CITY POLICE COURT.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 11949, 24 January 1901, Page 3

CITY POLICE COURT.

Wednesday, January 23. (Beforo Mr C. C. Graham, S.M.)

•Drunkenness.—John Robert Cameron was fined 10s, or 48 hours' imprisonment; and John French 208, or seven days' in gaol. In the latter ease Mr Haynes, the chairman, of .tha Benevolent Institution Trustees, appealed, and! explained that French hod been very troublesome at tha institution.' The trustees had given, him chance after chance-to behave better, andi had latterly confined-him- for'three montbß, andl stopped his tobacco'for month. —The Magistrate thought it -would benefit the old man if, ho had a short; term o£ imprisonment, and gave the decision bifore mentioned. A Filthy Act.—Alexander Harold, a middlengd man, charged with oxposnre beforo two, little girls at the Caledonian ground on the 21st inst.—The Sub-inspector stated that for Eomo time past complaints had been'made o£ the conduct of somo maa in the vicinity of the baths '.at St. Clair, and accused ,was under suspicion of being the man. On Monday ho met two little girls on tho Caledonian grounds, nnd gave them seme money. Ho subsequently! committed tho net complained of in a retired spot in the grounds, and appointed to meet the children at St. Clair. The children complained to their parents, and the parents informed the police. Next morning when the police and tho little girls arrivedtat tho beachj the accused was waiting, and was arrested.—. Accused stated to tho court that he had' been' H3 years in the town, and did not lmow. how. it was he made this lapse.—His Worship said the man had been guilty of a, disgusting and disgraceful offence, and would bo sentencedto six months' imprisonment with hard labour. Furious Driving.—William. King pleaded guilty to driving a vehicle along !Princes'street:. at a furious pace.—Snb-inspector ffiely stated l that, between 0 and 10 o'clock on the night) of the 15th inst, defendant was careering about in the vicinity of .the post office, evidently undec the influence of drink. A crowd of about .100 persons followed him up and down to sea wha'i the result of the escapade would be.—Defendant

said he was not drunk, and that the reins gob

among one of the horses' legs, anclhe coultl .nob pull up.—Mr Graham: You have been convicted before for being drunk ■while in chargeL of a horse and cal). You are fined <os. Tha attention of the inspector of carriages should! be called to your conduct. I don't think, you; nre fit to be trusted with horses. You nun the risk of breaking your own neck and killing other people. Chimney on Fire.—Elias Facoory was fin&J 5s for allowing a chimney to take-fire.