POLICE COURT

Evening Star, Issue 19045, 14 September 1925, Page 1

POLICE COURT

AIONDAV. SEi’TEAi BEB M. (Before Air 11. AV. Bundle, S.AI.) LATE SMOKES. E. D. Campbell, David JJewiison, and P. II us ton were each fined _2(is, with costs, on charges of selling cigarettes alter 6..15 p.m. —Inspector Kinsman, who said that- the soiling of cigarettes niter hours was “ a big question,” related how ho had seen assistants (in tho eases of Rustoii and Campbell) ami Hcwitson liiniscll sell a packet of smokes. Campbell and Hcwitson wore coaled loners, and Boston a, pic-cart proprietor. — Dclcmlant Rusion said his sales did not average a. packet a night; he kept a small stock for the convenience of customers going home late at night. AIA I NT ENA NCR. George Henry Grigg (Air Hay) was proceeded against on a complaint lor separation and maintenance orders.—Air C. J. L. White appeared for the complainant, who said that she and her husband had lived together for only a few weeks. He had left her one payday and she had not seen him for twelve months. —The orders asked lor were made, maintenance being fixed at £1 os a week, with past maintenance (£8 15s) and solicitor's fee (£3 3s). DRUNKEN OFFENCES. A first offender, who had been locked up since Saturday night, was convicted and discharged on a charge of drunkenness. Another first offender, who did not appear, was fined the amount of his bail (20s), in default twentyfour hours’ imprisonment, on a similar charge. Abigail Sinclair did not appear to answer charges ol drunkenness and breach of prohibition order.—The Sub-inspector said the defendant had not been before the court since She was convicted and discharged on the first charge, and fined 20s (in default forty-eight hours’ imprisonment) on the second. BY-LAW BREACHES. For allowing his motor car to stand in the street unattended, Martin George Austin was fined ss, with costs (Vs). _____