POLICE COURT

Evening Star, Issue 22988, 20 June 1938, Page 1

POLICE COURT

MONDAY, JUNE 20. (Before Mr H. W. Bundle, S.M.) DRUNK ON TRAIN. Alexander Deans admitted a charge of drunkenness in a railway carriage and also pleaded guilty to damaging a cell pan. Deans was arrested on the arrival on Saturday afternoon of the express from the north, ,said Senior-sergeant Claaken. He was very drunk, but it was when he was sober that he evidently took umbrage at his surroundings and damaged the pan in the cell. For being drunk in , a railway carriage the regulations provided for a maximum penalty of £lO. The Senior Sergeant added that Deans had £25 when he was arrested. He refused to produce his ticket to _ the guard and generally obstructed him. The Magistrate commented that it was fortunate Deans was arrested because of the large amount of money he had J in his possession. The defendant was fined 40s, ,in default 48 hours’ imprisonment, on the drunkenness charge, and for damaging the pan he was convicted and ordered to make good the damage (10s). MILK WHICH IS NOT MILK. The Magistrate delivered judgment in the cake in which John Butler had been charged with Sunday trading, the article sold being a tin of condensed milk. The defence had been that condensed milk was milk and so came within the exemptions named in the Act.

His Worship said that he was of the opinion that condensed milk did not come within such exemptions, the object of which was to allow the sale of perishable goods. Milk, said the Magistrate, was an article which was used daily and could , not, in certain weather, be kept-for more than one day; consequently, its sale on Sunday was allowed. Condensed milk could not, in his opinion-, be reasonably regarded as coming within this definition. Defendant would -be- convicted and fined 10s, with costs. - ■ MAINTENANCE.

William Richard Taylor was proceeded against on a complaint for judgment of arrears (£7 10s) in respect of the maintenance of his child.—Defendant, who did not appear, was sentenced to three weeks’ imprisonment, the warrant to be suspended provided he pays £4 on or before June 30 and the balance (£3 10s) before July 21. . After reviewing ..the evidence in detail in the course of his reserved judgment,’ the Magistrate -refused to grant affiliation and maintenance orders agaiijet Japies Campbell, ’-vho was proceeded.against for the orders in' respect’ of an illegitimate child. George Henry Johnson, who was proceeded against for maintenance in respect of his children: was ordered to pay £1 10s a week. Arrears amounting to £lO were remitted.