CITY POLICE COURT

Otago Daily Times, Issue 13832, 20 February 1907, Page 7

CITY POLICE COURT

Tuesday. February IS). • ' (Before Mr 11. Y. AViddowson, S.M.) Drunkenness.—A first offender, charged witli being drunk, was fined ss, with tho usual alternative. Alleged Thoit.—Nicholas Tressider, William Henry Itayncv. and Henry E. Foote were chargcd with breaking and entering the Victoria wharf store, and stealing therefrom two cases of whisky mid a ease of brandy, value £7 IDs, tho property of tho Dunedin itarbour Board.—itr Eiuslie appeared for Tressider.— Chief Dclectivo Herbert said that two of tho accused* had admitted their guilt, but Foote had only lieen arrested early that morning, and ho would ask for a remand to (lie 2'2nd inst.—ltemanded accordingly, bail being allowed, each of tho accused in A'7o and one surety of n like amount. llorwood's Case,—Charles Horwood, tho cripple who appeared in court the .previous day, charged witli failing to provide for tho maintenance ol his illegitimate child, was further remanded to the 2Gth inst., bail being allowed as before. . Sunday Trading—Joe Ching, a bland Colestial, carrying on business in a shop in Walker street, was charged with selling a packet of cigarettes to ono Arthur Cameron on Sunday,' February 10.—Accuscd pleaded " Guilty, I '—Fined Is, and costs(l2s), the Magistrate stating that this would probably bo a warning 'to erring aliens. Obstructing a Thoroughfare, — Thomas Bloomfield the blind man who manipulates a graphapliono off Princes street daily, was called upon to answer two charges of obstructing Princea street, contrary to tho city bylaws.—Mr Hanlon. ior defendant, pleaded "Guilty" to ono charge, and -Mr MacUregor, for complainant, withdrew the other.—Mr MacGrcgor said tho man had a grftphaphone, with which ho mado noises at ilio corner of Princes and Dowling streets, which was a crowded thoroughfare on Saturday nights. Tho man had been warned before, but appeared to think that ho had permission to commit the breach.—Finod Is, without costs. Maintenance.—George l\oss Bain was charged with failing to comply with an order for (he maintenance of his son, Charles H. G. Bain, an inuiaio of the Industrial School, and, further, with not paying tho arrears duo (£l4). —itr Hav appeared lor defendant, who pleaded inability to pny.-After bearing evidence, tbo Magistrato said ho thought defendant was quito able to contribute 6s per week, hut the question o! tho arrears was another matter. The case would bo adjourned' for a month. Charles Heovea ana Thomas ltiley Reeves were charged, on Beparalo informations, with failing to provide i»i Uio Etaiuleliausa of their uwther, Sarah