LAW AND POLICE.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLII, Issue 12861, 9 May 1905, Page 7

LAW AND POLICE.

POLICE COURT NEWS.

Yesterday's sitting of the Police Court was hold before Air. C. C. Kettle, S.M.

Drunkenness: A previous offender was fined 20s and costs, or, in default, 48 hours' imprisonment. One first offender was lined 5- unci costs, or 24 hours. A first offender, who was out on hail and did not appear, whs ordered to forfeit amount of bail, £1. A previous offender was similarly dealt with. For a second offence John May was filial 40s, in default seven days' imprisonment.

A Prohibited Person: A prohibited person. Michael Maher, pleaded guilty to a. third offence of drunkenness, and also with procuring beer during the currency of a prohibition order. The prohibition order was issued in March last. When arrested for drunkenness Ivottlos of beer were found in bis pockets. The* defendant; said he was sorry, but ho was going to the King Country, una would not trouble the Court again. Tito magistrate said it was evidently no use fining him, so lie ordered him to bo imprisoned for .seven days for drunkenness, and on '.he other' charge lie was fined £2, or seven days. A Friendly Fight: David Marshall and William Polly were charged with threatening behaviour in Custom-street on Saturday. They both pleaded guilty. Sub-In-spector Black said the men hail a stand-up fight at a little after nine o'clock on Saturday night. Marshall, who had evidently received the worst of the tight, said they bad been mates for years, lie had been drinking, but bis mate had not. Felly said it was a friendly quarrel. A line of £1 and costs each was inflicted.

Charge of Theft: A youth, John Marshall, pleaded guilty to charges of stealing, from the Harp of Erin Hotel, a. pair of pants, value £1, the. property of John Pinker, and a vest, value 10s, the property of Charles Hodder. Sub-Inspector Black said the prisoner was employed at Ellerslie, and was sleeping in the same place as the two complainants. He took the things and left the hotel. The Bench remanded him for the probation officer's report. No Lights: Frank Council was fined 20s and ordered to pay costs for failing to light his cab, which was standing in City Road on the night, of April 15. Joseph Robinson was fined 10s and cost* for failing to light his premises, the Park Hotel. Alfred Bray, for driving a vehicle along Khyber Pass after sunset without lights, was fined ss.

A Boy's Trick: A little boy, George Wilson, pleaded guilty to ringing a bell abutting on Karangahape Road, whereby he wantonly disturbed inhabitants. The mother said the boy had told her that be had accidentally pushed the bell. The magistrate convicted the boy and ordered him to come up for sentence when called upon. The magistrate said: "We have all rung bells in our time, but it is not a thing' to be tolerated."

Cycling on a Footpath: Henry Marshall was fined 5s and costs for riding a bicy le on tho footpath in Groat North Road on April 27. Unlawfully on Licensed Premises: David Griffiths and Charles Bailey, sen., pleaded not guilty to being found on the premises of the Empire Hotel during prohibited hours on April 4. Bailey said in company with Griffiths he went into the hotel at half-past nine and left a few minutes after ten. He had gone to seo the proprietor of the hotel with reference to a yacht. He did not have a drink aften ten o'clock. Griffiths and the proprietor of the hotel corroborated Bailey's statement. The magistrate thought the defendants were not there for tho purpose of obtaining liquor. He dismissed the information. The magistrate pointed out that the section under which they wore charged indicated that as long as it was not for an improper purpose that they were on the licensed premises it was all "right, nut if they were on the promises after hours and had liquor or were there for the purpose of getting liquor, they were guilty of a breach of the Licensing Act. "Wandering Cattle: Harry Cecil Tonka was fined 5s and costs for allowing his horse to wander in Victoria Crescent. Henry Cough'.an, for allowing his cow to wander in Carlton Gore Road, was fined 5s and costs.

Obscene Language: John Hogan, a young man. pleaded guilty to using obscene language in Morrow-street. Newmarket, on the 20th til;. The defendant said he was drunk. He applied for a prohibition order, and a fino of £5 was inflicted. The prohibition order was issued. Two Boys Given a Chance: Frank Robert Fuller, was admitted to probation for 12 months'. James Johnston was convicted and ordered to come up for sentence when called upon on the charge of stealing copper parts of a pump, valued at £4.