POLICE COURT NEWS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLIX, Issue 15133, 25 October 1912, Page 5

POLICE COURT NEWS.

- LONG LIST. OF OFFENDERS'. Trffi,sitting of the Police Court yesterday, was presided over by Messrs; C. Bagley | and Norgrove, J.P.'s. ~ ...:...] Sarah Dennis, who had appeared in Court before, pleaded guilty to a charge of drunkenness in Marven Terrace. Despite her plea for leniency, she was ordered to spend seven days in Mount Eden gaol. Harry Little, the second cook on ; tho I Surrey, was charged with drunkenness, and having absented himself from his vessel without leave. Accused was ordered to be kept in confinement until the.time of the departure of his boat. Costs amounting to 7s; wcro also ordered to be paid by him. ,'■ , . A statutory first offender, for drunkenness, was convicted and fined £1, in default 48 hours' imprisonment. John Robertson, 21 years •of age, - was charged with, having Used obscene language in Queen-street on Wednesday night, and also with unruly '..behaviour whilst drunk on the same occasion. 'Accused was fined £5, for his obscene language, the default being fixed at seven;clay's imprisonment. On the unruly behaviour charge, he was convicted, no penalty being 7 imposed. .':■; " : ;".','v ; Thomas,; H. Brittian, for obscene language, was sentenced to 14 days' imprisonment. The sub-inspector said the - language complained of was of a particularly violent nature. ■' ' ' « ."■'} . . Thomas Perry : was charged ■ with being an; idle and disorderly person. A suggestion of mental deficiency was made by the sub-inspector, and the defendant; was ordered to be placed under, medical observation until Wednesday next. George T. Hill recently, placed furniture from his store -for sale on a public street, and it was alleged that ' the furniture' in question; had obstructed passers-by.' Hill was fined 5s and costs. if . - Daniel Keane was released from Roto Roa on Tuesday, and arrested on a charge of drupkenness the same day. The' subinspector explained that tho Salvation Army had had chanre of Daniel, but he had broken away. The police had' thereupon taken charge of him until his departure on Wednesday night for Palmerston North, his home. A conviction, without without penalty,_ would meet the . case. Tho Bench did as the sub-inspector sug- ' gested. When brought before Mr. E. C. Cutton, S.M., Francis Messenger asked to; be sent to Roto Eoa as an answer to charges of drunkenness, obscene language, and breach of his prohibition order. He was remanded. for a week, in oi-der that the magistrate [ mifrht have : time to consider the matter. William James Catchpole, on charges of drunkenness (third offence) and breach of his prohibition order, pleaded guilty, and, was fined £1 and ''costs.; for the breach of the order, in default; three days' imprisonment. He was convicted on the' drunkenness charge. ,