POLICE COURT NEWS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLVII, Issue 14302, 23 February 1910, Page 5

POLICE COURT NEWS.

RELEASED ON PROBATION.

At the Police Court yesterday morning, before Mr. C. C. Kettle, S.M., a young man named Arthur Parker pleaded guilty to a charge of stealing a pair of tailor's shears, valued at £2 • ss, the property of Francis McKenna, on February 12. The accused had been out of a job, at the time, and drink had' evidently been the cause of his act. As the probation officer's report was favourable, the Bench decided to release the accused on probation for three months.

: AN UNHAPPY. MARRIAGE. Helena Fletcher applied for a maintenance order against her husband, Harry Handcock Saxon Fletcher, described as a horee trainer, from Wairarapa. . Mr. Baxter 'appeared for the complainant, and Mr. Prendergast for the defendant.. Evidence was given to show that' the parties had been living unhappily together since their marriage, - and in June, 1907, ..the , petitioner left her husband. Mr. Kettle decided' to adjourn the case for two months to enable either party to take the matter to the Supreme Court.

SEPARATION ORDER. . A summary separation order was granted the wife of Walter Charles Kisby, and he was ordered. to pay £1 a week towards her support.' ■-'.. ,

'.. MAINTENANCE CASES. Robert Henry Jamieson, for failing to provide for the maintenance of his wife and two children, was sentenced to one month's imprisonment. The sentence would be held over for a week to enable defendant to pay the amount due. . Homy and Fred. Whitford agreed to pay 5s a week each towards the support of their mother. An order was accordingly made to that, effect. Alfred Charles Greenwood, for failing to comply with an order in respect of the support of his wife, Mary Jane Greenwood, was sentenced to one month's imprisonment, the sentence to stand over for one week to enable the defendant to pay the arrears owing.

DRUNKENNESS.' Four first offenders were convicted and fined ss. William Short, who failed to appear, forfeited £1, the amount of his bail. A woman named Mary Ann Windsor admitted being drunk in Wakefield-street and breaking her prohibition order. She asked to be sent to a home of some kind, but the Bench decided to remand her for a week's medical treatment. ' An old man named Frederick Owen, with a long list of previous convictions, pleaded guilty to a charge of drunkenness in Queenstreet. As he had work to go to he was convicted and discharged, with the warning that if he appeared in Court again he would be sent to Pakatoa for 12 months. George Colvell was charged with drunkenness and habitual drinking. He was remanded for a week, in order that tho police might inquire if he could be taken at Pakatoa. John Bewick, a fireman, charged with breach of his prohibition order and drunkenness in Custom-street, was convicted and remanded for sovon days. A prohibition order was made out against. Walter Charles Kisby, who was convicted drunkenness, and discharged. , ; ..