POLICE COURT NEWS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLIX, Issue 15141, 4 November 1912, Page 5

POLICE COURT NEWS.

CASES HEARD ON SATURDAY.

A few cases of drunkenness were, dealt with by Mr. E. Rawson, S.M., at the Police Court on Saturday. Three first offenders were fined 5s or 24 hours' imprisonment. George Henry Gain, charged with being drunk and with a breach of his prohibition order, was lined 60s, or in default 14 days' hard labour.

John Richmond, who had been arrested on a charge of being found drunk in Chapel Square, surrendered to his bail to answer the charge. When he appeared in tho dock his condition suggested that he had been drinking again in tho meantime. This ho strenuously denied, but he was remanded until to-day to give him a chance of recovering. For being drunk, John Hawkey was lined ss, and agreed to a, prohibition order being taken out against him. On a further charge of using obscene language ho was convicted and discharged.

Emily Forde was charged with being drunk and with being an incorrigible rogue. Constable Cannon deposed to having found tho accused in a drunken condition in tho company of two men, who had just been before the Court on the charge of drunkenness. The accused admitted that, since coming out of gaol recently, she had slept in a shed off Syraonds-street, and had..subsisted on a penny bun and a glass, of water daily. She stated further that she had no means, and, not being helped when she came out of gaol, she "had been unable to obtain any work. In view of the fact of the accused's bad record the magistrate said he thought she would be better off in prison than leading a life of vagrancy. He therefore sentenced her to six months' hard labour.

Ellis Monroe Bond was brought up on remand on the charge of having stolen £7 from Thomas Barry. The probation officer's report add that the accused's downfall was brought about through gambling and drink., 'Iho accused, who stated that lie had work to go to, was convicted and allowed out on probation for six months. Ho further consented] to a / prohibition order being taken out against him, and was ordered to repay tho money within six weeks, being warned to keep away from tho racecourse.

Two young women, Millie Bond and Margaret Sketly, who had been remanded for thefts of clothing, valued at £18, from various persons in Wellington, were brought up for sentence. Mr. Singer, who appeared for both the accused, stated that each of thorn had previously borne good characters. Bond was about to be married, and Skelly's step-father was prepared to find a home for the other accused. Under these circumstances the magistrate severely admonished the accused, and ordered them to come up for sentence when called upon. Francis H. Masfen, on a charge of at- j tempted suicide, was convicted and ordered to come up for sentence when called upon, his wife undertaking to look after him.