POLICE COURT

Evening Star, Issue 22578, 20 February 1937, Page 3

POLICE COURT

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 20. (Before Mr J. R. Bartholomew, S.M.) SERIOUS CHARGE. A middle-aged man, whose name was suppressed until the facts have been gone into, was charged with indecent assault on a 13-year-old male. Mr C. J. L. White appeared for, the accused. Chief-detective Young asked for a remand until February 24, Mr White applying for bail. The chief-detective opposed the application in view of the accused’s conduct in the cells, stating that he would like to have him medically examined. Accused was remanded until Wednesday, bail being allowed in his own recognisance of £IOO, with one surety of £IOO or two of £SO each. DRUNKENNESS. Two first offenders were fined 10s and 12s 6d respectively, the default being fixed at 24 hours’ imprisonment in each case. Gordon Cecil M‘lntyre pleaded guilty to charges of drunkenness and procuring liqu<jr while prohibited, and was fined 10s, in default 24 hours’ imprisonment on the first charge, and 20s, in default 48 hours’ imprisonment, on the second. FIGHTING CHARGES. Two young men; whose names were suppressed, pleaded guilty to charges of fighting in a public place. Sergeant Boulton said that the men took part in a street fight, which started in a pie cart and developed into a brawl. Mr C. J. L. White, who appeared for the defendants, said that this was a disastrous case for both men, who were of excellent character. An altercation was started by another man in a pie cart, arid when they reached the street the young men came to blows. Each was convicted and fined 10s.

INTOXICATED MOTORIST. Hector Cowan pleaded guilty to being intoxicated while in charge of a motor vehicle and to being an unlicensed driver, and was convicted and fined £5 and expenses (£1 Is), and was prohibited from driving for 12 months in respect of the first charge, and fined 20s on the second. OBSCENE LANGUAGE. Alexander Smith Black Kemp, who pleaded guilty to using obscene language in a public place and to resisting a constable in the execution of his duty, was fined £2, in default seven days’ imprisonment, on each charge.