POLICE COURT NEWS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLV, Issue 13724, 14 April 1908, Page 7

POLICE COURT NEWS.

Iff ! NO FELONIOUS intent. If"' . the Police Court yesterday, before 1 Iff £££ P. M. Maotay and E. F. Tizard, }? -' -r p, a ' two young men named Charles Ed- " I t'aid Bond and James Arrol were charged ' stealing, on April 6, a .sack of horse- ' life valued at- 45, the property of Andrew [r, £ : Andrew. Mr. Singer appeared for the [ Tr- : Accused, who pleaded not guilty. Scr- * ¥ ' FTeiidrv prosecuted. ! m the evidence showed that about 10.45 on *' }he night- in question the accused were $ Ign by a constable getting a bag of feed | Hover the fence of Andrew and Andrews varcl When questioned by the constable, " C Arrol that he worked in the stable '' . that- the feed had been bought by r ' ; ' Bond from •in employee named Boyd. )h' Boyd) ; who was called denied the latter K statement. , , ;?rknottier cmploveo rt-atod that ho saw , the accused putting feed in a- bag in order that if' could be taken away. He asked ••vl'ihem what, they were doing there, and it >v " chev were coming out-, as lie was going to wk tin. Tiiev "stated that they would - iefc over the gate. Inn king that they >."C?vere going to steal something, he informllflif id a constable, who came round and lound I; ! the accused getting the feed over the fence. b Bend- who gave evidence, stated that ho fc was going to pay for the feed in the jnorn- | jug, or at the earliest opportunity. § xhe magistrates decided that though .vfcfthe feed was token there was no felonious I intent., and dismissed the case. :• "LOOK OUT FOR THE ENGINE." ISv-ij Geo. .[leaning, a motorist, was charged I V >■' -vritb crossing, on the morning of March 23 the level crossing outride the city railway station, when an engine was approach- [ ' ii<r. Accused pleaded not guilty. The I' " evidence showed that Mr. Kenning came | round the Breakwater lioad and approachfevYied the crossing. The alarm bell was ringfiVrS jug at the time. When the crossing-keeper I' saw the car coming, lie waved his flag, but i' ?V- the defendant kept on his way. At the I; '"-•same time the drivers of the waiting i ' % vehicles called out, "Have you got bis 1 number:" The driver of the. approaching I Jtrain stated that he put down his brakes 4- and .missed the car by only a few yards, fa Defendant denied having been conscious of i his danger, and as for the crossing-keeper, M ho said he did not notice him until he f r . ' was near the rails. !'■? 7 ' The Bench decided that defendant bad |f/ committed a breach of the regulations, and fined him 10s, and costs £2 2s. !; tfly/ MISCELLANEOUS. ?' 0." A young man named Robert Henry t- ; Chappell, defended by Mr. W. E. Huckett, '?•: pleaded guilty to a "charge of committing r • an indecent act in Wellosley-street. Mr. iHackett- asked that as there was no fine in such a case, and as accused's mother was entirely dependent on him, he be ordered to come up for sentence when called upon. To this the Bench agreed. A prohibition . r. order was also issued against Chappell for f■; 12 months. | \ Three first offenders were convicted of I 'V drunkenness. Two were discharged on : payment of cab hire, and the other, who I did not appear, forfeited his bail. Robert John Arrol, also charged with drunkenness, was remanded for a week's medical treatment. Jessie Alexander, a second offender, |' was fined 10s, or in default 48 hours' im- |"• prisonment. William Twentyman and Archibald Mc|v Naughton, charged with drunkenness and f,-' . with procuring liquor while prohibited, v . were remanded until to-day Wm. Ivapp,,.. charged with procuring liquor during the currency of a prohibition order, and tfrith being found on the licensed £ premises of the Wynyard Arms Hotel, was remanded until to-day, in order that he i might be brought before a' stipendiary "i magistrate.