POLICE COURT

Evening Star, Issue 19351, 10 September 1926, Page 3

POLICE COURT

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 10. (Before Mr H. W. Bundle, S.M.) “ KILLING HIMSELF ’WITH DRINK.” John 'Williatn Turnbull was charged with having procured liquor during the currency of a prohibition order. The father of defendant said that the defendant had never kept the order. Ho did not “want to stand by and see his son kill himself with drink.” The defendant said he would knock off the drink.” He had taken out the order against himself. “ For my mother’s and father’s sake I’ll reform,” added defendant. Tho defendant was convicted and ordered to come up for sentence if called upon within twelve months. The magistrate said that if he broke the order ngain h« would bo sent to the “island.” MAINTENANCE ORDER VARIED. John Hydes was charged with the disobedience of a Wairaate maintenance order, the arrears being £lB7 5s up to Juno 3. Defendant said he had paid an “ awful lot since that.” . The Clerk: How did you pay it? The Defendant: I lost a lot of it. Defendant also produced a number of receipts. The Maintenance Officer said that the wife was agreeable to defendant paying 12s 6d per week. The order was reduced to 12s 6d per week, all tho arrears being remitted, tho defendant being discharged. UNLICENSED DRIVER. William Hugh Sanders was fined 20s and costs for driving a motor car when unlicensed. RETURN OF EQUIPMENT. John Horirv Alexander was ordered to pay 3s 6d for Defence equipment which ho had neglected to return. Costs (7s) were added. BREACH OF FACTORY ACT. Irvine and Stevenson’s St. George Company was charged with having employed a boy under 16 years of ago without a permit from the Inspector of Factories. Tho same firm was charged with having failed to notify an accident. Mr Stevenson represented defendants, who pleaded guilty. Mr Lightfoot (inspector of factories), who prosecuted, said that a notice ha*x been sent to tho inspector of machinery. Mr Stevenson said it was an overnight that a permit had not been asaed for. The inspector of machinery and the insurance company had been informed . The first information was dismissed, Mr Lightfoot stating that he could not withdraw it. On the second charge tho defendants were fined 20s and costs, tho magistrate stating that it was most important that tho provisions of tho Factory Act should bo carried out. BREACHES OF SHOPS ACT. T. Thompson was charged with failing to pay a shop assistant overtime rates for hours in extension of fortyeight in ono week. Ho was further charged with employing an assistant continuously for over fivo hours without an hour off for lunch. Ho pleaded guilty to both charges. Tho Inspector of Factories did not press for a heavy penalty. Mr E. J. Anderson (For defendant) said tho assistant had been given meals, but he had failed to send her out for a midday break. There was no suggestion that aho was worked right through. Mr Bundle said it was improper that a girl should be kept on for 11) hours. On tho first charge defendant was con victed and ordered to pay costs (7s), and on tho second charge a fine of <k).s was inflicted. FINED £3. William, Ellis was charged with having cast offensive matter in King Edward street. Defendant was fined £3, with court costs 7s and witnesses s expenses 10s. UNLIGHTED CARS. For being in charge of motor cars without lights George Thomas Anderson. James Ronald Cameron, Stanley Anderson, and John B. Lymburn wore fined 5s and costs. Arthur Hodge, on a similar charge, was convicted only. NEGLIGENT DRIVING ALLEGED. George Strong was charged with having driven a motor car in a negligent manner in Prince Albert road on Mav 28. Mr Hay appeared for tho defendant, and Mr J. P. Ward watened proceedings on behalf of one of the injured parties. James Cherry said lie was a passenger on a St. Kilda car on May 28_ at about 6 p.m. He alighted at New street, and when crossing tho road was knocked down by a motor car. The car was on the St. Clair side. Gilbert Black said he walked round the back of the framcar, Cherry being just in front. That was all he remembered until, he came to in a grocer s shop. He had not been able to work since tho accident. To Mr Hay; Pleurisy had sot in after the accident, lie had been bruised inwardly. Ernest Summers Wilson said he alighted from the car from New street. He was one of the last passengers to get off. Halfway across tho road he heard a yell and a grinding of brakes, and saw a man under tho motor car. lie could not say whether tho car had : headlights. Ho did not hear any horn. The defendant seemed to be very agitated when ho saw him in the grocer’s shop. To Mr Hay: Ho did not see the actual collision.

The case was adjourned until 2.1.0