening Star, Issue 19020, 15 August 1925, Page 4

POLICE COURT

Satcrday, Avorsr 15.

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

DRUNKENNESS

Two defendants not previously known to the police were fined 10s, in_ default twenty-four hours, and a third was fined 20s. James Carmichael, a. statutory first offender, was fined 10s, and James Plunkett (another statutory first offender) was fined 20s, both in default twenty-four hours, MATXTKXAXCK. Olaf. William Johansen was charged with the disobedience of a maintenance order made in respect to his illegitimate child. Mr Gillies, who appeared for the complainant, said that on Saturday last a child had boon committed to a home, but tire police now wanted to cancel the order and make defendant pay for the child. The defendant had paid £ll, but at the time the. order was made there was £lO 10s owing for past maintenance, and tho same amount for confinement expenses. Ho wanted tho order to protect his client. The defendant said that he earned £ll 3s Sd per mouth. He had a wife and two children. The Magistrate; It’s a pity that you took upon yourself to add to your family in this way. Mr Gillies suggested that an order should bo made to spread over a definite period. He suggested that he might pay £4 per month. Senior-sergeant QmuTormain; That would only leave £lO to support the man’s wife and family for a month. This could not be done in Wellington. Tho Magistrate said that the _ man’s wife and children had to be considered. Defendant would bo ordered to pay 15s per week off tho arrears, and tho matter of the order would stand over for a month. THEFT OF A PI CYCLE. A hoy fourteen years of ago was charged with tho theft of a bicycle valued at £2 10s, the property of Ales. Dickie. _ , Chief-dctcetivo Lewis said that the boy was ono of a family of five, and caino from a respectable borne. Ho bad a. weakness for sneaking away, and on July 25 he loft home at 8 a.m., and did not return until next morning. He saw the bicvole standing against a store at St. Clair and he rode it down to (lie goods sheds, where lie put it in a truck. Ho left home again on July 2", and did not return until August 3, sleeping in a vacant section. When questioned about tho bicycle, be admitted taking the machine, hut stated that he did not attempt to dispose of 4t. There seemed to be a lack of parental control, Mr Hock (juvenile probation officer) said that the boy had been allowed a lot of freedom at homo, owing to the fact that his mother went out to work. His school report was satisfactory and he thought that if the boy was' given a chance ho would make good. , The Magistrate said that the probation officer’s report was a bad ono, but be would give him a chance, and he adjourned the case for twelve months, the boy to be tinder the supervision of Mr Lock during that period.