POLICE COURT NEWS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LII, Issue 16010, 31 August 1915, Page 5

POLICE COURT NEWS.

MANY CASES HEA£D

STREET INCIDENT.

A scuffle which took place in Wellesley Street on Saturday night resulted in an elderly Frenchman named Paul Amaud and a young man named Hughie McLiver being charged before Mr. E. C. Cutter-. S.M.. in the Police Court yesterday morning with using threatening behav-our and with breaking a pane of glass. Mr. Lundon, on behalf of McLiver. entered a plea of guilty, and Mr. Rodgerson. on behalf of Arnaud, pleaded not "guilty. The magistrate decided that McLiver was at fault, and convicted b:ni. He was ordered to pay the Carnage* and 1.-v Court costs. The charge against Arnaud was dismissed.

CHARGES OF THEFT. Three charges of theft were preferred against Frederick John Murray. He was ■$£ accused of stealing a watch." valued at 10s, the property of John Cullen : an overcoat, valued at 30s, the property ot John Molloy : and a watch and chain. valued at 255, the property of John Molloy. " -. The accused, denied the charges. Evidence was given that the accused went to stay at the .Market Hotel, and while he was there the articles enumer- v ated were missed. They were afterwards found in second-haJd dealers" shops. Two second-hand dealers identified the accused ' " -as the man who had sold the articles to. ■-, them.

The accused said he could give no account of how the articles were taken. He may have stolen them, but had no knowledge of doing so. He denied several convictions which were said to have been previously recorded against his name. Murray was remanded for sentence. A young man named Alfred Lanelev admitted the theft of a case of benzine", the property of Messrs. Leidlaw Leeds. Chief-Detective McMahon said the accused had been employed as a lift attendant at Laidlaw Leeds for three years, receiving 50s per week. Some weeks ago he waS tempted, and stole the benzine" The man was a thoroughly decent fellow/' A conviction was entered, and the accused was ordered to refund the \alue of the benzine.

VAGRANCY. For the second time within a fortnight a middle-aged man named Isaac Tubman appeared on a charge of being an idle and disorderly person." Chief-Detective "McMahon said the accused was in a bad state of health. Hewas recently ordered to remain at the Salvation Army Home, but after having one meal he left. When approached bv the police the accused said he i u!d not find the home Mr. London, counsel or the recused. said his client had a defective memory,' from which he suffered as, a result of an accident which befel him some tim« ago. The accused was ordered to come up for sentence when called upon, and v as committed to the care of the Sanation Army authorities. DRUNKENNESS. Four first offenders, who did not ac-.-.r to their names, were ordered t-> forfeit the amount of their bail. 10>. Another first offender was convicted and dicharged. A fine of £2, with the alternative of seven days' imprisonment, was imposed on William Thomas Reardon, charged with drunkenness and with com-

mitting a breach of bis prohibition order. # Charges of drunkenness and of using -ob- •" scene language were preferred against Charles McLeod. Snb-Insp-ctor Mcllveuey * said the accused was a young man of very respectable character. He was a raumtion worker. Unfortunately he was drunk cm Saturday night, and he made use of the language while in a restaurant. The words could scarcely be heard in the street. A fine of £1 on the charge of ■ drunkenness was imposed. In connection with the second charge the accused was convicted and discharged, John Paton ; . Millar was charged with drunkenness and with committing a breach of his prohibii tion order. He was also charged with J wilfully breaking a pane of glass. The ; accused admitted the offences. He said

the window was broken accident A conviction was -corded in each. case. Accused was fined £1 lor committing a breach of his order, and was ordered to pay for the damage he caused.