POLICE COURT NEWS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LX, Issue 18333, 24 February 1923, Page 7

POLICE COURT NEWS.

HIRED BEDDING SOLD.

MAN SENTENCED FOR THEFT

The theft of a bedstead, two mattresses, and two blankets, from A. Grossman and' Co., was the charge made against William Frederick Morris, aged 48, in the Police Court yesterday before Mr. J. W. Poynton, S.M. The offence was admitted. : ' ■

In a statement, accused said he hired the goods and paid a deposit. He later changed his place of residence, taking jfclth him the furniture. In his new rooms however, he found he had too much furniture, and sold some of it, including the articles he had hired. He was hard up at the time.

Accused was sentenced to one month's imprisonment, the term to be cumulative upon a sentence now' being served. . INDECENT LETTER POSTED. A fine of £10 and costs was imposed on Sydney Clifford Faber for having sent an indecent publication through the post. The evidence showed that a certain letter was given to Faber, who made a copy of it and posted it from Cambridge to a friend in Auckland. He had since regretted sending the letter. He only did it for a joke. A fine of £10 and costs was imposed. DRUNKENNESS AND VAGRANCY. Joseph Baccon, aged 39, charged with drunkenness and being an idle and disorderly person, said he had secured a job on a ship. He was convicted and discharged for drunkenness, and warned to go to his ship. A third offender, for drunkenness, John. Thomson, was fined £6, in default seven ; days' imprisonment. This man was in a very bad condition when arrested," said' Sergeant Howell, when George Harrison was charged; with drunkenness. " His hospital expenses amount to £5 Bs." Accused, \rtio had been previously convicted on three i occasions . during the statutory period,' was convicted and ordered to pay expenses, in default 14 days' imprisonment.

THEFT OF; SHINGLE.

This is a fairly common offence in Auckland," said Sergeant Rowell, when Alexander , Mitchell appeared on a charge of having stolen a yard Jof shingle. The evidence showed that , the shingle had been left in the street for repair purposes, and defendant had been caught .taking some of it away. He was ordered to pay £1, the value of the shingle, to the City Council, and costs. '

AN INFORMATION DISMISSED. The manager of the Arcadia Picture Theatre, W. Alexander (Mr. West) denied a charge Of 'having, during the time the theatre was open to the public, failed to conform 'to the orders of the City Council's inspectors with regard to regulating the public who were obstructing egress from and ingress to > the ? premises, contrary to the city . by-laws. The charge was laid in connection with an alleged blockage in the passage of th theatre early this month. After hearing the evidence, the magistrate dismissed the information.