POLICE COURT NEWS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LVI, Issue 17257, 5 September 1919, Page 5

POLICE COURT NEWS.

THEFT OF A JACKET.

JOCKEY FINED FIVE POUNDS.

The theft of a Cardigan jacket, valued at 22s 6d, at Ellerslie on September 1, resulted in the appearance of a jockey named Charles Henry Poulgrain, aged 24, befofe Mr. J. E. Wilson, S.M., at the Police Court yesterday.

Chief-Detective McMahon said the accused had removed the jacket from a loosebox and attached to it a trade label which he had taken from another article. The magistrate imposed a fine of £5.

THEFT FROM A SHOP. j Charles' Bryant, aged 37, pleaded guilty j to stealing a pair of underpants, valued \ at 7s lid, from the store of Joseph Moore in Pitt Street, but said he was very drunk at the time and knew nothing of the incident. The mag-'strate said this -would have to be regarded as a plea of not guilty. The evidence was to the effect Moore missed the article from his doorway and later saw accused in the street -with the garment, under bis coat. When arrested accused said he had got the article from a man in a hotel, and offered to pay 50s to clear himself. He appeared to be muddled with drink. Accused was convicted and ordered to come up for sentence if called upon within six months, and ordered to pay 6s costs. An order was also made for the return of the stolen property. BREACHES OF BY-LAWS. Robert William Hayson was charged with having used an unregistered motor-car and with driving a car without having obtained a certificate of competency. It was stated that Hayson collided ; th a ! motor-car standing outside the Town Hall, I and in order to evade identification turned I the number on his car upside down. He , was fined £1 and 15s costs on the first charge and ordered to pay 7s costs on the second. Similar charges were preferred against Thomas Coyle, who was stated to have driven his car at a furious rate into Karansahape Road and collided with another vehicle. He was convicted and ordered to pay 7s costs on the first charge and was fined 10s. with 15s costs, on. the second. Ambrose Lewis, for drivi ing an unregistered car, was fined 10,s and 9s costs. „

ALLEGED CRUELTY TO HORSE. Henry Alder, inspector for the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to An'mals, proceeded against Charles Kemble Wilson for having cruelly ill-treated a horse by working it with a sore back. The evidence j was to the effect that the horse had a | raw sore under the sadd'e and that the j accused, when sDoken to, said it had Been worked snce May 14 with a sore hack, . hut had been gradually trett'n better. j The magistrate said action should be I taken acrainst the owners. J. J. Craig, , Ltd., who were responsible for the horse ; bein? sent out to work. He adjourned 1 the case for one week, to allow the inspector time to see whether he would bring evidence against the firm. FINE UNDER SCAFFOLDING ACT. Breaches of section 4 of the Scaffolding Act were alleged against Herbert McLeod. , The farts were that the defendant erected I scaffolding exceeding 16ft in height at jobs 1 in Victoria Avenue. E»muera, and Ascot Avenue, Rerauera, without giving proper notice of his intention to do so. Fines of £2 and 7s costs were imposed in each case.