POLICE COURT NEWS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LII, Issue 16007, 27 August 1915, Page 5

POLICE COURT NEWS.

CHARGE OF ASSAULT

ONK MONTH'S IMPRISONMENT

A yorv<; man named Trevor O'Riien was charged before Mr. K. C. Cutten. S.M.. at the Police Court, yesterday with assaulting William Lye at Newmarket on August 21. and causing him actual bodily harm. Mr. A. Moody appeared for accused, 'who pleaded not guilty. William Lye. a seaman, said he had known the accused for some time, and on the evening of August 21 met him in the Captain Cook Hotel. Accused wanted witness to tight, hut he declined. Later accused used abusive language to him in Broadway. Newmarket, and "hit him on the head with a stone. He -was taken to a chemist's shop, and then to Dr. (.-awkwell s surgery. Dr ' O. L. Cawkwell gave evidence as to Lye s injuries. The charge was then reduced to one of common assault. Mr. Moody asked the magistrate to give accused another chance. The magistrate said he could not let accused off with a fine on this occasion. Ho would he sentenced to one month's imprisonment. CRCLLTY TO A DOC. A married woman Lilian Miles, who resides at Mount Albert, pleaded not guilty to a charge of cruelly ill-treating a , nog by throwing boiling water on it. Ihe evidence showed that the dog belonged to a neighbour, and went on to Mrs. Miles s premises. Later it commenced to howl, and on investigation it was found that the dog had been scalded. Henry Alder, inspector for the Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, said the dog was severe! v scalded on the shoulders and back. The defendant stated that the dog had been a source of annoyance to her, and she was very frightened of it. On August 17 it suddenly rushed ill u kltchen - an <* she became terrified. .She had some water in a basin in her hand, and a-s the dog disappeared through an open window she threw it out after him. She did not think the water was sufficiently hot to injure the dog. The magistrate said that even if the dog annoyed defendant it did not justify her in throwing hot water on it. It was extremely cruel. She would be fined £1 and costs, 18s.

MISCELLANEOUS. Chhiba Fanohia, Bhula Dullabh, and Keshan* Chhiba, three Indians, were each ordered to pay 7s costs for wheeling handcarts along footpaths. James Johnson and Frederick O'Neill were each ordered to pay 7s costs for failing to register dogs. Harrv Baggott was similarly dealt with for * riding a bicycle without having a registered numoer attached.

John Brown was ordered to pay 7s costs for failing to comply with the directions of the policeman controlling the traffic at the intersection of Queen Street and Customs Street. Cecil Dudley McConnell was fined £2 for using obscene language in a tramcar on the previous evening. One first offender for drunkenness was fined 5s in default 24 hours' imprisonment. Three others, who did not appear, were ordered to forfeit their bail, amounting to 10s each. Michael Higgins pleaded guilty to drunkenness and procuring linunr during the currency of a prohibition order. He was fined £?, ami costs. George Milne and John Nherrv pleaded not guilty to a charge of using threatening behaviour in Prospect Place. After hearing the evidence, the magistrate fined each of them 10s and costs.