POLICE COURT NEWS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LI, Issue 15563, 21 March 1914, Page 5

POLICE COURT NEWS.

OUTSPOKEN MAGISTRATE. YOUNG MAN'S CONDUCT. " Men like you want flogging, and I am soixythai I cannot order it," said Mr. F. V. Frazer, S.M., at the Police Court yesterday after hearing the evidence against Cecil Herbert Jeffries, a young man of 23 years, who was charged with being an idle and disorderly person, habitually consorting with bad characters. The charge of soliciting against a girl named Gladys Bate.fi, 20 years of age, was heard in conjunction with the cage pi Jeffries. Mr. Lyndon appealed for both of the accused, who pleaded guilty. The circumstances, as outlined in the evidence for the prosecution, were to the effect that the couple arrived from the South a few weeks ago, and had been living together. When Jeffries's money was exhausted the girl was stated to have resorted 'to immorality, upon the proceeds of which the young man was living. Detective Cumrhings stated that Jeffries had been a hard working young fellow in Lytteltpp. " Mr. Lundon said that the girl's parents were of undoubted position and respectability, and that she had held a good position. She had apparently not wanted her people to know that she had come away with the young man. " You have a rather nasty record for a young man," said Mr. Frazer, in dealing with Jeffries. '-'• have no time for a man of your kind. A young man has descended very low when he will live upon the immoral earnings of a little girl like that. I will give you consideration on account of your youth, and the sentence will be one month's hard labour, but it is almost too light." The girl was committed to the Door of Hope Home.

MAINTENANCE CASE. James Henry Dalimen (Mr. M. D. Mahoney), of Taupiri, was charged with I having failed to provide for the maintenance of an unborn illegitimate child. Counsel stated that the man was in business, and had been summarily arrested and committed to Auckland. Ih£ warrant had been issued at the instigation of the woman, who alleged that the defendant was the father. This woman had been bound over to keep the peace at the Supreme Court some time ago for having attempted to set fire to the defendant's shop. He submitted that under the circumstances the defendant should be discharged. Mr-. Fraeer said he could not do so, rut granted a remand for eight days 3 bail being fixed at £50. INSOBMETY. Four first offenders, including two women, were fined the usual sum for insobriety, with the alternative of 24 hours' imprisonment. Joseph McManus, for the second breach of his prohibition order, was fined £2, or seven days' imprisonment. MISCELLANEOUS. An old man named John Turner appeared on the charge of being a rogue and a vagabond. The- police stated that the accused was really too old to work, and offered no objection to his request to be sent to the Costlev Home. He was remanded until to-day so Jhat inquiries might be made as to the possibility of sending him to an institution. Norman Nixon (Mr. Lundon) was remanded tor a upon the charge that he forced and uttered a cheque in the name of- G. J. Hill, of Mercer, ufton the National Bank on February 16. Bail was allowed at £50. A seaman named Joseph Leonard Phillips (Mr. Lundon) was charged with having committee) a serious offence. Evidence was taken to show that the accused had borne an exemplary character, and he was then remanued for a week.