POLICE COURT NEWS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LII, Issue 16097, 10 December 1915, Page 5

POLICE COURT NEWS.

CHARGES OF DRUNKENNESS. lAt the Police Court yesterday, before Mr. F. V. Frazer. S.M., three male first offenders were each convicted and fined ss. Adele Ann Elizabeth Tomline, a second offender within six months, who had been remanded for medical treatment, was convicted and ordered to pay expenses, amounting to £1. A prohibition order was made against her. One female first offender was convicted, discharged, and prohibited, and another was remanded until Saturday for medical treatment. JUVENILE OFFENDER. Two charges preferred against a 14-year-old boy of being an idle and a disorderlv person, and of stealing a dinghy, valued at £8. were adjourned until December 17. Sub-Inspector McHveuey said the lad had stolen a sum of money from his . mother and had then run away from home. He had been found by the police at Devonport, and taken into custody Late on Wednesday he had complained of internal pains, and it had been found that he was suffering from appendicitis He was now in the hospital. MISCELLANEOUS. James Henry Owens, of Ponsonby. was charged that, "being the father of a child bom on October 20. 1914. he failed within a period of 62 days to notify the Registrar of Births of the birth of such child. He was convicted and discharged. For importuning in Hobson Street. Martha Wilson, a first offender, was fined £2, in default 14 days' imprison ment. On a charge of cruelly ill-treating a horse bv causing it to wander in search ■ of food "and water when in an unfit state iOn so, Walter of cruelly Eden Terrace, horse bv causing it to wander in search of food "and water when in an unfit state to do so. Walter Pearce, of Eden Terrace, i who pleaded not guilty, was convicted and ordered to pay costs, amounting to ! I £2 3s 6d.