POLICE COURT NEWS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LIV, Issue 16595, 19 July 1917, Page 7

POLICE COURT NEWS.

A STREET ALTERCATION.

' TWO MEN CONVICTED.

Ssntimjwts expressed by interject™ at a street meeting near the market entrance °" July 7, as the outcome of which an assault was alleged to have taken place, refuted in two men, Nicholas Saunders and John W. McClure (Mr. McDonnell), being charged with using threatening behavniur ,n a public place. The charges -ere heard v at the J lice Court terda - V "further „!,., * raze f> »M. Saunders was McClure Tt ß ? wu V assaulted that in tbl M "Plained by the police both At j ° oUrs6 of a wor 4 argument Next dth beCame a Uit] « Seated asked him Saunde, i 8 Vlslt ed McClure and and nee r ° W> lo *»* for his remarks, on th" faee tU , V efusa l- *t™ck him dance M Oh, defendants gave evimalist.rat: i ™ bein « SO voluble that the toll? 0 "? on h,s excitable ™- dlcharSd aCCUSed Were convi^d ™d DEALING WITHOUT A LICENSE. chare-^° t " rep ( u rer J named James La »P -as goods r^ 1 * in secondhand See wa 'J' The for «* repaired od^o? 6 *?** that defendant Se that «w? and sold them - A nowe^for,al« eft £ Ver »»<*« and shoes the ,L .«n the premises appeared in possess P a Wmd ?« f - d *nt did not U, \f r? ™ ndh and dealer's license. the oil el \ for defendant, said that cent were CUSto ? ers who patronised his to I\t SOmetln,es not in a position to pay the amount of repairs effected A da -° e th u b ° ot l not aim ed a S 30 ft w., WOU, *h A i ol i : vaS in the sh °0, and it was contended defendant was only selling tootwear npon which he personally V eftected repairs. There were no instances shown , Where boots had been bought by defendant for resale. The magistrate imposed a fine of £2 with 19s costs. BY-LAW OFFENCES. For leaving the wheels of their vehicles unchained. Jabez Chapman was ordered c pay 5; " costs, and Samuel Murray was fined 100 and 7s costs. For driving a motor-car at excessive speed in "the Dcmain, William M. Elliot was ordered to pay 19s cost?. James Kingston and Lyons were each ordered to pav 7s for having insufficient lights at night on their motor-cycles and side-cars. James Lithgow was fined 10s and 7s costs for not observing a street intersection bv-law. For failing to obey the signals of a constable 011 point duty. Max Licht € nstein was fined 5s and 9s costs, and Cecil Sibbe was fined 10s and 15s costs, the latter being further ordered to pay 7s costs for driving a car without a license. For not being in attendance at his cab while the vehicle was on the rank. Alfred Short was fined 30s and 7s costs. For allowing a spring cart to stand in Great North Road at night without a lightWilliam Can- was fined Is and 7s costs. Robert McOrath was lined 2s 6d and 7s costs, and Alexander Wilson was fined 5s and 7s costs for cycling on the footpath. George Mclyndrick was ordered to pay 7s costs for allowing his horse to wander in Newton Road, and for attempting to board a tramcar while it was moving John Anld was ordered to pay 15s costs. MISCELLANEOUS. A Maori youth named Waka Houkura, who bad behaved in a threatening manner in Victoria Street on June 29, was fined £5 and costs £1 Is. Thomas Allen, a seaman, who was found asleep in the Taupo Timber Company's yards at Newmarket on Tuesday night, was convicted of being on premises without lawful excuse, and ordered to come up for sentence when ' called upon. A second offender for drunkenness Thomas Heatherington, was fined 10s. in default 48 hours' imprisonment. Fines were inflicted on three first offenders. For committing a breach of the terms of their prohibition orders, Percy Humphries was fined £2 and 7s costs, and John H. Heron £1 and 7s costs.