POLICE COURT NEWS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLVIII, Issue 147687, 5 September 1911, Page 5

POLICE COURT NEWS.

A MIDNIGHT ADVENTURE.

ALLEGED ROBBERY*

A sequel to an exciting chase throng® the city •; at midnight,.. culminating : in an arrest, was the. appearance of' George Edward Steel' a.t the Police' Court yesterday, before Messrs. J. S. Dickson and E. Ford, J P.'s, on a charge of breaking and; entering the dwelling of Sang Lee and: stealing articles valued at £30 3s 6d. -

The evidence -of the prosecution was that on the night of the alleged theft two men saw the accused coming from Sang Lee's place with several articles in his possession. Being suspicious, they informed the police, and after an exciting chase through several streets the man was found concealed in a garden, and was arrested.

Tlie accused pleaded not. guilty, - and was committed to the - Supreme ; Court for trial.

THE PARNELL • TRAGEDY.

Annie McConnellj who is - awaiting trial " on' a charge of attempting. to : murder Thomas Madigan at Parnell recently, was again before the Court. : V In asking for a further "remand until next ' Monday, Sub-Inspector Hendrey stated that the case would :be gone on with that day. The remand was granted. . I" ;,

SATURDAY- NIGHT / INEBRIATES*

. Fourteen men ■ were, arrested " for drunk-'/ enness on Saturday- night, and each o£ . them paid , the penalty of - his excessive drinking. Edward Kennedy said he was drunk, but did not remember i resisting a constable. He was fined «10s or 48 , hours' imprisonment. ' John Gallagher .admitted his fourth offence of drunkenness, > and t elected , to undergo . 48 .hours' ; detention ra,ihfflr ( than pay "a line oj. £l.. v Fines of j ■,£1 or 48 1 hours' imprisonment were} inflicted on Michael Kelly and John i Wat- ; son Alexander McLean, and - .'William. Fitzgerald were :, each , fined 10s .or 48 hours 1 imprisonment Martin LeSstrange ~ was • fined £1 .. or- seven i, days'.?- imprison- - ment; Patrick Alfred Scarrott -was fined £1 or three days' imprisonment, and pro- * hibited; one first offender forfeited £1 bail, and two first offenders were : i convicted and >discharged. , *- r • : — : —-—.. ■■ ■ 1 r ; ' , WELL KNOWN TO THE POlicE, ■ : " This man has a big /Australian: crim- - inal record, and he is starting a criminal record here'," was Sub-Inspector Hendrey's preface-to a - charge of' theft of a pair ~of : boots -: against Bernard Smith. : The circumstances of' the theft, which was admitted by the accused, were that Smith. was seen by 'a constable -to snatch = a «pair ; of boots from outside a shop and' run away. 1 ' The constable pursued the man, and after an exciting chase through the city Smith was arrested. He was \ sentenced 'to three months' imprisonment. • UNDER TWENTY-ONE. ' : When Eric McLaran entered the prisoners' box on ! a charge of • drarikenness, ■it 1 was" obvious ' that 'he was : a person under 21 years of age/ * and . .when : questioned -by. ■. the Bench he admitted that; this was go. . Further cross-examined by the : presiding • justices, ithe■ accused said he had purchased a bottle of whisky at an hotel, and had consumed it, the result being his arrest for insobriety. ■■■ He was fined £1 or 48 .- hours' - imprisonment.. THREE MONTHS FOR ' THEFT. A charge -of stealing- a bicycle 1 lamp valued at 30s was preferred against Joseph • Griffiths. - The evidence showed that the| owner of the lamp left his .bicycle outside an hotel in the, city, and , when :he came. out .the lamp was f missing. Suspicion fell on the accused,; and it _ - was ; ' found that he had pawned the lamp for 2s 6d. The accused did not : deny' the ; theft, and he was " sentenced to,three months' . imprisonment. .. .''Vv - : "" ' " - - i . MISCELLANEOUS. ; For failing to register a birth, Joha ■ Logan Aikman ; waft fined Is .and costs. ' Philip Murray was • fined £1 and; costs 25s for' breaking -a- pane of glass valued at 255. ■ I" ' : v .; • On a charge of assaulting Thomas Aitkin while -drunk," James Murray was fined £2 or . 14 days.-. v-i.rvi/v.,-' . John Edward; South was sent- to . gaol . for 14 days.; for ; committing •an indecent act, and "was-further- fined £1. for drunk*' enness.'' ;; , ..* >■ : . -