POLICE COURT

Evening Star, Issue 20671, 19 December 1930, Page 11

POLICE COURT

FRIDAY, DECEMBER ID. (Before Mr 11. W. Bundle, S.M.) INTOXICATED MOTORIST. “He was helplessly drunk,” said Souior-sorgeant Quartermaiu of Clinton Travis, a young man who pleaded guilty to a charge of being intoxicated while in charge of a car. Travis was found at 3.30 yesterday morning asleep in Ins car, which was parked at the corner of Water street and Police street. Mr E. J Anderson, who appeared on behalf of Travis, said that ho was only twenty-one years of age. Ho had had a long day travelling in a closed car, but had enough sense, when ho felt sleepy and dizzy, to park the car at the corner. He been in custody and had learnt his lesson.

Travis was fined £lO. His license was cancelled, and ho was prohibited from driving for twelve months. PERMITTING DRUNKENNESS.

On Michael Kean (Mr Hanlon, K.C.) pleading guilty to permitting drunkenness on licensed premises, charges of supplying an intoxicated person with liquor against Thomas Kean and Michael Kean were withdrawn. Senior-sergeant Quartermaiu said a drunk woman and a man were found in a back room at defendant’s hotel. The woman was arrested. Thomas Kean, the barman, had stated that ho told the woman to leave, the hotel, but he had not taken any steps to eject her. Mr Hanlon described the charge as being venial. Before he left for the show Michael Kean had prevented the woman from entering the premises, hut she had obtained .admission by a side door. The barman bad intended to eject her, but had (not taken immediate stops. The >yotnan was not served with liquor. A lino of 40s and costs was imposed. UNLIGHTED VEHICLES.

Unlighted motor vehicles cost the following drivers 5s and costs:—Clifford Clinton Pearce, Ivan James Travis Goughian, Edmond Eindlater, William Arthur West Finnic, Stanley Frew', James Smith Jack, James Longworth, Henry Thomas Pearce, Arthur Ernest Scott, Archibald Stuart, Bernard William Umbers. Henry Alberfc AVhite, and George William Wilkinson. William Cox was fined 20s and costs on a similar charge. !I The defendant feels that the prosecution is over-zeal on the part of the police and not reasonable administration of the regulations,” said Mr P. S. Anderson, who appeared for Robert Merrett Wilkinson, charged with driving an nnl'ghted vehicle. Defendant had taken the first opportunity of having a new bulb fitted in the tail light. A fine of 5s and costs was imposed. UNLICENSED WIRELESS SETS.

George Amos Rhodes and lan Williams were fined 5s and costs for being in possession of unlicensed wireless sets. Robert Norman Whitley was merely convicted. UNLAWFULLY ON PREMISES. John Barry was charged with being unlawfully on licensed promises. Sergeant Vaughan said Barry was accosted when leaving the Provincial Hotel. His story that lie had been

in the betel to see the licensee was unfounded. . A fine of 20s and costs was imposed. BREACHES OF REGULATIONS. For passing a stationary tram Stanley Graham Alexander Morison was fined 20s and costs. William James Patterson M'Culloch was fined 20s and costs for driving a motor vehicle without a license. On a similar charge John Robert Bruce was fined 20s and costs, and George John Harrington was convicted, no fine being imposed. . ’ Sydney George Kan tain was fined 5s and costs for causing an obstruction in Cumberland street. Similarly charged, Donald Christopher M‘Leau was fined 10s and costs. On charges of leaving motor vehicles unattended for longer than fifteen minutes Wilhelmina Zaida Anderson, Winston Richard Brinsley, Fanny Cat-h----eart M‘Farlano, and Enid Jessie Patrick were fined 5s and costs, while George Stanley Kirby was fined 10s and costs. Robert Murdock, who drove a car without ii license and without lights, was fined 10s and costs on the first charge and 5s (no costs) on the second Similarly charged, Francis John Robert O’Connell was fined 20s and costs and Gs and costs. , . . Henry Johnson Turnbull was fined £3 and costs foi- driving an unlicensed lorry, and convicted on a charge of driving an unlightcd lorry. Hugh Livingstone, charged with driving a motor cycle without an efficient silencer, was fined 40s and costs, and was convicted on a charge of having no lights. For affixing a wrong number plato to a car Albert'Victor Grindley was fined £5 and costs. Ho was also convicted on a charge of driving an unlicensed vehicle.

Owen Clark was fined 10,s and costs for driving an unlighted motor cycle, and os and costs for driving without a license. . Robert Eric Inglis and Stanley Riddle were fined 5s and costs for riding nnligbtocl bicycles. William Stewart Duke was charged with failing to stop at the signal of a constable, and was fined 10s, with costs. Eric Duff was cluu'ged with driving a, lorry without the assigned numbers and without lights. Ho was fined 20s with costs on one charge and convicted on the other. Alfred Joseph Osmond was charged with _ carrying more than two persons on his motor cycle and also refusing to give his name and address to the inspector Ho was convicted and discharged on the first charge, and fined 40s and costs on the second. NO PERMIT.

Alfred Ernest Townsend pleaded guilty to a charge of using his premises for the sale of ico cream without a permit, and was fined 5s and cosf s.