POLICE COURT NEWS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXIII, Issue 19419, 30 August 1926, Page 12

POLICE COURT NEWS.

YOUNG SEAMAN IN TROUBLE, AID FROM HOSPITAL BOARD, j USE OF FICTITIOUS NAME. "It is disgraceful that, an ahle-hodied man should obtain charitable aid," said Mr. F. K. Hunt, S.M., in the Police Court on Saturday when Francis Edgar Burgess, aged 19, was charged with being idle and disorderly. |> Senior-Detective Hammond said accused (was a .seaman, but left his ship about a month ago. Since then he had been haoglng about the city. Under a fictitious name he had, obtained from the Hospital Board money with which to p ß y his board. However, he was able to smoke many cigarettes a day.

The Magistrate: Why did you use a false name ?

Accused: I did not want my people to know where I was.

• The Magistrate: Your people will soon know where you are if you do not look out.

Accused said he would probably have work in a few days.

The Magistrate ; You will be remanded jfor n week, and if you are not working, then you will go to prison for three months. The money you obtained from |the Hospital Board will have, to be paid back.

Charges of deserting from the ship Henrik Ibsen at Tauranga and of being a prohibited immigrant were preferred against a Swede, Peter Jaeobsen, aged '22 (Mr. Leahy). Counsel said that siuee deserting accused had obtained employment with a road contractor, who had found him a good worker. Application 'had, been made to the Minister of Internal Affairs for a permit to allow him to remain.in the country. Accused was remanded until next Saturday, pendiug issue ,'of the permit! Bail was allowed.

William Young, aged 48, pleaded guilty .to being found drunk in Cook Street on : Friday und of committing an indecent act. Ho was fined ss, in default 24 hours' first charge and £2, or three days' imprisonment, on the second.