EIGHT TIMES DRUNK

New Zealand Times, Volume LIII, Issue 12455, 25 May 1926, Page 10

EIGHT TIMES DRUNK

FIREMAN FINED AND PROHIBITED ELECTRICIAN ATTEMPTS SUICIDE POLICE COURT CASES. Police cases were dealt with before Mr E. Pa.ec, S.M.. in the Magistrate's Court yesterday as follow : James Clark, alias Peter O’Malley, a fireman,' aped 43, wlio admitted his eighth offence of drunkenness this year, was fined <£3, in default fourteen days’ imprisonment, and ordered to take out a prohibition order. Florence Emma lOmnev, aged 56, convicted of loitering in Cambridge terrace, was sentenced tn one mouth’s imprisonment, with hard labour. Michael Martin, pleading guilty to n fourth offence of drunkenness within the past six months, was fined -Cl, in default seven days’ imprisonment. Further convicted of a broach of his prohibition order, Martin was fined ,£3, or a fortnight’s gaol in default. Michael John Downing, an electrician, aged 28, who appeared to answer . a charge of attempting to commit suicide at Wellington on May Bill, pleaded guilty. Downing was ordered to come up for .sentence when called noon within iv.clvo months and to pay „C 1 15s medical expenses. Charged with couvertmg to his own use, but not so as to be guilty of IhrfC a motor-car valued at -tTJOn. the prnnertv of David Ernest Dustin. William James Brown. 4 motor-driver, aged 2t, win remanded until May 3Nt.