CITY POLICE COURT.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 13859, 23 March 1907, Page 15

CITY POLICE COURT.

. vPItIDAY, 'IfAP.CH 02. • ..•! (Before Mr C. C. (irnhnni, 5.11.) ." Drunkenness.—iWilluini Philip, who camo io (lie police and asked to bo locked up as ho had Seen drinlciiig heavily, wiis fined 10s,' or ; 43 hours' imprisonment. Hivnry Murks, •iv prohibited person, was similurly ilcr.lt with, and was ordered to pay 2s cab hire. i Assault on. a Child.—Thomas Horrisoii, 17 years of ape, m dunged witii assaulting n iemalo chi.Ti betw.eon tho ago ol fivo mid six years at, St. Clair oil the 21st inst.—Mr Mow!, who 'represented accused, pleaded Not guilty," and on tho application of .Station-sergeant King tho hearing o[ tho charge was adjourned till Wednesday next, linil heing lixed at—accused in £100 and two sureties of £50 each. t Prohibition Order—A prohibition order was granted against a man on tho application of his brother. . Indigent Child.—ltobert ICorr, aged three yoars and a-half, was committed to tho Industrial School at Caversliani, to be brought up in tho Presbyterian form of religion, tho polico to ma-ko inquiries as to tho ability of tho mother to contribute to tho child's support. Hiding- Without a Lighl.-Rcgiuuld Wwson, for riding a bicyclo in Princes street without a light, was lined Ss, and 7a costs. Broach of tho Peace—Androw Crawford and John Burn, two young mon, were charged With using behaviour in Clyde street 011 March 7 whereby a breach of tho peaco was occasioncd.—Andrew Crawford, who was undefended, pleaded " Not guilty," and John J3nrn, for whom Mr A. C. llanlon appeared, pleaded ft Not guilty."—Constable O'Connor staled that about 9.50 p.m. on tiio 7th inst. tho two acciiEod, who camo out of -the Middle-, march Hotel, started lighting in Clyde street. Burn struck the first blow, ami knocked Crawford down in tho gutter, and Crawford afterwards knocked Burn down-Sergeant W. Gilbert stated that he saw three or four men como out (ho Middlemarch Hotel, two At whom (the accused) commenced fighting. When spoken to by the police tho men endeavoured to go awav, and Burn stated that they were "jiu-t fettling u. littlo dispute." Crawford was bleeding from the mouth, and Burn dill 1101 complain that Crawford had struck him.—Mr llanlon said the position was that his client was in (ho hotel, and an argument took place, during which Crawford bouime licu-tcd and asked Burn to como outside. Crawford attorwurda wont out, and sotiio minutes afterwards Burn followed, when Crawford struck liiiu and knocked him down „ and Burn defended. himself hv" knocking Crawford clown, 110 contended that, it was not a broach of tho peace for* a .man to. defond himself as Burn hud done,—Tho accused (John Burn) stated that tho argu-' ment ilroro over tho " slaughtermen's strike." —A fine of 20s eac.h and court costs (7s) was imposed. William John Newman, for whom Mr llanlon appeared, pleaded "Not guilty ' to using'behaviour in Princes street on tho. ))ight of tho 18tb inst. with intent to pro--voke a- breach of . tho peace.—Constable Donnolly stated that a 11.85 p.m. 011 tho date in question accused was going along Hie Kli'oct singing and making n noise, and when spoken to by acv.nscd lie did- not desist. Later on ho went into n iisli shop, and while at the door mado grimaces at witness, and otherwise behaving in an insulting way. He continued to act in this manner after ho entered tho shop, and put bis head, out of a window for the purpose. When ho camo out of the shop lie denied that lie had behaved ill the manner described bv witness.— Mr Himlon said his client still denied that he had been guilty of insulting behaviour.— His Worship said there whs scarcely sufficient provocation used to cause u breach of the peace, and dismissed the accusod with a caution.