CITY POLICE COURT.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 11188, 10 August 1898, Page 7

CITY POLICE COURT.

■ -. ':' ■-.:■,. .. ~ ;.'«■.. — ..:■.. ;•■"■ ■'■-• TCBSDAY, AUGTJST 9. ' (Befoße Messrs G/L. Denhiston and W. I ~.;., ... ■- Dickspn, J.P.'s.) ■ ..', ': . Drunkemiess.^-HeuryfSimpkins, an 'inmate of the Benevolent Institution, last before the court | in May, • was ■ convicted* and' discharged. :"Wilv | lia'n Wilson.who appeared with his head bound I up, was also.convicted.and discharged, the sergeant of police explaining that, the man bad .received a. fall while'he-was'^intoxicated.-^Anhie. : Filer-, last before &c court in December, 1897, -appeared to answer &:!cliarge of being drunk, j ' Sergeant'" O'Neillf- said•>-the woman went to Christchurch, when'last ; charged, to go into the j . Magdalen' Home, But' only -remained in: that in- I | stitutipn 15 minutes..." fPhe, bench decided to.. | give the. woman.. a- chance, and convicted and - discharged her.—Pe't|r.,:S.besi, ..who.. had.; been once, previously'convicted within the. past six I' ; months, was.firie'd ss, with,,the.Alternative 0f,'24 !j ■.hciifa';i'^n^onrtrertt:i'^."'"■"'■■■■".•' ■-'•'■■-'• 7-'■■•'-;•'■• "_ [• t By-'.aWCS^s.^'&or'naving'nnregistefed dogs' ' Tin their; Martin, EdWard Ba^n-^ ! ford, and Charles John Hayes were;each fuieif1' |'ss, without costsfJrrA'casp against; JpbiiJ, Sheft i ■^was'.^withdrEiwnv ,there';aeyjae"ntry-'being some [mistake maSe.—Robert,.jjj£ckie was .fined 10s, (without costs, for allOTdng cattle1 to wancler, xjn {••the j%n^eji;:.;,, *:, *£:;■:<'■ "'■'-■'■ ■>:"-••••• j> P'rgh,i.bition, Orde^Tp-.Op;; his ; .own application,. ■ j-!a iirohibitipn^ order; against Wil- ! Kliaiii V/ijsbnj^preyi'dUsly-fcharged 'witli,drunl{en-. ; •new.. ■"• '' lA-% t '"-''■" • '■:' ''. ■ '■■.;■/>: \ ' r '•\'. ■:' '.',:-; i False ■Pret'enc'es:.r^Qe6ir|fe!'X£'Kay wjis Charged' .Nvitte-liavffig,'- at'-IDunedin; pn''July'36,'with' in-::: 'teritHo -defßitjd;!^oWtaiiied'.irom^Willlftm'Heriry :" Fox. tV'tin .ot'itobaccp,' a,"'packefciof;tobacco;.'a : j-;packet;,pt cigarettes, 'ai>cl:;three ; cigarette.books,, '.of the vßrhie^of 4s, by means.bf a false pretence..-• ! '—Mr..Hanlon appeared: for accusedj'who pleaded j guilty.—-Sergeant O'lfeili ;sta,ted.,t}jat ! %vorit'..'intb the shop of Mi-. F'os, in King street, j and :.represeiited i^at.',hs..Md_Jteen_serit .by^llr,-1 I Laing to obtain these gb'ods for him.—Sir Hanj lon,-'in estemiation ofthe offence, said that the 1' accused was a married' man, and had very ! stupidly gofhirnse'if into trouble. He had comj'mitted two othei offencesrionthesam'^, date, and' 'it appeared as if he had on that particular date 'ran inclination to. do'what was improper. He l^was brought. befbre t the court on the othai' two .charges, and sentenced tci j.wo weeks!, imprisonment, the sentences tq'b'i'.cdncurrent. Counsel ' submitted.that if ;accu's'ed''had 'been charged at " the- same'time under the Hjifd)information, the '■ sentences •would1 have^been' three weeks' imprisonment, the sentences fbr.un, concurrently. • It wn3 no use f.ehding him back to gaol on the ■■■ present charge. He.had profited by his:'expert. ■ enc«,-from-what he had tojd counsel J,^a{ morp-1 - ins, and counsel aubmitted fhat .he pKouldnow, be" convicted, and ordered, to come up for sen- : tc-nce when.'called on.-SsC|lp;.tenfih could'not sea ' their way to do this, but in'.'plaoe of sending accused to gaol, fined, him ;ios,':wi{h the.alternativp of 48 hours' imprisonment. "' Charges Against Drivers'- of.....Vehicles.— R. -Mason pleaded gtiiltyto plying for",hire else-whera-than at tKe appbihted stand, and' was I fined 2s 6tl, '.without costs,—Bobert Phimister ' was .charged .with'driving a;,vehiole./across the iiintersection of Moray plac,e ; and G-ebrge street at,, {•'ether than a walking. pace,—Mr Hanlon, who ? Appeared for accused.,' askea;..for, an adjournf,. Vm«nt\''aß:'I'»h''I'imptittant-'«^'fiaß''waß;.not''in.1'imptittant-'«^'fiaß''waß;.not''in. at-- ■■ tendance: 'The case wis under the'eity bylaws;- :- ',■ and:'there'"wouia'be the'"question of the council; "arantihg'stfchdß not'act.bivtrin the, by-laws;—Mr, !!Dentii3ton: asked ft'Mr HJnlon' wanted to loolc i up the case, to whiolt Mr Hanlon replied in the 1 necative. adding that his Worship was a membar of the eorporatioh.-^-Mr. Denniston: You I don't, suggest that that: makes any difference.- ---! Mr Hanlon •' Legiilly stfejtkifig,1 it .does, your ■'Worship. The cas-e,is. thought under the city by-laws and in such' a matter no member of the corpbralion/I think,, should'sit in judgment. Therefore pertain stands'.appointed by the City -Corßoration, and"l think the.ca^e sh,'ovkl come ■before another bench.-The case was adjourned ; 'to Thursday next, _•;.;■.<,;.;; , .j ■'. ■ .