POLICE COURT NEWS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLIX, Issue 14925, 24 February 1912, Page 5

POLICE COURT NEWS.

"ALL ABOUT A GIRL." AN ALLEGED ASSAULT. A sitting of the Police Court was held yesterday, Mr. E. 0. Cut-ton, S.M., presiding. William Roberts, a wall-dressed . young man, who appeared in Court with his right hand bandaged, was charged with assaulting Charles Williams so as to cause him actual bodily harm. On the application of the police a remand for one week was granted. Roberts asked for light bail. The trouble, he said, was all about a girl. The police stated that Williams' life had been in danger as a result of the assault, and he was still laid up. The trouble had occurred over Williams's sister, to whom Roberts was paying attentions. He had knocked Williams down and kicked him severely. Roberts said that that was wrong. He had a good defence and was certain ho would get off. Bail was allowed in one surety of £100, or two of £75. FEELING OUT OF SORTS. Michael Kelly pleaded guilty to a charge that on Sunday, January 28, ho was found on the licensed premises of the Waverloy Hotel without lawful excuse.

Sub-Inspector Hendrey., said that defendant came over from Devotiport and-' Went into the hotel, and tried to/induce the licensee to sell him a drink. Ho knew that if the hotelkeeper had served him ho would have committed an offence.

Kelly's excuse was that he was feeling out of sorts, and thought a drink would do him good. A fine of £1 and costs was imposed. THEFTS BY GIRLS. Two voting girls were charged with stealing various articles of a total value of £4 10s from a boardinghouse at Arkle's Bay, where they had been employed. They pleaded guilty, and were convicted and ordered to come up for sentence when called upon. Mr. Cutten further ordered that ono of the girls should remain in the Salvation Army Home for six months, and the other girl in the Door of Hopo institution for a similar period. BY-LAW BREACHES. James Edward O'Shaughnessy was fined 10s for leaving a vehicle unattended on the wharf. John Harold Owen was fined 10s and costs for a similar offence. Arthur Briff, who unlawfully charged for admission to a. building in Queenstreet in December last, was fined £2 and costs. Robert Charles Denen was fined 10s on a charge of failing to keep control of his horse and vehicle. Hugh Mennie and Wm. McLeod were fined 5s and costs for driving vehicles at night without a light. INTEMPERANCE. Richard Ward, who was found drunk in Victoria-street, was convicted and discharged on condition that he took out a prohibition order against himself. William McKerman broke his prohibition order, and the sentence of the Court was that ho should go for 12 months to Roto Roa. His case was a particularly bad one.

Emily Carr, who aid not appear, was fined £2 or seven days for breach of order, and convicted and discharged for drunkenness. A fine of £2 and costs was imposed upon Charles Lewis Davies for breaking his prohibition order on two occasions. MISCELLANEOUS. Romeo Bragato, licensee of the Masonic Hotel, Devonport, was charged that on January 30 he permitted drunkenness on tho premises of that hotel, and that on February 6 he used threatening behaviour in Church-street. The case was adjourned for one week For committing an indecent act Gustave Edin was fined £2 and costs. Annie Roach, a woman with a notorious record, was convicted and sentenced to 14 days' hard labour on a charge of vagrancy. Joseph Thomas pleaded guilty, and was fined £1 and costs for breaches of his prohibition order, and ordered to" pay costs on a charge of leaving a horse and vehicle unattended.

Wo are asked to state that through an oversight by a law clerk, judgment was allowed to go by default in the .Magistrate's Court on Tuesday, against A. S. Board, who, as a matter of fact had made complete arrangements for payment of his .engagements;