POLICE COURT NEWS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXII, Issue 19032, 1 June 1925, Page 12

POLICE COURT NEWS.

MAINTENANCE DEFAULTER. SIX MONTHS IN PRISON. A variety of cases were dealt, with in the Police Court before Mr. F. K. Hunt, S.M., on Saturday, Arrears of £176 on a maintenance order in respect to his children were admitted by Edward J. McClintock. Accused said the order of £2 a week was excessive. Senior-Sergeant Edwards said accused always elected to serve a term'of imprisonment rather than make the smallest payment. • , Mr. Hunt: Well, he will get six months this time. I will consider reducing the order when the term has expired. THEFT OF CARPENTERS' TOOLS. Two charges of the theft of carpenters,' tools were admitted by Reginald Weyinss Askew. Chief-Detectivc Cummings said accused had taken the tools from fellow-work-men. The cases had been adjourned pending accused's sentence at the Supremo Court on a charge of receiving stolen goods. Ho was now serving a "term of three months' imprisonment. The magistrate imposed a sentence of one .month's imprisonment, to follow the current term. SENT BACK TO GAOL. " No sooner out of gaol, than he is back in Court," said Senior-Sergeant Edwards of Jeremiah O'Reilly, a cripple, who made his 'seventh appearance on a charge of drunkenness. Mr. Hunt: He could not do anything useful when he is out. If he is not put away for the winter he will become a burden on charity. A sentence of. three months' imprisonment was imposed. THIRTr-NINE "CONVICTIONS. With a list of 38 previous convictions to her discredit,- Annie Slattery, aged 56, appeared on a charge of vagrancy. She was sentenced to three months' imprisonment. REMAND ON THEFT CHARGE. A Maori, Peter Paewai, aged 25, confessed to the theft of £3 from a Hindu, Ratan Singh. Chief-Detective Cummings said accusedcashed a cheque for complainant and retained £3. Inquiries regarding accused's character were proceeding. A remand was granted until to-morrow.