POLICE COURT NEWS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume L, Issue 15265, 1 April 1913, Page 5

POLICE COURT NEWS.

TWO MONTHS FOR THEFT. The sitting of the police Court yesterday was presided over by Mr. E. C. Cutten, Charges of vagrancy and the- theft of £1 and a watch and chain, valued at 8s 6d, the property of Ernest Edward Balderson, were, preferred against Arthur John Fitzgibbons, aged 34 years. The accused was found at a late hour one night last week, trespassing on the promises of the Grosvenor Hotel. Ho was arrested, a watch and chain, the property of one of the inmates of the hotel, being subsequently found in his possession. The accused, who pleaded that he might be sent to Koto Roa. Island to get the drink out of his system, was sentenced to two months' hard labour. A middle-aged woman named Annie Enwright. was charged with having stolen the sum of 19a 6d from Ernest Thomas Langford. It was stated by Langford that he had met the accused in Grey Street, and that she had asked him to buy her a drink. He had tak<m her to a soft drinks shop, and had tendered a sovereign in payment foa two drinks When the change was placed on the counter, the accused had taken it, and placed it in her bag. A sentence of two months' hard labour was imposed." Four first offendero, who had. been locked up on Saturday for drunkenness, and had spent the week-end in the cells, were convicted and discharged. John Rutherford Craike, Samuel J. Lee, and George Se&gar, were each fined 10's, with an alternative of 48 hours in gaol.' Charged: with having been helplessly drunk, John' Robert Pricey who appeared, in a very shaky condition, was remanded for a. week for medical observation. t Joseph Hollia wan, prohibited? and discharged.* To Anini, a Maori, was fined £2 .for obtaining liquoir during the currency of his prohibition order. William Betts, » seventh offender, for drunkenness, was sent to gaol for a term of 14 days. A case regarding the driving of horses was brought against George Johnson. Under Section 153 of the Public Works Act, 190$, the defendant was charged with having driven horses on .the footpath in ' Domett Avenue, Epsom. For the defence,. , -.Mr, H. P. Richmond contended tliut Section 153 provided cnlv for tile observance or,"proper guidance*'' of this driven animals, and not that the animals should be kept off the footpaths. His Worship re- ; served his decision in order to consider the point. '■"■"■ ; : '" > i,y _ ■'■'' For selling for public constimpt ion milk which contained a greater proportion of water than is permitted under the Sale of Foods and Drugs Act, Robert Bell was fined £S, with costs. ' A young man named Alexander Scott, who stole a raincoat from the shop front of §mith and Caughey, Ltd., was convicted arid ordered to , come up for sentence when called! upon. Charged with having assaulted Herbert Sladc, a young man named Arthur Smith was ordered to pay costs amounting to £4 8s 6d. .-..,■., . For cruelly ill-treating a MTSo by beating it with a whip, Walter Farmer was fined £2, with £§ 4a costs. ■..;.,-. t A case in which James Martin is charged with using obscene language, in Wootton Road,'was adjourned for a- Wjßek.