POLICE COURT NEWS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLVIII, Issue 14701, 19 June 1911, Page 5

POLICE COURT NEWS.

ASSAULT AT A THEATRE,

YOUNG MAN FINED.

Tin-; disturbance which took place out* side His Majesty's Theatre on Friday night resulted in the appearance of a young' man named Alfred Watson before Mr., E. C. Cuttcn, S.M., at the Police Court' on .Saturday, charged with assaulting Fred. Duval, theatrical manager, and using bad language. Mr. J. R. London appeared for the accuser).

The complainant stated that the accused came to the theatre and was- refused admission as he was intoxicated. Witness advised the man to go home, bub Watson caught, him and threw him against the wall, injuring his heal. Evidence as to the had language used was given by George Stephenson ami a constable.

His Worship pointed out thai in a charge of this nature it was a. question of the protection of the public. Ho said it should be well understood by everybody that if ,i person was turned out of a theatre it was assault to turn round and interfere with the theatre oflicial. The case was one in which a severe penalty, was justified, and! Watson was fined £5, or 14 days, for assault, and £2. or seven days for using bad language, with costs. DRUNKENNESS. A Maori named Tana Ifira was recently discharged for drunkenness, as he wag deaf and dumb, and could neither read nor write. He was again before the Court on a similar charge, and after some trouble; he was made to understand that ho had been again convicted and discharged. Lucy Mackie admitted her second offence of drunkenness during tho past six months, but, pleaded that she wanted to go to'tho country. The Bench gave her a fewdays to leave Auckland, but if she fails to do this, she will be obliged to pay a fine of 10s, or 48 hours. Two first' offenders were each, fined ss. or 24 hours. Richard Bryant pleaded guilty to being disorderly while drunk, and was fined £5, or one month's imprisonment Sclina Potts also admitted being disorderly while drunk, and was fined l()s, or 48 hours, while Mary Friend was fined 10s, or 48 hours, for a similar offence. TWO ROGUES. Robert Burns, who has previously been, convicted for being idle and disorderly, pleaded guilty to being an incorrigible rogue in that he had insufficient means of support. He was sentenced to three months' imprisonment. A charge of being an idle and disorderly person was preferred against John Dwyer. When arrested on Friday the man had no money, had had nothing to eat since trim previous morning, and didn't know where to obtain his next meal. The constable who arrested Dwyer said tho accused admitted to him that he was in the habit of begging money. He was. sent to gaol for seven days. "MAD WITH DRINK." Joseph Bleasel behaved in an aggressive manner when a constable arrested him for drunkenness the other night, and. according to the constable, ho was "fairly mad with drink." The constable said that Bleasel appeared to be suffering from delirium tremens, and though he was. in Customs-street, he persisted in the hallucination that he was in Hobson-street. For drunkenness Bleasel was fined ss. or 24 hours, and for resisting the police he was fined £5, or seven days.

MISCELLANEOUS. For using bad language in Queen-street, William Robinson was dismissed with, a caution. ■;) Captain Delmer. of the barquentino Volador, who was recently fined for evading the Customs laws, was again before the Court. Mr. S. Mays stated that the owners of the vessel had refused to pay the fine, and he asked for sureties. Delmer was given fill noon on Monday to find sureties, to report himself to the police in the meantime.