POLICE COURT NEWS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume L, Issue 15234, 22 February 1913, Page 5

POLICE COU RT NEWS.

The sitting of the Police, Court yesterday .was'' presided ever, by Mr. E. 0.- batten,, S.M. ~ "• . :<. ' ■"". Charges of filing to keep his-cart as near .practicable to the left ia Kaxauga-' hape. Boad, and of failing to allow a motor-car to ps>,s him on the right-hand ; side, were preferred : against ; William At- ' ford, a carte:!/. After hearing the evidence of the : motor-car driver and i a-, passenger/ and two men" were: in the cart with the defendant, the magistrate imposed -a fine of £2" with costs..-' ' ; ' - ' , "' ' For insobriety, ' Goorge New pott was fined 10s, or in default 4o! hours'.imprisonment. For commit ting, a 'breach' of -' his prohibition order, ..John Anderson was fined £1 with costs. Colin Turner,' who 'had; to • receive '.medical treatment, • was ordered to pay ; 17s 6d costs. • -', . '."'■■:.■', .■ . On tho application of his wife Evelyn Cubitt, an;. order ',; of separation 5 .was made against: Arthur L. Cubitt. The defendant was ordered'to contribute 15s per ! week towards the support of his wife. ■ ■■: Georga Armstrong, "thej;occupier: Of '&& house of 'which the .chimney caught fire, was fined 10s, :with ; 7s costs,'--• :?•■;: ,For ; driving his motor-car at night without; haying . the tail-light burning. John A. Mitchell was: fined lGs, with 7s costs. ■•'.''. For' committing a grossly indecent act in the Albert; Park, John Thomas Eeid s , a married man, was Sentenced to four! months' bard labour. ' . : Alexander Leith, the owner of a horso which, was found wandering in the street;. was . fined 10s, with 7s costs. :,-.";' E. J, Kelly did not oppose tho application of his wife, S. E. Kelly, foj a, separation order against him. T'Le order j was accordingly made, the.; defeu Jani undertaking to pay ?5s per week : towards the maintenance of his wife and children. J—l 2=s=s==s