LAW AND POLICE.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 11581, 20 February 1901, Page 6

LAW AND POLICE.

POLICE COURT NEWS.

Mb. H. W. Brabant, S.M., presided at the Police Court yesterday.

Drunkenness: Three first offenders were convicted and discharged, and John Joseph Calln: k n, who was apparently unfit to plead, was remanded till the 20th hist, on charges of drunkenness, and with being found on licensed premises during the currency of a prohibition order against him.

Maintenance: Joseph Weston was sentenced to one month's hard labour in Wellington gaol for failing to comply with an order of the Court, the warrant to he suspended for 14 days to allow defendant to pay arrears into Court amounting to £1 Bs. Adjourned : A charge again Walter Tlios. Porter of assaulting his wife was adjourned till the 26th inst. William Thon. Dixon was remanded till the same date on a charge of assaulting Maude Dixon, so as to cause her actual bodily harm. Mr. Lundon appeared for accused. Bail was allowed in accused's own recognisance of £25 and one surety of £25.

By-law Cases: Robert Moore was fined 10s and costs 7s for neglecting to clean his w'Tr te £?' d in l>ert-stroet, and Edward William Sharman Is and costs for keeping an unregistered dog. ' h "

ONEIITJNGA POLICE COURT. At the Onchunga Police Court yesterday morning before Mr. T. Hutchison, SM two men named Wade and Barton wore charged with creating a disturbance likely to provoke a breach of the peace on Feb ruary 4 last in Queen-street, Onohuuga. Constable McCarthy deposed to seeing the defendants come out of a shop on the night 111 question and begin fighting. Wade tooloff Ins coat. When he went over to them they ceased fighting- and he took their names. Senior-Constable Tapp gave corroborative evidence. Barton, in defence stated that lie left the shop followed bv Wade, but they were not lighting; they were only larking. .Someone in fun tried to stop Wade, and in doing so his coat came off. They had no intention of creating a breach of the peace. Defendants were fined 10s each and 9s costs.

E. McFeo was charged with driving a horse and vehicle over Mangere Bridge at other than a walking pace on February 10. Constable Tapp deposed that defendant had committed a breach of the Mangere Bridge by-laws, and as many people were in the habit of trotting their horses over the bridge the police and Road Board were anxious to put a stop to it. Defendant stated that it was the first time he had driven a horse and vehicle over the bridge, and as other peoplo trotted their horses across he did the same, not knowing that he was infringing the by-laws. He was fined 5s and 7s costs.