COURT NEWS.

Grey River Argus, 17 June 1927, Page 7

COURT NEWS.

DRUNKEN DRIVER. WELLINGTON, June 15. Alexander Campbell (55), builder, pleaded guilty at the Magistrate’s Court to being intoxicated while in charge of a motor car yesterday afternoon on Customhouse Quay. The police stated that accused had bene similarly charged on February 17 last year at Petone, but was not found guilty, though convicted and fined. For negligent driving, accused was fined £2O, and his license was suspended for twelve months. GISBORNE, June 16. At the, Supreme Court, Thomas Brosnahan, for obtaining credit by fraud, was sentenced to three months’ imprisonment.

Stanley Geo. Gibb, for breaking and entering and forgery, was sentenced to two years’ reformative detention. PALMERSTON N., lune 16. Angus George Gif kins, farm labourer, Pohangina, was fined twenty-five pounds and his license suspended lor twelve months, on a charge of being drunk while in charge of a car. Accused collided with another car on the main road at Newbury, last evening, both vehicles being severely damaged.

FORGERY CHARGE. SYDNEY, June 16. Thomas Hughes, who was arrested at Sydney, was remanded at the Central Court to Auckland City Court on a charge of forgery.