POLICE COURT

Evening Star, Issue 19126, 18 December 1925, Page 8

POLICE COURT

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 18. (Before Mr H. W. Bundle, S.M.) “ VERY TIRED.” Thomas Crawford Young appeared for sentence on a charge ol being deemed to be an idle and disorderly person. The Probation Officer (Mr F. U. Gumming) said that the man was “ very tired.” Ho considered that a few months in gaol would do him good. The Magistrate, in sentencing Young to throe months* imprisonment, warned him that he might be sent to the Supreme Court and charged with being an habitual criminal if he appeared in court again. DRUNKENNESS. Richard Pledgor was remanded until Monday. A first offender was fined 10s, jn default twenty-four hours’ imprisonment. THE FORBIDDEN DRINK. William Clark was charged that, being a prohibited person, bo had obtained liquor. Ho was fined -Os. and 7s costs. There were two charges against Dominick M'Loughlin ol haring procured liquor during the currency of a prohibition order. There was a further charge against him of having been found on the Carlton Hotel premises. Defendant did not appear. .He was fined 10s,_ and 7s costs, on one charge of procuring liquor, a conviction being entered in respect to the other inhumation. On the charge ol being found in the hotel he was fined -10 s, and is costs. DEFENCE ACT. George Henry Rea. Claridge was fined 40s, and 7s costs, on one charge of having failed to render personal service under the Defence Act, and ordered to pay 7s costs on another (‘barge.—On a similar charge William Wilkinson was fined 40s and costs on one information, and court costs (7s) on a second charge. John Gallon was charged with having negligently failed to deliver a uniform and equipment, valued at Cl Ids 9d, the property of the Government, to the Defence Department.-—The intormation was dismissed, subject to payment of costs. UNREGISTERED FIR FARM. Walter Henry Clements was charged w ith procuring possession ol a firearm otherwise chan in pursuance ol a permit. He was also charged with being in possession of an unregistered firearm for a longer period than seven days.—The defendant was convicted nn each charge. DYED ,IAM. The Pacific Preserving Company was charged on each ol two iiilorifnition,with having sold for human consumption adulterated food, being raspberry and apple jam, colored with coal tar dye. Mr Ward, who appeared for the defendants, entered a plea ol guilty. He asked that the word adulterated be deleted. The Magistrate agreed to amend the charge in accordance with Mr Wards request. Mr E. B. Adams, who prosecuted, said that the defendants had imported raspberry pulp from Australia. This was very dark, and bakers objected to it, and the dye had been added to give it color. Mr Ward said that the dye was added to meet the wishes of the company’s customers.. Each tin ol the dyo used had a chemist’s certificate on its showing that it was perfectly harmless. The company in future would purchase New Zealand fruit. The Magistrate said that he would accept the defendant’s explanation that the dye was not in any way prejudicial. He inflicted a tine of 20s, costs <s, analyst’s fee 13s fid, and solicitors costs I*3 3s, on each charge. UNLIGHTEI) CAR. Claude David Nicol pleaded guilty to a charge of leaving a motor car in the street without a light, and was fined 5s and costs. SPEEDING. William Do Rcu/.y (Mr A. C. Hanlon) was charged with having driven a motor car in Prince Albert road at a dangerous speed. Senior - sergeant Quarteruiaiu said it was not a bad case, the dele ml,a at travelling at twenty miles an hour. A fine of 20s and costs was inflicted. ~ HELD CONSTABLE SPELLBOUND.

.Tamos Brogan was charged with driving a City Corporation ’bus at, a speed dangerous to the public. Detendaut was represented by Air .11 anion, and pleaded not guilty. Constable Jenvey said that the defendant was travelling at twenty miles an hour at 11.40 a.m.'on November 2d, at the intersection of Rattray and Princes streets. The man held him spell-bound at the rate of speed he was travelling, and ho had to hold Ihe traffic up. Everybody.appeared to be waiting for an happen. Another constable stated that lie considered that the defendant was travelling at between twenty-live and thirty miles an hour. “That’s better,” retorted Air Hanlon, who made strenuous elloris to obtain from the witness an explanation of how lie arrived at the estimate, hut without success. Air Hanlon said that Constable Jenvey’s statement that the defendant had hold him spellbound was childish. The defendant stated that lie was not in the vicinity of the intersection at the time tho constable on point duly was supposed to have seen him. Ho did not think that the ’bus could travel at more than fifteen idles an hour. The Magistrate said that ho was satisfied that tho car had travelled at a high rate of speed, but he did not think that it was travelling at twenty miles an hour. Tho ’buses appeared to bo driven carefully, but ho had noticed a certain amount of speeding, lie would take into consideration Unit it was the first charge brought against a corporation busman, and dismiss the information. WORKING UNFIT HORSE, Sydney Herbert (Mr A. G. Neill) pleaded guilty to a charge of having worked a horse that was in an unlit, state. Constable Ward gave evidence to the effect that tho shoulders of the horse wore in a. very had state. Tho collar was in a had condition. Mr Neill said that Hip defendant was employed by .Mr Casey, a con*Jractor? and could hardly bo described as having much knowledge of lior.se,s, The Magistrate said that tho collar was disgraceful, and it would not lake much to cause injury to an animal using it. He found it extremely difficult to believe that there was only one wound on the animal’s shoulder when it was harnessed up in the morning. “ The only proper punishment for a man like defendant,'’ commented Mr Bundle, “is to pur. the collar on him, and drive him about in it.” He was fined £3 and 7s costs. William Casey was similarly charged in connection with the same horse. Defendant was represented by Air Neill who entered a plea of not guilty. Mr Neill said that Air Casey had forty different, horses in his stables and it would be impossible for bim to see every horse. Tho drivers, as a rule, reported any imsoundness. Evidence was. given by iwo Drainage Board employees who stated that the horse appeared to be very sore for some time. The magistrate dismissed tho information, stating th'-gt the evidence failed to show that thl defendant knew that the horse was in the 'condition it was. SALE OF MOTOR VEHICLE. Edwin Oswald Reilly pleaded guilty to a charge of having failed to notify the deputy-Registrar that he had disposed of a registered motor vehicle.

■)i r Hav, who appeared for the defendant, raid that the tro«Wo arose ,l . nnrolossnoss ot ono w . 1 Reilly’s clerks in not notifying the SU a' line of IDs and costs was imposed.