CITY POLICE COURT.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 13837, 26 February 1907, Page 2

CITY POLICE COURT.

Monday, February 25. (Before Mr 11. T. Widdowson, S.M.) Drunkenness.—T W o first offenders wore fined 5s each, and a third was fined 10s, with the usual alternatives.—Donald Hatheaon, for drunkenness while in charge of a horse in Princes street, was fined , 20s and 2s coal*, in default seven days' imprisonment-Alexander Corson was fined 5s and 2a costs, in default 2-1 hours' imprisonment.

A Series of Offences.—George Hobcraft was fined 20s, or seven days, for drunkenness j and for resisting Constablo Macartney he wa3 tnoa 40s, or 14 days' imprisonment. On a, further charge of committing a breach of a, prohibition order he was , also fined 40s, or U days.-Tho accused made a statement that he frosting constable tripped him up and hanqcuffed him.-The polico records showed that tho accused was before the court four times in December last, and his Worship said that the foot of the man having' a wife and family saved him from heavier ponalties being inflicted. Fourteen days were granted in which to pay the fines.

Idle and Disorderly.—Charles Price was charged with being an idle and disorderly person without lawful means of support.—The accused stated that he hat} berni working at tho Port Chalmers deck, where he earned Is an hour, and Is 3d overtime. Ho umlorloob to l«ivo the town and go into the country to work, and on this understanding the case was adjourned till Friday to give him the opportunity he asked for.

By-law Cases.—For driving a vehicle on the wrong side of a road George Scelicot was fined 5s and 7s costs.—Leslie Cooper and Albert John Jt'Coll, for rid.ing bicycles on the footpath at Green Island, wero fined 5s and 7s costs each.

Alleged Illegal Dealing in Liquor.—Charges against James O'Driscoll, George Crawford John Fitzgerad, Thos. Brown, and , Thos. Young for alleged illegal dealing in alcoholicliquor were called on, and adjourned till March 25.

Charge of Insulting Language.— George M'Gorion wag ohwged with leaving a vehicle unattended in Maclaggan street on January SO, and also with using insulting language.— Mr James (who appeared for accused) said that his client would plead guilty on the firat charge and not guilty to the second, with respect to which ho would ask for an adjournment.—A fine of 53 and 7s costs was inflicted on the first, charge, and the second was adjourned until Tuesday week.