POLICE COURT NEWS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LIX, Issue 18025, 25 February 1922, Page 14

POLICE COURT NEWS.

VAGRANTS ON WATERFRONT.. TWO SENT TO PRISON. A heavy list of cases was dealt with' by Mr. J. W. Poynton. S.M., in the Police Court yesterday. Eight men who had been found on the waterfront appeared ou charges of vagrancy. Two of thera, Stephen Johii South and Gladwin Day, aged 20, ad- , mitted having been found on Thursday night on a scow without lawful excuse. It was stated that they had previously been warned to leave the waterfront and get work. ■ Accused were sentenced to seven days' hard labour. Six other men, Howard McKay, Harry Gmnland, William King, James Orme, Charles Reidj and William J. Quinn, had been found on unoccupied premises during the police raid on Thursday night. All pleaded guilty except Quinn. McKay and Crme, against whom nothing was known, were convicted and discharged. The cases against King, who had a bad record; Reid, who had previous convictions for drunkenness; and Gmnland were adjourned for a week, accused being advised : to seek work away from the waterfront, where there was little chance of employment. Quinn said he had work to go' to at Warkworth, and his case was also adjourned for a week. •

ACCUSED FAILS TO APPEAR. One month's hard labour was imposed on James McFarlane Williamson for the theft of M Us 6d. It was stated that the case had been adjourned to enable restitution to be made, but accused could not bo found.

LABOURER FINED FOR ASSAULT. A labourer, Clarence Henry Harkin, aged 23, admitted having assaulted R. J. V. Whittaker. " The usual thing," said Sergeant Rpwell. " The man_ was half drunk and picked a quarrel with a passenger on a train. He followed him and struck him a violent blow on the mouth, breaking his artificial teeth." Accused wa3 fined £3, and ordered to pay the damage, ss, and witness' expenses, in default 14 days' imprisonment.

LICENSING PROSECUTIONS. A barman at the Captain Cook Hotel, Biward Curtice, was fined £3 and costs £2 5s for having supplied liquor to a woman under the influence of drink. The licensee, Richard Philpot, was charged with having permitted the sale. In view ot the circamutancea and the good character of the licensee the case was dismissed under section 92 of the Justices of the Peace Act.

MISCELLANEOUS OFFENCES. John Millar was fined £2 and costs, £3 15s, in default 21 days' imprisonment, for having used obscene language in the ■' street. - « Albert Henry Tyson came up for sentence on a charge of the theft of £4. Restitution had been- made. He was adi J mitteel to probation for a year.