POLICE COURT NEWS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LI, Issue 15520, 30 January 1914, Page 5

POLICE COURT NEWS.

1 INCIDENT ON STEAMER. 1 A CHABOE of assaulting the chief engineer i of the steamer Woglinde was brought * against Franz Schubert, a fireman, at the Police Court yesterday morning. The engineer gave evidence to the effect that the captain had asked for his assistance in removing Schubert from the for _ mer's cabin. The assault, which consisted | of striking the witness on the chest, took 8 place on the deck. Mr. J. Trevethick, the presiding justice of the peace, sentenced h the accused to seven days' imprisonment „ and ordered him to be put on board hit a vessel when it sails from port. 0 MISCELLANEOUS. d For stowing away on the steamer Moun at Suva Joseph Hamblin was ordered t< i- pay the fare, £4 4s, at once or to be sen a to gaol for 14 days. Arthur Douglas, alias Bennett, was re I, manded to appear at Wellington oj February 6 on a charge of breaking an< entering a dwelling and stealing therefron y goods and money valued at, £10. n A remand of a week was granted in th< case of Edward Rowland, charged wit! •e the theft of a watch and gold chain, whil Lawrence Lamb, who admitted stealinj a hat, was remanded for a week fo sentence, as other charges are pending. For leaving his vehicle standing lac ill ing across Customs Street, George Gile 7 was fined 5s and costs. c- One first offender on a charge c c- drunkenness was convicted and ordered t to pay 2s 6d cab hire.