POLICE COURT NEWS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXIII, Issue 19394, 31 July 1926, Page 12

POLICE COURT NEWS.

CRUELTY TO A HORSE. WITHOUT FOOD OR WATER.' MAGISTRATE IMPOSES FINE. "I admit negligence; it was just foolish- ? ness," said William Preston when charged in the Police Court yesterday with cruelty to a horse by leaving it harnessed to a cart for about eight hours without supplying the animal with food or water. Defendant also admitted leaving the vehicle unlighted at night. Senior-Sergeant Edwards said accused left the horse in a cart loaded with timber from 10 a.m. until after 6 p.m. The animal had no food or water until neighbours gave it food and a drink at about 5 p.m. Defendant said the load of timber slipped and he went to get assistance. He went on with some other work and did not attend to the horse. It had had food in the morning, and it only missed one meal. The magistrate, Mr. 'Poynton, imposed a fine of £2 with costs £1 13s on th-a charge of cruelty, and ordered accused to oay costs ob the other charge. He was allowed seven days to pay. LIQUOR AFTER HOURS. Charges of exposing liquor for sale, selling liquor and keeping the premises open after hours, were brought against John Hook (Mr." Mansill), licensee of the Shakespeare Hotel. Accused pleaded not guilty in each case, but later altered the plea to guilty on the charge of exposing liquor-for sale. Sergeant Angland said that on June 2 ha saw three men enter the hotel at 8.20 - 4.3x5. About four minutes later he went to th 3 door and asked the licensee where the men were. On going to the bar he found it lit up. The three men were there with three glasses of beer on the counter. The licensee said he had invited ths men to have a drink and did not intend that they should pay. Mr. Mansill said accused had been manager of the hotel since January and had been manager of an hotel in Hawera for nine years. This was the first time he had been before the Court. A fine of £2 with costs was imposed on the charge of exposing liquor for sale, and the other charges were withdrawn. A FIFTY-SEVENTH APPEARANCE. .» James Pollock, aged 73,' appeared in answer to a charge of being found by , night without lawful excuse on the scow Clio. It was his 57th offence, and he pleaded guilty. Senior-Sergeant Edwards said that when found by a constable accused had only > 4d in his possession. He said ,he had r been sleeping out for several months. On his last appearance he was convicted of being' an incorrigible rogue. Captain Davies, of the Salvation Army,; said accused had been behaving well for some time past. Accused was convicted and ordered to come up for sentence if called upon within 12 months. WITHDRAWAL OF A CHARGE.. Found by a constable asleep on the steps of St. Matthew's Church at 3.15 a.m. yesterday, Letitia H. Davidson was charged with vagrancy. The constable said accused, stated she had been out all. night and did not think, it worth while to go home. She had no money and nowhere to go. ' Major Gordon said she would see that accused was taken care of. ' The magistrate, said ho would not like to convict accused as she would lose her pension. The chargo was thereupon withdrawn. , ' , : J MISCELLANEOUS CASES. \ Arthur Bray pleaded guilty to selling a. packet of cigarettes to a constable" on a Sunday. This was stated to : be his third, offence. A fine of £3 was; imposed. < For being the owner of a dog which bit a passer-by James Hastie (Mr. Fraer) was fined £1 with costs £1 Is.