POLICE COURT NEWS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLIV, Issue 13480, 3 July 1907, Page 5

POLICE COURT NEWS.

AN INTERRUPTED "MUSICAL EVENING." At tlio Police Court yesterday, before Mr. j ' C. C. Kettle, S.M., Percy John Maddock, j I carpenter, pleaded not. guilty to charges of keeping a disorderly house in Mount-street and being an idle and disorderly person, j Ho also pleaded not guilty to consorting. with women of ill-repute. Sergeant Hendry prosecuted and accused was undefended. Constable Harmsworth said the house in question was disorderly. Sergeant Hanson said that on Monday night he raided the accused's premises, and found nino men there, in addition to the; accused and three women. ■ William Ed. Dillon, seaman, said he visited the house, and had seen things take place there which would not occur in a respectable house. Accused, on oath, said he came from i Wellington seven weeks ago, and took overt the house in his own name, in conjunction j with two other men, for a woman named j Delaney and two other women. It. was j agreed that they should share expenses. The rent was £2 2s per week. When the j police raided the premises on Monday night, j witness and his friends were having a musical" evening. The house was not disorderly. | Harriet. Delaney, a young woman, with only one arm, was similarly charged in respect to the rirst and second charges. She admitted that men had frequently visited i the house. i Walter Leary, Rose Williams, and Charlotte Stone wero afterwards charged with , assisting in the management of a uisorderly '. house, and with being idle and disorderly I persons. , Mr. Brookfield appeared for Stone. Leary , and Williams were undefended. The evidence for the prosecution showed i ' that Stone, Williams, and Delaney resided '. with Leary and Maddock. Dillon, who repeated his evidence, I ' admitted that he had pleaded 'guilty _to s charge of false pretences. [ Maddock, who had clothed and fed \ him, was the complainant in the case against him. "Mr. Kettle: The house was apparently " a co-operative -.stablishmcnt." Sergeant Hendry: Maddock was the head of the co-operative " society." > Mr. Kettle: It appears so. Stone, .vho is a married woman, denied > that the house was disorderly. The defendant, Rose Williams, who was > described as a barmaid, said a [i man named Palder, the other accused persons, and herself, agreed < to [, occupy the house, and they did so. Each of them gave a little money towards paying tiie rent and expenses. Folder had visited her at the. house for a business purpose. Witness had never seen anything wrong in the house.

Mr. Keltic said the circumstances in all of the cases were somewhat peculiar, and reserved Lis decision until Saturday next. Ho released the female accused from custody on promising to appear at tho Court on Saturday. The male accused were kept in custody.

CASES REMANDED. George. Holt, a young man, was remanded until Monday next on a charge of stealing £10 from the person of Horatio Hobson. Bail was allowed. Hugh Dempsey, A.8., was charged with assaulting Captain John Taw, of the s.s. Paeroa, and also with rising obscene language. On the application of Sergeant. Hendry, accused was remanded until to-morrow. On the application of Chief-Detective Marsack, James Smith was remanded until Monday next, on a charge of stealing a quantity of clothing, valued at £5, the property of William Rilloy. MISCELLANEOUS. Patrick Wirepo, a young Maori, was sentenced to one month's imprisonment for disobeying an order of the Court towards tho maintenance of his wife. Tho warrant, was suspended for 14' days, so as to'give the defendant an opportunity of paying off the arrears (£3 4s). Mr. Bloomfield appeared for complainant, and Mr.. J. R. Luudon for defendant. Harry A. Quolch was charged with failing to maintain Bis wife, and after hearing evidence, . the cas.f> was adjourned until this morning. Mr. Williamson appeared for complainant, and Mr. J. R. Lundou for defendant.

A separation order was issued by consent against C. W. Walker, on the application of his wife, who was represented by Mr. A. E. Skelton. Defendant was also ordered to contribute 10s per week towards the support of his wife. William Williams, labourer, charged with drunkenness (a third offence within six months), and with committing a breach of his prohibition order, was sentenced to 14 days' imprisonment on the first charge, and fined 20s, or, in default, seven days' imprisonment on the second, the sentences to run concurrently. William Fggarton was sentenced to seven days' imprisonment for committing a nuisance in Darby-street on Monday nignt. A separation order was issued against Alox. C. Nicholson on the application of his wife, Mary E. C. Nicholson. Defendant was ordered to contribute 7s 6cl per week towards the support of his wife. Mr. Brookficld appeared for tho complainant. Two first offenders were each fined 5s and costs, or, in default, 24- hours' imprisonment for drunkennesss, and another, who did not appear, was ordered to forfeit the amount of bail (£1).