POLICE COURT NEWS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LIV, Issue 16435, 11 January 1917, Page 7

POLICE COURT NEWS.

LIGHT-WEIGHT BREAD. TWO BAKERS FINED. Two bakers, Win. McPherson and George Jenson, were charged before Mr. E. C. Cutten, S.M., in the Police Court yesterday with selling under-weight bread. With respect to McPherson the inspec tor stated that defendant's daughter sold him three loaves, one Joz short of 21b, another 2oz, and the other loz. Defendant said his business consisted chiefly of small goods, to which he devoted all his attention. His bread trade was very small, and was conducted by employees, to whom he had given strict instructions to be careful regarding weight. The magistrate said it did not seem to be a serious case, the employee responsible evidently having been careless. Defendant would be fined £2 and 9s costs. The inspector said when he visited Jenson's shop he bought a loaf, which weighed Joz short. Subsequently he weighed 20 loaves, 11 of which were under weight, but in the whole 20 there was only a shortage of 7oz. Defendant said he had only just taken over the business, and had done his best to have the loaves the correct weight, There had also been troaiblo with his scales. Mr. Frazer said it was not a bad case, as defendant had just taken over t$ business, and the variation in the scales was no fault of. his. He would be fined £2 and 9s costs. CONVICTED OF THEFT. a Nathaniel Cameron Gow, who was sen- i fenced last week for theft, pleaded guilty . to 'stealing a number of plumber's tools. , Detective-Sergeant Hollis said accused . stole the articles from a blacksmith's ; shop at Glenmore, and sold them to a < second-hand dealer. He was at present • serving a sentence for theft, and "had j a bad list." In reply to Mr. Frazer the detective ! 6aid the theft was committed about the same time as the other offence, and Mr. ' Frazer said he would treat it as one of a series and convict and discharge accused.

, "CADGED" FOR DRINKS. . An elderly woman, Alice Proud, denied being an idle and disorderly person. Evidence was given to the effect that accused accosted a man and asked for 6d. The money was given, and a little later she was seen to go into a hotel. When ( she came out she spoke to another man and asked for her fare to Onehunga. Accused said she was a hard-working woman in receipt of remittances from Home. The magistrate said it appeared to be just a case of " cadging" for drinks, and convicted, prohibited, and discharged the woman, « "" "—■ — FINED FOR THEFT OF SAIL. William Archibald Gardner Was charged with stealing a sail, value 15s. Evidence was given to the effect that accused was employed oh a scow. While in port on one occasion he stole a sail and borrowed a mast from another vessel, and placing them in a dinghy, which he also borrowed, went for a sail with some companions. The sail and mast were then hidden while he went away on his vessel, and on his return, finding a dinghy which the mast would fit, he had another " joyride" round the harbour. Accused was fined £2, and 15s costs, in default 14 days' imprisonment. M i I,) A DANGEROUS DOG. When charged with being the owner of a dangerous dog, James Gisby did not appear, but wrote pleading guilty, and askI ing to be dealt with leniently, as he had had the dog destroyed. Senior-Sergeant Rutledge said the dog rushed out and bit 1 a lad on the leg. It was true it had since , been destroyed. Defendant was fined 10s, I and costs 1 .35. ILL-TREATMENT OF HORSE. A carter named Gerald Bell admitted ill-treating a horse by working it while it had a sore shoulder. Senior-Sergeant Rutledge stated that the horse was suffering from a raw sore on the shoulder. The collar had been altered to avoid touching the sore, but it was too small, and the old sore had been reopened. Defendant, who said he was unaware that the collar had rubbed the old sore, was fined £1, and lis costs. MISCELLANEOUS. Leaving their respective motor-cars standing in the street longer than 15 minutes resulted in Queenie Laidlaw, Eric Brassey, and Stanley Caro each being fined ss, and costs 7e. For cycling on the footpath, John Buxton, Arthur Edward I Fisher, and Morton H. S. Gladding were I fined ss, and 7s costs. Nickka Kaska, for i allowing his horse to be at large in the street, was convicted and ordered to pay 7s costs. Jacob Zimmer, who said he had been misled by the instructor who was teaching him to drive his motor-car, was fined Ss, and 9s costs, for driving in Queen Street without a certificate of proficiency. A first offender for drunkenness was fined 5». Agnes Wells, who used obscene language while under the influence of liquor, was convicted, prohibited, and ordered to pay 12s witnesses' expenses. Mary Ann Hutchinson was fined £1, and costs 7s, for procuring liquor while prohibited, Patrick Murphy, on a similar charge, was fined 10s, and costs 17s. Louisa Goodman was fined £1, and 16s costs, for procuring liquor while prohibited.

John and Joseph Matthews were each fined 10s, and 16s 6d costs, for committing a breach of the peace.