POLICE COURT NEWS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LII, Issue 16096, 9 December 1915, Page 8

POLICE COURT NEWS.

«s» FAILED TO REPORT HIMSELF. STORY OF MISFORTUNE. A charge that he failed to comply with the terms of a probationary license under the Crimes Act, in that he failed to report himself to the probationary officer, was admitted by William Wilson in the Police Court yesterday. In answer to Mr. F. V. Frazer, S.M., Wilson said he bad done three years' hard labour in connection with a charge of petty theft. When ho was released on probation he went into the bush and was engaged in felling timber and nawying. He admitted that he was sentenced to a mouth's imprisonment at Waihi a few days ago for vagrancy. He said he had been unable to get work. Employers would not take single men. He had enlisted twieev but had been rejected owing to physical unfitness. The magistrate remarked that Wilson 'iad been hardly treated. His term of probation expired in March next. Wilson would be convicted and handed over to the prison authorities. DEFENCE ACT CASES. For failing to render the personal service required of them under the Defence Act, two territorials named W. G. Brown and E. B. Forrester were convicted and ordered to pay the costs of the prosecution, In in each case. George Brnnton was charged with failing to render the personal service required of him under the Defence Act. Sergeant-Major Dale said that Brunton had given the authorities a good deal of trouble. He was fined £5 and costs. F. Lees was fined £5 and costs for a similar offence. INSOBRIETY. A charge of drunkenness was preferred against Murdoch Mclvor. The defendant i •a as arrested for drunkenness on December 6. He was released on bail on the morning of the 7th. He immediately went ; Mid got drunk, and was arrested within j .'in hour of bis release. A fine of £1 was imposed. Walter Porter, charged with j n second offence of insobriety, was fined £1, in default 48 hours' imprisonment. A third offender, Patrick McMafeon, was sent to prison for 14 days, and was prohibited. William Hieneham was convicted and fined 10s for a second offence. A Sne of £2, with an alternative of seven days' imprisonment, was inflicted on Charles Stevenson, who was charged*with drunkenness and with committing a breach of his prohibition order. William McElwain, a third offender, who admitted a breach of , his prohibition orcier, was* convicted and , fined £3 or 14 days' imprisonment. It ' , was stated in the case against George I • Heighway, who was charged with dnin- | • kenness and with breaking his order, that I - the defendant had been convicted three ; times previously for drunkenness within i ; the statutory sis months, had committed :■ the ninth breach of his order, and had '■' 119 previous convictions for drunkenness i • recorded against him. One month's im- : prisonment was imposed. William Wil- ' liams was fined £2 for breaking his pro- ' bibition order. On the charge of drunken- ' ness, he was convicted and discharged. , Frank Uhatton. a second offender, was convicted and fined £1. One first offender ' was ordered to forfeit bis hail, 10s, 'while another was convicted and discharged. •A fine .of £1, with the option of three days in prison, was imposed on William. Biehardson;' -who was -charged with a second offence of drunkenness, and with using obscene language.