CITY POLICE COURT.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 11808, 10 August 1900, Page 7

CITY POLICE COURT.

Thursday, Atnhjst 9. ■. ' (Before Mr C. C. Graham, S.M.). Drunkenness.—One first offender was fined sa, or 24 hours, and<another 10s, or 48 hcurs in gaol. Resisting the Police.—Thomas Houlahan was charged with being drunk, and also with resisting Constables Baker and Miller while in the execution of their duty on the 9th inst.— Mi Irwin appeared for accused, who pleaded guilty.—Sub-inspector Kiely said this man went to a- house occupied by Mrs Smith in Filleul street about .12 o'clock the previous night. He was drunk, and knocked at the door. They would not admit him, and he broke in the door; 'l'he police were sent for, and they removed him from the house after, ho had assaulted the women. . They saw he was mad drunk, and .when on the street they arrested him.' He acted in a- most violent manner all the way to the police ..station, and- one of the constables got very badly kicked on the leg. Accused ought to have been charged with that also. —It having been mentioned that there were four ■ previous convictions against accused, Mr Irwin stated that he was a bookmaker.—Sub-inspector Kifely: He is no bookmaker. He is a street corner loafer. —Accused was fined 10s, or 48 hours' imprisonment for getting drunk, •10e. or seven, days in gaol for .resisting the ■ocJice, the sentences to be cumulative. He was also ordered to pay witnesses' expenses (6s)'. Vagrancy and Assault and Robbery.—John M'Kenzie was charged with having, on the Bth inst., assaulted and robbed Robert Dalziel of 15s and a purse worth Is, and with being defined an idle and disorderly person having lawful means of support.—On the application of the sub-inspector, the cases were remanded till next day.—Mr Irwin appeared foi accused. Charles Stock was charged that, on the 3rd inst., he was deemed to be an incorrigible rogue, in that he-had no visible lawful means of support, and had been previously convicted as a rogue and a vagabond.—Subifispectoi. Kiely mentioned. that the man was anested the previous night.' He had been living on the Town Belt between five and six weeks. He wandered about there, and begged what scraps of food he could get from the residents in the vicinity of the Belt. He came down town, and prowled about the streets, and into people's back yards. He had been repeatedly cautioned by the police to go to work, :but would make no attempt to find employment, preferring to loaf about. There had been complaints made from ladies that he begged about the place., and they <vere afraid of him.— Evidence was given by Constable Dwan and Sergeant Higgins.—Accused said the statements made were false. Out of the five weeks he. had been out of gaol he had lived for three weeks in a boarding-house.—His Worship

pointed out that accused had been afforded chances to mend his way of living, and sentenced him to six months' imprisonment with hard labour. ■ Maintenance. —Thomas Albert Firkin was charged on the complaint of his wife with disobeying an order o£ the court for the payment of 15s per week for the support of his wife, there being £17 5s in arrears. —Mr Sim appeared for defendant, and admitted the coinplaint and said that there was an application by defendant to have the order reduced to 10s and the arrears cancelled. He suggested that the two matters should be taken together.— Mr Hanlon consented.—Defendant then gave evidence that he earned £?. n week as a cook in a hotel in the North Island. He could not make the required payments, ns he could not work in summer time, and had to put by money to keep him during the time that he was out of work.—Mr Hnnlon submitted that there was nothing to justify the reduction being made. The order was originally made by Mr Carew for 20s per week, but after allowing payments to fall into arrear the order was reduced to 15s and the arrears cancelled. Defendant was simply trying the same game on

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a o-am —After considering the ca3o, his Worship decided to wipe off the arrears, but declined to reduce the order. John Jones was cuarged on the complaint of his wife, Jane Jones, with failiii" to provide for her. mcintsnance. —Mr Moore appeared for plaintiff, and Mr Hanlon for defendant.—An order whs made by consent for IBs per week. Thomas Gubbin applied to have an order for the maintenance .of his' childrtn reduced.—Mr Cook, instructed by the .benevolent Trustees, appeared to support the order.—Hiss Worship cancelled the arrears that had accumulated, but said that he must insist on the payments due under the order being made regularly on the first of every month.