LAW AND POLICE.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 11822, 27 November 1901, Page 6

LAW AND POLICE.

POLICE COURT NEWS.

Yesterday's sitting of the Polio Court was presided over by Mr. H. W. Brabant, S.M. Diankenness: For inebriety three first of-' fenders were convicted and discharged with the usual caution. Kate McManus, a. pre. viously convicted offender. *'as fined 10s with the option of goini, to gaol for 43 hour?! A like fine was imposed op Joseph South lor behaving in a disorderly mannei in V, ( .] )c ley-street while undo, the influence of honor Inebriety and Assault : Thomas Cleave and Charles Bakei wore each fined 10s, with the alternative ot 43 hours' imprisonment, for inebriety. Cleave and Bakei were furthV charged that they did, on the 25th inst., hi Domain-street, assault Louis Aldridgc 'bv striking him about the body with a piece of reck Accused pleaded not guilty, awl were defended by Mr. Reed. Prosecutor sain that ho was driving his horses and jraaround the cornel or Domain and Stanley "Streets when Cleave struck one of his horses blow on the head with a stick. Witness re♦onstratad, and both accused threatened to 'lift" him off his vehicle and "deal" with hm. Accused made attempts to carry their treats into effect, when witness struck them W.h a whip and drove on. Witness bad no' preceded far when Cleave picked up a stone ar< threw it at him. The result was that winess was knocked down in his cart, tho fa! rendering him unconscious. A small schiolboy corroborated the statement ot the proecutor. The defence was that one 0 the horses collided with Cleave, wh f " "tapped" it with a stick to get out'of the roai, and the assauli resulted principally iron the conduct of the prosecutor. The Benli said that the bebavioui oX Cleave was mor« gross than that of Baker, and he would be filed £1, the alternative being seven days' imprsonment. Bakei was discharged. ' Illegally on a Steamer: Hcnrj Surry *, man if middle age. pleaded guilty when charged with being found by night without lawful excuse on the sreame. Durham'' berthed at the ferry jetty. The accused, who said flat he only arrived in the ritv by the Sonorr* on he. recent trip, was, on" his promising to leave town with a view of going into tie country and obtaining work, convicted and ordered tc come up for sentence when ailed upon. Maintenance Cases: For .'.tiling to comply with at order of the Court, for the support of his illegitimate child, Samuel Patterson was sentenced to one month's imprisonment, tin orlei to be suspended so long as defendant contributes 10s a week until the arrears are pad. James Lang was sentenced to 14 days' mprisonment for disobedience of an order Df the Court for the support of his father, the warrant, to be held over fo; 14 days tcgive defendant an opportunity to pay the ar:ears, £2 ss. An orde_- was made againstfour sisters named Emily, Kate, Ivy, and Ncra Applegreen, for the paymeni of 63 a week towards tho support of theii father ; au inniite of tho Coatloy Home.