POLICE COURT NEWS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LX, Issue 18551, 8 November 1923, Page 7

POLICE COURT NEWS.

WOMAN'S OBSCENE LANGUAGE A CONSISTENT OFFENDER. A number of cases were dealt with at the Police Court yesterday before Mr. J. W. Poynton, S.M. Margaret Finnigari, aged 47, pleaded guilty to a charge of having been found drunk in Hobson Street and of having used obscene language and damaged the fittings of the motor-car in which she was conveyed to the police station. The police stated that accused had sallied out into the street after closing time, and had speedily attracted an audience by her hilarious and garrulous behaviour. Finding that her sordid demonstration was the subject of keen appreciation, she became resentful at the attentions of the crowd of "rubberers," and her vociferations became most lurid and profane. Senior-Sergeant Rawle intimated that accused was a most consistent and, appreciative patron of Mount Eden ' gaol, and had amassed a list of previous convictions which neared the half-century mark. The magistrate imposed a sentence of two months' imprisonment.

ANOTHER OLD OFFENDER. An old offender, John Joseph Roche. aged 45, pleaded guilty to being a rogue and vagabond and with having consorted with convicted thieves. Senior-Detective Hammond said that accused had only recently been liberated from Mount Eden, and his first action had been to seek out his disreputable associates. Roche assumed a very penitent expression and said that if given a chance he would go into the country and cultivate industrious habits. Mr. Poynton: That is rather rough on the country. Men like you are not welcome there, so we will detain you here in Mount Eden for three months.

YOUNG WOMAN'S OFFENCE. A plea of guilty was entered by Evelyn Lylie Wright, aged 20, when charged with having obtained two pairs of shoes from a shop in Karangahape Road by representing that she was authorised by her employer to make the purchase on his behalf. The female probation officer reported that tho girl had committed a similar offence two years ago, for which she had been placed on probation for a term of five years. Senior-Detective Hammond suggested that accused should not be sent to gaol on account of her youth. The magistrate convicted accused and ordered her to remain under the control of the probation officer. BY-LAW CASES. A short list of by-law cases was dealt with. A motorist, G. Robinson, was fined £2 for careless driving. For a similar offence, W. H. De Luen was ordered to pay costs amounting to 15s. John Armstrong, who allowed his car to get out of control and to collide with a cart, was ordered to pay coits and witnesses' expenses, £2 15s. Fo> passing a stationary tramcar Alfred Ernest Bagnall was fined £2. A fine of 10s was imposed upon the same defendant for neglecting to register his car.