CITY POLICE COURT.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 13543, 16 March 1906, Page 7

CITY POLICE COURT.

Thursday, Mw.cit 15, (Before Mr C. C. Giuliani, S.M.)

Drunko'.mc:S.—A lirat offender, charged with committing this offence in Rattray street the previous day, was fined ss, nv 21 hours' imprisonment.—lsabella Johnston, an old-ago pensioner, pleaded "Guilty" to being inebriated in Clyde street.—Mr Keddell said that under section 49 of tho act ho objected to the accused receiving the next instalment of Per pension as a penalty.—His Worship said lie would order her to forfeit the imytalmejit, and ii? warned her that if the o'fleiice occurred again sho would loss her pension altogether.— Caroline Brown, who no', long ago was sentenced to seven days' imprisonment, and again appeared on a chargo of drunkenness, asked for a remand for a week. She was not drunk, she raid, but merely nervous and excited.— After hearing the evidence of two officers, the magistrate sentenced her to a month's imprisonment, with hard labour.

Obseens Language. — Andrew M.'l/areu pleaded "Guilty" and consented to be dealt with summarily, on a chargo of using obscene language on March 3 in Filleul street.—Sergeant King said tho words complained of were used towards a female accused accosted in ilio street in the presence, cf several males in tho evening—Mr Hanlon said defendant had not a very clear reflection of what took piaco, but said he \ya.s having a row with another man. <uid the Woman interfered and used vile and filthy language towards him. He submitted a moderate fine would meet the case under the circumstances.—Tile Magistrate raid tbat if the language bad been addressed to a respectable woman, without provocation, the accused would not have been given the option of a fine, but'in this case he would be fined £>, and costs (.t'l lis), in default six months' imprisonment. Accused was allowed 18 hours in which to find the money.

By-laws Offence.—Henry Malcolm was charged with feeding a horso in -the street without a nosebag.—Ufa Magistrate: AVhy, that 19 a very common offence.—Sergeant King: It io uot a. serious matter.— Defendant was fined Is and costs (7si.

Maintenance.—John Johnston, on romaud, was charged with failing to comply, on May 28, 1902, at Wunganui, with an order of this court to ipay 10? per week towards the maintenance ot his illegitimate child.—Mr Hanlon applied for a further remand for a -week, stating that the matter would probably be amicably fettled by that time—Agreed to. Alleged Embezzlement.--William Jones Williams was charged wi J Jh having, it Ophir, on July fM, received £ 20 from George Donnelly on terms requiring Jiiiu to account for the same to the Bank of 2fe\v Zealand, and -with fraudulently omitting to do so.—Accused was charged further with having received £10 from Malcolm Macdonald on August 11 last, and £W from Wa Hon en October 26 under similar circumstances.—Chief Detective Herbert asked for n lcmsnd for a week, and. r.s the case for *ho pro?ecniion was proceeding satisfactorily, ho would certainly b? able to present his case on the ffiud inst.—Mr Hanlon said ho could return the compliment. His client's case was also leaching a stage of finality.—A remand was granted, bail being as before—accused in a surety of .£2OO, and two sureties of £100 each.