NAPIER POLICE COURT.

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume VI, Issue 354, 13 February 1917, Page 7

NAPIER POLICE COURT.

MONDAY', FEBRUARY 12. (Before Messrs. A. L. Beattie and S, McLernon. J.’sP.) , Charges of failing to destroy rabbits were preferred against Messrs. Tollie Simcox and the Hawke’s Buy Rivers Board, hut on the application af Mr. Cornfoid w ere adjoin tied till to-morrow morning. Rangi Kerehoma on a charge of furiously driving his motor car along Hastings street, on the 4th January, was fined £3 and 7/- costs. ASSAULT. Peter Florence McCarthy pleaded suiity to a charge of assaulting 11. Norton and D. Nicholson, two wateinsiders, at Port Ahuriri. Senior Sergeant Eales stated that on the date in question without any provocation accused struck Norton in the face and when Nicholson interfered he was treated likewise. He was addicted to heavy drinking and was always looking for trouble. ?Jr. Dolan explained that McCarthy joined the 10th Reinforcements but was discharged medically unfit. He was willing to rejoin the forces. As already explained he was a victim to drink which rendered him somewhat fierce. Accused was accordingly convicted and ordered to come up for sentence, made the subject of a prohibition order and ordered to pay 10 6 medical expenses incurred through the treatment meted out to Nicholson. ADULTERATED MILK. Horace lan Simson was charged with supplying the Napier Dairy Company with adulterated milk, but on the application of Mr. Cornford the ease was adjourned till to-mor-row. Defendant objected to such an adjournment, and pointed out that it would greatly inconvenience him. He had travelled over 100 miles to get here for to day, and was at all times a busy man working 18 hours a day. He applied for two weeks’ adjournment, but the Justices pointed out that his application could onlv be dealt with bv a magistrate. SUNDAY TRADING. Sidney Gorman, on the above charge, was again fined bis weekly amount of 27/-. The presiding -J.'sl’. remarked that this continual breach was bringing the law into contempt, and the fines inflicted were ineffectual. It was time the Government either had the penalties raised or the laws modified. UNDER THE CHATTELS ACT.

Robert Currie, was charged with obtaining an advance on bis furni- ! turn and subsequently selling the ■ goods to Joseph Tareha without the iion-ont of the holder of the secuI rity.

i Mr. Dolan, who appeared for the | accused, stated that ho had a peri tect defence to the charge and there I was no objection to an adjournment, | which was accordingly granted for a I fortnight. THi 11 If Till ( m PI n!N< I ROOMS.

! John hock pleaded not guiltv to a [ini oi stcabii-, ora ouicnt ami i one pair or trousers from the Citv I Dining Rooms on the oth instant. | t he same beme the nroperlvot Peter i Brown.

ni > s r i-,< <ut J 4 d(s stati d th it on the dav ot the offence Rock camo to toil v m to the Citi Dinm„ 800 u d ik< d foi a bcu H< tas snuun to a room, at the time occupied bv Peter Brown, a visitor. He hut later in toe dav and it was then ilisco-. ered tnat the coat and trous i mu m mp Rock took th< m to a ( iiinamairs shop and then to J- Ka rah s n ond hand shop \Ju u lie sold them for 7,-.

Evidence was given bv Lh.irles Lu.ve. (,itv Dining Booms proprietor, ,T. j-[. bickerstalf, Peter Brown and It. C. Bickerstaff, junr. Mr. Dolan, who appeared for ac- < ,scd. statril that he had come down fi out the V, airarapa for the purpose of trying to go to camp with the 25th Rcinfoneumnt- -with his brother. He had £3 on him then and started niirking recklessly. He had absolutely no recollection of this affair, and it was on this account that he wished to bear the evidence. The fact that be asked for a bed at niid-

day was proof of his condition. lt- e intrinsic value of the goods was little more than Bickorstaus [nice. Defendant was anxious to go to the front; , Senior Sergeant Eales: He enlisted some months ago and he knows > he is medically up lit • He is hot even on the register. Counsel explained that at the time lie was told to try again, his failing being flat-footedness. They were not so particular now. In view of the fact that men were Wanted, the presiding justices convicted and ordered him to come tip for sentence on condition that he enlisted within 24 hours, at the same time being made the subject of a prohibition order.