POLICE COURT NEWS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLIX, Issue 15132, 24 October 1912, Page 5

POLICE COURT NEWS.

Ox* first offender for drunkenness was fined 5s yesterday at the Police Court by Mr. E. C. Cutten, S.M. Peter Bkhnie, a Norwegian sailor, when drunk, was knocked down by';»: taxi-cab. The magistrate held that the shaking the man had experienced would be a lesson to him; and therefore he was convicted and discharged. Arthur Arisen, whose condition had necessitated* a doctor's attention, was charged with being drank, and was ordered to pay one guinea., the doctor's fee. Samuel Walker and George Broadfoot were each fined 10a for insobriety. For a breach of < his prohibition order and for being drunk Francis Edward MoUoy was fined £2 or j seven days' imprisonment. William Joss \ for the earns offence was ordered to pay j £1 or go to gaol for three days, ,/John I Patrick Donovan, whose prohibition order j had expired and who objected to another j one being made against him, was fined £1 ; for drunkenness, Alfred Goodare. who, j whilst intoxicated, broke a window, in ! Wellesley : street, was fined £1 and ordered ! to pay costs (345). - -_ - Mary Pearson . when she appeared a ] week ago before the Court,; was remanded | for medical treatment. Brought up on re- | mand she presented a , much improved ap- \ pearance. . A conviction' for vagrancy was recorded against her and she was ordered , to pay 17b 6d costs. ' t .j Two juvenile offenders were convicted of \ stealing 11 pigeons, valued at £5. They had hitherto been of exemplary character, ' but had recently developed a craze for pigeon keeping. The , magistrate dwelt -, upon the seriousness of th% offence and left j the question of the punishment of the boys j in the hands of their respective parents. | Phillip Harry Gillara, • charged with : forging an order for the payment of 10s,, j was remanded for a week. Bail, in oho.] surety of £100, or two of £60,' was | allowed. ' : : -\ Two carters had a dispute on October 4 in Parnell which , resulted in F. Brett being summoned for the alleged assault of T. Q. Bray, Both parties called evidence to the effect that the other one had .started the quarrel/ After a lengthy dispute the case against Brett was dismissed, and Bray was ordered to pay 45s costs.;//