POLICE COURT NEWS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LIV, Issue 16502, 30 March 1917, Page 6

POLICE COURT NEWS.

A FALSE. PRETENCE. A middle-aged man named Ernest Peal*son pleaded guilty before Mr. F. >• Frazer, S.M., in the Police Court yesterday to obtaining i) 5 from Arou Enianuw by means of a false pretence. Chief-Detective McMahon stated tM" accused told a .Mr. Buxton, of l)argaville» that he would like to least. J thoroughbred colt for racing punH>ges, and wow pay 20 per cent, of any winnings. Mrs. Buxton, who owned the horse, came to Auckland to draw out an agreement, ait" the horse was takm: possession oi by accused. The agreement wa* not dra' up, as Mrs. Buxton objected to the fori", suggested by accused. Subsequently 1 wag discovered that accused had borrowed £5 from Mr. Emanuel on the security of the horse. Accusal hail been convicted in 1915, but since then had beer, conducting himself well. He had a wife and children who would suffer if he was sent to prison. Tho chief detective said perhap 3 the magistrate would give him another chance. Accused said hi had borrowed tlis money for the sake of his family, and had intended to repay it out of some money h 1 expected to get In April. He was connoted and ordered to come up for sentence in 12 months, conditionally upon t-i money being refunded. _ Thorold Eiickson, a seaman on a Hofi'9 - liner, admitted assaulting Charles Ste v '- l a 3 and Nathan Levy, also em ployed on y l9 g vessel, and damaging the former's E ' !ir .'; 1 Accused was fined £3 and 10s costs, halt 4 the fine to go to Stevens. , Seven first offenders were fined w- .j drunkenness. Caroline Dunn was fined for a breach of a prohibition order., / Charles Hawkes .was fined 13s and costs for allowing his horse to wander on the ' road at West Tamaki. For failing $X : i register the birth of his child Jfitjto w | days, Charles Foley was convicted aiw discharged,