POLICE COURT NEWS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLV, Issue 13782, 22 June 1908, Page 7

POLICE COURT NEWS.

/'"ONLY A BIT OF AN ENCORE." ■ I ID avid . Wbight, a young man, was r (charged 'before Mr.* CC. Kettle, S.M., at the" Police Court on Saturday with Hisorderly conduct while drunk in His WM" Majesty's Theatre the previous evening, with using obscene language in Durham* jjtreet, and, further, with assaulting and Resisting Constable Mcintosh in the cxetution of his duty. Accused pleaded guilty to all of the charges. ' . '.'■' Sub-Inspector Gordon, in detailing the circumstances, said that Wright created * : . <' a disturbance, in the theatre, and had to be ejected by the constable. On the con- ■ '' stable getting the defendant outside the i theatre he made use of obscene language, &nd kicked the officer on the hip. £ . '■ Accused said he was suffering from a :' bad headache, and had been thrown down V the stairs. "That is why I might have ■used those few words on the sheet," he v said. " 1 only came to town on Friday, :,. and have been trying to pull myself together." Mr. Kettle (after perusing Wright's re- ..''„■ cord) intimated that it was very bad. ; Accused: Yes, Your Worship; but" give . jmo a chance.and I will go into the thing "•,*' properly. I should never have come to town at all. I want to the theatre, but C , Hid not do anything bad. I was only . jubilant, and I was enjoying myself. It (.•was only a bit of an encore. Give me ■■',» chance, and I will leave New Zealand. Mr. Kettle: We don't want men like you here. If you choose to go, so much ; the better for society. Wright was sentenced to 14 days' im- •:■' prison men on the charge, of using obscene language, and convicted and ordered to - come up. for sentence when called upon on the other counts. Prisoner: Thank yon. Your Worship; ;.':'■ p. man like me should have never come to ; town. DISOBEYING LAWFUL COMMANDS. .'■■ A seaman named Leonard Watson was charged, with having, while on the high '■• ( seas, been guilty of wilful disobedience of lawful commands of the chief officer of 'the steamer Atua, H. H. Williams. Mr. ■'~-'.•'''Zimnn prosecuted on behalf of the Union S.S. Co.. and Mr. A. E. Skelton appeared 'for accused. • ...■'■ Evidence for the prosecution was called to the effect that defendant, while the steamer was off Apia, was ordered to go a on the look-out, and that after some in- ;-.'.- solence to the complainant, he refused to :§:•>' .■ go.' -; Watson said that he was asked to go \'~ on watch for four hours, instead of the customary two, which he was quite willing to do. The chief officer told him that • he had to take four hours on the " lookv out," and that he would not have him take the wheel any more. He (defendant) , then replied that lie would take his own look-out, and no mors. Mr. Kettle said that on the evidence 'there had been disobedience, and defendant would be fined £2 and costs. ALLEGED BREAKING AND ' " ENTERING. - •' Two middle-aged men, John McKenvin and Thomas Anderson, were charged with breaking and entering ..the shop of Mr. E. J. Swarm, and stealing a. quantity of \ meat. McKenvin was further charged . with breaking and entering the Tiffin and • Stealing a quantity of confectionery. ■ 'Sub-Inspector Gordon applied for a re- , hi and until Thursday next, stating that .'.;' McKenvin was the nightwatchman for the places he was suspected of having robbed. The remand was granted, bail being al- : lowed. ! MISCELLANEOUS. George Blake, a young man, was ;: _ rharged with presenting a revolver at v"' Charles Hodder ,at Ellerslie on Friday night, arid on the application of the police "was ,' remanded until this morning. A first offender, who did not appear, ~'\ was ordered to forfeit the amount of his bail (£1) for drunkenness.