POLICE COURT NEWS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LX, Issue 18317, 6 February 1923, Page 3

POLICE COURT NEWS.

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YOUNG MAN SENT TO GAOL, ; A sequel to an episode at the Opera . House on Saturday was the appearance Vv of a young man,, Ernest Williams, in the ;s.'■;' Police Court yesterday before Mr, J. W. ■■' > . Poynton, S.M., j charged with drunken-'";!-> ness, having,: assaulted ' Clem Edgarce,■ ■; ; having used obscene language, and ? having resisted; Constable Moon in the execution of his duty.

; Clem . Edgares,'; manager of tho Opera.; House, gave evidence to the effect that i ; . after being admitted, to the theatre accused made such i.'a r nuisance of • himself;? ) that his money was returned to : him and he was requested to leave. ~;■ He tried, to-' - enter at another entrance. Finally, .he ;•- was ejected. % Accused struck witness' ' and used obscene ' language. He 'was ' drunk. '~'y :■'.■; ;; "/<-■■■.. ''•.'■''■■■■:'y ■ ■ On the charge of drunkenness Williams was convicted and, discharged. On.* each •. ■'. of the other charges he was ; sentenced to one month's imprisonment, th© ! terms : to be concurrent. ;.■/; '■? .;' ATTEMPTED THEFT AT BATHS. When a young man, Frank .Robinson 1 ' Marr, was charged ' with having " at-,, '.; tempted to stead 5s 9d from the pocket of a. bather's clothing at the Tepid Baths » on Saturday he said.lie was drunk at the •; time and .- iV went into another man's , cubicle by-mistake. However evidence, was given that', accused, who had beea refused admission earlier in • the. day on account of V his • condition, : entered .a'; ;, cubicle .at' the far end from where he un- { • ■ dressed, and put "his . hand ■in a pocket I "; of the clothing of the * occupant, " who '; was in the water. He was sentenced 'to '■ 14; days' imprisonment. t '<■ *. " " » - FIGHTING IN THE STREET. \r ; , A fight in the railway entrance on V Saturday resulted in ; Alexander Rourke, !:■ aged" 37, and Loon >: Shearer, aged 22,'<_' ; ; being fined £2' each for having used : threatening behaviour.; i Shearer • was ? further fined £2, ; in default seven days':; imprisonment for .';,. having used obscene i; : language. He •; denied ;• both '■■".- charges. Y? :■■#;: . : Michael O'Hagan, aged, 50, and Stanley ; Jones, aged 24, "admitted having used threatening ; behaviour .; in Customs '• Street ■->.' on , Sunday. It wan staged ; that the men'? . r were; fighting in a. determined manner, ;■' O'Hagan : appearing ;to be ; the i 4 aggressor. ; O'Hagan. contended- that Jones was the ; aggressor, but the latter's explanation was % that though he could fight—having fought; in the, ring—-ho;;never; looked for trouble, : ; and on this occasion "tried -to avoid it. '; O'Hagan was" fined £2, • and Jones < was; ■ convicted and discharged., ' V, 1 THREE MONTHS FOR VAGRANCY. l Three months' ■-.-.; imprisonment was im- ; posed on Susan Tobin, . aged: 32, who ad- : I mitted a charge of vagrancy. Senior- | Sergeant Rawle '■ stated .that^during.: the ,1 \ last .fortnight :\. she had been ■) noticed ; ac- Z. %. j costing men and frequenting hotels. She ; I had been released from gaol on January jl7 after serving sentence on a similar - charge. ; She had been before i theiCoarti i three times before. j - >; ;' > ' OFFENCE IN 'THE STREET. . George O'Brien, aged 44, was fined ' £3, ' in default ' seven ; days'., imprisonment, for .r having committed an indecent act in Cleavo Avenue when drunk, ' being allowed one month "to pay. ..•,.;, i - "~~ , '■ THEFT CHARGES REMANDED. ; ; On charges of breaking and entering \ the - dwelling of Charles S Verran on' January' 4 and "stealing £30,' and having attempted to steal'£4- 5s from the dwelling Of Myra Andrew at Pakurangaf 6n>i - January ' 26, Patrick ':' J. Cosgrave, aged "' j 34, was' remanded for a week. ' '.' * ~: .* \ " i." A remand for one week was granted in,s , the case of- William John Marriott, age<i •. j 34, charged with breaking and entering I . the storeroom of the* 4th Howitzer Bat- \ ' tery at the Drill Hall and stealing ( two ; pugarees and, three .artillery -badges;., arid ' '" breaking and entering the orderly-room - ■ I of the Auckland Regiment and stealing a : " ■ I military great-coat, trousevs, -vhat, and j other articles of a total! value of £5. -" , " : ; I A week's remand was granted .i» * : «bo case of Arthur Sinclair, aged 38, who -<~ was charged with f the theft ;of• an overcoat and a. quantity of tools valued' at £i 10s MM. - * - - ■•