POLICE COURT NEWS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLIV, Issue 13454, 3 June 1907, Page 7

POLICE COURT NEWS.

THEFT OF BOOTS.

At the I Police Court -on Saturday, before Mr. R. W. Dyer, S.M., a middle-aged man named Robert Burns pleaded guilty to stealing a pair of boots, valued at 12s 6d, the property of Joseph Taylor.

J Station-Sergeant Hendry said that on Friday night Burns was seen loitering about tho complainant's shop for some time, and a constable noticed him take a pair of boots and place them under his coat. He was then arrested. ~

. Burns, who had a number of previous convictions against him for variou: offences,: was sentenced to three months' imprison-; ment. " - _ p '. /-"■■'■ . REMANDS. Arthur Fisher, a middle-aged man, for I whom Mr. W. E. Hackett appeared, was I remanded until Wednesday next on nine i charges of Mealing knives, forks, and spoons, the property of J. A. Hanson. Bail was allowed. ' \ Henry' Pickering, a young man, charged with assaulting Arthur Bayliss so as to j cause him actual bodily inn,, was further I remanded for a week. Bail was allowed. I i MISCELLANEOUS. ■ ,

. Edmund Chisman, charged with drunkenness; and with committing a breach of his prohibition order, was fined 10s "and costs, or in default 43 hours' imprisonment, on the first charge, and £3, or in default one month's imprisonment, on, the second. A fine of £1, and costs £2 ss, was imposed upon George Carter for commencing to erect a house at Northcote without giving notice to the Waitemata County Council. Mr. Russell prosecuted on behalf of the Council. ; t h Two first offenders were each fined 5s and costs, or in default 48 hours' imprisonment, for drunkenness, and another who did not appear, was ordered to forfeit the amount of bail (£1). : ■ -