CITY POLICE COURT.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 14000, 5 September 1907, Page 11

CITY POLICE COURT.

Webnesdav, September 4. - _ (Brioro Mr 11. Y, Widdoweon, S.M.j - Drunkenness.—Five first offenders, charged with drunkenness, woro cach fined ss, with tho option ol going to gaol for 21 hours.— Margaret Cottrcll, with a long list- of previous leonvictioM, was similarly chargcd, and, furthor, with being ,on • habitftul drunkard, there being fivo conviotions recorded against her within tho last six months.—'Tho Magistrate: She has jus! servodi a sentence as an habitual drunkard. She starts with a c!e:m sheet now— Subinspector Norwood: At that rato the greater tho oftenco tho less tho punishniont.—Tho 'Magistrate: This has novor bceji dono horo bcfoTe.—Accused was ordered to stand down Wlvilo inquiries wero mado to eco whether admittance could bo obtained tor lier to any of tho homos. Theso proved fruitless.—Tho Magistrate: I am satisfied that you cannot charge this accused with being an ' habitual drunkard. I liavo amonded tlio charge fo one of biing found drunk in a public plcce. —The Sub-inspector: Then alio dees not come uudcr the Habitual Drunkards' Act — Tho Magistrate: Certainly, but it is a principlo of law that you caunot chargo a porcon twico over with tho same oftcncc.—Accused was lined 10s, or 48 hours' imprisonment. Illegally on Licensed Premises.—Frank Wilson, who did not appear, was' charge! with being found on licensed premises—tho Gladstono Ilotol—after 10 p.m. on August 9— Sub-inspector Norwood said ■ the detend■nnt, on being asked for his namo by Ssrgeant Willis, shortly alter ho was seen to leave tlio hotel, gavo that of Frank Wilson, and a fictitious address. It was subsequently discovered that his namo was James Clark, of lioslyn. Moro would bo, 'heard of this other matter later on.—Evidonco was given by Sergeant Willis; Constables O'Brien and M'Carthy, and John Collins (the lieonseo oi tho premises), who stated -that defendant had been leaving tho hotel when'he "was oalled aside by witness's wifo regarding certain information ho was in a- position to give.—Defendant appeared .later, and ; -corVoboraled this story, pleading " Guilty."— Ho wiis fined 20s, and costs (Os). —Tlio saino defendant was then further • charged, under tho Licensing Act, with having. given a wrong name, and pleaded " Guilty."— Tho Magistrate: It is absolutely imperative that when a man is askod for his namo under such circumstances ho sho.nldi give it. Tlio penalty is £5. You aro fined -10s, and costs (7s). ' N .

Alleged Falso Protonces. — Frederick Tliomos Dart, on remand from Inveroargili, wss charged that, on April 21, at Duncdin, . ho obtained ono suit of clothes, valued at £t 7s lid, from Louis Morris by means of a false pretence.—Chief Deteotivo llerbart asked for a remand for a week, as tho prosecutor was absent from town.—Mr B. S. Irwin consented to this on accused's behalf, Mid a remand was granted acoorclingly, bail being allowod as before—one surety of £50 and accused's recognisance of a like amount. By-law Ollencc.—Edward At'hfiold was fined 10s, and costs (7s), for leaving a vchiolo unattended without attaching a chain to tho near whool. Prohibition Orders.—Two prohibition orders woro granted, ono on tho application of a husb&nd and the other at tho inst-auco of a foilher.