POLICE COURT

Evening Star, Issue 19387, 22 October 1926, Page 6

POLICE COURT

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 22. (Before Mr J. G. L. Hewitt, S.M.)’, ' •TRESPASSING ON RACECOURSE. A lino of £5 and 7s costs was in* dieted on Michael Joseph Shannau,' who pleaded guilty to having been found on the Wingatui racecourse ah the last meeting of the Dunedin Jockey, Club. Detective Beer said that defendant was excluded by the reguhv tious. Ho admitted to Detective Russell that ho had read the regulations at the back of tho race book. He had been warned the same day by the detective. SEQUEL TO COLLISION. _ James Lockey Haugli (Mr King) pleaded guilty to having driven a car without a license and also with having driven negligently. The Senior Sergeant said tho defendant was driving his car on the wrong side when he Tiad a collision on the Main South road. Counsel said that defendant would not drive a car again. Defendant was fined £1 and costa on the first charge, and £2 and costs on the second The magistrate said he could not entertain counsel’s request to have tho name of defendant suppressed. WITHOUT LIGHTS. For being in charge of oars without lights Frederick Tanner, Alex. lan, Roy John Fairborn, and Job*’ Alex. Brown were each fined IQs an<! 7s costs. DANGEROUS SPEED. James Shaw Campbell was fined £9 10s and 7s costs for driving a. car at a speed dangerous to tho public. Inspector M'Nicoll prosecuted. DISMISSED. A man whoso name was suppressed was proceeded against by his wife for sureties under a maintenance order. Mr King, who appeared for the wife, said that defendant was in arrears, and it was feared that ho was about to leave the country. Mr Hanlon, for the defendant, said it was true that his client had fallen into arrears, but he was endeavoring to keep up tho payments. The defer - ant hud no intention of leaving too country. The application was dismissed. DEPARTED FROM NEW ZEALAND. William Archie Middl-Tilcli was charged that on Scptem'if." 1 he left New Zealand with the 'on of failing without reasonable -o la make adequate provision l' ! , maintenance of his wife and turn .tldren,this being an indictable offence. Mr Hanlon, for tho complainant, said lhat Mr B. S. irwiu, for defendant, and ho had discussed the matter. Although an indictable offence, the parties had reached a satisfactory settlement, the arrangement being that the charge he withdrawn, with tno consent of His Worship, provided the defendant paid the costs of_ the extradition by the Victorian police, an order to be made for tho maintenance of the two hoys under the age at the rate of 10# per week each, and that defendant find a bond in one surety of £SO tor the dual performance of the order. Separation, maintenance, and guardianship orders were also asked for. The magistrate made tho orders .sought, ami said that the indictable charge could be withdrawn when tho bond was signed.