POLICE COURT NEWS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLIII, Issue 13193, 2 June 1906, Page 7

POLICE COURT NEWS.

ALLEGED THEFT OF CLOTHING. Michael H. Archer, was charged before Messrs. W. A. Thompson and J. Callnan, J.'s P., at the Police Court yesterday, with stealing oil-skin coats, the property of Messrs. Sargood. Son, and Ewcn, and was remanded .until Friday next. Bail was allowed.

MISCELLANEOUS.

Several persons were lined for allowing horses to 'wander,, for driving their vehicles without lights after dark, and for failing to register dogs. Frank Hill, a fifth offender, was fined £1 and costs, or in default seven days' imprisonment, -for drunkenness.- John Hawker, an old and infirm man, and a third offender, was fined £5 and costs, or in default three months' imprisonment. Martin Saunders (a coloured man), a second offender, was fined 10s, and costs 2s 6d, or in default 48 hours' imprisonment. One first offender was fined 5s and costs, or in default 24 hours' imprisonment, and another was convicted and discharged 011 paving costs, 2s 6d, while a third, who did not appear, was fined 10s and costs.

THEFT BY YOUTHS,

Gerald hill, alias J. Williams and Ernest Waite. who pleaded guilty to stealing'a quantity of fat, bones, and tallow, the property of Messrs. Waiuock Bros., and who were, remanded for the probation officer's report, . were brought! before Mr. 15. W. Dyer, S.M.. for sentence. After seeing the report, Mr. Dyer convicted, and admitted Oahill to probation feu- 12 months, and ordered him to pay costs. In admitting Cnhill to probation the magistrate said he had been led into the trouble by Waitc, who was amore cunning youth- than hill. Mr. Skelton asked that Waite might also be admitted to probabtion. Mr. . Dyer said the report was favourable to Waitc, who was addicted to gambling, . and he could not- admit him to probation. Waite was sentenced - to three months' imprisonment.

THE LIQUOR LAW.

Mr. Dyer gave his reserved decision in the case ir 4 which Patrick Mahoney, licensee of the Railway Terminus Hotel, was charged with failing to admit, witlimit any .unnecessary delay, Sergeant F. A. Moore, while in the execution of his duty, and also in the case in which Mahoney was charged with opening his licensed premises for the sale of liquor during prohibited hours. In dealing with the first charge, Mr. Dyer stated that when the police demanded admittance to an hotel they must, to satisfy the section of the Act. nay that they are police. The one word "police" would be sufficient. The information was dismissed. Wit!* rcearrl to the second charge, Mr. Dyer said in order to prove a case the distinction was tine, but it.. must be shown that flieie was a .contemplated supply of liquor. The second .information was also dismissed. Mr. S. Mays appeared on behalf of the prosecution, and Mr. F. F. Baume .for the defendant.