POLICE COURT NEWS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLV, Issue 13905, 12 November 1908, Page 7

POLICE COURT NEWS.

[ ALLEGED THEFT OF BOXES. IBetoee Mr. C. C. Kettle, S.M., at th< [ • Police. Court yesterday, a young man name* } Lincoln Turner, with several aliases, wa I ' charged with having stolen .several bags c ' , bones from the Queen-street Wharf on vari }■& ous occasions. The specific thefts, allege ( against him wore stealing 70 bags on Octobo 27, and 17 on June 2 last. The value of th if'.- goods, which wero owned by Warned Brothers, was £21 10s. A remand in the case was applied for Chief-Detective Marsaek stating that accuse* had beers brought back from Hokianga oul; '■■■ yesterday. . ' ' Mr. Singer, for accused, did not oppose .. the remand, but asked for bail, which was ' Sited at two sureties of £50. or one of £103. Accused was remanded till Friday. A PETTY THEFT. 1 Henry Johnston, an unkempt individual o: elderly years, pleaded guilty to the theft of j , abirt valued at 2s 6d, the property of Georg< . -5--" Fotrlds. Accused was remainded till the 18tt iCat. THREE CHARGES. *. f; ,* Charges of disorderly conduct, obseent |~£fo language, and assaulting the arresting con' •table at Devonport on Tuesday were pre forred against a young man named Norman. Mr. Hackett, who appeared for accused, , ; asked for a remand till the 13th init., and ■> the .application was granted. Bail was fixed • at £25. iV- iw « MISCELLANEOUS. ; . Joel Ticers Smith, who was before the lag --.-Court last -week on a charge of petty theft, J , *113 admitted to probation tor three years. [ . A " separation order -was entered tip against Roderick Ryan, who fcr the future J ; ■ , *rjQ have to contribute 20s per week towards i "-,- .lis wife's support, and 3s for each of his | fires children— in all. Defendant was given 24 hours to find a bond of £50 to • * ensure compliance with the order, iu default, • three months* , imprisonment. ; *A. youth named Thomas Martin was re- .- manded until the 17th inst- on a charge of breaking into the premises of Charles Williaai Eggerton, and stealing a watch and ' guard. .Three Scandinavian sailors, N. Jensen, \ Emile Jensen, and Julius Dronos, belonging .7,.; to tho ship Promise, were charged with as- ■ ttulttng a fellow seaman named Wickstcin. ■ The first two were also charged with drun- \, kenness. The" charge against Dropos was dismissed, and tho two Jensens wero each Con- ' victed of the assault, and discharged on undertaking to pay the necessary costs. They *" Wire also fined 5s each for drunkenness.