CITY POLICE COURT.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 13926, 11 June 1907, Page 7

CITY POLICE COURT.

Monday, June 10. (rSoforo Mr C. C. Grulmm, S.M.)

Druuieiinow.— 'fliomas Clark, with one previous conviction, was fined 10s, and 2s cfil) liiic, willi tlio option of going lo gaol {or 4S liollrß, on a charge ot drmikeiuicss. For Iho samo olloura, Juino3 Sillott was fined 6s, with tlio usual alternative John Knox did not appear, and was fined Mis, or 48 hours' imprisonment. Sydney Han an was oouvicted »!i<l ordered io pay 2a cab liiro, in default 24 lioura' iinprjsonuicnt.—four first oiteiiders ■wort , charged v/itJi tho same offence. Two, who had been locked up since Saturday, were convicted and discharged with a caution. Another was ordered to pay 2s cab hire, in default 2-1 honre in gaol; whilo the fourth was fined 5s and cab biro 2a, or 34 hours' imprisonment.

Disorderly Conduct—David Muir was cWjal with drunkenness, Iwing disorderly or. licensed premises, and failing to leave v.'iien requested by the licensee, and with using indcrcnl languiujo to C'onstilblo Fox.— lla nleudcd "Guilty" to the first charge, but eai'i he knew nothing about tlio other two.— Evidwioa w«e given by John Collins, licensee. «f Mie Gladstone Hotel, as 1o ucciifed's con(iutt, »lso by one of (Jic Italian Bacd and G'li-liibk' Fox. —AccuEeil was lined 5s and 2s fab iiirc, or 21 hours, for drunkenness, 20a Kit tlio petond charge, and discharged with a uuilion on the Hiiixl.

Vagrancy.—Esther Maria, Montague win clinry-'d with druli!:i>Mi«es, lining an idle and disorderly iwvr.ou with no lnwhil nicaiii of support, mul. further, with being mi iille a;id disorderly peiswi consorting with repute! thirve.-i and prostitutes.—3lt Scurr pleaded

"liuilly" on behalf of Moused.—Sub-iiiapeo-t(ii Norwood sr.id thiil the licensed, together with men and other women, had Ire™ occupying a hut ;ust nil a right-of-way in Walker BirAot. They bail been (limiting to excess, null complaints Ikul b«jn lodged thai llieir cbiiiliii , ! hail a wry biul effect on lho tuor»,» of the community. The people in tho adjoinitif i>:eiiiiec» could got no sleep. Tho police Jisd visited |l:e jiroiiUKt's on several occasions, r.nil fiiiiiiil a very bud state, of affairs, i'rostitutiou hud bson curried on.—Mr Sciirr said (his w<llllllll wished to reform, and he submitted there was no i;ood end to be served liy w.ndii.g her to giiol. Tho Salvation Army llinnc authorilies were willing to take charge o; liiM , tor.thlce months.—Tho ucmtsttl w;Ls oonvictod on the latter charge, and was ordered to coruo up for sentence when called on. on condition Hunt eho enteral the Iloine. ami she was convicted ami di«Jiargwl on the i'l)s.rgo of drunkenness. Margaret I'oba.r was then charged willi being an idlo ajid disi>rdcrly iK>r*ou in that sho habitually contorted with reputtd prostitutes iuid i«rtiriiia having no lawful means of support.— Mr Scuir pleaded "Ouilty," stating that tho circumstftiioes wcro similar to th/Mo in tho liift ciM. Ho had the same application U> iiieke.—Tlio acciifcd w«s convicted ami ordered to como up for seut*nco when called upon, on condition that sho entered tho Solvation Army Homo for three nronths. Annio lleid was then charged. &nd pleaded •• Guilty" through Mr Sourr.—The facts woro tho wune, but the accused rofused to go to \\k home, tuid she vres scntonctxl to three JiioniW irapriflouinMif, with hard labour. John Thomson pleaded "Not guilty" to a uimilor charge.—Constable M'Holm said ho liad visited tho hc-uso oil several occasions, an.l found a very bad slate of affairs. Once lie iound tho thrco women just convicted all in a half drunken eondition.-Gilbert Thouison, living next door. 11190 gn,vo AciMßcd: If we nfn't have a song and dunce, wluit is Ihe use of living ?~Cuiiislablo l*pdoli gave evidence to tho condition of tho ocriipaiits and tho premises on Saturday whsu he had boeu besieged with c«mpl»in<s. —Tlii' urtuued was sent«nceil to three nroutln' iiniiriiuninuul, with hard labour.

A Dismissed.—Win. Donald Wliito Kolwrtton. a young man, was charged with cariiuily blowing a girl 15 years of age.-llr A. C. Hrjiloh appeared on t»hal( of accused, and Chief Defective Herbert prosecuted-.—ln h?r evidence th« girl denied that accused had •.riiiniitt«d an assault on her, though sho had ■walked out wiih him prior to May s,''the date of the charge.—Chief Dotcctivo Hcjlxirt asked for permission lo troat the witness as s ho'tijo witiii'ss.. ststmg that tho evidence did not substantiate her story as told to JVtivtivo iliichell.-Mr Hsiilon objected to the xppliciition. which was. howevor. granted. —Tliu girl f.iid Hint slic was i-old ami ahiwriiij when tlie detective interviewed, lit-r. ntul she did ni-.i remeinbcr what she wtid —Tliu lnclhur of the girl was also called. ai:d dcukil llir.t her daughter hud mnte a complaint to i!or. Kho ntlrait'.rd thai she had visited the house of aceutwl'g motlor since Uic ciafe was laid.—The i-liKrgc wae dismissed.