COURT NEWS

Grey River Argus, 2 June 1937, Page 7

COURT NEWS

(Per Press Association). AUCKLAND, June 1Found in CustQmsi (Street at midnight with injuries to the head and ankle, Harold Rob:nson„ 37, cook, is lying in the Auckland Hospital in a soinewhat serious- condition. Detective Coddington arrested Walter John Bernard AlcElwain, 34, labourer, on a charge of assaulting Robinson, so as to cause actual bodily harmAlcElwain appealed before Air AleKean, in the Police Court- Air Hall Skelton appeared for him, and asked tor bail, saying he understood that McElwain had a good defenceReplying to the Magistrate, the police said the injured man was picked up in 'the street,, having seemingly been assaulted in a certain building and dragged into! the strleet. "It was a drunken.brawl,” said. Air Hall Skelton. Accused was remanded till June 7, Bail was fixed at £l5OWELLINGTON, June 1-

"I agree that there is quite an epidemic of desertions, but I don’t want to send a boy of seventeen to gaol, especially when he is a British subject/’ said the Magistrate (Air Alosley). when John Leslie Jones, steward’.s boy, pleaded guilty to deserting from thei Trojan Star. Air Aloslcy said that the problem was one otl considerable difficulty. However, in view of defendant’s you'th and his willingness to accept a position offered him on a farm in the country, he would be convicted and orderted to come up for .sentence if called upon within six months. When ordered to pay 12s costs, Jones! said his sole wealth was 2s. Ho was given 21 days iu which to pay- x