POLICE COURT NEWS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLIV, Issue 13496, 24 May 1907, Page 7

POLICE COURT NEWS.

J'.'" ' '. -ASSAULTS. a- the Police Court yesterday, before Messrs. 'G. Denby. W. H. Cooper, and D. fig'i . McDonald, ; JJP.'s, « fireman, Hugh Mullins, . i eai ]d guilty- to assaulting Roach Temple, IkM -Jinx's O'Brien,-and Joseph Kenny, a police constable. Sub-Inspector Gordon explained f-' -v!~- that the accused went to the Criterion Hotel " an naked for a sixpenny drink without having- sufficient monoy to pay for it. Tho " barmaid refused to serve him, - and he'caught up a glass of beer and throw it over ;l> her, besides slapping her face. Mullins then went down tho street arid was brought back IjSfp . 'by a constable. While-talking in the hotel accused rushed at the licensee and assaulted him. He was then taken outside, where he F"'".' ' struck Constable Kenny in the mouth, ? j knocking one of his teeth out. Accused was 'r senl-onced to 48 hours' imprisonment on the first count and one month on each of the other two, the sentences to be cumulative. John Lyons, who had endeavoured to inV cite a "umber of fitomen to ; rescuo Mullins from, tlie constable arid, also tried to drag "' the prisoner away, himself before he was jfjSfe "fV 'seiaod by a second policeman, was senJ'- ? • tented : to two weeks' imprisonment.. ■ * • ' 4' middle-aged man, Charles H. Woods, a ' , labourer, was charged with , drunkenness, with assaulting Sergeant Murphy, and with ' wilfully damaging a shako belonging to the sergeant. Woods pleaded guilty. - . \ Sub-Inspector Gordon informed the Court . ,bat the accused was arrested on a charge i f V jf' drunkenness, and while he was being taken to the police station he became very S. '• violent, cutting the sergeant's face and '0. ''damaging his shako. ■: Woods, who is a prohibited person, was sentenced to one month's imprisonment on ': • * the chargo of assault and fined 20s and costs ifs ' on the charge of drunkenness. He was also ordered to pay costs., ■ • :• • • :: ; v Patrick Brady, pleaded guilty to assaulting Charles Trenwith. It was explained ' that Brady had an argument with Trenwith . about tho price of a dinner, and without gf ■ provocation struck him violently. Accused r '"* V ' was sentenced to seven days' imprisonment. v Patrick McGlashan, a middle-aged man, admitted assaulting John Binnio. It appeared that a number of men wore talking j'J together >n the street and McGlashan knockp ed one of them down without provocation. ' -"' A fine of 5s and costs'or in default 24 hours' : " imprisonment was imposed. "■■; RECEIVING STOLEN PROPERTY^ U' • . George Albert. Alley,' a carpentcr,' pleaded t> J guilty to haying received into his possession . 231b of white lead, knowing tho same to \V have been dishonestly obtained. ' , ' Cbicf-Detectivo Marsack said that on ac'(j*'--} cused being questioned about the lead, lie said ho purchased it from a sailor for'4s and knew that was stolen property. - The. :chief-deteotive also .said that a good deal of j- . thieving from steamers wont on, and it was .difficult to catch tho offenders. ' Alley was fined 40s, or in default 48 hours' ... imprisonment. ; MISCELLANEOUS. - A fine of ss, and costs 7s, was imposed upon J. Irvine for failing to place a light after sunset on a fence in Curran-streot. , ' For driving a vehicle round a corner at . other than '.'a: walking pace George Sealo, a ; young man, was fined ss, arid costs 7s. Three first, offenders were each fined 5s ■ and costs, or in default 24.hours' imprisonment, for.; drunkenness, f and ' another ' (a 06, iv, woman) was convicted and ordered to come '' up for sentence when called upon. Two * others, who: did not appear, were ordered J :to forfeit,the amount of bail (£1).