POLICE COURT

Evening Star, Issue 22804, 12 November 1937, Page 12

POLICE COURT

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 12. (Before Mr H. W. Bundle, S.M.) DRUNKENNESS. A first offender for drunkenness was fined 20s, in default 24 hours’ imprisonment. ARMISTICE DAY CELEBRATION. Richard Leonard (Mr C. J. L. White) pleaded guilty to using abusive language within the hearing of passers-by in Haig street, Mornington. Senior-sergeant Packer said the police received a complaint at 11.40 last night of disorderly conduct by accused at his home. Accused arrived home, in a drunken state, struck his wife with a kettle, and, taking his eight-year-old son in his pyjamas to the front door, he used language. As the women who heard him did not desire to come to court a charge of using obscene language was withdrawn. “ This is a real tragedy,” said Mr White. Accused held a responsible position. As a consequence of war experiences his nerves were frayed. Yesterday being Armistice Day, he met another old soldier and started drinking whisky, afterwards causing a disturbance, overheard by neighbours, at his home. The charge wag adjourned for 12 months, the conditions being that accused observed the terms of a prohibition order and w.as of good behaviour. MOTORISTS CHARGED.

The excuse of David William Coulter for parking his car over a fire plug in Princes street was that the vehicle had been evidently shifted by_ another motorist desiring to use parking space. His explanation was accepted, and the charge dismissed. Archibald Clifford Graham, who parked his car at the safety zone at the Exchange, was fined 10s and costs. Arising out of an accident at Musselburgh Rise, where he knocked over a cyclist, Aloert Peterson admitted a charge of negligent driving, it being stated that ho was learning to drive a car unfamiliar to him. Phillip James Rumble, who was teaching Peterson to drive, was charged with not having a license. Each defendant was ordered to pay court costs (10s). Clayton Casson, who left his car unattended in Princes street for longer than 15 minutes, was fined 10a and costs.

Donald Thomas Challis was fined 5s and costs for not having a rear light operating on his car. A similar charge against William Withworth Robinson was dismissed, the magistrate accepting his statement that he was not driving the car when the offence was detected.

No penalty was imposed on Thomas Henry Meek, an unlicensed motorist. An unlicensed motor cyclist, John Wilson, was ordered to pay court costs (10s). For using a motor cyde that was not equipped with foot rests for a pillion rider, Graham Leslie Soott was convicted and ordered to pay court costs (10s). A charge against Leonard Roy; Quennell (Mr E. J. And ex-son) of driving a motor car without a warrant of fitness was dismissed. He was fined 5s and costs for driving an unlighted motor car. UNLICENSED WIREMAN. James F. Andrews, an unlicensed electrical wireman, who carried out work that was characterised by the city electrical department as extremely dangerous, was fined 30s and ordered to pay. court costs (10s) and solicitor’s fee (£2 2s). It was stated that ho had been previously fined for a similar offence. UNLIGHTED CYCLES. Victor Gavin Moore and Alfred Reeves were each fined 10s and costs for riding unlighted bicycles. Similarly charged, Alfred Ernest Keen was fined 5s and costs. UNLICENSED RADIOS. For owning unlicensed wireless set's John Vincent Jefferies was fined 4s 2d and Cornelius Patrick Rees 10s and costs. BREACH OF AWARD. After evidence Clarke and Venn Ltd (Mr W. H. Carson) were convicted of failing to pay a temporary employee. Cyril Ward, the standard wage. It was alleged that the firm paid Ward 26s per week instead of the standard wage of £2, the defence being that because of the conditions under which ho was employed the defendant firm was ignorant of the breach of the shop assistants’ award. The question of a penalty was adjourned sine die, an intimation being made that none would be imposed if the award wages were paid.