POLICE COURT NEWS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LX, Issue 18468, 3 August 1923, Page 12

POLICE COURT NEWS.

AN UNDESIRABLE WOMAN.

NOCTURNAL .WANDERINGS.-

The story of a woman's night wanderings was told in the Police Court yesterday before Mr. J. W. Poynton, S.M., when Rose Hunter, aged 28, was charged with drunkenness, having caused wilful damage to two windows, and with being idle and disorderly, in that she consorted with people of ; ill-repute' A Tahitian, living in Alexandra Street, said that accused went 'to his place in the evening, but he told he? he did hot want her there, . and she 1 went away. In the middle of tho night, she went back, and because he would not admit her thrust her arm through >a "window. Asked whether accused was drunk or sober, witness described her as being "too fulU' t V Constables Moon and Walton gave evidence of accused's friendship, with undesirable women. •'. In addition, she ; had been practically living with' Chinese. Adjutant Gordon said: nothing had ; been left undone to put the woman*, on ■ the straight path. , Accused was convicted, and; sentence was deferred till to-day. ' , ■"'■■■ '.'■;.': ■"•"■"■

. TWO VAGRANCY CASES. V On a charge of being an idle and disorderly person, Francis Burke, aged 59, was sentenced to three months' imprisonment. He was found at 12.30 a.m. in the Domain, and. he said he was unable to work. The magistrate said the man could 'have medical treatment at the gaol. . [,' ■•' : A charge of vagrancy against; John Thomas Young, aged 68,. was withdrawn. Accused was stated to be about. to receive the first instalment of. his old-age pension.: Captain Davies, of the Salvation Army, offered to look after him ,in - the mean- i time. '..'■■'...•'', ! v .: '-• • ';•'..,: ::;.-:/:■ ': : -\-;h : . :.\:^ :

DISORDERLY IN THE STREET.

;: A sentence: of three days' imprisonment vas imposed on Edmund Stephen Plowman, aged 45, who was changed with being disorderly while drunk. He was stated to have been bumping against women and to have caught 'a girl by the arm.' Accused replied that he had been telling the wife •an;c' , daughter to come home. vv

THEFT FROM A SCOW.

At the Onehung'a Police Court: yesterday, before Messrs. J. E. Cowell end J. Laking, - J.P. • Percy Edmondson, a seaman on a steamer, was fined £2, and ordered to pay £1 17s 6d, for. theft of a box of groceries.' and £1 in cash from the scow Lena Gladys.

TWO cases;: REMANDED. ;:: v On a charge of: having stolen two pairs of ladies' hose and liyds. of lace, valued at 7s lid, "the property of George ; Court, Limited, Jessie Evangeline Beafcie, .single .woman, aged, 42, was: remanded :> for r a week. - Accused ha/1 been arrested ; earlier in tho day, as the result of an alleged shoplifting incident. :.,', .',. ":.:,- A remand for a week, was granted in the case; of Herbert Helm, aged 58, who was charged with having forged a 'cheque for £4. and caused-it to be acted,on-as if it were genuine. He was also charged with having caused the cheque/to be acted on as if genuine, knowing it to have been: forged. > ■ • •