POLICE COURT NEWS

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLIX, Issue 15094, 10 September 1912, Page 5

POLICE COURT NEWS

HEAVY LIST OF DRUNKS. A long string of inebriates came before Mr. E. C. Cut ten, S.M., for sentence yesterday; Two first offenders, who had 'been locked up over tho week-end, were convicted and discharged. Four others wero fined 5s each. Four' others (including ono arrested on Sunday) did not appear, and forfeited tho amount of their bail, £1. Four second offenders, John Sutherland, Thomas Hunk John Derrick, and Charles Casting were each fined 10s. Geo. Porter, for a, breach of his prohibition order, was fined £1 and costs. James Carr, for drunkenness and a breach of his prohibition order, was fined £1. Joseph Bandlo Hosowarne, a third offender, was convicted and discharged on consenting to take out a prohibition] order against himself.

Peter McDonagh, whose third offence for drunkenness it was, and who also resisted the constablo who arrested him. was fined £1 and costs 17s 6d. William Myers, who was . drunk on Saturday night, and who resisted the constable, was sentenced to 14 days' imprisonment. Cecil Ferguson, for refusing to quit the 'Ponsonby Club Hotel on Saturday night, was fined £2. Further charges against Ferguson, of drunkenness and of assaulting the barman, were dismissed, as the accused asked for a' prohibition order against himself. Henry Frederick Russell, who assaulted his step-father George Myers, while drunk, was fined £1 and costs 17s 6d for a breach of his prohibition oruer. Anthony Bannister and Archibald McIntyre were each- sentenced to 14 days' imprisonment for indecency. On charges of drunkenness they were both convicted and discharged. Minnie Black', on a fifth charge of drunkenness, and also on a charge of being an idle and disorderly person, was committed to the Salvation Army Reformatory at Pftrncll for, six months. Wm. Bradley, for threatening behaviour in the street, was fined 10s,' to be paid in a week. . John Stewart, for threatening behaviour and acting in a violent manner in a railway carriage on. the Avondale train on Saturday night, was fined £5, to be paid in a week.

Chas. McFadden, who was implicated In the flame disturbance, was discharged on a charge of threatening behaviour, and fined £2 for drunkenness in a railway carriage., which was- characterised by. the magistrate as. a most objectionable offence.