POLICE COURT NEWS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume L, Issue 15236, 25 February 1913, Page 5

POLICE COURT NEWS.

BUSY DAY FOR MAGISTRATE.

SHORT WEIGHT BREAD.

A lengthy charge-sheet was dealt with by Mr. E. 0. Cutten, S.M., at yesterday's sitting of the Police Court.

Edward J. Honiss, a baker, was summoned for selling bread of short weight.

It was stated that the inspector weighed several dozen loaves, finding them all under weight, the shortage ranging from a half to four and a-half ounces.

Mr. Moody, for the defence, said that the loaves were in the bakehouse and not actually exposed for sale. The shortage in weight was duo to a slow oven.

A penalty of £2 and costs was imposed

MILK VENDORS FINED

Two milk vendors, Frederick and Henry Ball, who were defended by Mr. Singer, were fined £5 and costs on a charge, of selling milk containing too small a proportion of fatty solids. ' A WEIGHING-MACHINE. A Chinese fruiterer, Sam Mee, was summoned for using a weighing-machine thathad not been officially stamped as to its accuracy. There war, also a. further charge of using a weighing-machine that was three drams in error in its registration of weight. His Worship said that the small amount by which the machine was wrong did away with the idea o"f wilful fraud- Although defendant stated that he had bought the machine from an Englishman as an accurate one, yet it was his duty to see that it was so. A conviction on both charges was recorded, and a fine of £1 and costs imposed. MAINTENANCE. A young man named Roy Jaggers was charged with having failed to provide adequate maintena-nce for his wife Florence. Defendant, it was stated, had deserted his wife three months ago, and since that time had made no provision for her. He was ordered to pay £1 2s 6d a week for her support, and to find a surety in the sum of £20, with 14 days in which to find it. Upon the order being made, defendant at onco asked for a separation order, stating that it was impossible for him and his wife to get along together. The magistrate remarked that ho was unable to grant the request without a proper written application before him.

Louis Newman, summoned in respect to the maintenance of his child in an industrial school, had his case adjourned, on the request of Mr- Moodv, until Wednesday. INTEMPERANCE. Three first offenders, convicted of drunkenness, forfeited their bail owing to their non-appearance. Another first offender, who had been locked up since Saturday, was convicted and discharged. For his second offence, David Wright was fined IDs, or 48 hours' imprisonment. Herbert Gandy was convicted of drunkenness for the third time recently. He was discharged, as he wished to take out a prohibition order against himself. James Orben Graves, convicted of insobriety and of a breach of his prohibition order, was fined £1, or three days' imprisonment as an alternative. The same penalty was imposed in the case of William John Hamilton, who was disorderly while drunk, recused consenting to a prohibition order. MISCELLANEOUS. Christina Larsen, an old woman of German nationality, was convicted of being an idle and disorderly person with insufficient lawful means of support. Accused, who had been arrested owing to complaints being made that she slept on other people's property, said that she earned her living iby selling boot laces. She was sentenced j to three months' hard labour.

Selina Potts, who had no fewer than 65 previous charges against her name, was convicted of being an incorrigible rogueShe was given the chance of leaving the city to go 'to her married daughter in the country, the magistrate promising her 12 months' hard labour if she . did not find some respectable work.

For having allowed his horse to wander in Karangahapo Road, Samuel Crooks was fined 5s and costs.

F. C. Fryer pleaded guilty to having furiously driven a motor-car in Symonds Street. The police estimated the speed at 35 miles an uour. A penalty of £1 and costs was imposed.

For failing to light up his vehicle after dark, Alfred Goodacre was fined 10s and costs.

Joseph Pointon, charged with having carried on business as a bookmaker on the Alexandra Park racecourse, was remanded until Friday, bail being allowed as before.